hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in washington, d.c. with a gap between the reality of our post-january 6th politics and the republican party s alternate reality with its paranoid delusions about the deep state and the glorification of the capitol insurrection has never been wider. today s hearing on capitol hill by the so-called weaponization committee led by ohio republican jim jordan, involved, according to the republicans on that committee, fbi whistleblowers talking about supposed abuses at the bureau. that delusion was undercut by the reality before the hearing began. the washington post reported two fbi agents set to appear before a house subcommittee thursday had their security clearances revoked this morning over security concerns. that is according to a letter sent by the fbi to the house judiciary committee on wednesday and obtained by the washington post. those two witnesses are steven friend and marcus allen, and according to the new york times, quote, mr. all
justice to resign and the just indifference to the charges is what i think really aggravates the whole sense that the supreme court. it s not simply that it s out of step. and look, there have been if this were a snapshot, it would be one thing. plenty of decision, miranda say where people disagreed in the short-term. but we re talking about a trend that s a real loss of confidence. not simply a boo boo on ethics, but an arrogance about it. not simply decisions with which we disagree, but which we think were illegitimate the way they were done. the priority is in a deep, deep trough. all right. we ll stay on it. harry litman and katty kay, thank you so much for spending time with us today. when we come back, new evidence for jack smith as he inches closer to a decision in the documents case. the next hour of deadline: white house starts after a very short break. don t go anywhere. k. don t go anywhere.