$6 million if he will have to pay interest on it. how will he make that payment? it s not humanly possible. dana: david spunt at the justice department with this. good morning. today s line of questioning is not a deposition, a transcribed interview, a former business associate of hunter biden will not be under oath but lying to congress is a big no no. the first two met back around 2017 according to sources. they say that the two came together through cefc, a chinese energy company with reported ties to the communist party of china. the company has since shut erred. according to house oversight investigators, yen will be questioned about money that came through there and various companies allegedly that money made its way to joe biden. $40,000. it was a payment listed as a loan repayment from the president s sister-in-law, sarah biden. oversight chairman james comer says the origin of that money going far back or edge gnats with a company that benefited from cefc which i
of fulton county d.a. fani willis was communicating with the biden white house throughout its election interference investigation against the president s biggest 2024 rival. former president donald trump. it comes as it shows special prosecutor met, before filing charges against trump and 18 others. could the meetings and the allegations against willis derail the case against the former president. we ll ask charlie hurt coming up. it s unfortunate that we had to go there. it s unfortunate that there is a governor in texas, governor abbott who has politicized this issue of what s happening on the border and it s not making people s lives safer. it s a very uninformed comment on her part. really only one person in america not doing the job and that s the president of the united states, not enforcing immigration laws. do we have a southern border? yes, ma am, we do. how can people flow across it every day. 300,000 people in december. we are working very hard to try
so let s go. a very good day to all of the digital age is waiting. you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with breaking news. the country s largest infant formula manufacturer is under investigation by the department of justice. nbc news has not confirmed the focus of the probe taking place at the laboratory. but a company spokesperson says, quote, doj has informed us of its investigation and we are cooperating fully. a voluntary shutdown of the michigan plant last year led to a nationwide formula shortage. we are going to have more on that in just a moment for you. meanwhile, as speaker kevin mccarthy and president biden both say look forward to meeting the white house is shutting down any hope republicans might have to negotiate the country s debt. the white house spokesperson reiterated the firm stance, no negotiations on the debt ceiling. and new action to the department of justice imposing republi
after the deadly insurrection at the u.s. capitol, the panel tasked with investigating the attack is now out with its final report. and the committee points to one man as responsible for the riots. former president donald trump. nbc news capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles has the latest. reporter: overnight, the january 6th select committee releasing its final report. a more than 800-page narrative that concludes former president donald trump is directly responsible for the violence on that day. it was something that i think for most americans it was beyond imagination. reporter: the report providing evidence trump and members of his inner circle in an effort to cling to power and overturn his election defeat, quote, engaged in at least 200 apparent acts of pressure and condemnation in the two months between the election and the attack on the nation s capitol. if it had not been for the encouragement of donald trump, it would have never occurred. it would have been
investigation has revealed evidence that mr. cipollone repeatedly raised other and legal concerns about president trump s activities of january 6th and while the select committee appreciates mr. cipollone s earlier informal engagement with our investigation, with the ball now squarely in cipollone s quote the new york times is out with some important reporting, quote, the subpoena of a white house counsel a rare step for a congressional committee sent a clear signal of the aggressive tactics the panel is willing to use to force the cooperation of the white house top lawyer who could likely invoke attorney-client privilege in response to many questions. the committee has at times used the leverage of a subpoena or the leverage it creates to force witnesses to negotiate a deal for their cooperation. discussions about the scope of a possible appearance are expected to begin soon. lawyer familiar with cipollone s deliberations who was not authorized to speak on the record said th