statement that trump had the irs and other federal agencies investigate two federal officials involved into the case of his campaign ties to russia. quote, president trump questioned whether investigations by the internal revenue service or other federal agencies should be undertaken into mr. strzok or ms. page. i do not know of mr. trump ordering such an investigation. it appeared, however, that he wanted to see mr. strzok and ms. page investigated. kelly s statement was filed thursday in connection with lawsuits, lawsuits we have covered on this program, brought by mr. strzok who was the lead russia investigation and lisa page against the justice department for violating their privacy rights. that s when the trump administration made public text messages between them. like so much of what we now know about the trump presidency, this revelation was found, where do you think? in notes taken by one of his own staffers, likely sitting in front of the resolute desk, listening to
the president made clear he does not think ukraine is ready for nato membership. i don t think it is ready for membership in nato. holding nato together is critical. i don t think there is unity in nato about whether or not to bring ukraine into the nato family now at this moment in the middle of a war. biden s view on the ukraine nato question is not necessarily widely shared by other allies and international leaders. lastly, dozens of experts signed an open letter arguing ukraine needs a roadmap to nato membership now arguing any delay will invite more aggression from russia. biden supports ukraine and other ways. his administration is announcing the u.s. will send cluster ammunitions to ukraine. the president defended that decision calling it a difficult one. there is pushback from congressional democrats and u.s. allies including the united kingdom who are concerned vital tools could increase civilian injuries and casualties. joined by william taylor, former u.s. amba
calls institutional rot and conservative bias as well. the f.b.i. recently revoked two of the witnesses security clearances. the bureau refact clearances. democrats expected to pounce. last hour we heard this in a moment. dana: all this after the durham report found the f.b.i. was biased against president trump. jordan says it s part of a larger problem. politics is driving the agenda in far too many federal agencies. read the durham report from a couple of days ago where they outline where you had the f.b.i. and the justice department start an investigation with no predicate. if you are a parent attending a school board meeting, a pro-lifeer praying at a clinic or a catholic simply going to mass you are a target of the government. target of the f.b.i. if you re one of these folks willing to come forward and talk about what s going on out there, you get attacked. they will try to crush you. bill: that was a preview. we heard it an hour ago. david spunt at the justice
there are reports of heavy fighting in the city. the army says it s attacking from all directions, despite a ceasefire being in place. it s part of an effort to recapture areas held by the rival, rapid support forces. the army has urged people to remain indoors and to stay away from windows. south sudan says it s still trying to convene peace talks between representatives of the two sides. tens of thousands of civilians have abandoned their homes and are fleeing sudan. the uk s last evacuation flight has left sudan. the foreign office says nearly 1,900 people have been flown out since tuesday. meanwhile, the united states has completed its first evacuation of citizens from the country. countries like saudi arabia are getting people out tojeddah via port sudan on the red sea. let s hear from evacuees in port sudan. i was working in sudan for the last 13 years and due to the situation here, due to this war, i left everything, my home, my car, my everything. all of my savings fr
griff: despite new report prices surging in january. lucas tomlinson in january with the latest from the president s response. hey, lucas. lucas: the last hour, aishah interviewed and weighed jp morgan ceo jamie dimon having trouble heavy will with inflation. i wouldn t go that far. i think they got a late start. they should have started ticking interest rates earlier, maybe six months earlier than they did. lucas: here is new economic data, rose .6% in january beating analysts expectations. this annual inflation the annual inflation rate rose 5.4% first increase in inflation data since it peaked in june making analysts wonder if it s behind inflation just like jp diamond. president biden reacted to news, inflation is down from the summer while unemployment is remained at or near 50-year low and take-home has gone up. the white house announced friday it will be sending $2 billion in additional weapons and ammunition, not on the list fighter jets, asking the question on wh