it s 4:00 in the east. big day of news today. on capitol hill today a brutal collision between reality and delusion, a republican effort to whitewash the ex-president s ties for russia culminating in a veteran prosecutor under oath seemingly unwilling to acknowledge basic facts in service of republican conspiracy theories. just a few weeks after releasing a 300-page report after an investigation that went on for four years, cost the taxpayers $6.5 million, a report the washington post described this way as, quote, landing with a thud resulting in no new charges and none of the widespread abuses trump and his allies have alleged for years now. special counsel john durham testified today before the house judiciary committee. now, despite all those facts durham described his findings sobering and it was left to it democrats on the committee to point out the truth of his own investigation, an investigation that trump and his hand picked attorney general bill barr setup to inves
celebration for freedom. now, a national holiday, juneteenth is the direct result of centuries of resistance and revolution by black people leading a fight for their liberation. in 1861, tension between the north and the south reached its breaking point over slavery and statehood, and the civil war began. on january 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of the civil war, president abraham lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation, declaring that all people held as slaves within the confederate controlled states were now free. the proclamation also granted black men access into a struggling union army. by the end of the war, more than 200,000 black soldiers, known as the united states colored troops, had enlisted, becoming instrumental to the union s victory. the civil war officially ended in april of 1865, but it wasn t until june 19th of that year, two years after the emancipation proclamation, that thousands of colored troops arrived in galveston texas, to rea
justice caught accepting lavish gifts from a from the billionaire. my view is, he broke the law. you have to be held accountable. tonight, the incredible story of sam alito, the giant salmon, the private plane, the billionaire with business before the court. and toledo scrambling attempt to knock down the story. that, mueller investigation revealed that russia interfered in the 2016 when trump s special counsel goes under oath again you can hold yourself out as an objective justice official, or as a partisan hat. the more that you chart try to spin the facts and not answer my questions, you sound like the letter. kevin mccarthy loses the like the letafter republicans ce former chair of the intelligence committee. and how pennsylvania managed to finish a collapse interstate in less than two weeks. this is what it looks like when the ingenuity of delco meets the grit of philly and we work together to get it done. but all in, starts right. now. good eve
that is expected to start any minute now. we ll bring you that as soon as it begins. plus, the polarizing plea deal for the president s son. republicans blasting the agreement that lets hunter biden avoid jail time as a slap on the wrist. but some legal experts suggest that if his last name wasn t biden, he might never have faced charges in the first place. and this deal was announced just about half an hour after we learned donald trump s court date. now less than eight weeks away. does judge aileen cannon s accelerated timeline suggest this trial could be over before the primaries even begin? but, we start with the extraordinary developments developing the current and former president on the same okay that donald trump s trial date is set, president biden s son hunter has reached a deal with federal prosecutors to avoid a trial and jail time. and we will get to that momentarily. but, first, let s take you to the coast guard briefing, the latest on the sub and the five p
southeast with this counter offensive means for the future of the war and democracy abroad as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. what good evening once again i am alicia menendez, in for stephanie ruhle. the former president s hit with new restrictions in his criminal trial. as he prepares to fight charges that he mishandled the nation s most sensitive secrets. today, a federal magistrate judge issued a protective order borrowing in trump and his co defendant walt not up for revealing or keeping any trial evidence. that also means no posts on social media and they are not for allowed to review evidence unless a lawyer or staff member from the defense team is present. the ruling follows a request from jack smith s prosecutors filed late friday. it also noted that the evidence contains information about ongoing investigations that could identify uncharged individuals. trump of course continues to talk about the case, he s pleaded not guilty to 37 counts including