on the factions of former president trump. key witnesses include two top aides of former vice president mike pence who were asked specifically about the fake elector scheme and the role the lawyers played. washington post reporting that investigators have emails and phone records of key officials and aides who served in the trump white house, including former chief of staff mark meadows. so until now there was almost no sign that the federal investigation had touched on the actions of the president himself. that is what makes these reports so significant. it changes the entire framing of what we know that the federal government, the department of justice, is doing here. and it comes at the same time that the new york times has this new report about so-called fake elector scheme, previously undisclosed emails that reveal trump advisers actually use the word fake. joining us now is david loughlin, former senior justice department official and former prosecutor, also rep
yes, that investigation goes all the way to the top. and the fed all but certain to jack up interest rates this afternoon. but how big a hike will tell us a lot about the inflation problem. as new numbers on housing and what we re buying spell more economic trouble. up first, the details that point a glaring legal spotlight at the former president donald trump. this banner headline courtesy of the washington post, the justice department investigating trump s actions in the january of criminal probe. new york times adding critical detail detailing the fake elector scheme and including references to the president being looped in. post account saying that prosecutors have spent hours asking witnesses about conversations with trump, his lawyers and others in the former president s inner circle. the questions revolve around that fake elector s plot and what instructions trump may or may not have given to his lawyers and advisers. we do know there has been an uptick in gr
lawrence, and oberfeld as well as interracial marriage. jessica schneider is with us. the court made interesting calls this morning in other cases, including ones they chose not to take up. what have we learned so far? a flurry of activity as we end the term, guys. the supreme court just a while ago issuing orders. these are decisions on which cases they will and won t take next term. notably, the court has decided not to take a case that would have revisited the standard for libel. since 1964, new york times versus sullivan, they had to prove actual malice. so they are not taking that case next term. we are awaiting some big decisions on religious liberties, immigration, the power of the epa when it comes to climate change. checking on all that now and we ll come back with you guys in a few minutes. okay, jessica schneider, thank you very much. joining us is caroline kitchener, national reporter focused on the politics of abortion for the washington post. good to h
cnn has now spoken with two secret service sources who both say they also heard about a confrontation in the presidential suv that day, a story they say was spreading widely inside the agency in the weeks and months that followed january 6th. they say trump indeed demanded to be taken to the capitol, and when the secret service said no to the trip, trump berated his secret service detail. despite that corroboration, trump and his allies have been working in overdrive to discrept hutchinson s testimony about what she saw and heard on january 6th. this lady yesterday, there s something wrong with her. is there something wrong? the woman is living in fantasy land. she s a social climber, if you call that social. she s got serious problems. let me put it that way, mental problems. what d you make of fox news? for this girl to sit there and just i think just make up and again, i hardly know who she is. of course she was a top staffer to the chief of staff at that tim
as mbs sparking intense criticism due to the conclusion that bin salman personally ordered the 2018 murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. biden said he confronted the ruler about the killing and the crown prince denied any personal responsibility. the president told he sold bin salman, he, quote, thought he was involved. phil mattingly joins us live now from saudi arabia. president biden facing backlash from jamal khashoggi s fiancee and some democrats over his face-to-face with mbs. what s the white house saying? reporter: white house officials were very aware there would be fierce blow back to hold this meeting, make this trip. there was a calculation made that the short term blowback was a necessity for the long term effort in this region. there s been a lot of discussion about oil production. it was a topic of conversation here, no immediate numbers given by saudi officials, but some acknowledgement that oil production may be coming in the weeks or months ahead. today t