that is nothing being done to address the big drivers of the debt in the first place and i don t see anyway forward in washington talking about how to really do it. greg, thank you so much go ahead. you bet. quick hits across america. [ gunshots ] one dead, three injured after a shooting at a mall in el paso. two men are in custody. and the jury seeing footage of the investigator asking murdaugh this question for the first time. did you kill maggie? no. did you kill paul? no, i did not kill paul. that trial resumes this morning. the justice department deciding not to charge florida congressman matt gaetz after a year s long federal sex trafficking probe into whether he paid for sex with minors. 80-year-old president biden
misleading the government about his continued possession of classified documents. got it, okay. let me ask you while i have you about something unrelated because this just in to cnn. a source tells us the justice department leadership has decided not to charge florida congressman matt gaetz in that sex trafficking probe. this comes after last year the investigators in the case had recommended against charges. your reaction? well, kasie, people often ask me how is it that donald trump has been accused of so many things and yet hasn t been prosecuted. prosecutions are hard and that is what the gaetz declining to prosecute shows. cnn has reported that the reason for this is problems with the witness testimony. now, one of mr. gaetz associates, his friend, joel greenberg, has pleaded guilty, but greenberg is not a very good
capitol, something i summarily object. i appreciate you taking the questions on. that i wanted to get you on the record, because first time we got you on the beat on a story we covered. the washington post reporting that career prosecutors recommended no charges in this case that involved a former associate of yours and what was a sex trafficking probe. how do you view this case? is it closed? have you heard anything from the doj about it? well, four months ago, you did your last story on this on the beat and said my denials had been substantiated. that was your word after that washington post report, so i guess i don t quibble at all with your characterization. we did report that, because as you say, that was what was coming out of the probe. beyond the criminal line i did want to ask you about some of the allegations. i m not suggesting we rehash everything, and as reported the doj seems to be signaling no changes. if you have a comment on whether you heard from them, we
legal news that i want to update you on on a story we have followed since its inception. the sex trafficking probe involving republican congressman matt gaetz of florida appears to be wrapping up. the washington post reports the career prosecutors recommend no charges over what was investigated, whether he had involvement with an ex-girlfriend who was 17 at the time and other individuals including some who have been charged. the post describes credibility questions with the two central witnesses and reports, quote, the ex-girlfriend s testimony has issues that would not pass muster with a jury. that according to sourcing based on those career prosecutors who are supposed to be nonpartisan and ultimately often have really the most influential word on whether there are charges. prosecutors also said that gaetz s former friend, joel greenberg, pled guilty last year to sex trafficking of a minor, which we reported on, that s public information, and because he was basically affiliated wit