from. hush money, not a crime. extramarital affair, not a crime. prosecutors are looking at whether documents may have been falsified. this is whether records were falsified about how michael cohen was reimbursed for the money he gave to stormy daniels and whether this is concealing a campaign contribution. if it was, this could be a more serious case. the former president s legal team said they met with prosecutors. a pretty standard case when you get to this point in this investigation. they were trying to figure out what the theory of the case was. they said prosecutors didn t give specifics on exactly what kind of charges they want to bring forward. what s interesting, you re seeing today the trump legal team i think for the first time really connecting the fact that the former president has declared another run at the white house to a legal case. they re arguing it s politicized, because they re only going after him because he s, quote, leading in the polls. not surprising they
commodity that will be produced around the world and we re safer and cleaner about it. it inoculates biden against a lot of charges for 2024. this is the kai that killed the keystone pipeline. he gets to say i m look for smart oil development where we can. it puts teeth behind the rhetoric about oil companies refusing to drill. let me just read you this quote from ed markey, a progressive from massachusetts. he calls this move a disastrous decision. quote, this decision not only leaves an oil stain on the admini administration but slows our progress in the fight for a more livable future. biden has done pretty well in keeping the progressive left on board, even though he s not really actually a member, you know what i mean? climate science is undeniable at this point. alaska is facing the challenge of jobs now or saving the rest
this plays into it. the idea that people in the lower 48 want lower energy costs are going to be upset about this, the same people who are yelling about drill, baby, drill, they re going to be pleased by this. it s good politics. alaska has gotten warmer, i agree with that. climate change is real. i agree with that. treating this as they do with every attempt to drill for oil as an absolute catastrophe i think plays badly for democrats who want to seem like they re mainstream let s talk about the other big move, the president seeking to reassure the country in calm financial markets after the failure of silicon valley bank. they say it s not a bailout. obviously a loaded term because of what happened in 2008. what do you make of how they re trying to manage this crisis? i think in terms of the basic politics of this, jake, the proof of sort of the impact of what biden is doing here is going to be this larger effect
testify before the grand jury. michael cohen came out of the manhattan courthouse and confirmed he met with the grand jury. what do prosecutors want to hear from him? he s at the center of the case, facilitated these hush money payments. state prosecutors looked at this previously. federal prosecutors have looked at this. of course, he has pleaded guilty to nine federal charges including campaign finance violations, and he was sentenced to three years in prison. now, he does get a little upset when we point that out and raise questions about his credibility, jake. look, it s not just the federal charges. it s also the fact that for the past several years he s given dozens, probably hundreds of public comments about how he wants the former president to be charged. his book was titled, revenge. as we have reported and others have reported, any good defense attorney will seize on that president when he saw him and his attorney lanny davis going in and out of the courthouse, we
b but, again, i think it s always exciting to be in d.c. we need new leadership who wants to work on solutions. crime is a pretty big issue. biden is siding with republicans to stop washington, d.c. from overhaul be its criminal code and restricting the annuals to migrants to seek asylum. do you support what president biden is doing? i do support president biden and crime is a huge issue in my district, in the 30th district of california. there s a lot of answers to that, but i m more in favor of an all hands on deck approach and think it s about investing in the community, providing mental health facilities and providing clinical health facilities, of course, we can talk about that a little more in-depth in you d like. unfortunately, my show is about to end. ben, thanks for joining us. i hope to be back on, jake.