a clear-cut exemption for raped children. plus, the u.s. military is the latest target of the right wing culture wars with senator tommy tubervillle blocking military promotions and now a school district is banning the military memoir jarhead, author anthony swafford joins me tonight. but we begin tonight with the on going efforts by donald trump s maga minions in congress to go to bat for their dear leader, acting not as representatives of the american people but as an extension of the defense team for the twice-impeached, twice-indicted former president. you may remember that one of trump s most loyal followers in the house, jim jordan, made it very clear last summer that defending trump was going to be their top priority. with just one goal in mind if they took the house in the midterms all those things need to be investigated just so you have the truth. plus, that will help frame up the 2024 race when i hope and i think president trump is going to run again. we
hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. before the january 6th select committee ever got off the ground, before it existed, and well before the first signs ever emerged that the justice department was investigating the trump part of the trump coup plot, before even donald trump s second impeachment trial wrapped up. one local prosecutor in georgia decided she would take on donald trump and the unprecedented assault on our democracy in the wake of the 2020 election and she launched a criminal probe into the conduct of the ex-president and his allies in her state. today, about two years and one week to the day that that investigation was launched, we finally got our first real glimpse into her work. the work of fulton county district attorney fannie willis. portions of her report compiled by a special grand jury were released this morning. the report gives us a sense of the depth of her investigation. 75 witnesses, a mountain of documents and data. along with testimony from
of a surge in violence? the lead from jerusalem starts live right now. the world on edge, fearing recent violence between israel lis and palestinians. could once again spiral into bloody chaos. the hour, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu one on one. how netanyahu plans to address the violence. how he responds to criticism about his newly-formed right wing government and the actions he might take that could have ramifications worldwide. plus, new contradictions after the horrific police beating of tyre nichols. the initial police report what video recordings actually show. and the big announcement on capitol hill from embattled republican congressman george santos after all the lies. welcome to the lead jake tapper live in jerusalem. recent violence has become the center of international gio politics this week. just minutes ago i wrapped an exclusive interview with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu back in office for unprecedented sixth term. i pr
vote them out! iowa is now ground zero in america s abortion debate as hundreds gathered at the state capitol on tuesday over a bill that would ban abortion after six weeks. after a marathon special session late last night when republicans thought you were sleeping, the iowa legislature approved the bill. joining georgia as a state that bans abortion before most people even know that they are pregnant. republican governor kim reynolds is expected to sign the bill on friday. here is a snip pet of what happened during the 14-hour debate. everyone is free not to have sex. if they re not prepared to have a baby, they shouldn t have sex. for the love of pete, that s child abuse. we re standing here debating a bill to save babies but yet we would put a 12-year-old, an 11-year-old, a 10-year-old through this? give me a break. making abortions illegal is
more, they re literally calling for the vice president to be effing hung. and mark had responded something to the effect of, you heard him, pat, he thinks mike deserves it. he thinks mike deserves it. the it was to be hung. that bit of testimony from the incredibly brave central witness in the january 6th hearings cassidy hutchinson is just a snip pet, a little reminder of all she has shared and disclosed about how central her boss, former white house chief of staff mark meadows, is to the doctor every facet of the trump coup plot. the planning, the knowledge of its illegality, the knowledge that it wouldn t work, but did it anyway. brand new reporting that meadows was subpoenaed by special counsel jake smith. that is according to reporting in the wall street journal and cnn.