jenkins in washington on the search for common ground. peter doocy on a pitch to force a deal and a patriotic millionaire, what they re pitching to get a deal. how we make ends meet. because we re far from doing that, aren t we? let s get the very latest from griff jenkins in washington with more on this spending show down. griff? happy tax day, neil. it appears a dangerous game of chicken is being played with the world s largest economy. speaker mccarthy has outlined a proposal to raise the debt limit for one year in exchange for caps on future spending, clawing back unused covid funds. the devil is in the details. the legislation is still being crafted as note all of mccarthy s members of his own party are on board yet. watch. i think we ve got a lot of specifics to work out. but directionally, we re getting closer as a team to a proposal to the senate. i m encouraged by the discussions we ve had today. ultimately it s about the math. mccarthy has 222 republicans and
a legal case, and it s important to remember the context of all the cliches we hear, donald trump fought this and lost this, the video you see on your television screen is something he spent a long time trying to avoid, but he lost and cooperated with this new york attorney general probe, and here s what he said at the start. anyone in my position not taking the fifth amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool. i respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the united states constitution. this will be my answer to any further questions. as. as to the second part he said, fact check, true. we ll get into. that a.g. james drew these answers into what is a civil probe into his taxes. he infamously attacked others who availed themselves of this same right of pleading the fifth. he went from that to himself pleading the fifth over 400 times across apparently four frustrating hours. i decline to answer the quest
specifics to work out. but directionally, we re getting closer as a team to a proposal to the senate. i m encouraged by the discussions we ve had today. ultimately it s about the math. mccarthy has 222 republicans and he needs 218 to pass something. so he can t afford to lose more than four. even if mccarthy can get something across the finish line, chuck schumer had this warning. if speaker mccarthy heads in this direction, the u.s. will head towards the default. and there was a shouting match today. house democrats demanded higher taxes on the rich. welcome to tax day, one of the most segregated, most unequal and unjust days in the year. not on race but on wealth and privilege. as for a timeline when we