Guard before joining the Capitol Police. Sicknick was defending the Capitol Building and congressional lawmakers on january 6th when he was brutally killed by protrump rioters. Please consider this man lost his life protecting the building, his remains now lie in. His viewing comes just days before Donald Trumps Impeachment Trial begins, when a lot of those very same lawmakers paying tribute to sicknick will be in the same chamber deciding if trump will be held accountable for that deadly riot. I want to bring this Garrett Haake on capitol hill and Peter Alexander at the white house. Garrett, this is going to be a very emotional day where you are. Lets talk about this tribute and whats expected for the rest of the day. It it started with an emotional, somber ceremony last night when officer sicknicks remains were brought into the capitol in the bitter cold. Dozens and dozens of his fellow Capitol Police officers were lining the steps in the east front outside of the capitol. His remain
That they have gone through, frankly, are continuing to go through. This crisis is far from over. Theres so much frustration, theres so much suffering, you know . The real mourning has not even been able to begin to start because of people really looking to how do i just get me and my family to tomorrow. Joey yeah. And even still firefighters are working to pull ily contain some fires burning on the island. Officials calling it the worst Natural Disaster in hawaiis history. To a fox news alert, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointing a Special Counsel to the hunter biden criminal probe. Rachel but republicans and if even some democrats arent happy with who he selected. Will Alexandria Hoff joins us live washington. Reporter good morning. It is an interesting turn of events or at least title, right . Now Special Counsel david weiss and the Attorney General, they both previously maintained weiss did not need Special Counsel powers in pursuing charges against hunter biden. Of course,
Deadline in the 2020 election interference case. Hes got until 5 00 p. M. This afternoon to respond to special counsel jack smiths request for a protective order. Smith is trying to block trump from disclosing evidence and making Public Comments that could intimidate witnesses or undermine the case. Smith asked the judge to step in after trump issued a vague threat on social media on friday. He wrote in all caps, quote f you go after me, im coming after you. This morning, were also keeping a close watch on Fulton County, georgia, where trump is facing another potential indictment for trying to overturn the election. The streets around the courthouse are being shut down as the grand jury considers charges. Trumps lawyer went on a media blitz and appeared on all five networks sunday morning. He floated a new defense for trump, alleged will pressuring mike pence and georgia officials to overturn the election results. Youre saying that asking is action. No, asking is aspirational. Asking i
Next. Harris georgia District Attorney fani willis is back under the microscope. Look at this. This is live right now. The Georgia State Senate Special committee is investigating fani willis and is holding a hearing right now. This is what we are watching. Their star witness, you recognize. That is the attorney who exposed the Extramarital Affair that fani willis was having with her favorite prosecutor, nathan wade. They were working together on the Election Interference Case against former President Trump. Ashleigh merchant represents one of former President Trumps codefendants. And she again got this story. She accused willis and wade of Conflict Of Interest and ra trove Ofquestionable Cast Pas between the two. That to Senate Committee is digging deep. Fani claimed she hired wade before their relationship began. Witnesses have gone before a judge and contradicted what the two lovers have testified under oath about when they met, what they were doing, all of the money. We have watched
Is still under federal investigation. This comes after the two irs whistleblowers testify politics influence the doj decision throughout the biden investigation. The trouble does not stop there for hunter. His former associate devin archer is expected to sit for closed door testimony with the House Oversight Committee Committee tomorrow. Former National Intelligence joins me now, john ratcliffe, acting attorney from the great state. Welcomes john ratcliffe. It was a big week, something unusual in the words of the federal judge take place, the plea deal fell apart and were in a position where it looks like the department of justice colluded with hunter biden attorneys to get him this deal and the judge simply read through it and found things she thought were unconstitutional or hidden in the wrong places. Why is that . John a lot of us thought the judge would reject the plea, the judges look at conduct, this was unprecedented. At the hearing, we learned the biggest takeaway, joe bidens