state department is rejecting steve bannon s sudden willingness to testify before the january 6th committee days before his criminal contempt trial is set to begin. bannon produced a letter from donald trump, trump saying he is waiving executive privilege so bannon can testify. here s the thing, the committee and most legal analysts say no privilege existed in this case to begin with. what s more, federal prosecutors argue, trump never invoked executive privilege here. so, this doj court filing also reveals that former president trump s attorney justin clark was interviewed by fbi investigators two weeks ago. let s go to washington, whitney wild is there for the latest on what we can expect in the committee hearing tomorrow. the oath keepers front and center. absolutely. this will be a very robust hearing and this hearing will focus on how the violent mob came together and the role of extremist groups in that deadly insurrection. to connect trump allies to militia groups, s
from death threats. when donald trump made james murray head of the secret service, donald trump knew he was going to need the secret service to help him hold on to the presidency. we will be talking about other things in this hour, you will hear from stacey amen, when she joins us, about the ban on abortion in georgia. which went into effect today. you will hear what happened in the steve bannon trial today. when federal prosecutors confidently rested their case after presenting just two technical witnesses, and you will see and hear, the mother of the mass murderer in uvalde texas, who was confronted by other mothers, today, mothers of the murdered children. telemundo captured that confrontation on video and we will present it later in the hour. but we begin tonight with james murray. the director of the secret service who has remained in that position during the biden administration, even though he was appointed by donald trump. the first director of the secret service app
place than almost any other country globally to deal with the serious global challenges that a we face with inflation being with first and foremost among them. so we are in the midst of this transition. that s what we are, a transition to a more stable and steady growth that s appropriate and necessary to transition from rapid growth and recovery. there s no doubt we expect growth to be slower than last year, than the rapid clip we had. that s consistent with the transition to a stable, steady growth and lower inflation. maria: yeah, unfortunately, the transition to a recession is working. coming up, wyoming senator john barrasso on the reality of 40-year-high inflation and the potential job cuts to come. plus, were the republicans outsmarted again with a chips bill and plans for more spending and tax increases. we ve never spent this much money [inaudible] maria: then, all the wrong priorities. i m kamala harris, pointing out the woman sitting at the table wearing
my blood pressure is borderline. garlique healthy blood pressure formula helps maintain healthy blood pressure with a custom blend of ingredients. i m taking charge, with garlique. the january six committee heard a powerful presentation heard it to rally his supporters, to send descend on january. the committee saying the evidence confirms that trump s call to march on the capitol was not a spontaneous call to action. more now from cnn s ryan. the january 6th select committee is their seventh public hearing to build the case at all trump had a plan. to call his supporters to washington to march on the capitol and stand in the way of certifying the 2020 election. one witness, stephen ayres, who has since pleaded guilty, answer trump s call. we didn t actually plan to go down there. you know, we went basically, to stop the steal rally. and that s it. why did you decide to march in the capital? basically, the president got everyone riled up. told everyone to head on
put himself above the law. the defense suggesting that to contempt of congress charges against him were politically motivated. proceedings began today after the judge in the case, carl nichols, who is a trump appointee, denied a defense request for a month long delay. you will recall that last week he rejected the number of defenses, including bannon s claim of executive privilege, leaving one ban a defense attorney to ask and these are his words what s the point of going to trial if there are no defenses? to which the judge replied, agreed. remember, this is the same c van who promised, as he made his first court appearance to make his, quote, the misdemeanor from. it s the same stephen and who, even as he recently offered to appear live before the select committee, express contempt for its members and continued his tough guy routine, conditions for his testimony here s what i need. give me a date, a time, a room number, a microphone and a wholly bible i can take the