how did we get here? well, the war in iraq went sideways and there were never any wmds. katrina exposed how unprepared we were for natural disasters. and then a great recession cooked up by bankers left the country in a huge hole. and not a single one of these crooks went to jail for it. we re losing faith in our institutions because they keep failing us. and in other cases these institutions are being destroyed on purpose. a new gallup poll shows less than half the country has confidence in the police. this started in ferguson. they told us an unarmed black man was killed by a police officer while he had his hands up. remember? the riots over hands up, don t shoot? turns out it was a hoax. then george floyd s death created the defund the police movement that caused the a crime wave. even less, americans trust the medical system. people don t like getting billed by insurance monopolies and we don t like being drugs we don t need by doctors who are compensated by drug companie
foster care system. the 11th hour just getting underway on this friday night. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. the january 6th committee has now heard from one of its highest profile witnesses. and according to one member, they learned some new information. today, trump white house counsel, pat cipollone, testified in a marathon seven and a half hour session that was videotaped. while under oath, he answered the [inaudible] questions about january 6th. mr. cipollone did appear voluntarily and answer a whole variety of questions. he did not contradict the testimony of other witnesses. and i think we did learn a few things, which we will be rolling out in the hearings to come. he was candid with the committee. he was careful in his answers. and i believe that he was honest in his answers. i know you can t get into specifics, but can you say if you learned any significant new information new information from him? i think a few things, yes. and when we put
good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. the january 6th committee has now heard from one of its highest profile witnesses. and according to one member, they learned some new information. today, trump white house counsel, pat cipollone testified in a marathon seven and a half hour session that was videotaped. while under oath, he answered the panels questions about january 6th. mr. cipollone did appear voluntarily and answer a whole variety of questions. he did not contradict the testimony of other witnesses. and i think we did learn a few things, which we will be rolling out in the hearings to come. he was candid with the committee. he was careful in his answers. and i believe that he was honest in his answers. i know you can t get into specifics, but can you say if you learned any significant new information new information from him? i think a few things, yes. and when we put this all together and obviously tuesday is going to be an important day for the comm
plus, wnba star brittney griner is set to take the stand in russia, while the family of another american also held by the kremlin, also on drug charges, calls for more attention to his case. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our politics lead and merrick garland saying moments ago that the justice department will not hesitate to hold donald trump accountable for the events around january 6th even if trump is the republican nominee for president. if that s where the evidence leads them. listen to what else attorney general garland just told nbc s lester holt. we pursue justice without fear or favor. we intend to hold everyone, anyone who is criminally responsible for the events surrounding january 6th, for any attempt to interfere with the lawful transfer of power from one administration to another, accountable. that s what we do. we don t pay any attention to other issues with respect to that. so if donald trump were to become a candidate for
anti-fossil fuel agenda. from gas pump prices to the grocery aisle, 401(k)s, by his failures now are as undeniable as ever. as obvious as ever, and frankly, as dangerous as ever. such an item going to start by asking a couple of very simple and a couple of very straightforward questions. have you ever seen one president, one administration, failed as much this past? have you ever seen more incompetence, more bad policy, more outright lying than what we are now seeing from joe biden and the destructive democratic agenda? literally on a day-to-day basis. record high gas prices, 41 year high inflation, reckless spending, weak. i mean very weak, pathetically weak diplomacy abroad, abandoning our fellow americans behind enemy lines in the islamic emirates of afghanistan, rising crime, baby formula shortage, were lightless attacks on, refusing to condemn supreme court justices and the doxxing of their homes and their families and their churches. a complete catastrophe at our southe