investigating the january 6 capitol riot will unveil new evidence of how donald trump tried to get the justice department to help overturn the 2020 election. and keep him in power. despite the fact that he lost. three former top doj officials are slated to testify. also a slew of new information and evidence has forced the committee to postpone two future hearings. and the latest from the senate, which is set to pass the first major new gun legislation in years. we ll get the latest when senator tim kaine joins us and jerome powell heads to the house for testimony as the administration continues to battle inflation. we ll play for you the warning one democratic senator had for him. please don t drive this economy off a cliff. willie. we want to begin with the fifth and final june hearing of the january 6 house select committee set to get underway in a few hours now. today s focus, former president trump s pressure campaign on the department of justice. the house committee w
i m ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. it s good to be with you. i m ayman mohyeldin, a new york. for a year and, have you heard that vice president mike pence was in mortal danger on january six, 2021, when donald trump s mob overran the capitol in an attempt to stop pence from counting joe biden s winning electoral votes. we all saw the video of pence s evacuation on that day. it happened. it was close. but we didn t know how close, until thursday when the house january six committee played audio of secret service agents trying to protect pence as the insurrectionists closed in. they are on the second floor. moving in now. we may want to consider getting out and leaving now. coffee? will we encounter the people once we make our? way repeat. if we made our way to the there are six officers between us and the people that are five feet away. we have a clear shot if we move quickly. got smoke downstairs. standby. unknown smoke downstairs. by the protesters?
analyst. and the host of way too early, jonathan lemire. white house bureau chief of my politico. and host of the circus, john heilemann. good to have you all. polls open in less than an hour in georgia, where one of the most consequential primaries of the midterms is taking place. there are several state and congressional races on the ballot, but the ones we re closely watching are the republican primaries for governor, secretary of state, and senate. the new york times describes the background of today s races like this. quote, georgia s got everything. disputed elections, rapid demographic change, celebrity democrats, a restrictive new voting law, an open criminal investigation into donald trump s meddling in the 2020 election, a deep rural-urban divide and unending drama between the trump wing of the republican party and the local gop establishment. that s a lot. former senator david perdue, whose loss in the state two years ago helped give democrats control of
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Package are going to help the most Vulnerable Countries address there trying to reuse International Lending organizations thats what. Its about this concludes the press conference. Thanks, everybody a boisterous and theyre to the press briefing, reporters shouting questions as President Biden. Thank you, everybody. And president ruto fluted. There press briefing. A lot of topics that reporters toss questions at the two leaders about multiple questions about haiti, specifically, biden was asked to about the us decision not to deploy troops there the president of kenya was asked about his decision to send troops in and to lead the effort to help rebuild haiti after months of cataclysmic political situation there, notably President Biden was asked one question about israel. He seemed a bit irritated at the question. I think its fair to say right . He was asked specifically of the United States had any evidence that would either prove or negate the iccs issuing of warrants out for Prime Mi