specifically. and on the future of the court, and newest member, st ahead. before we get to all of that, do you remember when the donald trump campaign was caught scamming its own donors? i just have to read you the lead from the new york times, the story that broke the scandal open. quote, stacy blatt was in hospice care in september 2020 listening to rush limbaugh s dire warnings about how badly donald trump s campaign needed money when he went online and chipped in everything he could. $500. it was a big sum for a 63-year-old battling cancer and living in kansas city. on less than $1,000 a month but that single contribution quickly multiplied. another $500 was withdrawn the next day, then $500 the next week, and every week through mid october, without his knowledge. until mr. blatt s bank account had been depleted and frozen. when his utility and rent payments bounced he called his brother russell for help but the blatts soon discovered, $3,000 in withdrawals by the trum
in her video today, congresswoman cheney played a longer version of testimony we first heard some of yesterday from eric herschman, one of the white house lawyers, that eastman spoke with. it was the day after eastman i don t remember why, he called me or texted me, wanted to talk with me and said he couldn t reach others. and he started to ask me something about georgia and revealing something, potentially for appeal. and i said to him, are you out of your f-ing mind? i said, i only want to hear two words coming out of your mouth from now on. orderly transition. i said, i don t want to hear any more f-ing words coming out of your mouth other than orderly transition. repeat those words to me. what did he say? eventually he said orderly transition. g i said, good, john. now i m going to give you the best advice you ll ever get in your life. get yourself a good lawyer, you re going to need it. and i hung up on him. right now we want to take a closer look at another ke
eastman i don t remember why he called me, or he texted me or called me, wanted to talk with me. and he said he couldn t reach others. and he started to ask me about something dealing with georgia preserving something, potentially for appeal. and i said to him are you out of your f-ing mind? i said i only want the hear two words coming out of your mouth from now on. orderly transition. i don t want to hear any other f-ing words coming out of your mouth no matter what other than orderly transition. repeat those words to me. what did he say? eventually he said orderly transition. i said good, john. now i m going to give you the best free legal advice you re ever getting in your life. get a great f-ing criminal defense lawyer. you re going to need it. and i hung up on him. in just a moment, we ll be joined by maryland democratic chairman jamie raskin who serves on the committee. right now we want the take a closer look at another key item the committee highlighted
candidate brian kelly. his initial appearance is scheduled for thursday at 1:00 pm, exactly the same time that the january 6th hearing begins. [laughs] so, histories moving fast on the subject. and the question remains in michigan politics as to whether being arrested for his purported role in the crimes of january 6th is going to boost him boost his chances in that republican primary, since apparently participating in that particular crime is a badge of honor. i don t know it helps you, somehow? we will await republican voters judgment on that. i have to agree with you, rachel, about a point you made. about this whole question of, will the january 6th committee send criminal referrals to the justice department? the attorney general said, i am watching the hearings, i am watching every minute of them. if i don t watch them live i play them back later. and he said, at the same time, what he called the january 6th prosecutors are watching. every sentence has been referred
control. inflation hit 8.6% last month, the hottest inflation since 1981. the fed meets later today. fed funds futures markets are pricing in 0.75 point rate hike to curb inflation. the wall street journal reporting the fed is likely to make a move larger than the 50 basis point move a few days ago. a terrible day yesterday, a terrible two days. cnn s claire severe webastian i london. is there stability in europe? a little bit more stability today in europe and asia as they continue to sort of digest the falls that we saw those inflation fears out of the u.s. a mixed picture. asia is now closed. tokyo is the outlier there. that economy vulnerable to monetary tightening in the u.s. japan is doing the opposite to try to maintain inflation there. the yen is around a 20-year low. again, the dollar, china rising despite renewed covid restrictions there. here in europe again a mixed picture. there is still they are digesting the worry, faster rate rises in the u.s. in europe,