and which made the case that trump aided and abetted those who mobbed the capitol in a desperate bid to cling to power. it was a somewhat expected conclusion, but also an historic one, and it may finally offer what chairman and congressman bennie thompson called the most important factor in preventing another january 6th. accountability. as part of that effort, the committee today summarized again in vivid detail the key evidence the investigation uncovered from trump pressures state officials to inciting a mob united by one allegiance, to keep donald trump in power. you re asking me to do something that s never been done in history, the history of the united states. mr. giuliani accused you and your mother of passing some sort of usb drive to each other. what was your mom actually handing you on that video? a ginger mint.
economic outlook. uncertainty. oth others was the first of two as president trump pressures the fed to cut interest rates. powell said this about the fed s decision. the fed needs to stand here and try to keep inflation symmetrically at 2%. we don t want to get on that road of declining. to the extent inflation continues to decline and expectations decline, that will show up in lower interest rates which will give them less effective. powell was asked if trump fired him, would he leave? the fed chair said he intends to serve his full term. it is not celebrity apprentice. jay powell will testify again before the senate banking committee later today. i would encourage anyone who wants to know how the fed works,
is not criminally charged. lying to the fbi is a felony and the reason fbi takes lack of candor seriously is because they expect witnesses in cases to be honest with the fbi agents. they can t have a different standard for the people at the top of the food chain. the fact that andrew mccabe lied to the number 1 guy in the fbi, james comey, says a lot. politics got mccabe into leaking information to the wall street journal and it s going to get him in more trouble. if you listen to the response that his attorney gave about the referral to the u.s. attorney in washington, d.c., he said the only reason he would be prosecuted is if president trump pressures the u.s. attorney into doing so. it s not talking about evidence at all. we don t know what the evident is. but the u.s. attorney will look at that. there may be serious consequences legally.