chief of staff who did not request a part in. talking about mick mulvaney one of the veterans with the new evidence does change things because it links trump to the armed violence in advance. he very simply and plainly lays out how and first i want to show it in two parts how in many other debates over donald trump, his old boss including debates over trump s at times violent speeches has previously defended his former boss. i have seen him accused of violence with no violence at all so i have been defending him. i have been defending him. his mind has changed and now he says in public because of the new evidence that trump new they were armed and trumped push them on anyway. after yesterday when she testified that he knew there were guns on property and he still encouraged people to go to the capital, that changes my mind. that changes his mind. he is not the ultimate arbiter that it striking because he held the same post as mark meadows who is now under investigatio
months as americans hit the road for the summer. plus i didn t want to be used as a pawn. republican elected officials go point by point through donald trump s efforts to throw out the 2020 election. now the january 6 lt committee calls on a key west wing insider to share his story. and is the trump brand fading. voters say yes to very late trump pick in alabama, but georgia republicans again defy the former president. this time in two house races. up first for us, new white house push to lower gas prices through the summer driving season. today president biden will ask the congress to suspend the gas tax for three months, july, august and september, and he will call on states to do the same. at an event this afternoon, the president will demand oil companies do work to lower gas prices including ramping up production. it is a big white house play on this year s dominant economic and political issue. high gas price asks the much broad problem with inflation and economic a
the united states successfully concluded an air strike in kabul, afghanistan that killed the immere of al qaeda. ayman al zawahiri. he was deeply involved in the planning of 9/11. let me make it clear again tonight that no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. and good morning to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. it is tuesday, august 2nd. i m brianna keilar. john berman is off. john avlon is with us this morning. and president biden delivering that message to the nation, that justice has been delivered. ayman al zawahiri, the leader of al qaeda, and the world s most wanted terrorist killed in a precision u.s. drone strike. zal zawahiri was bin laden s leader and the leader of the terrorist attack of 9/11, his death coming after the u.s. took out bin laden. these are image of the neighborhood where the taliban said the strike was carried out. mission was the
opportunity to hear testimony about the events leading up to the insurrection, and donald trump s possible role in fomenting and pushing known election lies. known because even his family members and top republican aides were learning were adamant there simply was no there there. now, trump is not on any of these ballots. but the connective tissue is a platform that echoes his sentiments. but as much as the committee has tried to convey that what we saw on january 6th is a continued threat, the question is whether these hearings impact the voters at all. perhaps giving them any pause about electing a trump-backed candidate, assuming of course they even watched these hearings. and even still, the 2020 lies are casting a very big shadow over many of these 2022 races. particularly in south carolina, where the polls have now closed but votes are still being counted. so here s where that revenge part comes in again. you have two incumbent republican members of congress in this dee
attempt to overturn a free and fair election. we saw stunning new images of officers desperately calling for backup as they were attacked by the rioters. there were also several new revelations from members of trump s inner circle in their testimony. his former attorney general bill barr detailed how he told the president his election fraud claims were b.s. trump s own daughter, ivanka trump, testifying that when she heard that she believed barr, and the committee vice chair, republican liz cheney revealed that multiple republican congressmen including scott perry sought presidential pardons for their roles in trying to overturn the election. cheney had a stark warning for members of her party. tonight i say this to my republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible. there will come a day when donald trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain. capitol hill police officers who were attacked, wounded by the rioters watched the proceedings in distress, some you ca