acknowledging that americans are, quote, really, really down right now after this strain of the pandemic. and as they struggle with inflation and rising interest rates. we want to welcome our viewers here this the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with the first public response by former president trump to the damning evidence and testimony presented by the january 6th select committee. cnn s jessica schneider is following all the new developments in the investigation. i never called mike pence a wimp. i never called him a wimp. mike pence had a chance to be great. he had a chance to be, frankly, historic. but just like bill barr and the rest of these weak people, mike, and i say it sadly, because i like them, but mike did not have the courage to act. former president trump using his platform at a conservative political conference to deny the evidence against him and blast the january 6th committee. they con p
held. so they are speaking under duress, and we will not show that video. we do have the picture from earlier where they appeared with their hands behind their back and appeared to be held by someone they had been fighting in eastern ukraine near kharkiv. not clear if they are directly in control of russians or russian-backed fighters. on the left in that vehicle photo, you see alexander drueke, former u.s. army. on the right, you see andy t tai ngoc huynh, a former marine. concern is rising about their fate. a third man, a third american a marine corps veteran having served 20 years, grady kurpasi you see him there in happier circumstances. he also has been missing in ukraine since april when his family last heard from him. a good deal of concern.
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