we re going through a similar dance right now after the president s son pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges drawing a chorus of conservative criticism for a sweet settlement that includes only probation, but now we come to the irs whistleblowers who have been all but ignored by the press and, of course, we have to be cautious about unproven claims. but the new york times, to its credit, broke with the pack by saying it confirmed independently based on a source that a second unnamed irs official claims david weiss, the u.s. attorney in delaware, asked, the oj for special powers to the doj for special powers to pursue the case outside the state and was turned down. whistleblower gary shapley has said he was not the sole decision maker in the case and that he was constrained in the probe. you convinced looking back at this now that this was an effort to protect president biden and his family? there were definitely hindrances that aye never seen before in my 14
extinguishing actions that need to be taken and we have not received an adequate response. we will pressure the government until we expect what we need to manage the expected influgs. ashley: doug luzader has more. doug: scrambling ahead of this thursday deadline on both sides of the border. we ve seen long lines in texas, hundreds of immigrants, that is just a fraction of the thousands that come across everyday. the administration has claimed the border is closed and secure and blaming congress. the president has taken action on this issue of the border since day one and what we re seeing from republican officials and from congress, they want to play politics and not deal with an issue that has challenged us for decades. this is nothing new and challenged us for decades and the president is doing everything in his power and he needs congress to act. doug: the white house says they have been prepared, but the situation is out of control. the chief of border patrol sha
Futures. Thanks so much for joining us this morning. Im maria bartiromo. Today, dysfunction and stupidity. A Government Shutdown is looming one week from today as a group of conservative lawmakers blow up republican chances to fund the government at a time that americans are hurting from the impact of the biden administrations terrible policies where pictures expose an invasion underway at the u. S. Southern border. Sky high inflation bankrupting families and businesses and corruption is in plain sight. Republican disrupters are trying the stop funding the government, take down the speak speakerover the house and destroy the victories republicans have had in reversing this bad policy. Now the house gears up to the vote on four Appropriations Bills this upcoming week to partially fund the government just days before the funding deadline. Coming up, House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan On The Budget Battle and if what it means for current leadership. Plus, will Chuck Schumer and
Today, dysfunction and stupidity. A Government Shutdown is looming one week from today as a group of conservative lawmakers blow up republican chances to fund the government at a time that americans are hurting from the impact of the biden administrations terrible policies where pictures expose an invasion underway at the u. S. Southern border. Sky high inflation bankrupting families and businesses and corruption is in plain sight. Republican disrupters are trying the stop funding the government, take down the speak speakerover the house and destroy the victories republicans have had in reversing this bad policy. Now the house gears up to the vote on four Appropriations Bills this upcoming week to partially fund the government just days before the funding deadline. Coming up, House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan On The Budget Battle and if what it means for current leadership. Plus, will Chuck Schumer and the democrats beat the republicans to the punch this week with their own
rachel: it damaged donald trump in many ways, it hurt him pete: i till think it s a worthwhile exercise. rachel: if it s legit. pete: if all of this comes to fruition, it s a worthwhile they diluted the value of it, doesn t mean it s still not the right thing to do in a particular case. we ll see how that plays out. but i just looked at what house republicans have been able to uncover with just is one lever of power. donald trump in the white house in 2024 is the thing the left fears the most, the deep state fears the most. joey: and on that point, with just one lever of power that according to what we re learning from these whistleblowerses may have been working against another lever of power. not only is it just congress that s uncovering this, but the justice department decided not to as well. rachel: yeah. no, absolutely. pete: no doubt. another topic this morning is cmt, country music television, is in hot water this morning because they ve canceled depends on who you talk t