How much their Accident Case is worth. H barnes. T ouour juryry aorneneys hehelpou. Im scott mclean in kiev and this is cnn closed captioning brought to you by meso book. Com. You by meso book. Com. Tonight nor classified documents from bidens time as president found at a second lesion, his legal team discovered this batch during a search conducted after the Over Clad Docks were found back in november. Adding to the chaos and maybe the delight of some in washington, dc tonight. If you look down pennsylvania avenue, from the white house to congress, investigations are brewing. You can argue that some are absolutely warranted. You can argue some are absolutely not. But this is President Biden of new reality as he navigates the next two years with republicans controlling the house. I want to bring in former republican congressman joe walsh, cnn political commentator, and the Atlanta Journal constitution, look, biden does not have the smoothest of paths ahead of him, we can say that with a straight face and perhaps a little bit of a Smile Officer Frown if you want to think about this, but ashs republicans said as much, if theyre held bent on not just a thorn in his side but taking him down and make sure a republican is in the office come 2024, how does the white house keep its eyes on promised prize of even their own campaign they have to continue to deliver, they need to draw the contrast of republicans trying to take one man down rather than delivering for people, and continue either putting legislation forward maybe knowing that its not going to pass in the house, and not get to his bill but calling the votes and make each Elected Official stand by what they believe policy related. Opportunities on administrative action, they can take different positions with issues that people really care about, we know from this last midterm, that American People were not satisfied in the direction that the country was going, but it wasnt just about the economy, it was about protecting our democracy, cutting out this nonsense and getting and improving the lives of American People and thats what i would do if i were the Biden Administration, i wouldnt take the bate of the republicans theyre going to fill out red meat let them pan der to that portion of the base, if they do and do these investigations on hunter biden, whatnot, i believe it backfires on republicans in the long run and the Biden Administration needs to focus on governing. Makes a really strong potent about the idea, if the focus is bringing one down as opposed to lifting many up especially the economy were in the focus they may have not been shy on the Campaign Trial and frankly republicans claimed the majority in the house and their platforms were not hidden about investigating the investigators, the origin of covid 19, the withdrawal from afghan stand. This seems to be a lot about the political optics because they cant enforce anything legislatively. We dont expect legislation to come out of Congress Next on a two years because the house is moving further to the right, meanwhile not only is the Senate Republicans are more moderate but we know democrats are in control of senate, democrats are in control in the white house, so absent of that substantial legislation, and quite frankly, gridlock that we expect in the house just among republicans in the house, that does get the white house opportunity to focus on things leak implementing the infrastructure bill, implementing the chips and as soon as act, the white house can say, well let them fight it out. Weve got work to do because they did have a successful run two years theyve got a lot of things on their plate they can build off of. Things like the confidential documents found at President Biden of private office hes going to have to deal with that. It is a distraction, it is a way that his critics can say see hes just as bad as the things hes, you know, the things democrats say President Trump has done but to ashsly points, the white house can say were not going to let that distract us from the work. Its clear there will be argument people live in glass houses should not throw stones but others who have been in the white house have had to deal with something similar not critically analogous, but obama had to contend with benghazi and his term, Georgia Wbush about the identities of the cia architects. There Something Different about this time that you think this might play differently. Yes, i think it plays to bidens benefit. If done right, this is an enormous opportunity for President Biden, as you said, laura, next two years are going to be investigations on steroids, its going to be utter chaos in the house. Biden got elected in 2020 because trump was so chaotic and biden was this calm in the storm, he can do the same thing these next two years and just kind of defensively respond to all chaos thats going on in the house, which legislatively wont do anything for if the moderna people. I think its an opportunity. What do you think though ashley about the idea, youve got the quiet part being said out allow the in terms of its obvious politics is part of the retaliatory perception people have of congress now, but they promise this before they were elected, im talking about republicans, in november. It wasnt as if this was a shock to the voters does that indicate that this is there is an appetite for this or even if there was one, does that mean, its not going to be sustained. I dont think the appetite is as strong as some people might think. Really . Look at the outcome of the 2022 election, this red wave was like a drizzle, where was it . It didnt manifest, what is happening in washington, dc and the Republican Party is disconnected to what is shaping to every day americans across the country. And the republicans by any stretch of the imagination should have teen governors seats, not had many State Legislatures flipped, secretaries of states should have been governors, the house did go to excuse me, should have been republicans, the house did go to republicans but not by the margin at all that we suspected. Then the senate stayed in control for the dems, its because people dont want oversight unnecessarily they want our government to function properly. They want the three branches of our government to be a checks and balances mentioning them they feel like there was some overreach on the Judicial Branch and i think the voters sends a message and i dont think it was investigations, investigations, investigations. Yet, i want you to respond to this as well, joe, you do have this idea of weaponation youre talking about the idea of the allegation was that at the former president was not weaponizing the federal, doj, now the allegation is that biden doing this very thing so the investigation, the investigation. Is to now look at the socalled weaponization to federal government, whats the end game . Is it on one hand obviously to likely tar initial biden but is it also to rehabilitate trump and could that work. I think that rehabilitating trump and giving Talking Points you know, almost theyre talking to trump by having these investigations occurring favor with trump, occurring favor with Trump Supporters the maga republican that is a lot of rank and file republicans believe thats the kind of support they need to stay in office, to seek higher office, the risk is there republicans in the House Overplay their hand . Theyre playing to their base right now, not just with these special investigations that theyre already setting up, but with the bills theyre passing, the antiabortion legislation and things like that, yes, it speaks to their base, it is a message that resounds in conservative media but in a wider swarth of voters i dont think thats necessarily what voters want members of congress to be focused on. Question is if they do this too much and especially if it starts leading to gridlock when it comes to things that matter more like the farm bill that needs to be reauthorized like Government Spending like the debt ceiling, will that turn voters off and could that lead you know, to some republican losses for midterms is 2023 were talking the next election in 2024. Thinking about the idea of Us Versus Them political world it comes down to is it him or the rest of us . 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Bet you have. Thats because they become the latest political flash point after comments from a Consumer Product safety commissioner in an interview with bloomberg, Richard Junior telling the Outlet Gnats Stoves are a hidden hazard and quote any option, unquote, is on the table. Including banning them. That set everybody off. President biden weighed in with the white house saying the president does not support banning gas stoves, this comment comes at a time of course hes fending off attacks about a classified documents, think about the priorities of how big an issue this has become . As head of the cpsc later clarifying the comments writing i want to set the record straight contrary to Media Reports i am not looking to ban gas stoves and the u. S. Cpsc has no proceeding to do so. More on the facts about the Health Hazards of gas stoves in a moment. First lets bring back in jo walsh, Ashley Allison andtia mitchell, we giggle about how can this be an issue . Talking about this but replace some of the words for gas stove with other issues thats happened. For example, Ronny Jackson from texas tweeting ill never give up my gas stove, if the maniac in the white house come for my stove, they can pry it from my cold dead hands come take it, joe manchin saying this is a recipe for disaster, they have no business how to cook their dinner last thing ever leave my house is the gas stove we cook on i could not be thinking as i read these tweets i thought i heard similar arguments in every culture war, even gun, the idea about the government come in to take things away, is this what this symbolizes the next frontier the government. Trying to take away. Laura as the only former republican and right wing Radio Talk Show Host at the table. Democrats better nip his Gas Stove Thing in the bud now or its going to get them. Three years ago, a couple people on the left said we need to Defund The Police. And republicans tagged the whole Democratic Party with that. They are doing and they will try to do same thing with the gas stove business. I know because i used to do that. You paint the democrats as out of touch with regular folk who depend upon these gas stoves, democrats need to fight this head on. Even the president addressing it immediately because obviously, the reason they had to address it is because it had gotten out there that it was no longer about a connection possibly with asthma or conversations about the emissions even if it was off in terms of the pilot being on in some respects what the government trying to do to get you the common person and attack these industries is that what has to happen to nip it in the bud . Is it already too late. I think its a messaging issue this is a good lesson you know, trump remarks probably werent most precise, maybe not the most comprehensive in explaining it. But explaining it but theres been journalism that explained it more accurately but then the conserve media sphere putting their spin on it that did not accurately portray what was going on, this is the score is about child hood asthma which is not just a serious disease that cost a lot of money and keeps kids sick, children die of Asthma Attacks every day. So were talking about the federal government looking at something to say what can we do to make things better for children . Could that possibly mean in the future not selling new gas stoves . But thats the conversation that need to be had in the way thats much more delicate, thats a lesson for the Biden Administration. Excuse me, but theres also already bans in different states about new developments in new york, for example, not being able to have or trying to essentially age out all these different, because of what youre talking about, but it also reminds me, the phrase that comes to mind is special interest, ashley, because it was seized upon, the idea of this met as you mentioned in put a bloomberg piece talked about in the health risks you had the american gas association, ashley, put out a statement against trump comments and obviously theyre not favorable about anyone trying to in any way hint gas was not a good idea. Is this an indication how politics really operates that special interests will control the day. Yet this was so unfortunate, and unnecessary i think everyone formal republican, republican, democrat, progressive would agree we dont want children to be suffering and dying from Asthma Attacks, i think thats the baseline. But we dont talk about issues like that, we talk about it like youre trying the government is trying to take this or trying to come into my private home. I grew up learning gas cook better, thats how my grandmother taught me. Cooking with gas cooking with oil but literally it was like gas is cook cooks better. When i saw that i was thinking why are they talking about bans gas stoves, when you do research its about how you present information to people if you talk about this through the lens of children and we want to keep them healthy and safe first thing comes to mind is is not banning a gas stove, its leak getting Climate Change under control, its stopping pollution, it doesnt seem like you jump to gas stoves, feels like youre a hill out of touch with the every day person when you say in order to stop childhood asthma ban gas stoves, thats not a Winning Campaign line, i dont know any voter or any party who will side with that but talk to people about the every day experiences they have and the dems can get this back up. Are we a little bit at foment in a sense, joe, the whole article seemed was not trying to go hyper bill he can but the way its received and seized upon is the crux of so many issues that that statement perhaps was benign, perhaps it wasnt be but it was seized on to the president of the United States has to weigh in that today all of a sudden youre losing your gas stove in your house laura its just like Defund The Police that was seized upon because a couple of people on the left said that a