argument that the plot against trump was designed to inject the fbi in to the election , which would be a no-no if they can prove that. so it s the trial at hand of former hillary clinton campaign lawyer michael sussmann getting out of his vehicle in washington at the courthouse. now, at issue is whether he lied to the fbi when he brought them what he claimed were links between trump and a russian bank called alpha. they say, the prosecutors are saying that sussmann manipulated the bureau in to an investigation in hopes of prompting a big problem or an october surprise two months before the 2016 election. that is what they re efforting to prove here in this d.c. courtroom. who better to talk to about this than andy mccarthy here on day two of the government s case against sussmann. he just wrote a brilliant piece about this. it came out an hour ago. first to david spunt who is live outside that d.c. courtroom watching it all for us. hi, david. hi, martha. good afternoon. a
number of down days before that. we re seeing this decline, which has 3.61%, which is a large chunk as you look at the top number number, 31,480 on the dow jones industrials, this is a huge dive. it came after retailers reportle rising prices are taking a toll on their earnings and that has triggered fears that inflation could cut into profits. we ll keep an eye on the big board throughout the next 20 minutes as everybody hopes that this things closes better than it is right now. with that, we bring in bret baier, editor of special report. great to have you with us today. obviously for holders of 401(k)s across this country, this is a rough picture. it really signals something that will continue to be problematic, which is just a potential for a global economic recession in the world. it does. it shows the power of inflation