as trump s lawyers are arguing? or is that claim not just constitutionally wrong, but also say license for future presidents to commit crimes while in office, as the justice department argues? and on the eve of a hearing on the question of whether trump can be prosecuted for his actions while in office, we are learning incredible new details about what donald trump said on january 6 and what h did and did not do. thanks t testimony, to the special l closest aides, the deputy chief of staff dan scavino. from that reporting, quote, sources say scavino told smith s investigators as the violence began to escalate that day, trump was just not interested in doing more to stop it sources also say that the former trump aidk luna told federal investigators that when trump wa informed that then-vice president mike pence had to be ush rushed to a secure location, trump responded so what. luna saw an unexpected willingness by trump to let potential harm come to a long time loyalist. and
in the wake of the 2020 election, fox news found itself trapped in a confine entirely of its own making. they could tell the truth to the viewers, as all new networks, even fox, inspired to do and are prepared to do. with election decision debts and models, to call races accurately. or, kurt number two, fox news could came to the life and conspiracies being told by the man had almost completely synced up with so closely aligned with by that point. the disgraced ex-president for taking that path would mean that fox news would shield its millions of viewers from the sophisticated and expensive data-driven results produced by its own, competent election desk. importantly, fox news realizes at the highest level of that company, that it cannot do both. according to brandon reporting in the new york times, fox news decision to promote joe biden on election night, it was a call they were able to make ahead of other networks. it is a call that they got right ahead of other networks.
president biden is about to honor of hero of bloody sunday. it was 58 years ago that white deputies and state troopers violently turned on peaceful demonstrators. they were beginning a 54-mile march to montgomery, the state capital to call for equal voting rights for african-americans. this is obviously an important trip for the president. what can you tell us? reporter: well, jim, president biden s purpose here in selma, alabama today is two-fold. the white house has said he wants to commemorate the day, the events of bloody sunday 58 years ago so that they will not be erased from america s memory. the president will be speaking in just a short while with a backdrop of the edmund pettis bridge right behind him, where african-americans were severely beaten by white officers. the president in his remarks today is once again expected to put the spotlight on the need for vote being rights legislation. in the 2020 campaign, that was one of the central tenets, one of main promis
presidential podium to make them. but first, there s another norfolk southern train derailment to tell you about, this one also in ohio prompting local officials to order people living close to the crash to shelter many place. this comes, of course, just one month after a train carrying ox thetic chemicals derailed in east palestine, ohio, about 180 miles away from yesterday s incident. more questions about the safety of the railroads and what the government can do about it. hello, everyone. welcome to a brand new hour of fox news live. i m eric shawn. hi, arthel. arthel: hi, eric. hello, everyone, i m arthel neville. norfolk southern saying no hazardous material was onboard any of the more than 20 cars that ran off the tracks yesterday, but this incident along with the east palestine derailment is causing lawmakers to question safety measures. railroads continue to enrich their executives at the expense of public safety and public health and lay off workers and comprom
welcome to a special edition of inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing your holiday with us. democrats go public with complaints about the white house in what one calls an embarrassing transparency stumble. this as we learn more about the classified documents discovered in president biden s delaware home. plus, he s a bad guy. republicans more and more call out george santos for his lies. but many stopped short of saying he should absolutely be booted from the congress. and mangled lives. first responders pulling people out of the wreckage in dnipro after russia sets the ukrainian sky on fire. the latest missile barrage killing at least 40. in just moments the president of the united states marks this important holiday with a speech reflecting on the work and the legacy of martin luther king jr. we will bring you those remarks live when they happen. this event comes as the president confronts a crisis of his own making. the weekend brought