not intervene. the judge seemed not to buy his lawyer s argument that there was, quote, no legislative purpose to the request replying january 6th happened at the capitol, literally, congress s house. and are you really saying the president s notes talking points have no bearing on the investigation? as it tries to piece it all together the committee listens to more voices behind closed. liz cheney telling politico they have completed over 150 interviews with a whole range of people connected to the events, connected to understanding what happened. that just gives you a sense it is a range of engagement, some formal interviews, some depositions, there really is a large amount of work under way. john eastman, of whom we learned even more stunning details this week, what he was planning before, during, even after the violent attack. the washington post reported that a pence aide while in hiding in the capitol basement with the vice president was told pence s action was to bla
pushing for a speedy trial, s others are asking to move venue to federal court, in washington d.c.. and then thursday, fulton county s district attorney, fani willis, faces jim jordan s deadline to submit documents about her case to congress. as we ve reported, she is now the target in the investigation by their public and lead house judiciary committee. and then on friday, the dea will finally release the special grand jury report. and, while georgia is just one of four pending trials for trump, his campaign for president carries on. that has many people on both sides of the aisle wondering if the 14th amendment can, and should, be used to bar trump from running. here is what former impeachment manager adam schiff said about that, earlier today. well you know, the 14th amendment, and section three is pretty clear. if you engage in action of insurrection or rebellion against the government, or you give aid and comfort to those who do, you are disqualified from running. it d
faces jim jordan s deadline to submit documents about her case to congress. as we reported, she is now the target of an investigation by the republican-led house judiciary committee. on friday, the dea will finally release the special grand jury report. well georgia is just one of four pending criminal trials for trump, this campaign for president carries on. that has many people on both sides of the aisle, wondering if the 14th amendment can, and should be used to bar trump from running. here s what former impeachment manager adam schiff said about that earlier today. the section three of them and it is pretty clear. if you engage in acts of insurrection or rebellion against the government, or you give aid and comfort to those who do, you are disqualified from running. it does not require that you be convicted of insurrection, it just requires that you have engaged in these acts. it s a disqualification from holding office again. it fits donald trump to 80. joining me no
generational divide. i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. when it comes to supporting israel, america is seeing a significant split. thousands protesting in d.c. today to demand both a cease-fire in the israel-gaza war and an end to u.s. aid to israel. in many cities and on many campuses, missing persons-style posters created by israeli artists to support the hostages being torn down. the president of israel, isaac herzog, wrote this in the new york times, professors and students at american colleges make speeches and sign statements justifying terrorism, even glorifying it, and then it would have been unthinkable to hear such moral confusion uttered after the september 11th attacks or after bombings in london, barcelona, and baghdad. so what s different this time? why the troubling rise in anti-semitism? data suggests it s generational. by way of example, according to new polling by quinnipiac, half of registered voters in the u.s. approve of israel s response to the