Bret former President Donald Trump will not have to appear in person for the next hearing hes facing following this weeks indictment regarding alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The trial judge making that ruling today. This comes amid growing questions about the Justice System in the midst of dozens of criminal charges against the former president and multiple investigations involving the family of President Biden. Congressional republicans are vowing a strong response to what they feel is a twotiered application of the law. Senior Congressional Correspondent chad pergram starts us off tonight live from capitol hill. Good evening, chad. Bret, good evening. The g. O. P. Says there are two sets of rules. One for the bidens, another for former President Trump. The right intends to level the playing field. You cant beat them, you persecute them. Republicans believe there is something nefarious going on. It seems as though every time trump goals higher in the poll he gets a new
they have to change the subject and they have nothing to offer the american people in terms of jobs. republicans want information from delaware u.s. attorney david weiss about hunter biden s plea agreement. weiss says he s in control of the investigation but the g.o.p. suspects there was pressure from above. which is it, mr. weiss? you have full authority to bring them when, where and whether or just in your u.s. attorney s district? so he has changed his story but the whistleblowers haven t. the g.o.p. wants to cut money for the doj and trump prosecutor jack smith. that could be a major issue as congress tries to avoid a government shutdown in september. bret? bret: chad pergram live on capitol hill. chad, thanks. tonight we are hearing from a former big city law enforcement official who was given prison time for tax crimes similar to those hunter biden is facing. lucas tomlinson is following president biden in wilmington, delaware tonight with that part of the story. pr