witness known to have testified so far. and we ll talk more about what that might say about the justice department s criminal investigation, and how far it can go. also late today, president biden weighed in on the central figure in thursday s january 6 hearings. we saw what happened. the capitol police, the dc metropolitan police, other law enforcement agencies were attacked and assaulted before our very eyes, speared, sprayed, stomped on, brutalized. and lives were lost. and for three hours, the defeated former president of the united states watched it all happen, as he sat in the comfort of the private dining room next to the oval office. as for the committee, it apparently is not waiting for september either. today, a member virginia democratic congresswoman elaine lauria released a new video clip that shows the former president s unwillingness to include language that held the mob he invited, incited, and wanted to join accountable. do you recognize what this is?
so, take a look at his net favorability rating. that s his favorable minus unfavorable and look at it since essentially march. we see march 25th, which was essentially four months ago, it was minus six points. then it s minus seven points april 25th. may 25th, minus nine points. june 25th, minus 10 points. july 25th, minus 13 points. you don t have to be a mathematician to know that s a bad trend line. and it follows everything that we know that we ve seen in the past. when the president stays out of the news the former president stays out of the news, his numbers go up. when he gets in the news, the numbers go down. to me it s a clear trend line. what are you seeing among republicans in particular. if you look among republicans in particular, obviously the thing i think most republicans are concerned about at this point, specifically donald trump is most concerned about is whether or not he can win in 2024, right? can he win that republican nomination? and of course hi
A lot happening across the january 6th landscape lately, including reporting that former vice president mike pence s counsel greg jacob testified last week before a federal grand jury. before jacob and marc short, who also testified last week, they re the two highest ranking officials in the former administration, who are now known to have talked. one more piece in the larger picture, which of course dominated by the fact that more than 17 million viewers watched what s been billed as the january 6th committee s season finale. and interest has certainly been high throughout. the question is whether any of it s changed any minds and whether it could change any votes in the midterms this fall and perhaps 2024. the one and only harry enton. are you seeing any change in the perception of the former president now that the hearings have concluded for now? one of the things i ve learned covering president trump throughout his history is that the more he is in the news, the worse it is for h