indictment, attorney general merrick garland is voicing support for special counsel jack smith. we ll show you his new remarks. plus new polling shows that trump s support among republicans is standing strong despite his mounting legal troubles. we ll break down those new numbers. and the judge handling trump s classified documents case, aileen canon, is coming under new scrutiny for having very little trial experience. that new reporting and so much more is straight ahead. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, june 15th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. for the first time since donald trump s federal indictment, we re now hearing from attorney general merrick garland. speaking to reporters yesterday, garland declined to answer questions about the case, but he defended special counsel jack smith, the man that he appointed to lead the investigation into the former president. so as you know i can t talk about particulars o
because oil producing countries agreed to continue cutting production basically to push up prices which seems to be working so far. saudi arabia said it would make cuts of1 million barrels a day injuly and 0pec+ said targets would drop by 1.4 million barrels per day from 202a. 0pec+ accounts for a1% of crude oil and let s get more for our middle east correspondent. it was widely expected before the meeting started on the weekend that 0pec+ would reduce oil production because it is hovering around $75 a barrel. there are concerns it could fall further with global economy struggling and demand wiggling. saudi arabia and some countries were really keen that the oil group goes ahead and makes another cut as a group but most countries were against that idea because any would cut the oil revenue crucial for their economies. saudi arabia was the only one who could make the cut and be able to manage its budget. why is saudi arabia keen to make these cuts? if you look at oil prices as
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sir. is it him? the fourth - chancellor in four months. his sir. is it him? the fourth chancellor in four months. his first act was to ditch liz truss plans. we will not be able to cut taxes as quickly as we want to and some will have to go up. we quickly as we want to and some will have to go unm quickly as we want to and some will have to go up. we now at the mercy ofthe have to go up. we now at the mercy of the mighty have to go up. we now at the mercy of the mighty markets? have to go up. we now at the mercy of the mighty markets? he - have to go up. we now at the mercy of the mighty markets? he wouldn t of the mighty markets? he wouldn t be the only one to wonder what on earth is going on. so we have one big question this morning. who is really in charge? this morning, we ll hear from the man tasked with saving the economy and liz truss premiership her new chancellor, jeremy hunt. and, as labour keep hold of their huge lead in the polls, i ll be speaking to ma