what devon archer told congress about the biden family brand. and it is damaging. the senior national correspondent kevin corke is live with the breakdown in dc tonight. kevin, good evening. reporter: evening trace. devon archer telling congressional investigators that hunter biden used the then vp joe biden as, quote, defensive leverage to send, quote, the right signals to his foreign business partners. all while selling him as the brand that offered capabilities and reach, as well as a unique understanding of dc. that from archer s comments and a transcribed interview before the house oversight committee on monday this week. fox news digital obtaining the more than 140 page transcript of archer s interview which took place behind closed doors. president biden and the white house have repeatedly denied that the elder biden ever discussed the foreign businesses with his son, nor did he have any knowledge about his son s business dealings. but the answers in the transcript t
to shield the first family from wrongdoing. he has an opportunity to come tomorrow to the house oversight committee and tell the truth. he has an opportunity to be a hero like the two whistleblowers were, like the judge in delaware was who rejected the sweetheart plea deal from the department of justice. devon archer could be in that category of americans that just come and tell the truth. that s all we want. there you go. and in an oddly-timed move this weekend, the justice department sent a letter pushing for archer to report to prison right away. [laughter] i wonder why? so who is devon archer? lucas tomlinson has that from the white house tonight. reporter: well, good evening, tammy. devon archer is expected to offer new details tomorrow morning about meetings he claims he witnessed where both hunter and his father attended together either in person or over the phone. on sunday morning futures, the republican chairman of the house oversight committee claims the ju
new counts against him in the classified documents case. at the same time, law enforcement officials in atlanta, as well as here in washington, d.c., they are ramping up security as grand juries in both cities may be on the brink of indicting the former president. also tonight, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is attempting to clarify what he said in our one-on-one interview here in the situation room yesterday. critics alarmed that he would not commit to abide by the israeli supreme court if it were to knock down his controversial judicial overhaul. we re going to tell you what netanyahu is now saying. and a russian missile strike hits a base for ukraine s security services as kyiv s forces are ramping up their counteroffensive and claiming new gains. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. our top story this hour, the avalanche of charges against donald j. trump. the former presi
hard-won release from kremlin custody. also tonight, new questions about special counsel jack smith s grand jury schedule as a potential third indictment of donald trump looms. we ll explore why there are indications the panel did not meet today, as had been widely expected. and a fresh sign of the struggles for ron desantis and his presidential bid. the republican drastically cutting his campaign staff as he aims for a reset and subtraction against trump. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. our top story tonight, a former american prisoner of russia wounded on the battlefield in ukraine. let s go right to cnn s alex marquardt. he is in the ukraine war zone for us. he s got more on the revelations about marine veteran trevor reed. what are you learning, alex? well, wolf, let s start with what we do know. there is lots we re still trying to figure out. what we do know is former marine tr
could accelerate an impeachment inquiry into president biden. but we begin with that plea deal or more accurately a plea deal no more after things turned south at a hearing in the hunter biden case. the first son now pleading not guilty to federal tax charges. senior national correspondent kevin corke joins us live from the nation s capitol with all the details. good evening, kevin. reporter: evening my friend. the headline is hunter biden s plea deal fell apart today. that s the top headline of the day, pleading not guilty as federal prosecutors confirm once again that, yes, he is still under investigation. but beyond the top headline, there s still plenty to unpack here jonathan. first of all, the president s son was expected to plead guilty to a couple of misdemeanor tax counts of willful failure to pay federal income taxes as part of a plea deal to avoid jail time on a felony gun charge. but district court judge marry ellen morika slammed the brakes described did deal s