and republicans quick to publicly defend the twice indicted former president for changing the tune behind closed doors and then defend holding off and raising interest rates, for now. where the economy is and more importantly, where it is headed? as the 11th hour gets underway this wednesday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. donald trump gears up for the legal battle of his life, as the justice department defense its prosecution of the former president. just one day after trump s arraignment on charges of mishandling top secret documents, the attorney general voiced his support of special counsel jack smith. when i pointed at mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department s commitment to both independence and accountability. mr. smith as a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents, who cher s commitment, integrity and the rule of law. any questions about the matter will have
mr. smith as a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents, who cher s commitment, integrity and the rule of law. any questions about the matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. meanwhile, the washington post reports one of trump s attorneys wanted to oppress the department of justice to discuss a possible settlement in the documents case. but trump himself, he was not interested. that is according to three people briefed on the matter. the post writes, they were, quote, many occasions when players and advisers sought to get trump to take a more cooperative stance. meanwhile, jack smith s other investigation into january six, the big one, has not slowed down one bit. jack yesterday, to nevada fake electors were spotted entering the federal courthouse in d. c. where the grand jury meets. trump s legal troubles are escalating, just as he is ramping up his third campaign for the white house. nbc s ga
in beirut on tuesday. hezbollah, a powerful paramilitary and political group in lebanon, has blamed that attack on what it says was flagra nt israeli aggression . israel has not commented. both hamas and hezbollah, banned terrorist organisations in many countries, have close ties to iran, which itself is holding a day of mourning after 84 people were killed by explosions near an event to mark the anniversary of the death of the iranian general qasem soleimani. the islamic state group has now said it carried out that attack in the southern city of kerman. alongside this, several nations have issued a warning to the houthi militants in yemen, who are also close to iran, to stop the attacks on shipping in the key lanes in the red sea. and, of course, the fighting in israel and gaza which has played a role in sparking all this there are reports of dozens more deaths from air strikes in southern gaza as israel continues its military operation. let s start with the funeral of th
sean: welcome to hannity. we begin with a fox news alert, the epstein files have been released and we are now learning the names of more than 150 individuals allegedly associated with the powerful convicted pedophile. that includes former president bill clinton. we will get from pam bondi, and alan dershowitz, who once represented epstein in court and whose name appears on the list. he will join us. also tonight, shocking new video from nevada where a convicted criminal this is unbelievable brutally attacking that judge after she sentenced him to jail, and it goes on from there. we have a lot more coming up. later, i do have bad news for jon stewart, formerly of the daily show, who once begged me along with the jersey boys and nathan lane to stay in new york. you might remember. take a look. sean, you know you re mad at us, and you have every right to be. occupy wall street, governor cuomo, that we had smelled. new york has made a lot of big mistakes, but we are g
and welcome to hanna. tonight, we begin with a fox news alert. the epsteiwslert,n files, they e been released, and we are now learning the names of more thaan 150 individuals allegedly an 150associated with the powerl convicted . that includes formeresident president bill clinton. now coming up, we ll get reaction tonight from pam bondi. markon. will get from p geragosd alan dershowitz, who once represented epstein in courte lt and whose name appears on the list. he will join us. . s.also tonight, shocking new video from nevada where a convicted criminalfrom nev. this is unbelievable. brutally attacking that judg e after she sentenced him to jail. and it goes on from theres oe. we have a lot more coming up. and later. i do have bad news for jon d ne stewart, formerly of the daily,o show, who once begged me, along with the jersey boys and nathan lane, to stay in new york. you mighheseyt remember. take a look. jon, we know you re ma d at usyou ha and you have every right