Politicsnation. Tonights lead, stormy days. Tonight more than half a million homes and businesses in and around houston, texas, are still without power after punishing storms slammed into the region yesterday, leaving at least seven people dead and putting intense strain on the infrastructure and power grid. The Lone Star State is weathering political storms as well tonight. Outrage is growing over Governor Greg Abbotts pardon of a white Army Sergeant found guilty of murder found guilty of murdering a black lives matter demonstrator in 2020. Critics are calling the pardon politically motivated. Well be talking about it all with the democrat challenging ted cruz for the senate, congressman cro little allred. Meantime, the white house is hoping to avoid political tempest tomorrow as the president delivers the Commencement Speech at Historically Black Morehouse College. Students and faculty have been divided over bidens support of the war and his presence on their campus. Weve got another
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and if it s not their intent to defraud, if it s someone else s, the question eis whose was that and why have they not been charged so far. right, and to have the state prosecutors in michigan, the investigators, say we ve got these 16 defendants but here s another 11 people who are unindicted co-conspirators, including the former president, including his top lawyer, including, i mean, they are painting a sprawling picture, but the charges haven t necessarily followed all of the allegations. at this point. that s, craig, part of the reason i wanted to talk to you. i was surprised by this revolution that you reported in court on friday that there does appear to be an ongoing federal investigation here. a federal investigation on top of what s going on with the state. do you have any sense from what s been disclosed in court what the contours might be in that federal investigation? well, the police captain who revealed this, and never the courtroom was surprised by this,