strongly disagree with fitch s decision, and i believe it is entirely unwarranted. its flawed assessment is based on outdated data, and fails to reflect improvements across a range of indicators, including those related to governance that we ve seen over the past 2.5 years. that we ve seen over the past 2-5 yeas- that we ve seen over the past 2.5 ears. , ., , , 2.5 years. other democrats used the downgrade 2.5 years. other democrats used the downgrade as 2.5 years. other democrats used the downgrade as an 2.5 years. other democrats used the downgrade as an opportunityi the downgrade as an opportunity to point the finger at republicans. while republicans blamejoe biden and democrats for trillions of dollars in new spending. many economists dismiss the downgrade, includingjp morgan dismiss the downgrade, including jp morgan chase ceo who called it ridiculous and said that the decision ultimately didn t really matter. and he may not be wrong. us treasurers, that is govern
and we are seeing his republican allies really rally around him. and in some ways, they are ramping up the rhetoric to defend him. some of them are calling for the special prosecution s investigation to be defunded. they are saying that donald trump can t get a fair trial in dc. of course, it s being held here, the scene of the alleged crime because it is a left leaning city. they refer to it as the swamp . but remember, donald trump s second indictment, which is in florida. the trial will take place there. florida is his home state. it s also a republican leaning state, and it s one that he won twice in the last two presidential elections. the former president is facing four federal criminal charges in this indictment, including: conspiracy to defraud the united states, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. the indictment also mentions six alleged co con
i strongly disagree with fitch s decision, and i believe it is entirely unwarranted. its flawed assessment is based on outdated data, and fails to reflect improvements across a range of indicators, including those related to governance that we ve seen over the past 2.5 years. other democrats used the downgrade as an opportunity to point the finger at republicans for their role in the recent debt limit fight. while republicans blame joe biden and democrats for trillions of dollars in new spending. many economists dismiss the downgrade, including jp morgan chase ceo jamie diamond, who called it ridiculous and said that the decision ultimately didn t really matter. and he may not be wrong. us treasuries, that is government ious, remain the bedrock of the global financial system, despite this latest knock to the reputation. expectations are high that it will raise rates again. if so, it could take the cost of borrowing up to a 15 year high. consumer inflation has come down more t
counsel jack smith. the 45-page indictment accuses the former e president of three counts of conspiracy and one count of obstruction for his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. culminating in the january 6th attacks on the u.s. capitol. here s the special counsel tuesday after the charges were handed up. the attack on our nation s capitol on january 6th, 20211, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. as described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies. if lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the u.s. government, the nation s process of clerking, counting and certifying collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election. paul: let s bring in wall street journal columnists dan dan henninger kim strassel and editorial board member kyle peterson. dan, it s interesting, he cited the riots at capitol, but that s not really in the indictment, per se, nothing that links
his team expected to hear charges, enter a plea during the initial appearance. the former president is calling for the case to be moved out of washington. he claims it is impossible to get a fair trial in d.c. fox team coverage with alexis mcadams on trump s legal strategy. first, go to griff jenkins outside the federal district court in washington. griff, what are you expecting out of today s proceedings? here we go, jillian, mike. we expect things to get more interesting here. we expect the former president to make his way to district court here in d.c. once he gets here at 4:00 p.m. to go inside for that, let s talk a little about what s going to happen. he is going to go before a magistrate judge, not the judge that will preside over his trial, a magistrate judge for the initial appearance and fox news confirms, being told by the court, this will be an arraignment. we expect the former president to plead not guilty to the four charges, but already as you mention i