but in our democracy right now, that s not enough. not enough to overcome mitch mcconnell s obstruction. out of fear or fealty to donald trump, the republican minority just prevented the american people from getting the full truth about january 6. this vote has made it official. donald trump s big lie has now fully enveloped the republican party. trump s big lie is now the defining principle of what was once the party of lincoln. shame on the republican party for trying to sweep the horrors of that day under the rug because they re afraid of donald trump. there are plenty of areas for reasonable debate in american life and politics. this isn t one of them. we are talking about lies. we are talking about violence perpetrated on the very floor of that body. and we are talking about a foothold in the republican party that is getting worse. nearly 75% of republicans now say they believe trump supporters were not really to blame for the capitol attack. that s false. we witness
is reporting indicating that new york prosecutors are eyeing trump s d.c. hotel as well. that infamous property had many critics alleging it was basically a swampy grift zone that donald trump used and misused while president. the wall street journal reports they investigated the hotel, an element of the investigation that has not been previously probed. donald trump threw open the doors. i m also honored to have a chance to thank the incredible team of people who brought our vision for washington s historic old post office alive with the exception of 1600 pennsylvania avenue, this is the most coveted piece of real estate in washington, d.c., the best location. this will be one of the great hotels anywhere in the world. is it? was it? well, the real estate is not the issue right now. it is whether there were crimes committed in dealing with it, selling it, lying about it to regulators or the government, all of this under a microscope. onld donald trump knows what he a
made news with her detailed comments in an interview on the beat this week, which came on the eve of the bombshell news that there is a new grand jury, signaling the risk of indictments or jail time, in this very case. she went on to explain that, quote, i spoke about the trump payroll corporation on the beat. weisselberg saying that, after she spoke about those issues on the beat, including described potential or alleged crimes, she was threatened with a sudden-eviction notice. and remember, investigators have spoken to michael cohen and her as they gather evidence in this case. here is some of what she told me in that interview, she just referenced. started, immediately, hiding money in escrow. taxes. tax fraud. tax evasion. when donald says numbers or certain things and then alan says numbers of certain things, they re not adding up. confidentially, having them cut checks that would make him vulnerable to tax evasion, tax fraud. that is some of what weisselberg w
candidate seemed to refusal in the specter of violence that resulted from his ambition to cling the power. we will explore how the false claim of a stolen election by the twice-impeached expresident and his party s refusal to knock down that lie has infected our body politic. we will talk to two reporters that reveal the documents, memos and private conversations behind what amounts to a coup plot by the expresident. we will also speak to georgia s secretary of state, brad raffensperger who was famously harassed by donald trump just days before the insurrection and asked to find enough votes to overturn the will of the voters of georgia. we will also speak to someone who has sought to protect their country from donald trump and who is now trying to protect the country from another trump-like term, democratic congressman adam schiff. but we begin with that fresh evidence remerging in the also few days that shows just how close this country came, potentially, to a second trump
taiwan there is what growing speculation that she will visit taipei as soonest tomorrow. of course that s not sitting well with beijing because it views the independent nations as its territory. chinese foreign minister terry spokesperson is making it abundantly clear there will be serious consequences if that visit goes ahead saying we would like to once again warned the united states that we are fully prepared and solemnly waiting to bear the people s liberation army will never sit by idly and if nancy pelosi insists on visiting taiwan as for what measures exactly, we will take and see if she dares making the visit. you know i think about, this doesn t have to happen in my view. this be the first time in 25 years you d have a house speaker visit, the biggest visit of united states official going back to 1987. it s an porton it happens because a verbal commitment was made and we must show strength. and you think about all of the foreign policy debacles we ve had starting