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it s noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific. hunter biden makes a surprise appearance at one of two hearings considering whether to hold him in contempt of congress. we will talk to one of the lawmakers who was in the room when hunter biden walked in. new reporting on former president trump s plans to speak tomorrow at the closing arguments for his $250 million civil fraud trial. andrea mitchell will join us live from tel aviv where she sat down for an interview with secretary of state antony blinken. why he believes hostage negotiations with hamas could soon resume. we begin with breaking news from capitol hill. this morning hunter biden made a surprise appearance at a house oversight hearing on aa resolution to hold him in contempt of congress. republicans slamming hunter biden for showing up. you are the epitome of white privilege, coming into the oversight committee, spitting in our face, ignoring a congressional subpoena to be deposed. what are you afraid of? you ha ....
brendan, today s appearance clearly was intended to make news and in a very real way to actually continue having the focus on hunter biden as someone who is willing to testify publically in these committees. how did you see this appearance today? i think there s two ways to look at it. one hand, it was a deft move to stick it to the committee. it s common to do these interviews behind closed doors. the committee has undermined its credibility by stretching truths and releasing half facts that ultimately painted a misleading picture. understanding why he is doing this. i can understand why a lot of democrats cheered him for sticking it to the committee. on the other hand, republicans are ecstatic right now. the fact hunter biden made another spectacle, he traded all this attention for himself. ....