Proceeding, and conspiring against the rights of voters. It ties these to the violent attack of trumps voters at the capitol on january 6th. Special counsel jack smith spoke on that after it was filed. It was fueled by lies. Lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the u. S. Government, a nations process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the president ial election. The men and women of Law Enforcement who defended the u. S. Capital on january 6th, are our heroes. They are patriots, and they are the very best of us. Since the attack on our capitol, the Department Justice has remained committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day. This case has brought consistent with that commitment, and our investigation evander individuals continues. The indictment names trump as the only defendant, but it describes six coconspirators working with him to contest joe bidens win in 2020. Trump, no surpris
Welcome back to the weekend, folks. Were here, and House Speaker mike johnson is proving he is actually really good at one thing. Kicking that can down the road. Congress now has another week to avoid a partial government shutdown. But none of this is normal, and we cannot say that enough. If congress was actually functioning like it should, this would have been a done deal back in september. So, joining us have to discuss this and all other things happening with the governments Transportation Secretary pete buttigieg. Secretary buttigieg, welcome to the program. You are still in washington, d. C. Your colleagues on capitol hill, most of them, have gone home. Theres a chance that were gonna be here this weekend, figuring out if they can continue to fund the government. They kick the can down the road. They bought themselves about a week. Can you just give us a sense form your Vantage Point of what is at stake with the government operating in this way, with Congressional Republicans con
we were in that much danger and didn t even know it. what were you be willing to give me today to move past the police investigation? it was january, 2009. brenda konstantin and her husband brian rodgers, and their three teenagers, two boys and a girl, spent the new year s holiday the way they always had. a trip out of town and then back to their home. a mid class suburb in the capital city, ottawa. it s a very family oriented community, lots of young families. lots of kids. but as you say? in a town which is very safe, orlean seemed particularly safe. there s never a lot of crime. in january, when brian and brenda got into their home on friday evening. the family house in orleans seemed exactly as they left it. but bryan did notice something odd. the digital clock in the room, on the left side of the bread, was blinking. i thought it was unusual but did not think much of it. and then you went ahead and just continued? carried on our lives. and nev
starts now. tonight on the source, breaking news. as the u.s. and its allies are striking back with a massive bombing attack on iranian backed forces in yemen in what could be a significant expansion of the war in the middle east. also tonight, it was a chaotic conclusion to donald trump s civil trial here in new york as the former president launched into his own closing argument and insulted the judge who will decide his fate. also, tonight there are two goats saying good-bye after historic championship runs. belichik may have had brady but alabama had nick saban. the legend joe nameth will join me to talk about that remarkable legacy. i m kaitlan collins. and this is the source. and tonight we are witnessing an expansion of the war in the middle east in what could be the beginning of a much more confrontational stance against an iranian backed militant group by the u.s. the white house confirming that the u.s. and a handful of its allies including the united caningd
as donald trump makes a third bid for the white house and is the the first votes are to be cast in iowa in just under two weeks. trump s lawyers say the 234-year unbroken tradition of not prosecuting the presidents for official acts, despite calls to do so from across the political spectrum, provides powerl evidence. no president prior toth donald trump tried to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. had his attorneys point to the likelihood of mushrooming prosecutions. and future cycles. the ex-the president snlt prolsing retribution. his al lies aren t the ones plotting to end the independence of the justice department. the most audacious argument, one yesterday. on this program donald trump cannot be tri a criminal court for role in the january 6th insurrectn because heas acquitted by the senate during his second impeachment the new york times reports both legal perts have disdegreed with that position. not least because the federal charges he s facing are not analogous