quality. and though he would hate to hear anyone say it, preferring that his work say everything that needs to be set, drew griffin truly was one of the good guys, the best. in fact, not just at cnn, but in life. he was tireless, he was honest, he was self effacing, he was utterly devoted to his family. every producer who ever worked with him would tell you that on the road, drew was always thinking about the fastest and best way to do the story so he can return home to them. he do the work, he do it better than anyone, but he couldn t wait to get home. and often, his work change government. his investigation into charity fraud resulted in a nearly 25 million dollar settlement with one of the largest direct mail operators in the united states. his investigation into the way the veterans administration was run sparked a complete overhaul of va leadership. it changed the way veterans receive the care they need and
him will tell you, on the road, drew was always thinking about the fastest and best way to do the story so that he can return home to them. you do the work, you do it better than anyone, but he couldn t wait to get home. always work changed government, his investigations into charity fraud. resulted in a nearly 25 million dollar settlement with one of the largest direct mail operators in the united states. his investigations into the way the veterans administration was run sparked a complete overhaul of va leadership and change the way veterans receive the care they need and deserve. drew and his team earned a peabody award for that work. and he actually went to the ceremony one of the rare exceptions he made to the life he preferred which was away from the spotlight. allergic to accolades. but drawn to the work, drawn to the cause, and his work truly counted so much. it showed his talent for
suing to try to prevent that outcome, and to losing in the supreme court. and then wednesday, the january six committee is scheduled to release its final report, expected to include all of the evidence supporting possible criminal charges. as for donald trump, there are claims of a success tonight with his most recent venture. the website selling those widely mocked card to digital trading cards he announced yesterday indicates they have been sold out. there are reports, 35,000 were sold in less than a day at $99. 08, which if true, could remain a nearly 4. 5 million dollar payout for the former president. who is already facing millions and ever growing legal bills. all right, and with that, let s start with our terrific lead off panel, john, allen senior national politics reporter for nbc. former u.s. attorney joyce vance who spent 25 years in the federal prosecutor. university law professor. and raul, attorney number of board of contributors on nbc latino
and then wednesday, the january six committee is scheduled to release its final report, expected to include all of the evidence supporting possible criminal charges. as for donald trump, there are claims of a success tonight with his most recent venture. the website selling those widely mocked cartoon digital trading cards he announced yesterday indicates they have been sold out. there are reports, 45,000 were sold in less than a day at $99., which if true, could remain a nearly 4. 5 million dollar payout for the former president. who is already facing millions and ever growing legal bills. all right, and with that, let s start with our terrific lead off panel, john allen senior national politics reporter for nbc. former u.s. attorney joyce vance who spent 25 years as a federal prosecutor. university law professor. and attorney number of board of contributors on nbc latino contributor.