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Judicial process works when its not influenced. out of respect for the investigation and for my own safety, i think its best that i dont discuss that at this time. >> glen, i was struck by, and for my own safety. donald trumps supporters have shown they will commit violence against our democracy and other people to get donald trump to win. if you are a prosecutor, would that worry you? >> yeah. i think there is a threat of violence. in the statement that donald trump made -- we have seen this mo...

Accountability. reacting to the news of the grand jury last night trump said, this is an affront to the almost 75 million voters who supported me in the presidential election. really, donald? the potential crimes under scrutiny have nothing to do with the presidency. this arise from his private business dealings before he was even president. thats the latest extension of the big lie that prosecutors and now the country must grapple with in order to see that justice is done. joining me now is suz...

At the top of the program, tim obrien said we should start a stopwatch on how soon the former president erupts in the wake of news that a grand jury has convened against the trump company in new york. quoth from pieces of the former presidents statement, this is a continuation of the greatest witch hunt in american history. it began the day i came down the escalator at trump tower and its never stopped. also this: no other president in history has had to put up with what i have had to. it contin...

Somebody committed a crime. >> kristen, weve heard a lot from the former president and not as much since he left office, but he has lashed out on federal prosecutors on numerous occasions and very rarely than ever and going after the substance of the accusations against him. >> thats right, peter. we are hearing from former president biden what we heard from him so many times before when hes been under investigation and never been charged with anything and he is dismissing this as a continuation...

This like he did other developments. it is a witch hunt he calls it. >> yeah, he said essentially just that, that as a continuation of the greatest witch hunt in american history saying it is purely political. he is trying to broaden this, and he says that this is an affront to the almost 75 million voters that supported him in the presidential election. a couple issues here. that may have flied with the impeachment. it may just to some extent have been effective in the mueller investigation, bu...

Questions about whether the trump organization lied about its assets. the question is whether, when they went to banks, were they saying they had more than they actually did to help them secure loans? when they talked to the government, were they devaluing their assets so they did not have to pay as much in taxes? the potential crime, of course, being fraud. but in order to bring fraud ch charges, you need a lot of evidence. specific documents, witnesses. as you noted, they do have the president...

Pressure from the manhattan da. one of the post reporters who broke tonights story described weisselbergs importance to this case. >> hes almost the human equivalent of trumps taxes. hes the guy through which all of trumps financial transactions have passed through for 30 years. so he would be a valuable asset if he thought there was a financial crime. >> to no ones surprise, trump tonight responded to the washington post start with a lengthy statement calling the das investigation and we quote ...

Lithuania was forced to land in belarus, supposedly because of a security threat. when the plane landed, the activist was taken off the plane, place in the custody. now they said that e.u. airlines say they wont fly over belarus until he is set free. so joining me to discuss all of this, to explain what it means, richard quest, our business editor at large, and the columnist for the "washington post." good evening to both of you. richard, lets start with you. the president of the united states i...

Complaints and critiques about jewish people that theyre illegitimate and corrupt and then from the far left, jim, we hear its not the jewish people, its the jewish state that doesnt belong and is corrupt. you know who gets caught in the m middle? ordinary american jews. youre a target. and in this moment im talking to folks across the country, jim, they are fright ened. theyre asking me, can i walk to synagogue on friday morning? is it safe for my daughter to go back to college campus and wear ...

Your plane and grab a passenger and his girlfriend and throw them in prison. thats what happened in belarus this weekend in whats being internationally condemned as an alleged state-sponsored hijacking. a ryanair flight making its way from agentens to lithuania was forced to land in belarus supposedly because of a security threat. but when the plane landed, belarusian opposition activist roman protasevich was taken off the plane, placed in custody. now european leaders say that eu airlines wont ...