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Thank you so much for letting us into your home during these extraordinary times. We are grateful. Beth beet with ari melber start rights now. We start with Breaking News a legal first for President Biden. Attorney general Merrick Garland Upending Washington today with an announcement, he is appointing a special counsel to hand it will probe of classified do you means found in joe bidens office at home. This is a significant legal development. No matter what happens from here. Its also the kind ...

For maryland and was appointed by former President Trump. I strongly believe that the normal processes of this department can handle all investigations with integrity, but under the regulations, the extraordinary circumstances here require the appointment of a Special Counsel for this matter. This Appointment Underscores for the public, the departments commitment to both independence and accountability in particularly sensitive matters, and to making decisions indisputably guided only by the fac...

An audit exit if this is put in charge of this years climate complement. And a look at whats happening in the front line town of soledar as russia and ukraine fight for control. Welcome to the programme. We start with the controversy in washington. The white house has confirmed that a second set of classified documents has been found in the garage of President Biden� s home in delaware. Its thought the documents are linked to Barack Obamas time in the white house Whenjoe Biden was Vice Preside...

36 conservative rebels are backing an amendment to the Online Safety bill that would impose Prison Sentences on Social Media Bosses who fail to uphold child safety. Tonight with the context, jennifer carroll, who served as a republican Lieutenant Governor of florida, and lord peter ricketts, former uk ambassador to paris and National Security adviser. Warm welcome to the programme. On monday, the white house revealed that back in november just before the midterms a batch of highly classified doc...

Circumstances here require the appointment of a special counsel for this matter. This Appointment Underscores for the public the departments commitment to both independence and accountability and particularly sensitive matters. And to making decisions indisputably guided only by the facts and the law. Lets bring in Wall Street Journal columnist Dan Henninger and kim strassel do you think Merrick Garland had a choice here or was he boxed in and really had to appoint a special council or is he jus...

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circumstances here require the appointment of a special counsel for this matter. this appointment underscores for the public the departments commitment to both independence and accountability and particularly sensitive matters. and to making decisions indisputably guided only by the facts and the law. >> lets bring in wall street journal columnist dan henninger and kim strassel do you think merrick garland had a choice here or was he boxed in and really had to appoint a special council...