and harris faulkner. also joining us, fox weather meteorologist amy freeze, and retired nypd inspector paul moreau. closed door testimony released yesterday, two irs whistle-blowers say officials at the justice department, fbi, and irs interfered with the tax fraud investigation against hunter biden. the whistle-blower said that the decisions in the case seemed to be, quote, influenced by politics. the shocking testimony also included a laundry list of tips, leaks and possible coverups that prevented hunter from facing more serious charges, along with evidence indicating that president biden was involved in his son s foreign business dealings. white house correspondent jackie hien rick has more details. the white house hasn t responded to the whistle-blower s allegation about a 2017 whatsapp message allegedly sent by hunter biden that would directly challenge president biden s continued statement that he s never spoken to his son about his overseas business dealings, but we
public square. welcome to all you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you live. we begin with the stunning new development in russia over the last few days. i ll be joined by top analysts who will help us understand what has happened so far, what might happen next and what it all means for the war in ukraine. also, french president emanuel macron. i talked to him at a global summit he hosted in paris this week about how the west can help end extreme poverty and curb climate change. and about the striking rise of china and the potential of a thaw in its relations with the u.s. it s been an extraordinary 48 hours in russia as the world watched what president putin called an armed rebellion. the leader yevgeny prigozhin was the kremlin s top caterer before he threw away his kitchen apron. he wears fatigue as the head of the shadowy wagner group which has fought in conflicts in africa and the middle east and has been a key player in r
it is uncanny, and it involves all the cast of characters that will surprise you, a bunch of people that are still shaping our politics even today. again, it is called deja news. episode three is out right now. it is free to listen wherever you get your podcasts. you can also just use your phone to scan that black and white box thinking right there. on your screen, if you scan that little black and white box that will take you right there. that s it for me, for now. now, it s time for the last word. good evening, lawrence. w, it s ti rachel, the audiott you played in the last hour, we are gonna run it again. the audience gets to hear all two minutes of it, uncut, once again. and it brings to life page 15 and 16 of the indictment against donald trump in which there is a partial transcript of what we hear tonight. and that issue, when you are reading the indictment, the words sound like, as you read them, like donald trump is showing a document. but the audio, the audio soun
within, it s more questions he has to find answers for. confusion and uncertainty in russia this morning after a failed revolt by the head of the wagner mercenary group. this was the most significant challenge to vladimir putin s authority in decades. we ll go over what exactly happened and what it could mean for putin s leadership as well as the ongoing war in ukraine. plus, despite mounting legal challenges, new polling shows donald trump expanding his lead in the 2024 republican primary. we re breaking down the new numbers straight ahead. and special counsel jack smith asks a federal judge to delay trump s upcoming classified documents trial. what we re learning about the possible new timing for that. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, june 26th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning with this weekend s developing news out of russia where the head of the mercenary wagner group launched the most
they cannot be addressed solely by enhancing training or additional policy requirements. personnel hold themselves and in the upon senses they face for laws and policies of relevance. instead the democrats were atesla and meta tack, attack, attack. doctor durham, your report reads like a defense of trump campaign and attack on hillary clinton baa that s what it is. donald trump wanted you to investigate the investigators to show the deep state conspiracy but you never found one. you had a good reputation by the two democrats that supported you but the longer you hold onto mr. barr and this report that mr. barr gave you as special council, your reputation will be damaged. my concern by my reputation is with the people who i respect and my family and my lord, and i m perfectly comfortable with my reputation with them, sir. when you say you re not aware of evidence of collusion of the report, it s because apparently haven t read the mueller report w. say the king of th