pathetic joke it is. the pepper master in chief donald trump has directed the sycophants to target joe biden as part of an effort to undermine president biden s re-election. good morning, everyone. i m phil mattingly in new york. erica hill joins me. poppy is off today. republicans in the house are focusing on impeachment unanimously launching a formal impeachment inquiry into president biden despite many acknowledging there is no proof of high crimes and misdemeanors. and donald trump, a judge temporarily pausing that 2020 election interference case. how long could the delay last and what could it mean for the 2024 election. and inside gaza. reporting independently from the war zone. what our clarissa ward saw with her own eyes. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. we begin this hour with a cnn exclusive. u.s. intel says nearly half of the 29,000 bombs dropped on gaza have been so-called dumb bombs. they are not precisions guided and posing a greater ris
of possibly committing a crime. florida republican matt gaetz tweeted this threat to michael cohen this afternoon. hey, michael cohen, do your wife and father-in-law know about your girlfriends? maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat. i wonder if she ll remain faithful if you re in prison. she s about to learn a lot. it is a federal crime to threaten witnesses who are coming before a congressional committee. 18 u.s. code section 1505 says whoever krumtly or by threats or force or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs or impedes or endeavors to influence, obstruct or impede the due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had shall find shall be find under this title imprisoned not more than