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>> doctor, at some point does this become a weapon of war, whether its a war from south of the border or its grown here or in another form it comes across the border from another country? we have thousands and thousands of kids who are smoking regularly before they go to school every morning. we dont know the percentage of thc and the compound. we have no idea. >> you are absolutely right. i think its a matter of public health and safety. that was the impetus for founding our nonprofit on the in...

0 laura ingraham takes it from here. high laura. >> how are you doing, judge? you did a great job. is at 5:00? its 5:00 somewhere. >> your time its 10:00. >> got to stay up late. great job and great to see you as always. i am laura ingraham and this is jan one on a busy tuesday night. the united states of fear is the focus of tonight angle. the press and the party that they represent want you to be afraid. i am talking very afraid. covid sub variants are here. they are super-duper contagious. co...

-- metaphorical. she will be pressed about the movements he was considering taking that day. thats subject matter i believe she will have firsthand knowledge of. additional, we expect that a topic that could arise is further detail about warnings that meadows received prior to january 6, that the day could potentially turn violent. this is all going to be new information. its information that she will have firsthand detail regarding. one other point in regards to the house republican members who...

Tell the truth and the difference in people who are under oath and understand the gravity of the situation, the power that the committee holds and the potential out there justice department risk that they might face. >> brianna mentioned the mo brooks possible defense going forward on the pardon issue. i want to explore for a second as we look forward about what next how donald trump and his allies might defend themselves against some of the things that have come out. our evan perez did reportin...

Kinzinger about this yesterday. in contradiction to what bennie thompson said yesterday. >> reporter: in the first hearing, i forget who was speak, but one of the committee members said you were going to present evidence of members asking for pardons, specifically scott perry. we know he was involved at the doj. do you have receipts about him asking for a presidential pardon? >> i wont get into that. i will tell you, we will tell a story over time. >> joining me is jeremy bash who served as chie...

Top three officials of the justice department who donald trump appointed. these werent career officials. these were no deep state individuals to use the trumpism. these were people trump appointed. now the person who trump wanted basically in charge of the justice department was jeffrey clark. he was a conservative lawyer, worked in conservative legal circles, partner in a law firm, basically was an appointee in a lower position at the justice department. essentially, he had no business running ...

Followed up with rudy giulianis mystery tweet -- >> was he serious? >> sarah did not pardon anybody from the stadium today but he told me late friday, oh, yes, soon after i came on board in 2018, the president told me cohen sought a pardon from him, which is an interesting piece of information, particularly because i just asked rudy giuliani the day before that very question and he didnt have that answer. so really what that is another example of the shifting narratives here. the story changes b...

To congress before. so, both of them have real credibility issues. the issue for cohen is he directly said to congress, no, i did not seek a pardon and i wouldnt have accepted it. then, his attorney recently stated they were sort of, inquiring about a pardon. so, theres questions about whether in the late spring of 2018 michael cohens team might have been asking about a pardon. i think the way his legal team is going to spin this is, michael cohen will refute he directly asked trump for a pardon...

Violations. he is and was the presidents lawyer with regard to that. the president already signaled he has a perfectly valid advice of counsel defense. i relied on my lawyer to provide me advice with regard to following the campaign finance laws. thats why i have him in place to do these things lawfully. so he is essentially signaled, i hired a bad lawyer. >> he seems to be proving it in public testimony. contradicting himself on several key points, particularly on the point of a pardon. >> on t...

Out. pardons. these people have done horrible things. how would paul manafort be worse if the president pardoned him? >> really fundamental point about the pardon power which is near absolute under article 1, but i would argue, very respectfully, that it ought to be somewhat constrained by congress at least in requiring some statement of reasons, some kind of transparency, some rules, perhaps, apply to it because youre absolutely right that the presidents apparent near absolute pardon power is v...