it has not been for him a place of last reso much is a place of con quarrel. conflict in courts is not bad for him, it is how he does business. nbc legal analyst -- the former deputy assistant general for the justice department's national security division, and the co-host of one of my favorite podcasts, prosecuting donald trump. the reason i wanted to have conversation tied to this politico piece is because there is trump himself, and then there is what his vision of the justice system has meant for those who carry his water and the ways that they are reimagining it as a tool to make leverage for himself. >> this piece really expose this whole decades long process of mr. trump co-opting the legal system for his own purposes, and what was interesting is that, whether he won or lost in the individual case, he portrayed that as a win, like he always does, through everything. but i think what this really
>>act that way to your op ed? >> sean, thanks for that trip ta down memory lane. i think what unites both of these moments, whether it is me pointing out befornts, poie any the shutdowns america even happened, that this virus almost certainly originate d inn a lab a lab and will and not some food market there and sayingin we should use whatever law enforcement or military force is necessary reso to restore order. when rioters and looters werreee rampaging our streets are very closely connected. the only conspiracy here was a conspiracy of silence amonge e the left in america, whethernc it's the liberal media that was trying to silence me and others making these basic points or democratic politicians like joe biden, nancy pelosi saying we're racist or nativist pol, xenophobic. and then you had msnbc and cnn and all the rest piling on ,lin and then you have people a on the government like tony. you're pointing out earlierrlie adding more fuel to this conspiracy of silence, trying to squelch all dissent about
it is russia or china. we had representative gallagher on earlier in the show he said he expects his chinese ring carless of both of those countries would like nothing more than for us not to use those oilfields and our current administration of course is trying to transition us into green energy which will make us even more dependent on the chinese. all of this so complicated. i know you said they did not get very far. i don't want anything flying near american territory. what are the detection capabilities of our military? where is our military focused on? do they have enough technology to protect us. art are that using the reso resources? >> they identified the previous balloon but it was over alaska and 40 been made its way to alaska. they identified the next day as a spy craft but it wasn't days
rates, widespread unemployment, retirement accounts would take a beating, the stock market would crater. i think the validity of the u.s. dollar would come into question, too. also there's an element of the geopolitical essence of things right now where the u.s. and its inability to get the most basic elements of governing done would certainly be reflected in terms of how the world views the country. the consequences are very real here. the dance being played out is something we're all very familiar with. everybody that's involved knows those consequences exist and that's supposed to drive a reso resolution. whether it will, obviously, still to be determined. >> for sure. we've got mitch mcconnell sitting on the sidelines waiting to see how this all plays out before he decides to get involved. that brings us to manu raju on the hill. obviously, manu, we have i don't know how many hours at stakeouts on this topic over the many years. i think for a lot of people -- it wasn't that long ago that president trump was in the white house and republicans were much
turning to our health lead. there are several health benefits to drinking water. a new study suggests it could be a life saver. elizabeth cohen joins us now with more. tell us about this new study. >> reporter: jake, it's fascinating. what they did is followed more than 11,000 people. this is a huge study. they did blood tests to see how hydrated they were. what they found was that it really made a huge difference. let's take a look at what they found. folks who were at the lower end, sort of on the less hydrated end of things, had a 21% increased risk of premature death and 64% increased risk of health failure, diabetes, dementia and a host of other diseases. it seems to make a difference. here's a good reason to begin the new year with a new reso resolution, which is keep
northrop grumman is up 41%. lockheedgr martin is up 37%. raytheon is up sixteen percent. meanwhile, the s&p 500 is down 20%. i nasdaq down 35%. this is why the military industriale complex, whethery oi it's here in this country or in russia, japan, or germany or elsewhere, why they have a vested interest in remainingty in a constant state of war. they all make money. and with greater profits comes more power and influence over politician s and leaders. the n meanwhile, the needs oeef everyday citizens here in the united states and in every other country around the world are beinreg neglected,r reso their resources being drury. erin mattey is joining us today. he's with the gray zonh the. erin, you have done and do suchk incredible work and speaking the truth about the cost of war, something that, as you know very well, is tooy oftennly measured only in the sense of how many lives have been lost
big deal and all paying more for everything and it doesn't seem to matter. if this was the week before the midterms, this is a big deal. after the midterms when you see a slight win for the republicans come i don't know what reso resonates. >> jesse: you know you go out to dinner, harold it is the food that is expensive but the alcohol really gets you. that is not a personal favorite. >> harold: this whole notion, brian you made the important point because you think about inflation and biden inflation and to frank this the right way, actually the press secretary she should just move on. we thought we had a deal but we don't have a deal but we have some framework and i hope we can get something here. but whatever reason, it is not resonated politically with the country. and it is not moving -- it resonates but it does not move for the other party and not a sign of sufficient claim to democrats on this. and i'm struggling trying to figure this out too. part of it makes me think a