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and that's what chuck grassley wanted to be done because he'd been told by an fbi whistleblower that it existed and then there was this incredible stone walling from christopher wray, the fbi director who said, funny enough, that he was concerned about this very valuable informant, his life being in danger if the fd1023 was released. well, now fast forward, we have the informant, his name and his cover has been blown by david weiss and his prosecutors, and they are alleging he is a russian double agent. now, that may or may not be the case. we still have to see. just as we all said at the time that we had to see whether those allegations about the bribery, the $10 billion to hunter and joe biden, also had to be tested. but james comer never went any further with that allegation, with that fd1023 because they didn't know who the confidential informant was. turns out it was alexander smirnov, up to the fbi to investigate. clearly david weiss and the fbi have investigated and this is what they are alleging. i think there's a lot more to come for that story but it doesn't have any impact
and that's what chuck grassley wanted to be done because he'd been told by an fbi whistleblower that it existed and then there was this incredible stone walling from christopher wray, the fbi director who said, funny enough, that he was concerned about this very valuable informant, his life being in danger if the fd1023 was released. well, now fast forward, we have the informant, his name and his cover has been blown by david weiss and his prosecutors, and they are alleging he is a russian...
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republican senator chuck grassley says he won't support the bill because it would make biden look good and a bipartisan deal to address the border crisis is being finalized in the senate. but is dead on arrival in the house, according to speaker mike johnson. even though the text of the bill hasn't been released yet and the text of the bill could be released as soon as today. andrew. >> all right. we'll keep an eye on it. and thank you. defense secretary lloyd austin has apologized for how he handled his prostate cancer diagnosis. he's keeping his condition and hospitalization a secret from the president and the public. he tried to explain his actions to reporters yesterday. >> i was being treated for prostate cancer. the news shook me and i know that it shakes so many others, especially in the black community. it was a gut punch. and frankly, my first instinct was to keep it private. 1 in 8 american men will get prostate cancer. 1 in 6 black men will get it. so you can count on me to set a better example on this issue today and for the rest of my life, austin's actions are under inves
republican senator chuck grassley says he won't support the bill because it would make biden look good and a bipartisan deal to address the border crisis is being finalized in the senate. but is dead on arrival in the house, according to speaker mike johnson. even though the text of the bill hasn't been released yet and the text of the bill could be released as soon as today. andrew. >> all right. we'll keep an eye on it. and thank you. defense secretary lloyd austin has apologized for...
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in 2020 that is treated as gospel i, the republicans and i would like to know whether or not senator grassley who had a copy of this 1023 before the fbi ever gave it. or chairman comer or chairman jordan, all of whom were singing the praises of these. the information provided by this source had any idea whether or not it was completely bogus and was in fact a plant by russian intelligence, which has been trying to metal somewhat successfully in our elections since 2016. >> you're talking about a 1023 that's where there's information initially was reported in correct >> yes, it's a report of a interview that as a confidential human source will provide to his handlers at the fbi to explain the conversations or the information that he has gathered the fbi then writes it down very meticulously, so they know exactly chloe what he said. that 1023 is the only evidence. the only evidence that the republicans and the house, as part of this impeachment inquiry have related to these burisma bribery allegations, and they push to get that information. chairman jordan oh, they they pushed incredibly hard.
in 2020 that is treated as gospel i, the republicans and i would like to know whether or not senator grassley who had a copy of this 1023 before the fbi ever gave it. or chairman comer or chairman jordan, all of whom were singing the praises of these. the information provided by this source had any idea whether or not it was completely bogus and was in fact a plant by russian intelligence, which has been trying to metal somewhat successfully in our elections since 2016. >> you're talking...
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to let a senate democratic republican bipartisan compromise get anywhere, because they -- by senator grassley's own concession, they want the issue more than they want border control. >> right. first of all, with those pictures, it's something that's indefensible. the violence against those police officers is inexcusable. those individuals should be dealt with in the harshest of terms and justice should be meted out. we have had a broken immigration system for the last 20, 25 years, maybe even longer than that. congress can't seem to do what is necessary to fix the problem. as you may recall, president biden on his first day in office sent a comprehensive immigration reform bill to congress. this congress has worked hard to do nothing. as you said, the president, always having to deal with difficult issues, trying to find balance on both sides, because he thinks he works for all of the american people, has had teams on the hill negotiating with the senators. then here comes donald trump, who after yelling crisis at the border said, i didn't mean that, i don't want to close the border. there's a
to let a senate democratic republican bipartisan compromise get anywhere, because they -- by senator grassley's own concession, they want the issue more than they want border control. >> right. first of all, with those pictures, it's something that's indefensible. the violence against those police officers is inexcusable. those individuals should be dealt with in the harshest of terms and justice should be meted out. we have had a broken immigration system for the last 20, 25 years, maybe...
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one pathway even involved having senator chuck grassley file a test case before the supreme court. what do you make of that lawyering? is that good lawyering? >> first, how are we only finding out about this now? to me, if january 6th is a multi hour event, and that is a lot different in contacts than multi day planned event. that goes much more strongly to allegations of insurrection, or other criminal allegations that are currently being made. i'm just astonished we're finding out about it now. what you just asked goes to the core of some of the attorney defendants defense. which is basically, hey, where lawyers. we were just musing, waxing on about some of the legal theories that just might work. and by the way, i won't completely denounced that biden said defense. it's available one, i don't think it'll be successful. but look to them to make that argument. some of them -- agreed to plead guilty. but to the extent there attorneys -- mostly in georgia, they are going to argue just legal of vice? that's not that big a deal. and just thinking about it, we're not actually -- >> but
one pathway even involved having senator chuck grassley file a test case before the supreme court. what do you make of that lawyering? is that good lawyering? >> first, how are we only finding out about this now? to me, if january 6th is a multi hour event, and that is a lot different in contacts than multi day planned event. that goes much more strongly to allegations of insurrection, or other criminal allegations that are currently being made. i'm just astonished we're finding out about...
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however, in july of 2023, iowa senator chuck grassley gets his hands on the copy of the fbi record that includes smirnov's false allegations. he proceeds to share it with republican colleagues and describes smirnov's claims to the public as, quote, very significant allegations from a trusted fbi informant, implicating then bright vice president joe biden in a criminal bribery scheme. his words. that, of course, supercharged is the republican impeachment effort. september 2023, then speaker kevin mccarthy announces the opening of a formal impeachment inquiry into joe biden, declaring, quote, even a trusted fbi informant has alleged a bribe to the biden family. now that same month, the fbi halls smirnov into an interrogation room and presses him about his claims about the bidens. prosecutors say smirnov, quote, repeated some false claims, changed his story as to other of his claims, and promoted a new false narrative after he said that he met with russian officials. finally, that brings us to last week. when smirnov was arrested in las vegas after returning on an international flight, and
however, in july of 2023, iowa senator chuck grassley gets his hands on the copy of the fbi record that includes smirnov's false allegations. he proceeds to share it with republican colleagues and describes smirnov's claims to the public as, quote, very significant allegations from a trusted fbi informant, implicating then bright vice president joe biden in a criminal bribery scheme. his words. that, of course, supercharged is the republican impeachment effort. september 2023, then speaker...
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. >> let's talk about the bill that got done overnight, senator chuck grassley sing the quiet part out loud when it comes to what the upper chamber may do. passing a tax bill that makes the president look good. meaning he could be reelected and then extend the 2017 tax cuts. do you expect this tax bill that passed on a massive bipartisan support overnight to get passed in the senate? >> i think it has real momentum. i don't think this is a guarantee, but when you look at this bill with a couple of provisions, first of all gets this headline that it's $78 billion paid it's much more than that for 2024 tax returns. it's 120 $5 billion benefit for research and development for corporations. it's $8.3 billion of expansion of the child tax credit. also in the bill is tax relief for those who got disaster aid in 45 states, if so the momentum is built on this bill it's not yet been the timing and the senate but it has that chance because without momentum and 357 to 70 vote it's hard to be that individual in the senate who is opposed to this especially as there is so much pressure to get this a
. >> let's talk about the bill that got done overnight, senator chuck grassley sing the quiet part out loud when it comes to what the upper chamber may do. passing a tax bill that makes the president look good. meaning he could be reelected and then extend the 2017 tax cuts. do you expect this tax bill that passed on a massive bipartisan support overnight to get passed in the senate? >> i think it has real momentum. i don't think this is a guarantee, but when you look at this bill...
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so obviously, chuck grassley putting it very clearly there. but i think that sentiment and that concern is shared by other senate republicans as well. john. >> always interesting to hear them speak their true feelings out loud. lauren fox, thank you very much. sara. >> sometimes incredibly disappointing depending on which side of the fence you're on. >> defense secretary lloyd austin holding a news conference and takes questions for the first time since his unannounced hospitalization that had to do with complications of cancer. we'll bring you that live, next. in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart, efficient, savvy. making the most of every opportunity. that's why comcast business is introducing the small business bonus. for a limited time you can get up to $1000 prepaid card with qualifying internet. yup, $1000. so switch to business internet from the company with the largest fastest reliable network. give your business a head start in 2024 with this great offer. plus, ask how to get up to $1000 prepaid card
so obviously, chuck grassley putting it very clearly there. but i think that sentiment and that concern is shared by other senate republicans as well. john. >> always interesting to hear them speak their true feelings out loud. lauren fox, thank you very much. sara. >> sometimes incredibly disappointing depending on which side of the fence you're on. >> defense secretary lloyd austin holding a news conference and takes questions for the first time since his unannounced...
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republican chuck grassley expressing concern saying this. i think passing a tax bill that makes the president look good mailing out checks before the election means he could be re-elected. and then we won't extend the 2017 tax cuts. joining us right now, democratic congressman from new york, dan goldman. thanks for coming on. the level of bipartisanship, it's almost shocking. 357-70 is how it passed in the house. you just heard chuck grassley's take when he was speaking to reporters, you heard his hesitation, less on policy, more on not wanting to give joe biden a win. is that going to hold this up? >> i agree with you that it was a somewhat shocking example of bipartisanship and what has been a horrifically partisan congress, especially here in the house of representatives where the republicans have expressley made it clear they're not interested in any bipartisanship, and the child tax credit is essential for many families. it certainly doesn't go far enough, but it's better than what we have. for me in my district in new york city, the ad
republican chuck grassley expressing concern saying this. i think passing a tax bill that makes the president look good mailing out checks before the election means he could be re-elected. and then we won't extend the 2017 tax cuts. joining us right now, democratic congressman from new york, dan goldman. thanks for coming on. the level of bipartisanship, it's almost shocking. 357-70 is how it passed in the house. you just heard chuck grassley's take when he was speaking to reporters, you heard...
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ask right now is why only after pronounced political pressure from people like james comer and chuck grassley, did the special prosecutor do a complete one at and begin to kind of treat this reporting is something that that needed to be dealt with investigatively. >> republicans had complainant, they weren't getting all the information on this informant, but they believed what he said, hook line and sinker how do you think it got this far before the fbi and ultimately the doj has a whole realized just how many lives had been told well, i think it's significant that the bureau tried to resist turning over the >> 1023 to congress. and that's likely because in that period of time, they were trying to corroborate what had been told to them. the 1023 is we know is raw source according it is not an opinion about whether or not the reporting is accurate is simply are the fbi's way of documenting what the source tells you. we also know from the indictment that they went through a pretty extended process of investigating the recording. they talk to his associates, they looked at his communications in
ask right now is why only after pronounced political pressure from people like james comer and chuck grassley, did the special prosecutor do a complete one at and begin to kind of treat this reporting is something that that needed to be dealt with investigatively. >> republicans had complainant, they weren't getting all the information on this informant, but they believed what he said, hook line and sinker how do you think it got this far before the fbi and ultimately the doj has a whole...
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i was senator chuck grassley, says, quote i think the passing of a tax bill that makes the president look good may allow checks before the election, means that biden could be reelected, then it will extend to the 2017 tax bill. now he's talking about checks there that could lift thousands of children out of poverty. that is pretty cynical. in the same sentiment, it stands over to that border, bill that bipartisan senators have been working on. now as you know donald trump is sabotaging it because he does not want to hand biden a win during an election year. house republicans are falling in line. >> why would we do anything right now to help with that 33%. do you believe if joe biden's approval rating was that 53%, we would even be talking about the border? >> so after demanding biden do something about the border, republicans are now condemning him for doing exactly that. they are refusing to help, because it may help democrats. so for the group of americans elected with the task of governing, they are failing, spectacularly. they are doing so for political purposes. which makes bide
i was senator chuck grassley, says, quote i think the passing of a tax bill that makes the president look good may allow checks before the election, means that biden could be reelected, then it will extend to the 2017 tax bill. now he's talking about checks there that could lift thousands of children out of poverty. that is pretty cynical. in the same sentiment, it stands over to that border, bill that bipartisan senators have been working on. now as you know donald trump is sabotaging it...
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iowa senator chuck grassley says, quote, i think passing a tax bill that makes the president look good may allow checks before election, means that biden could be re-elected. and then we won't extend the 2017 tax bill. he's talking about checks that could lift thousands of children out of poverty. that's pretty sincynical. and the same sentiment extends to the border bill. as you know, donald trump is sabotaging it because he doesn't want to hand biden a win during an election year. and house republicans are falling in line. >> why would we do anything right now to help with that 33%? >> do you believe if joe biden's approval rating was at 53% we would even be talking about the border? >> after demanding biden do something about the border, republicans are condemning him for doing exactly that. and they're refusing to help because it may help democrats. for a group of americans elected with the task of governing, they're failing spectacularly. and they're doing so for political purposes, which makes biden's message to both parties today at the national prayer breakfast all the more iro
iowa senator chuck grassley says, quote, i think passing a tax bill that makes the president look good may allow checks before election, means that biden could be re-elected. and then we won't extend the 2017 tax bill. he's talking about checks that could lift thousands of children out of poverty. that's pretty sincynical. and the same sentiment extends to the border bill. as you know, donald trump is sabotaging it because he doesn't want to hand biden a win during an election year. and house...
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now remember this 1023 that was released by grassley last week. now we know about this form, 1023 that alleges bribery. you have the actual crimes the biden if the bidens have committed, which range from money-laundering to bribery >> now that evidence, that fbi form, you keep hearing about. well, it's all bs at least according to a new federal indictment today, the feds have arrested the informant who accused the president the pocketing millions of dollars. that indictment alleges that alexander smirnov made it all up, that there's no truth whatsoever to what he told investigators about connections between joe biden and hunter biden and that foreign energy company that smirnoff strung together, quote, otherwise unremarkable business meetings and contacts into a non-existent scheme about the biden family joining me now is democratic congressman from florida, jared moskowitz, a congressman. simple question, should republicans and their impeachment inquiry in light of these charges? >> yeah. thanks for having me, abby. yeah. thoughts and prayers to
now remember this 1023 that was released by grassley last week. now we know about this form, 1023 that alleges bribery. you have the actual crimes the biden if the bidens have committed, which range from money-laundering to bribery >> now that evidence, that fbi form, you keep hearing about. well, it's all bs at least according to a new federal indictment today, the feds have arrested the informant who accused the president the pocketing millions of dollars. that indictment alleges that...
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and he turned out to be an armed dealer that they cannot find grassley came out if this guy and now he's been indicted for having lied to the fbi all of us are aware this reputation that has been gone on for years now must be confronted. we cannot let it just out there. and that's one reason. several weeks ago, i started raising my voice pretty loudly and regularly to combat this you saw what happened to hillary clinton. >> we >> must not allow that to happen. the deal biden. >> so we are not only what you're talking about, but we're expecting to see more coverage of trump in the coming weeks as he faces all of these criminal trials, including one that could be kicking off next month you've expressed concerns in the past about president biden's message breaking through what you called a maga wall. does the campaign, the biden campaign need to actually be more visible in this moment to counter what's going to be pretty much an avalanche of trump legal news in the coming months. >> thanks. i learned early in this business, i started out with the student nonviolent coordinating committee as
and he turned out to be an armed dealer that they cannot find grassley came out if this guy and now he's been indicted for having lied to the fbi all of us are aware this reputation that has been gone on for years now must be confronted. we cannot let it just out there. and that's one reason. several weeks ago, i started raising my voice pretty loudly and regularly to combat this you saw what happened to hillary clinton. >> we >> must not allow that to happen. the deal biden....
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republican senator chuck g grassley passing a tax bill means he could be reelected and then we won't extend 2017 tax cuts. this isn't the tax credit that mailed out checks. that's not actually true. >> a couple of things, one, this would, if they could get it through and signed by the president, the white house said they would back this, lifts 500,000 kids out of poverty. okay. other thought is, which chuck grassley says that, do you think that means it isn't going to get through the senate? >> i think it's dicier than it normally would be for a bipartisan tax package. the house getting this through, particularly how they did it, al a adds a level of momentum. there are policy,ies in this. the 2017 tax cut, they are thinking long-term, whether or not they can reauthorize long-term. there are tangible effects to the child tax credit. that shouldn't be ignored. >>> america with only 49 states, not going to happen, but nikki haley giving texas, well, just listen to how she answered the question on texas and any secession talk. that's ahead. >>> and tears and apologies in an explosive se
republican senator chuck g grassley passing a tax bill means he could be reelected and then we won't extend 2017 tax cuts. this isn't the tax credit that mailed out checks. that's not actually true. >> a couple of things, one, this would, if they could get it through and signed by the president, the white house said they would back this, lifts 500,000 kids out of poverty. okay. other thought is, which chuck grassley says that, do you think that means it isn't going to get through the...
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senator chuck grassley who suggested they punt the bipartisan tax deal because it would be a president biden. every day that passes with a resolution, that's one day closer to election day, which means this, according to one top immigration negotiator. >> i think whenever you're making a deal, every day gets longer and longer, harder and harder. >> or to put it in capitol hill terms, after months of kicking the can down the road, there's a stalemate as they strain to block a poison pill while they say nothing is agreed to and everything agreed to that has everything in a flux in a moment where there are no holiday deadlines looming. this is a huge problem. because what hangs in the balance is of enormous consequence. >> and just to add one more point to that, the other consequence, too, it's for the american people and for this country, and that lawmakers aren't doing their jobs. >> exactly. >> phil, appreciate it, as always. >>> coming up, a cnn exclusive. how ukraine's army chief says his troops are adjusting to less aid from the united states and key allies and stunning development
senator chuck grassley who suggested they punt the bipartisan tax deal because it would be a president biden. every day that passes with a resolution, that's one day closer to election day, which means this, according to one top immigration negotiator. >> i think whenever you're making a deal, every day gets longer and longer, harder and harder. >> or to put it in capitol hill terms, after months of kicking the can down the road, there's a stalemate as they strain to block a poison...
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couples filing together, chuck grassley of iowa expressed concern about passing the bill to help the president just before the election. neil: if you had to go under and over you think we will see one before the election? or is that a no go? >> it will be hard to get 60 votes in the senate. republicans will object, they want to dial back the tax credit, that will be an issue right there on the right. neil: chad pergram, walking encyclopedia of all things capitol hill. despite being a starts mark -- smart stock market guy, it should be a requirement. that is neither here nor there. what do you make if this were to come to light, these tax cuts, chad outlined the decline but what are you thinking? >> what's really happening is not getting a lot of attention. they are swapping two tax laws, the basis for doing this is to get rid of the employee retention tax credit which was left over from covid. that program has been fraught with fraud and everyone realizes it's not working so really, what is prompting this is to say let's get rid of that and with the dollars we are going to say of, le
couples filing together, chuck grassley of iowa expressed concern about passing the bill to help the president just before the election. neil: if you had to go under and over you think we will see one before the election? or is that a no go? >> it will be hard to get 60 votes in the senate. republicans will object, they want to dial back the tax credit, that will be an issue right there on the right. neil: chad pergram, walking encyclopedia of all things capitol hill. despite being a...
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of course the political side, chuck grassley saying the quiet part loud doesn't want president biden to look good in an election year because it might help him win, chris. >> so how much does chuck grassley's mentality stretch beyond him? >> yeah, i think it stretches a little bit within the caucus, right? he is typically not talking just about himself when they're talking about these things because when you talk to members of congress whether they be on the house side or the senate side, that is top of mind, making sure they're trying to find out ways to not make joe biden look good over the next ten months that we have left in this election year. and i will say the white house is often less worried about the senate, but something like this does give them a little bit of heartburn because it's not just one issue that senators have with this bill, right? it's not just a look back. there are other things that other senators have so trying to figure out how to please all of those republican senators here is going to be something that's going to, you know, be a little bit tougher than s
of course the political side, chuck grassley saying the quiet part loud doesn't want president biden to look good in an election year because it might help him win, chris. >> so how much does chuck grassley's mentality stretch beyond him? >> yeah, i think it stretches a little bit within the caucus, right? he is typically not talking just about himself when they're talking about these things because when you talk to members of congress whether they be on the house side or the senate...
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. >> i seem to remember and i could be corrected later but i think senators grassley and ernest had spoken out about amino acids and other biotech products produced in china, many of them food additives and i think vitamin k and others that are necessary for the strength of our livestock, our food supply. what visibility do you have in that from the commission and what are you doing, is that accurate and it seems we are putting ourselves and the potential for china to be able to relationshippize -- to weaponnize those products for what is a critical need here. >> i appreciate the question and i just described, biotech can help us creating more resilient supply chains but can be used to entrench the supply chains we have vis-a-vis the united states and china. by and large we don't have great visibility to biotech supply chains whether it be medical or agriculture and am feeling a sense of -- what's the word? jealousy at my colleague talking about great detail the battery supply chain and different sectors and how well defined that is. but on the biotech side it's not there in terms of what
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representatives, i think it is a huge stain on the reputations of those republicans, including cluck grassley in the senate who said that this testimony, he leaked it, was a substantial is piece of evidence, seriously implicating joe biden personally. not true. not true. and they had to cherry-pick aspects to make it sound like it was true as something big was brewing. sean hannity looks stupid and so does frankly chairman comer of our committee, so does jim jordan, rudy giuliani. it is really an extraordinary moment in the history of juris prudence with respect to the united states congress, and its investigative and oversight powers. >> before i let you go i want to get your reaction to judge engoron's decision of finding donald trump and his business over $350 million, barring him from operating a business in new york for three years, is that justice served? >> i think it is. i think we've all suspected for a long time that donald trump and his sons were running a criminal enterprise. that's really what the committee looked at several years ago when we received testimony from a number of o
representatives, i think it is a huge stain on the reputations of those republicans, including cluck grassley in the senate who said that this testimony, he leaked it, was a substantial is piece of evidence, seriously implicating joe biden personally. not true. not true. and they had to cherry-pick aspects to make it sound like it was true as something big was brewing. sean hannity looks stupid and so does frankly chairman comer of our committee, so does jim jordan, rudy giuliani. it is really...
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senator blackburn and senator grassley and i have, together, move legislation through this committee and at helping prevent the sexual abuse of children online. at your field office in atlanta, you recently highlighted sextortion as a particular concern in georgia. the field office says that these schemes have increased by 700% since 2021. can you please provide an update on the fbi's overall efforts to investigate and prevent these crimes targeting children online? >> this is a rapidly emerging threat to the youth of america. when i say rapidly emerging, it's not that it's brand-new, as you and i have discussed. it has been emerging for some time, but what's newer is that it is bursting into prominence in the last year and a half. and that, is mostly about then, because of how prevalent it is, but it's also a reflection, a little bit of a good thing, which is growing awareness, and we need more awareness of this. what is the fbi doing? we are aggressively investigating these cases. we just recently had a case, for example, where a very tragic case in michigan, where a young teenager
senator blackburn and senator grassley and i have, together, move legislation through this committee and at helping prevent the sexual abuse of children online. at your field office in atlanta, you recently highlighted sextortion as a particular concern in georgia. the field office says that these schemes have increased by 700% since 2021. can you please provide an update on the fbi's overall efforts to investigate and prevent these crimes targeting children online? >> this is a rapidly...
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senator blackburn, and senator grassley and i have together moved legislation through this committee aimed at helping prevent the sexual abuse of children online. adhere field office, and in atlanta. recently, highlighted sextortion as a particular concern in georgia. the alanna field office said these schemes have increased in frequency by 700% since 2021. can you please provide an update on the fbi's overall efforts to investigate, and prevent these crimes targeting children online? >> so, this is a rapidly emerging threat to the youth of america. it's not that it's brand-new. as you and i discussed. it's been emerging for quite some time. what's new where is that it's really bursting into prominence in the last let's say, you're in a half in particular. that's mostly a bad thing, because how prevalent it is. but, it's potentially a little bit of a good thing. which is growing awareness. and we need more awareness of this. what is the fbi doing? we are aggressively investigating these cases. we just recently had a case for example -- a very tragic case in michigan where a young tee
senator blackburn, and senator grassley and i have together moved legislation through this committee aimed at helping prevent the sexual abuse of children online. adhere field office, and in atlanta. recently, highlighted sextortion as a particular concern in georgia. the alanna field office said these schemes have increased in frequency by 700% since 2021. can you please provide an update on the fbi's overall efforts to investigate, and prevent these crimes targeting children online? >>...
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senator grassley will be here momentarily to acknowledge of the opening of this committee meeting. he has another conflict in his schedule as well. i want to proceed. we will swear and the witnesses. each will have five minutes provide an opening statement and then round of questions from each. i asked individuals to please stand and raise your right hand. you say that testimony will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god. let the record reflect both have entered in the affirmative. we will start with inspector general horowitz. you may proceed . >> i could not hear. >> i am sorry. >> are you calling on me first? >> yes. thank you. >> thank you, chairman durbin. i also wanted to acknowledge with me are the team that work on the desks and custody report print and visited sites including the present you mentioned in your opening statement. i have been inspector general for almost 12 years. every year i have included the b.o.p. in my annual report of the top management and performance challenges facing the department of justice. with some notable exce
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after the house passed a bipartisan tax bill, republican senator chuck grassley warned it would make biden look good in an election year. >> passing a tax bill that makes the president look good before the election means he could be re-elected. >> reporter: all of it prompting frustration on both sides of the aisle. >> they're saying the quiet part outloud. we're focused on the next election. >> reporter: how much does politics impact this in an election year? between this -- >> it impacts everything. my goodness. you can't get a resolution recognizing motherhood and apple pie without having politics come into it. >> reporter: this morning we are learning democrats and republicans in the senate have reached a deal on a massive package that would include border security provisions and also provide additional aid to both israel and ukraine. the text of that legislation could be released as early as today, keying up a vote in the senate for next week. with so many house republicans now coming out against that package before they even see it, it's unclear if it could pass the house, geor
after the house passed a bipartisan tax bill, republican senator chuck grassley warned it would make biden look good in an election year. >> passing a tax bill that makes the president look good before the election means he could be re-elected. >> reporter: all of it prompting frustration on both sides of the aisle. >> they're saying the quiet part outloud. we're focused on the next election. >> reporter: how much does politics impact this in an election year? between...
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the tax credit, which puts money back into the hands of low-income families, and we saw senator chuck grassley from iowa say he is worried it could make joe biden look good in an election year. so we could see republicans derail or stall some of these bipartisan efforts for political reasons. >> erielle: republicans being very transparent about their situation there. averi harper and maryalice parks, we appreciate your insight. thanks for joining us today. >>> and now a check on the weather with somara theodore. >> somara: good morning, erielle. take a look at all this snow on mammoth mountain. they've seen two feet of snow in the last three days. totally coming down out there now. the snow is coming down in parts of the rockies. the southern tier of the storm system is bringing heavy rain to the south. good morning, new orleans. there we could see ponding, puddling. be careful for hydroplaning. heavy rain coming down through the florida panhandle. notice the timestamp. that's this evening there, and this sweeps into florida for your sunday, so sunday morning plans are going to be a washout fo
the tax credit, which puts money back into the hands of low-income families, and we saw senator chuck grassley from iowa say he is worried it could make joe biden look good in an election year. so we could see republicans derail or stall some of these bipartisan efforts for political reasons. >> erielle: republicans being very transparent about their situation there. averi harper and maryalice parks, we appreciate your insight. thanks for joining us today. >>> and now a check on...
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domsley astatement fro senator grassley. he released the 1023 report at the tims e. and this is about the fbi informant that is now being charged. he sai d the informant behind the 1023 was indeed long serving, trusted fbi source usedtrusted by the agency for investigations. since the obamcriminala adminisn 2010, to be exact.o in facbet, he was so trustedrove that the fbi provided him authorization to, quote, engage in illegal activity for investigative purposes. but when presented with information from a sourcesw that the agency so trusted for that now 14 years, the fbi as exposed by senator grassley ,they sat on that 1023document document and they did so for years he was still working forfn the fbi and without any performance of any due diligence, they never looked into it. so it's clear that only after senator grassley made the 1023 public did the fbi then investigate the allegationsth of the document. senator grassley is absolutelydi right, but this is not the first time that the fbi was burned by a trusted source. does the name christopher steele for example rin
domsley astatement fro senator grassley. he released the 1023 report at the tims e. and this is about the fbi informant that is now being charged. he sai d the informant behind the 1023 was indeed long serving, trusted fbi source usedtrusted by the agency for investigations. since the obamcriminala adminisn 2010, to be exact.o in facbet, he was so trustedrove that the fbi provided him authorization to, quote, engage in illegal activity for investigative purposes. but when presented with...
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senator grassley is absolutely right. but this is not the first time that the fbi was burned by a trusted source. does the name christopher steele for example ring a bell? his so called steele dossier, remember? that was the entire basis of the trump-russia collusion hoax. it was all a complete lie, the dossier. hillary clinton's campaign, they paid for the steele dossier. remember? they funneled money, cash or a law firm that hired an opera research firm that then hired former mi6 agent christopher steele, none of the dossier was ever proven to be true. all eyes was christopher steele ever charged? no, i wonder why. but that did not stop the media mob. they ran with that story for three long years, peddling why after lie after lie, conspiracy theory, conspiracy theory after another, you might remember. take a look. >> the salacious allegations laid out in that dossier compiled by a former british agent christopher steele, some of those allegations have been verified. >> the allegations of the dossier have been cooperated
senator grassley is absolutely right. but this is not the first time that the fbi was burned by a trusted source. does the name christopher steele for example ring a bell? his so called steele dossier, remember? that was the entire basis of the trump-russia collusion hoax. it was all a complete lie, the dossier. hillary clinton's campaign, they paid for the steele dossier. remember? they funneled money, cash or a law firm that hired an opera research firm that then hired former mi6 agent...
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here's a statement from senator charles grassley. he release d the 1023 report at the time and this is about the informant now being charged. he said the informant behind this was indeed a long-servingsr trusted fbi source used by thein agency for criminal theinvestigations since the oba administration. 2010, to be exact. he was so trusted that the fbi provided him authorization tol "engage in illegal activity for investigative purposes." but when presented with information from a source that the agency so trusted for what, now 14 years, the fbi, as exposed by senator grassley, sat on that 1023 document and did so for years. he was still working for the fbi. without any performance of any due diligence, they never looked into it. so it is clear that, only after senator grassley made the 1023 public, that the fbi then investigated the allegations of the document. senator grassley is absolutely right. s not the first time the fbi was burned by a trustede source. does the namee richristopher steele, for examp, ring a bell? the so-called
here's a statement from senator charles grassley. he release d the 1023 report at the time and this is about the informant now being charged. he said the informant behind this was indeed a long-servingsr trusted fbi source used by thein agency for criminal theinvestigations since the oba administration. 2010, to be exact. he was so trusted that the fbi provided him authorization tol "engage in illegal activity for investigative purposes." but when presented with information from a...
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myself, senator sanders, senator grassley, senator smith, senator hickenlooper, three republicans and two democrats, have been working on this since i have been in the senate. competition and transparency. if you want to be in the biggest part of our economy, health care, and especially at the tail end of our lives, be out there, be open. ms. simpkins, i was wondering, because you have done a good job, and like senator fetterman said, the pay doors are coming through either state or federal governments. and you are aimed at low income. what is your cost, roughly, to do what you are doing across those five states? because we heard $3800. i just asked my staff, it is closer to $4500 per month in indiana. what are you finding? you are serving low income residents. what does that cost structure look like? ms. simpkins: thank you for the question, ranking member braun. sen. braun: that would just mean in terms of, you have a business . without giving any trade secrets away, what does it roughly cost in those states to provide a service? your payor is mostly in government. in the case over
myself, senator sanders, senator grassley, senator smith, senator hickenlooper, three republicans and two democrats, have been working on this since i have been in the senate. competition and transparency. if you want to be in the biggest part of our economy, health care, and especially at the tail end of our lives, be out there, be open. ms. simpkins, i was wondering, because you have done a good job, and like senator fetterman said, the pay doors are coming through either state or federal...
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. >> i seem to remember and i■w could be corrected later but i think senators grassley and ernest had spoken out about amino acids and other biotech products produced in china, many of them food additives and i think vitamin k andfor the streh of our livestock, our food supply. what visibility do you have in that from the commission and what are you doing, is that accurate and it seems we are putting ourselves and the potential for china to be able to relationshippize -- to weaponnize those products for what is a critical need here. >> i appreciate the question and i just described, biotech can help us creating more resilient supply chains but can be used to entrench the supply chains we have vis-a-vis the united states and china. by and large we don't have great visibility to biotech supply chains whether it be medical or agriculture and am feeling a sense of -- what's the word? jealousy at my colleague talking about great detail the battery supply chain and different sectors and how well defined that is. but on the biotech side it's not there in terms of what are the critical inputs
. >> i seem to remember and i■w could be corrected later but i think senators grassley and ernest had spoken out about amino acids and other biotech products produced in china, many of them food additives and i think vitamin k andfor the streh of our livestock, our food supply. what visibility do you have in that from the commission and what are you doing, is that accurate and it seems we are putting ourselves and the potential for china to be able to relationshippize -- to weaponnize...
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. >> i can be corrected later but it seems senators grassley and aernst have spoken out about other biotech products being produced in china that are necessary for the strength of our livestock and food supply. what visibility do you have in the commission? what are you doing, is that accurate? it seems we are putting ourselves in the potential to be able to weaponize the products for what is a critical need hear. i just described with more resilient supply chains for these and balances that exist today and by and large we don't have the visibility into biotech supply whether that be medical or agricultural and how well well-def that is and in terms of what are the critical inputs around material in the region and where those come from so it becomes very difficult to make policy decisions. if you extra detail the way the system classifies biotech with the way we count the economic activities doesn't apply and the industry and pharmaceuticals we don't havey good ways of measuring so it becomes very difficult to make policy decisions without understanding where we are and where china is so we
. >> i can be corrected later but it seems senators grassley and aernst have spoken out about other biotech products being produced in china that are necessary for the strength of our livestock and food supply. what visibility do you have in the commission? what are you doing, is that accurate? it seems we are putting ourselves in the potential to be able to weaponize the products for what is a critical need hear. i just described with more resilient supply chains for these and balances...
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and then there is senator jepson, who works side by with your other fine republican senator, chuck grassley. i don't have to tell you how important republican control of the senate has been to the progress we've made. we couldn't have done any of it without controlling that one house. senator jepsen has been a mighty force for responsible government and the farmers best friend in washington. we couldn't have a. we couldn't have accomplished what we did without him. senator jepsen and his lovely wife, de reflect all the good qualities for which the people of iowa are so admired. and you should all be proud of the job he's doing as your united states senator. he deserves all our support to. reelection. when you leave here, those of you who are going to your republican caucuses, keep in mind that in a free like ours, the future will be determined not only by what we believe, but by what we do. iowans have, much of which to be proud. together, we can keep america the decent land of freedom and opportunity that god intended it to be. i thank you all of you, for what you've done and what you will
and then there is senator jepson, who works side by with your other fine republican senator, chuck grassley. i don't have to tell you how important republican control of the senate has been to the progress we've made. we couldn't have done any of it without controlling that one house. senator jepsen has been a mighty force for responsible government and the farmers best friend in washington. we couldn't have a. we couldn't have accomplished what we did without him. senator jepsen and his lovely...
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. >> now remember justin 23 that was released by grassley last week. now we know about this form 1023, that alleges bribery. the most corroborating evidence we have is that 1023 form from this highly credible, confidential human source? >> now for normal humans out there who aren't really familiar with the code and attend 23. that was the information about from the environment rights and it's memorialized documents, the fbi. now, here's the thing. and everybody should know is that the standard for impeachment? it's in the constitution. it's one can be impeached for treason, bribery, or other high crimes, or misdemeanors. now the constitution's pretty silent on the amount of evidence you need. how you go about it, what it takes to impeach somebody we'll fact is and they've and they've made point, they backed away from those statements in the last day or so saying, well, this is all based on more than one person's testimony, will find, then come kelly evidence to show it whether it's other witnesses that can corroborate what this individual had said, whe
. >> now remember justin 23 that was released by grassley last week. now we know about this form 1023, that alleges bribery. the most corroborating evidence we have is that 1023 form from this highly credible, confidential human source? >> now for normal humans out there who aren't really familiar with the code and attend 23. that was the information about from the environment rights and it's memorialized documents, the fbi. now, here's the thing. and everybody should know is that...
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so, if you were james comer, jim jordan, chuck grassley, are there many other republicans who pushed smirnoff's claims, this all incredibly embarrassing, considering that you've likely been pushing russian disinformation for months. but what is more embarrassing, and frankly more frightening, is that they were warned. republicans went all in on smirnoff's claims despite the fact that they were told repeatedly by the fbi that the information smirnoff was providing was completely uncorroborated. they were warned. and they still went on national television to say things like this -- >>> house oversight terman james comer says he and his colleagues plan to drop a bombshell. >>> it's gonna be judgment day tomorrow for the white house. >>> yet the confidential fbi informant who's basically saying that joe biden took $5 million from burisma. >>> the informant was a highly valued human source for the fbi. >>> a trusted highly credible informant -- >>> a trusted confidential informant -- >>> they had a credible source, one of their good sources -- >>> this is a very crucial piece of our inves
so, if you were james comer, jim jordan, chuck grassley, are there many other republicans who pushed smirnoff's claims, this all incredibly embarrassing, considering that you've likely been pushing russian disinformation for months. but what is more embarrassing, and frankly more frightening, is that they were warned. republicans went all in on smirnoff's claims despite the fact that they were told repeatedly by the fbi that the information smirnoff was providing was completely uncorroborated....
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so that was republican senator chuck grassley, outright dismissing a bipartisan dax bill. one that could lift at least half 1 million children out of poverty, because it would help president biden look good. he said, it literally. then there's the situation on the southern border, where cynicism from congress also continue this week. >> why would we do anything right now to help with a 33%? do you believe if joe biden's approval rating was at 53%, we would even be talking about the border? we wouldn't be talking about the southern border. that he has to do something, because he's hemorrhaging. he is bleeding. >> -- during the interview. but that aside, why would we do anything to -- country? if it is bad for donald trump. remember, republicans push for border legislation for years, and just months ago, demanded president biden tie funding for ukraine to the situation at the border. and now, they are threatening to tank the very deal that they asked for, before they even see the actual text of it. speaker mike johnson not only refused to honor the deal that he proposed, but
so that was republican senator chuck grassley, outright dismissing a bipartisan dax bill. one that could lift at least half 1 million children out of poverty, because it would help president biden look good. he said, it literally. then there's the situation on the southern border, where cynicism from congress also continue this week. >> why would we do anything right now to help with a 33%? do you believe if joe biden's approval rating was at 53%, we would even be talking about the...
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chuck grassley reported this informant, alexanderbidens smir, was thoroughly vetted by two separate fbi field offices, which found, quote, no heads of russian disinformation. now, joe biden's departmentment of justice says smirnov,de who spent over a decade on the fbi's payroll, giving them credible information, is a liar who had high level contacts with russian intelligenceel. democrats think this is grounds for dropping impeachment. it's the democrats favorite talking point now. and jamie raskin is already saying, close the books. >> it's a conspiracy theory made up by russian intelligenc e pumped through smirnov into america. >> and then they've picked it up and they've been running with the footbalerica ant upl e. >> but it should be over now. they should close down the circus. >> it's over. what will they do? will they just move on to a nedw lie, a new conspiracy theory? >> even the partisan media wants wants the biden investigation to end. >> given bide this new information g about somebody who is acting more like a russiaiv thin operae than anything else. i think, you know,o pull
chuck grassley reported this informant, alexanderbidens smir, was thoroughly vetted by two separate fbi field offices, which found, quote, no heads of russian disinformation. now, joe biden's departmentment of justice says smirnov,de who spent over a decade on the fbi's payroll, giving them credible information, is a liar who had high level contacts with russian intelligenceel. democrats think this is grounds for dropping impeachment. it's the democrats favorite talking point now. and jamie...
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chuck grassley reported, alexander smirnoff, no he understand of russian disinformation. joe biden department of justice said smirnoff who spent decade on fbi's payroll is a liar who had high level contacts with russian intelligence. democrats think this is grounds for dropping impeachment. jaime raskin saying close the books. >> it is conspiracy theory made up by russian intelligence pumped through smirnoff to america and picked it up and running with the football. they shoiuld close down the circus. will they move on to a new lie? >> even the partisan media wants biden investigation to end. >> given this information, someone acting like russian operative, they are going to have to pull back. what they decide to do, how they decide without having egg all over their face trying to put the blame elsewhere. >> they are the ones that have egg on their faces. democrats dems acting like this whole case is on smirnoff. all four of those things are facts, absolutely. regard whether he is of what confidential source may have had. >> trove of evidence out in the open for years, e-
chuck grassley reported, alexander smirnoff, no he understand of russian disinformation. joe biden department of justice said smirnoff who spent decade on fbi's payroll is a liar who had high level contacts with russian intelligence. democrats think this is grounds for dropping impeachment. jaime raskin saying close the books. >> it is conspiracy theory made up by russian intelligence pumped through smirnoff to america and picked it up and running with the football. they shoiuld close...
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senator chuck grassley announces yd that two separateet justice department field offices in new yore krk and and pittsburgh found no hits to known source ps of russian disinformation. and right before hunter's depositionand ri with house investigators, this arrest is made giving democrats their fall guy and an excuse to call the entire impeachment russian disinformation. cia mouthpieces are all over msnbc today, claimins g the 5151 letter signing intel guys were right. hunter's laptop was russianrigh disinformation. >>t. those 50 one former intelligence officials, they paid a steep price for signing that letter. the republicans said this was election interference. ogus this was a bogus attempt to suppress a legitimate story . >> and as it turns out,righ they were right. they've been proven correct. tw know in the sense that we now know that russian intelligence, at least according to thements statements of this informant, bolstered somewhatof by this indictment, we're feeding him information, false informationej . tomorrow on msnbc. jussie smollett. he wasestomorrow right all alon. >
senator chuck grassley announces yd that two separateet justice department field offices in new yore krk and and pittsburgh found no hits to known source ps of russian disinformation. and right before hunter's depositionand ri with house investigators, this arrest is made giving democrats their fall guy and an excuse to call the entire impeachment russian disinformation. cia mouthpieces are all over msnbc today, claimins g the 5151 letter signing intel guys were right. hunter's laptop was...