gentleman from missouri, mr. smith. mr. smith: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and submit extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. this debate was a long time coming. not because it's complicated but because democrats couldn't accept the solution. we are here at the 11th hour, finally dealing with the debt limit on a bipartisan basis, because president biden apparently needed 100 days to pick up the phone, to talk to republicans. during those 100 days, the case for cutting spending as part of a debt ceiling increase has only grown stronger. we have seen the worst inflation crisis in a generation, the direct result of reckless spending. continued to rob the pocketbooks of working families. we have seen interest rates continue to rise, driving up the cost of

mr. smith: you know, mr. speaker, we hear the other side of the aisle over and over talk about the tax cut and jobs act. let me tell you about the tax cut and jobs act. last year, we had record revenue into the united states of $4.9 trillion. which was not $900 billion plus more than what joint tax and c.b.o. predicted what would happen upon passage of the joinb act. the tax cut and jobs act deliver forward family of four who makes less than $60,000 a year that they pay zero in federal taxes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house will be in order. members will remove their conversations from the floor. the gentleman deserves to be heard. the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker, let's talk about tax cuts. the other side passed something called the inflation reduction act and it was tax cuts for their wealthy donors. in fact, the c.b.o. just came out with a new score saying that it cost over $700 billion. but guess what. 90% of your tax credits go to corporations with more t

so mr. smithescribe his own narrative who bore such a strong physical resemblance to hersb own husband, to allen's father. she was so upset ellen was mistaken for a legitimate child of the family. at the soonest opportunity she gave away ellen kraft as a wedding gift to her own 18-year-old daughter when this 18-year-old daughter was going to get married. so to be at the end of this journey, upstairs in the space and opening up this book to find this paper by which this action was made possible to see annual beautiful hand-to-hand writing was just gorgeous. you see in this beautiful hand out of the love that i bear for my daughter allies that i am giving her this property. i'm not just giving her this property. but i am giving her this property, alan, and all of her increase. which meant that for generations upon generations ellen kraft's children and their children, and their children would forever be the property of her half-sister eliza's children and on and on. next we have this story. able to

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow for legislative business. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20rbgs the chair will post -- 20rbgs the chair will postpone -- 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or votes are objected to under clause 6 of rule 206789 the house will resume -- 20. the house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? mr. smith: i move to pass the employer reporting improvement act as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3801, a bill to amend the internal revenue code to streamline and improve the employer reporting process and to protect dependent privacy. pursuant to the rule, the ge

i want to go to mrs. smith very briefly. we consider customs modernization i'm curious to get your practices get practices we can borrow from our trading partners on customs facilitation. for instance the tests may include a recommendation to bar mexico shipment transparency requirements. we also some of our prayers for instance like singapore, almost entirely automated airport operations. so during your tenure at cbp, which partners stood out for having some of the custom facilitation practices and what are some of the practice to potentially adopt? i would like to think here in the u.s. you are one of the world leaders. but, we did work with many countries around the world. singapore comes to mind. our four -- five partners in australia new zealand and in particular for great partners but also had some good ideas for us to work with. i think idea that we leverage trusted traders those who have invested heavily in compliance we are good corporate citizens can in fact be compliant is something the government needs to recogni

mr. smith's reaction to the people who were killed and in some villages in afghanistan, these crimes are committed. these are the crimes that i believe were committed by robert sammy in the afghanistan war. being part of the so-called anti-terrorism coalition, which was in line with american policies , sent its soldiers to afghanistan in 2001. research shows that australian soldiers left afghanistan in 2011. the number of palestinian prisoners sentenced to marriage reached 558. information center samir ibrahim declared palestine abu alimah is the oldest prisoner who has been in the zionist prison for 37 years. according to this announcement, 400 palestinian prisoners have spent more than 20 years in prison. a total of 4,900 palestinian prisoners are still in the prisons of the zionist occupation. the number of sick palestinian prisoners it has reached more than 700 prisoners. the employees of 14 british railway companies started their strike today. this strike will continue tomorrow and the employees of 16 transport companies will refuse to attend the workplace. the number of striking wo

mr. smith: mr. chairman, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: we are here today considering this legislation, because we have listened to the american people and are taking action on their behalf. the ways and means committee has traveled over 5,000 miles to hear directly from working americans about the impact today's economy has had on them and their communities. whether it be in a lumber mill in west virginia, or a cattle ranch in oklahoma, workers, families, farmers and small businesses have told us the same thing. they need relief from the biden economy. the legislation before us today will help make life a little bit easier on small businesses. it allows them to provide more options to their employees when it comes to health insurance benefits. the choice arrangement act gives small businesses more flexibility to provide health insurance benefits to current and future workers. introduced by representative hern, this legislation codifies

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i think having mr. smithe should have this trial promptly, and i have heard other former u.s. attorneys say the rule generally is you start the trial within 70 days of the indictment, so i would hope that is the model. i do think, though, mr. smith didn't file this indictment for political reasons. he filed it because there was evidence that severe conduct endangers the nation, and that's why he did what he had to do. nixon resigned because when people found out -- republicans found out what he had been saying was a lie, they went to the white house and told them, you know, it's time to go. that was an era when shame existed, and people were ashamed of what he did. now the ex-president sort of revels in shameful activities and supporters enjoy it, so it's a different environment we find ourselves in. honestly, i struggle to understand how shame disappeared from american society. >> we are in uncharted territory in so many ways right now in which the society in which we live. congresswoman, thank you for takin

as i said when i pointed at mr. smithrscores the justice department's commitment to both independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents, who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. any questions about this matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. >> joining us now is democratic senator sheldon whitehouse of rhode island, he's a member the senate judiciary committee, the senate finance committee, and chair of the senate budget committee. thank you very much for joining us tonight, senator. first of all, your reaction to the way merrick garland handled that, he's basically taking the position they will speak only through their filings in court. >> that is the customary department of justice position. it is the right position for him to take. and as attorney general, he only has the responsibility to select and appoint a special counsel, see to it that they have resources and staff necessar

the other is that mr. smith has decided florida is the proper venue for any charges he might bring in the case and has moved the entire grand jury proceeding there. and sort of the theory of the case is that the alleged crime, at least the documents part, took place at lado youave a sen those seems more real? >> i wouldn't hazard a guess. the fact is the sixth amendment requires that criminal defendants be tried before juries from the state and the district in which the crime is committed. and so that's an interesting question. for trump, an interesting question because he did a lot of obstruction in florida, but obstruction was directed at people in washington. and so it could be that they decided that the low risk route is to bring the case in florida or to bifurcate it, which is what they did with the manafort situation. a case in the eastern district across the river, and a case here in the district of columbia, or it could be that maintenance person at mar-a-lago went into the fbi's field office in miami an

mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. as assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. >> sandra: obviously he's talking about jack smith, the special counsel he appointed to oversee the investigation, and he issued the indictment of the former president. >> john: the special counsel statute is different than the independent counsel statute. independent counsel statute back in the ken starr days, autonomous. and you can bet before jack smith got near an indictment of the former president garland had to sign off on it. >> sandra: we just got that in. we will continue to monitor his words. >> what you are alluding to is basically saying that transgender kids are dangerous. that's something that i have to call out and that is -- that is -- that is irresponsible. >> john: press secretary karine jean-pierre ripping into a reporter who asked about safety concerns of transgender athletes in women's sports. charly arnolt next. plus this. >> sandra: j

and if mr. smith succeeds, it will even be worse. a notice how they're dumping all over the judge now. tromp every single time was appointed by barack obama. and that judge was replaced by another barack obama judge. who sits there right now. so never going to trash the judge, try impression of the judge, and they gonna throw the book at the president and denial his motions. this is what's going on -- it is in the middle of a presidential election what what have we become here in this bag gets up the sky smith was a wreck. going into the phone that did not governor of virginia, danish rebuke by the supreme court eight to zero one of the few cases where they all came together. and ruin his career. >> martha: that is true. >> and he says the same for john edwards in north carolina with the jury turned against them. because he is known for taking laws and pushing the boundaries as far as he can and that is exactly what he did here with these pylon charges going behind the attorney-client privilege, and on and on and on. >> martha: mark

. >> as i said when i appointed mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department's commitment to oath independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he is has assembled a group of experienced and talent ed prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. >> so you can hear the attorney general there emphasizing that these are career prosecutors or trying to differentiate there political appointees who have been working throughout the parties, they work independently under the justice department, and he can override any prosecutorial decisions, and if so, they would have to notify congress. the framing here seems to be from the justice department that not only jack smith is independent, and issuing prood deference to make independent decisions like the historic prosecution of donald trump. >> and so it is not stopping the attacks, but at least putting on the record where he stands. we want to bring in chief general analyst and we are hearing him talk

trump was seated 20 feet from him while mr. smith looked in mr. trump's direction several times, he never returned his gaze. >> senior legal correspondent joins us now, laura jarrett what's it going to look like? >> that's going to depend on the judge. judge aileen cannon, she is going to be in the driver's seat judging on the pretrial motions that a likely to be filed by trump's legal team, and she is going to be the one that decides how fast this case actually goes. remember, she is the trump appointee that actually ruled in his favor when it came to the fbi searches of his home, trying to exclude that evidence. it will be interesting to see how she rules now that she is the judge overseeing this case. >> this is not the only place he is facing legal peril we're hearing from georgia which has another case we're watching. >> minutes ago, lester, we just confirmed that the fulton county sheriff's office travelled to new york and miami to gather some intel on security preparations we're being told that they're coordinating with federal, state and l

it may be that jack smith also brings other charges. their suggestion that mr. trump brought other documents to bed minister, his resort in new jersey. and there may be charges that are filed there. mr. smith is also examining january 6th the insurrection, and there may be other charges there. and of course, we also have georgia prosecutors who have said that they too are going to be bringing charges later this summer. so mr. trump's legal jeopardy is at bass, and yet he constantly pains himself as the victim that there is absolutely nothing he ever does. that has uh that that makes it realistic for him to be charged. and i, and yet somehow many of his supporters will buy that. it seems like mr. trump one said he could choose someone on 5th avenue in new york city and get away with that . and for many people that seems to be true. so i think given today is a little bit anti climactic cause of course he's going to be indicted the case. well, he's going to be officially charge. he's going to plead not guilty and then the case will proceed. and we'll have to see a

mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department's commitment to an oath independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor, and he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. >> so there garland is defending not just smith, but the entire organization that he oversee, and they have been under relentless attack by the former president who has been ramping up the rhetoric in the wake of the indictment. the attorney general also emphasizing how the special counsel operating independently. under the regulations, the point of the special counsel is to take over a regulation, where the justice department could have a conflict of interest. they operate under the same rules, but they are an independent body, and while they do answer to the attorney general, they like to remind us that under the regulations any prosecutorial deference is if overruled by the attorney general, i

. >> as i said when i appointed mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department's commitment to independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. >> the former president is pushing ahead with his fundraising defiant as ever and a spokesperson says the indictment has been through i can't difference for his campaign. kristen holmes explains.i can't difference for his campaign. kristen holmes explains. >> reporter: they say they have raised $7 million since the indictment on thursday, much of it coming from small donations, from digital fundraising, about 2.1 coming from the fundraiser he had tuesday night after he was arraigned in miami. this is significant because i spoke to a number of advisers and allies who weren't sure that he was going to be able to get the billing boost in fundraising after a second indictment. i've talked to a number of his alli

as i said when i appointed mr. smith i did so because it underscores the justice department's commitment to oath in to both independent and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. >> the big question is, what happens now? the indictment you probably either reddit or heard us talk about it, is incredibly detailed and damning. the case appears to be very strong. and keep in mind what we're talking about here, when it comes to federal cases, rub roughly -- cases in a plea deal. for those do go to trial, the stats are not great for defendants. last year according to the pew research center fewer than 1% of federal criminal cases that went to trial ended in acquittals. the other big question, though, is timing. there are myriad of procedural steps that need to be taken, schedules to be ironed out. there's the issue of evidence and discovery. trump's attorneys can challenge what the government wants to use at trial. and we know donald trump's ammo weather comes to any of his legal battles is delay delay delay

. >> as i said when i pointed mr. smith because it underscores the justice department's commitment to an oath of independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he's assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. >> reporter: so smith's team does have a little bit of distance from garland and what garland is doing as the attorney general. smith's team can choose to bring cases when they want to, though they do sit within the justice department and the administration, and their work continues, not just getting ready for trial here in florida, but they just had grand jury witnesses in yesterday from the nevada gop related to the january 6th investigation. so lots still to watch as the special counsel's office work continues. >> lots to watch indeed. i want to go to cnn's kristen holmes who is in bedminster, new jersey. he held a fund-raiser last night, as we mentioned. i know you have new details about what happened the

here's what i worry about, that mr. smith will indict president trump for january 6th activity in washington, dc. if he does that, that means he has no confidence in the florida case. i hope and pray that mr. smith will not do that. because that will tear this country apart. president trump has been treated unlike anybody i've known in this business and i've been around since 1995. what they hate about him the most, he's broken through to working people. he's a threat to the left unlike anybody since ronald reagan and mr. president, president trump. talk about the future, pal, we've got your back. >> sean: let me ask you a last question. now we're talking about a new york case with alvin bragg, then you're talking about -- >> yeah, right. >> sean: -- a miami case. now they've been mentioning all day a new jersey case. now you're talking about a washington, dc case. i have every belief that, you know, just like in new york when you have ags and prosecutors run on a campaign to go after one man, the same thing's going to happen

roman ends of giving the interview known as a profit to prosecutors working for mr. smith. eone with direct knowledge of the so-called fake elector plan. mr. roman did much of the legwork in putting together the fake elector plan. and in finding ways to challenge mr. trump's losses in several key battleground states. joining us now, democratic congressman, eric swalwell of california. he was an impeachment manager in the second impeachment trial of donald trump. and he is a play mid event in a civil suit against trump, in his role in inciting the january 6th attack on the capitol. and back with us is glenn kushner, glenn, what is your evaluation as a prosecutor of these developments. immunity and a potential cooperation agreement? >> immunity was never relative dormancy working for my favorite approach because what immunity means, jonathan, is there somebody who has been probably involved in crime. but the prosecutors make a tactical decision, we are not going to charge, them instead we are going to grant them immunity, and we are going to compel their testimony, we are goin

as i said when i appointed mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department's commitment to both independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. any questions about this matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. >> mr. attorney general, experts in extremism had feared there would be unrest in miami this week. some people are saying it's because the justice department has been so assertive in prosecuting rioters on january 6th that we have not seen a repeat of that violence. do you agree with that assessment? >> all i can say is we live in a democracy. these kind of matters are adjudicated through the judicial system. the justice department will be vigilant to ensure that there are no threats of violence or actual violence. >> can you give the american public a very clear sense of what exactly your role was in the indictment proc

. >> mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. any questions about this matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. >> we have what trump's republican challengers are saying today. the latest polls since the indictment on how this is all affecting the former president's support from gop voters. >>> an nbc news exclusive. what ukraine's president zelenskyy told nbc's richard engel about the counteroffensive and allegations ukraine is involved in cross-border attacks against russia. >> translator: the actions, i would say, it's generally positive. but it's difficult. >>> cutting out the junk. the president expected to get a major commitment today from big business about ending all those unfair surprise fees that impact everything from tickets to travel. >>> good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. after weeks of donald trump's attacks against merrick garland and jack smith, garland is now speaking out for first time, carefully, since the former president was indicted, strongly defending the prosecutor. >

as i said when i appointed mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department's commitment to oath independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. any questions about this matter willr filings in court. >> experts in extremism have feared there would be unrest in miami this week. some people are saying it's because the justice department has been so assertive in prosecutors rioters on january 6th we have not seen a repeat of that violence. do you agree with that assessment? >> all i can say is we live in a democracy. these kind of matters are adjudicated through the judicial system. the justice department will be vigilant to ensure that there are no threats of violence or actual violence. >> can you give the american public a very clear sense of what exactly your role was in the indictment process? just so people can understand what that role is.

. >> i pointed mr. smith -- >> our laws that protect national defense information are critical. >> the justice department's commitment to an oath, independence, and accountability. >> charging donald j. trump with felony violations over national security laws. >> mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. >> conspiracy to obstruction justice. >> experienced and talented prosecutors and agents. >> violations of those laws put our country at risk. >> who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. >> we have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone. >> there you have it. we put that together because as everyone now knows you have an attorney general be the special counsel he appointed. they work at the same justice department. we know the attorney general has oversight there. we've never seen them in a room together. haven't seen them speak on this case together. now we have these book yenned from today and last week. the rule of law clearly a theme for both men, which means one rul

market in our country before the revolution was very small. that in some cases it was realized that mr. smith, you know very well, since the new format for the iranian music market in 2004 and with the efforts made by various thinkers, there is room for the authority of mousavian and the late ayatollah dastghibi when it was in the market, it was placed in the atmosphere of new tools to be created, you can't shut down or approve new ones by using these , but with the efforts that were made and today , various types of tools were designed , they were brought up at the level of islamic countries and the world in such a way that after a while in it is the global markets that have to face new things and these financial instruments can actually be economically active and in terms of communication with people, this problem will be solved and people feel that bonds and bonds can be used on the experience of the banking system. he tries with the help of respected central bank experts the tools that, according to the honorable presidents of the central bank, are bad policy tools over time, and on the o

smith now for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, ranking member blumenauer, members of the committee, thank you for the chance to testify before you today. my name is brenda smith and i currently work as the global director of government outreach for expeditors international of washington, a global logistics and information company. previously i served for seven years as the executive assistant commissioner for trade at u.s. customs and border protection. the views i express today are my own and do not necessarily reflect the position of my current or past employers. but the pandemic laid bare the weaknesses in the global system that moves goods from farmers and manufacturers to consumers. in the 40 years that i've worked in this arena, the volume of global trade has multiplied 32 times what it was in the mid-1980s. at the staggering growth has been accompanied by an overlay of new trade agreements expanded to supply chain parties and increased customer expectations. customs administrations have also evolved over those 40 y

appointed who brought the 37-count federal indictment against former president trump >> when i appointed mr. smithdid so because it underscores the justice department's commitment to both independence and accountability >> reporter: the a.g. responding to mr. trump's growing drum beat of accusations, including at a rally with supporters last night. mr. trump arguing he's only being charged because he's the republican front-runner against president biden. >> today, we witness the most evil and heinous abuse of power in the history of our country. never before have the two standards of justice in our country been more starkly revealed >> reporter: tonight, a source close to former president trump describing the mood around him and his senior staff as calm and upbeat and satisfied they successfully stage managed yesterday's unprecedented arraignment. another source, who's not part of the legal team, telling nbc news mr. trump knows he's entering a period of long and uncertain legal battles and that his defense will likely focus, in part, on his belief that he was allowed to keep the documents. >> wha

anything you'd like to say, mr. smith? >> the answer to that is no.ct any public pronouncements until there is an indictment. if there is one. although, current and get indications point in that direction. yesterday, donald trump's attorneys met with jack smith himself for roughly two hours after they requested, and did not get, a sit down with attorney general, merrick garland. that meeting seems to have irked the ex president. mere minutes after it wrapped up, trump was railing about the possibility of an indictment on his social media platform. quote, all caps, how can doj possibly charge me, who did nothing wrong. on and on and on. new york times even reported that trump expects to face charges, according to people who have spoken to him. tim parlatore, recently left donald trump's legal team, handling the special counsel case. he joins me now. good to have you here. you've said you wouldn't be surprised if he were not indicted, up until now. i just wonder if the developments in the last few days, particular the meeting with doj. changes how your

as i said when i appointed mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department's commitment to both independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. any questions about this matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. we live in a democracy. these kind of matters are ayou'dicated through the judicial system. the justice department will be vigilant to ensure that there are no threats of violence or actual violence. >> a new report in "the washington post" reveals that one of former president trump's new attorneys proposed last fall that trump's team could try to negotiate a settlement with the justice department in this classified documents case. but the newspaper reports that trump was having none of it. attorney christopher kise reportedly wanted to approach doj to see if he could arrange a settlement that could avoid charges and inc

about a minute later, mr. smith and his team walked to the opposite side of the room and left wordlessly. he did not look back. donald trump never spoke in court today. his lawyer entered a plea of not guilty to the 37 counts that donald trump faces. the carrot charges include 31 violations of the espionage act. tonight, after flying back to the golf club in new jersey where he spends his summers, donald trump finally spoke on this night before his 77th birthday. >> i was with erik and laura and the kids. happy birthday, grandpa. i said oh great, i just get charged with, they want 400 years approximately. if you add them all up a fake 400 years. so thank you darling [laughter] , that's so nice. a wonderful birthday. >> and donald trump read this defense from his teleprompter. >> as president, the law that applies to this case is not the espionage act but the presidential records act which is not even mentioned in this ridiculous 44-page indictment. under the presidential records act which is civil, not criminal, i h

mr. smith so because it underscores the justice department's commitment to both independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor, he has assembled a group who experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. >> also racking up the dough after rolling out of federal court. one of the biggest questions following former president trump's historic federal arraignment is how would republicans respond. we now have the new stunning fundraising numbers. we are going to bring those to you any moment. first, though, let's bring in cnn's katelyn polantz, she is in miami for us. we know that walt nauta, his co-defendant here is going to be arraigned in two weeks, kate katelyn. what are we learning about what is next in this case? >> reporter: there is that arraignment, that formality where walt nauta also accused of obstruction of justice has to formally tell the cord he pleads not guilty to get this case moving towards tria

. >> when i pointed at mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department's commitment to both independence and accountability. mr. smith as a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents, who cher's commitment, integrity and the rule of law. any questions about the matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. >> meanwhile, the washington post reports one of trump's attorneys wanted to oppress the department of justice to discuss a possible settlement in the documents case. but trump himself, he was not interested. that is according to three people briefed on the matter. the post writes, they were, quote, many occasions when players and advisers sought to get trump to take a more cooperative stance. meanwhile, jack smith's other investigation into january six, the big one, has not slowed down one bit. jack yesterday, to nevada fake electors were spotted entering the federal courthouse in d.c. where the grand jury meets. trump's leg

. >> as i said when i appointed mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department's commitment to both independence and accountability. >> trump pleaded not guilty tuesday to 37 federal charges alleging he mishandled documents. on the campaign trail mike pence said trump can defend himself. >> i can't defend what is alleged in this indictment, but the president's entitled to his day in court. >> top sources close to trump's rivals tell our robert costa they sense growing vulnerability as trump faces mounting legal challenges. still, trump has a commanding lead in the polls, and his campaign says it raised over $6 million since he was indicted. >>> demolition work on a section of i-95 that collapsed in philadelphia is expected to be completed today. pennsylvania's governor says as soon as that's done, work on fixing the highway and rebuilding the collapsed overpass will begin. he did not say how long it would take, though. the overpass collapsed sunday after a tanker carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel crashed and c

in 2015 mr. smith left washington to accept a post in the prosecutors office in nashville, in part to be closer to family members. he was appointed as acting u.s. attorney when mr. trump fired obama-appointed attorneys, but left for a job at a private health care company after being passed over for a permanent employment in the post, according to law enforcement officials who worked with him in tennessee. james sebring, florida, what is your reaction to the indictment of former president trump? caller: well, good morning. i would say this. nobody is above the law. i'm not surprised. once biden was sworn in as president of the united states the former president should not have any classified documents at his home, or anywhere. let the legal system work. the law of the land is what it is. host: saying that, what do you think about the fact that there were documents found in president's delaware home? caller: yes, that is true. and then that is going to the process as well. also vice president mike pence