indexing is something atf s looked at from 1968 on. it's always reco if you put a dimple in the frame or body, that's going to speed up the process. and jigs worthsame way. >> let me ask you a broader question. sometimes, this court looks at regulations and says there's an old ate and it doesn't contemplate a new problem. a new problem comes up and congress can't get its act together and deal with the old problem so the agency takes old statutory language that est fit the problem but that is broad enough so it can be made to deal with the new problem. sometimes, this court has said well, that's not right. the old statute had nothing to do with this new probl a this is kind of the agency just taking over what is really congress' business. is that a story line that the respondents here can tell about this regulation? >> i don't think there is any tenable way to characterize this regulation as an attempt to change the meaning of the statute, to coro a new problem. first of all, this is an age old problem. ngss, i think, rightly cognized t

indexing is ing atf has looked at om 1968 on. it's ways recognized if you put a dimple in the frame or body, that's going to speed up the process. >> let me ask you a broader quti. sometimes, this court looks at regular regulations and says there's an old statute and it doesn't contemplate a problem. a new problem comes up and congress can't get itact together and deal with the old problem so the agency takes old statutory language that doesn't fit the problem but that is broad enough can be made to deal with the old problem. sometimes, this court has said ll, that's not right. the old statute had nothing to do with th new problem and this is kind of the agency just taking over what is really congress' business. is that a story line thatthe respondents here can tell about this regulation? >> no. i don't think therisany tenable way to characterize this regulation as an attempt to change the meaning of the statute, to confront a new problem. first of all, this is an e old problem. coress, i think, rightly recognized at manufacturer

there are good reasons why atf focud whether it could be readily convertible. first, that is most consistent with how congress has approached thissue when it has defined terms under the federal firearms law. that is the standard congress uses to mark the terrain of what products are regulated. second, th was a consistent agency practice of applying that readily converted sta my friend several times tried to suggest that0 plus years focused on whether it hasd reached a critical stage of manufacture. but that is ignoring the actual elements cited in the classification letters. th lked not just at what had been de,ut what steps remained. homuch time it would take to perform those functions, what equipment you would ne tmake it functional, what skill you would need, and whether there are other parts. to what has already beenents go machined on that particular frame or rr. they are centrally relevt to whether it can be converted to function just as the agency has said alllo. for a third rson, that means this is a standard written in the law and familiar t industry.

in the face of thatris, atf underscoredwo points. first, a weaponar kit that can be converted to function as a gun with common tools often in under an hour is a covered fi second, a product is a frame of receernder the act even in the buyer must drill a few holes or remove a few pieces of asc to make it functional. its nsistent with how atf has implemented the act acros five decades in 11 different presidential administration. respondents seek a sea change in the acts scope claim thoht the firearm in the 100% functional, it is missi o hole that could be drilled in secdsnd assemble into a gun, that product could beolto anyone online with no bacrod check, no records, and no serial number. that contradicts the plain text and it ctradicts common sense. this cou should make clear that the act regulates these odts as what they are, firearms and frames and receivers of firearms. i welcome the court's questions. >> does this new regulation cover all of chapter 44? >> yes. so i think that the understanding of a firearm reflected in the final

public throughout of its efforts providing violent crime eve everyday, tell us about the atf and whyto abolish it. >> the atf commandeers local law enforcement tell your sheriff, your state highway patrol what to do and they tell them which laws they will endorse when it comes to the second amendment not the laws passed by congress not the laws passed by the state legislatures, the atf has been hell-bent to change the rules and regulation unlawful firearm owners and i think we need to take matters into her own hands and let the states control the matters. maria: it is certainly looking like doge officials and the subcommittee and congress looking for areas to cut so we'll see if that's on the list. good to see you, thank you very much. maria: congressman eric bur burlison. ready to approve a cease-fire with terrorist group hezbollah but tensions in the middle east are so elevated senior strategic analyst general jack keane is here with an outlook on how the upcoming trump administration should further navigate foreign policy. watching "mornings with maria" live on fox business. stay

and atf agents. the bureau of prisons, statisticians at the bureau of justice statistics, grant makers, and the idea that someone is going to come in with the idea of a blow torch unless we get our people in there is a complete tipping on its head the principles ps and ub integrity of the justice department. >> take a listen to some of the initial reaction from gop senators. >> i don't think it's a serious nomination for the attorney general. that's lisa murkowski's view. >> i was a little surprised at that one. more it than a little surprised. >> i didn't like the way he handled the squabble with speaker mccarthy. i think it was -- that was unnecessary. i thought it was divisive. i think that the conference suffered. >> jonathan, i have to think there are plenty of maga aligned loyalists and lawyers who would have sailed through a senate confirmation. how do you make sense of this pick? why create this headache? >> well, you know, it's donald trump being donald trump. but i also wonder if some of th

he says we're going to defund the fbi and atf. i'm not sure -- i assume he knows what the fbi is, but i don't know if he knows what the atf is. you're going to defund these things? and when people think of the attorney general of the united states, they think of the guy or woman sitting over all of what i was, all of the federal prosecutors. there's so much more to it. you are in charge of all of those law enforcement agencies, dea, fbi, atf, the marshals, the prison system, the solicitor general who decides what the government does in the supreme court. it is a position of astonishing power and matt gaetz, i don't think is in any position to actually exercise that responsibly. >> and katelyn, i want to look back at some of what kevin mccarthy told cnn earlier this year. >> if there's anybody who should go to trial, i mean, gaetz is the one who should be convicted at a trial. >> i mean, katelyn, there have been republican leaders who have been making very serious allegations about matt gaetz. and i guess one of the questions is wh

the response from the atf-- thanks but no thanks. let us take care of it, so we left mississippi really with nothing. josh mankiewicz: ruvin returned to maryland wondering if he'd hit another dead end. he wondered for about a week. it was late june, now more than a year since eric was murdered, when an atf agent called back. we found these diaper boxes. we found these records. and we're faxing a receipt. so i was waiting by the fax machine. the fax came through. i looked at the name. and it was katrina ben. she was the last purchaser of that handgun. and you've got her. oh yeah. it was pretty incredible. i was literally jumping up and down. josh mankiewicz: now he just had to lasso katrina ben. easy? you decide. craig melvin: coming up, was katrina ben a monday night girl? woman: a girl who you do not take out, you do not show off, and you do not introduce to your friends-- she has her purposes. craig melvin: and was that a motive for murder? when "dateline" continues. resolve! your pet knows if a mess is really gone; if not, they ma

last year he introduced legislation to eliminate the atf. former congressman gaestz' main qualification seems to be unquestioning loyalty to donald trump. why do i keep referring to mr. gaetz as former congressman? that's due to the most serious concern about his being entrusted with this new responsibility. while mr. gaetz just won reelection in the 118th congress is still in session, he resigned his seat in the house of representatives last week. why? why would he quit the house at this point if he's just been reelected? it was an apparent attempt to prevent the house ethics committee from releasing a damaging report on his personal alleged misconduct. mr. gaetz has been accused of engaging in sexual misconduct with a minor, illicit drug use, sex trafficking, bribery and investigations into his alleged conduct. i might remind those listening to debate, we're talking about donald trump's choice to be the attorney general of the united states of america. these grave public allegations against mr. gaetz speak directly to his fitness to serve.

we either get this government back on our side or we defined and get rid of, abolish the fbi, cdc, atf, doj, every last one of them, if they do not come to heal. >> if confirmed by the senate he would be in charge of the same law enforcement agency that pursued a years long sex crimes investigation into him. the justice department ultimately decided not to pursue criminal charges against him. the house ethics committee has also been investigating gaetz. a report was expected as soon as tomorrow but now that he has resigned from congress it is unclear if that information will ever be made public because that committee loses its jurisdiction over him. some members expressing uncertainty over trump's choice. >> i was shocked that he has been nominated. >> what about matt gaetz? do you support him? >> i don't know yet. >> do you have any concerns about him? >> we'll see. >> what you think of that gates is attorney general? >> happy thanksgiving. >> be on capitol hill and audible reaction inside the justice department headquarters. joining us now, axios publisher, nick johnston. those scene

last year he introduced legislation to eliminate the atf. former congressman gaestz' main qualification seems to be unquestioning loyalty to donald trump. why do i keep referring to mr. gaetz as former congressman? that's due to the most serious concern about his being entrusted with this new responsibility. while mr. gaetz just won reelection in the 118th congress is still in session, he resigned his seat in the house of representatives last week. why? why would he quit the house at this point if he's just been reelected? it was an apparent attempt to prevent the house ethics committee from releasing a damaging report on his personal alleged misconduct. mr. gaetz has been accused of engaging in sexual misconduct with a minor, illicit drug use, sex trafficking, bribery and investigations into his alleged conduct. i might remind those listening to debate, we're talking about donald trump's choice to be the attorney general of the united states of america. these grave public allegations against mr. gaetz speak directly to his fitness to serve.

the head of the justice department is in charge of the atf. the fbi.orney general has the power and priorities to set what gets investigated. we know donald trump wants to investigate some of his political enemies, including members of congress and perhaps even the former president and his family. >> multiple outlets are reporting that the special counsel, jack smith plans to wind down key cases and they will resign before trump takes office. >> trump has said he wants to fire jack smith. that will not happen because he will already be gone. there were two ongoing criminal cases against trump, one involving january 6 and the other involving classified documents. both of those will be unwound before the inauguration. the big question will be if jack smith will write a report with new details that we may be able to see. >> that would be up to merrick garland if that is made public? >> he has promised to make as much public as possible. the question is if jack smith can get that written and edited in time for that to happen. >> so grateful for your report

every ounce of our energy, we get the government back on our side or get id of, abolish the fbi, cdc, atfj, every last one if they do not come to heel. >> several gop sources told nbc news that more than half of senate republicans, including some in senior positions, are privately saying they do not see a path for gaetz and would not confirm him. robert f. kennedy jr. to run the department of health and human services. he now says he's not against vaccinations. >> i'm not going to take away vaccines. i've never been antivaccine. >> but he's pushed false claims about vaccines despite decades of studies showing them safe and effective. he touted a false conspiracy theory that covid was designed to target ethnicities. >> covid-19 is targeted to attack caucasians and lack people. people most immune are chinese. >> can you name any vaccines that are good? >> some live virus vaccines are probably solving more problems than they're causing. there is no vaccine that is safe and effective. i do believe that autism comes from vaccines. a mountain of scientific study links autism with early vaccinat

we know leaders on capitol hill planning a hearing on capitol hill to compel testimony from the atf.t are your expectations on that front as capital he'll try to dig into assassination attempts? >> you know, i read an article regarding the subpoena of these two individuals to atf agents and employees. i just don't understand both coming from a former fbi investigator as well as my time in public sphere. my people wouldn't come forward and why do we have this lack of transparency with government and people investigating these type of incidents? i hope they get to what they need with further investigation and inquiry from capitol hill. if they are certainly things in a law enforcement agency needs to tell congress people, they can do it in private. i don't think the public form is the right way to do it. i don't understand the lack of transparency and hopefully that will be a change forthcoming the next four years. >> mike: bill taylor a thank you for your time and thank you so much. >> good to see you, mike. >> mike: julie. >> julie: so, they mentioned that president's final thanksgiv

anything that puts guns in the conversation cuts the budget with atf.t's just the way our political system works. >> is lots of details in the book. you can see how it all operates. there's gun stores along the board and people shipping ammunition. it's happening right now. like she says it's americans, binational's comets and mexicans it's all together and creates this. >> a lot of places in texas the sheriff's department is her only law enforcement i'm curious if you have any thoughts you were discussing the training on the rise of the constitutional sheriff how that impacts or doesn't the position you were pe talking about today. >> sure that's a great question. since why start plugging other people's books i did not study shares is a great new book called highest along the length specifically about #constitutional shares in the movement the constitutional sheriff's movement in a nutshell is a belief because it's not real it's a belief among some sheriff's they essentially have the legal power that supersede everybody else's. and they have the ordain

. >> he was interviewed by atf. they were going to have him wear a wire. he calls the atf the night before and says, hey, we got to change it because i found out what's going on. they know i'm talking to you. >> elmer is going to report sante. and somehow sante finds this out so she says, let's go on a trip. >> elmer. hallgrim decided to go away with sante and kenneth kimes senior elmer has a really bad feeling about this, and he tells his son, if you don't hear from me in three days, go to the authorities and nobody ever hears from elmer, ever again. i believe that sante was definitely responsible for elmer holmgren's disappearance and probably murder the chances of finding irene silverman alive were slim to none. >> the chief of detectives would call every day. what's going on? so the pressure was on, especially when you have the suspects in custody we had an entire room full of evidence police say they found a mountain of evidence in the suspect's green town car. >> and in a gym bag that was stored at the plaza hotel. >> there was an unknown fluid that

young guns going south against any anything that puts guns in the conversation actually cuts budgets of atf. so it's just the way our political system works is that yeah, there's lots of details in the book. i mean, you can see how it all operates there's gun stores along the border and people shipping ammunition and yeah it's happening right now and like she says it's it's americans it's by nationals it's mexicans it's it's all elseworlds together and creates this okay and in a lot of places in texas the sheriffs is our only law enforcement. so i had was curious if you had any thoughts when you were discussing the training of the rise of the constitution sheriffs movement and how that impacts or doesn't the positions that you were talking about today. sure. it's a great question. and this is where i start plugging other people's because i didn't study sheriffs. there's a great new book called highest law in the land, and specifically about sheriffs and sheriffs and that movement for those not familiar the constitutional sheriffs movement, a nutshell is a belief, because it's not real, but

this is someone who has talked with disdain about the three letter agencies, the doj, the fbi, the atfa. has talked about bringing them, quote, to heel, or just dismantling them all together. the argument that the former president, now president-elect, has been making for years now about a weaponized justice system, matt gaetz has consistently given that argument. he has consistently amplified that argument. he has defended president-elect trump in the wake of january 6th, continued to spread lies about the 2020 election, and now he is someone who is interested in, by his own words, completely remaking and/or potentially dismantling the justice department. and this is a decision that is delighting people like steve bannon, who sort of talked with glee how gaetz would be a blowtorch to the justice department and is concerning career civil servants and even some in the republican party. >> yeah, ryan, gaetz is a controversial figure within his own party. what are some of them saying? >> i think it's safe to say, jose, there is a degree of skepticism about this appointment even from repub

2020, agrees with him about the deep state, quote, quote, he said he wants to abolish the fbi and the atf, the alcohol, tobacco, firearms, explosives bureau. and who does he put in the intelligence agency? tulsi gabbard who often echoes russian arguments when it comes to issues like ukraine and has been a skeptic of the intelligence agencies herself and pete hegseth, the fox news commentator who has defended a war criminal and also talked about purging generals who are not loyal to the president. >> so, that's the big picture, julie. give us the immediate picture, what is the latest on this fight over the report and what could be obviously difficult confirmation fight for matt gaetz? >> reporter: yeah, chris. it will be a very steep climb in the words of one senate republican to get that republican's vote and many others. this person predicted that there are more than 10 republicans who would vote against him at this stage. you and i both know when the rubber hits the road and when the calls come from president-elect trump, things might get a little bit different. but i did hear from hous

sus ataques a ese y otros departamentos del gobierno han sido and get rid of abolished the fbi cdc, atf> es uno de ellos! si no lo a departamentos del extremos. >> al nombrarlo, trump lo llamo un abogado profundamente dotado y tenaz, y aseguro que extirpara la corrupcion sistemica del departamento de justicia, al que trump llama politizado por las investigaciones y juicios que inicio en su contra. >> hoy se hizo oficial la renuncia a la a la camara baja, frenando por ahora la pub publicacion del resultado de una investigacion bipartidista del comite de etica que incluye senalamientos por conducta sexual inapropiada, uso de drogas ilicitas, privilegios y favores a conocidos y amigos, obstruccion de investigacion sobre su conducta. >> sin embargo, esta misma tarde, senadores democratas y tambien republicanos se movilizaron para exigir que esa investigacion sea hecha publica. >> que estan considerando ? >> insiste en que haya voto porque trump y miembros de su equipo estudian la posibilidad de ampararse en un artÍculo de la constituciÓn que le permitirÍa hacer nombramientosv seriamente con

a reconstruction team from the atf is in louisville to assist with the investigation. >> the most important part is going to be going through the % debris that's on site, trying to pinpoint exactly where the explosion came from. >> according to a government report and explosion of the same plant killed a worker back in 2003. an investigation found that the accident was preventable. the plant has since come under new ownership. the current owner say they are cooperating with the pro. >>> the northeast is still battling multiple raging wildfires and some may have been started intentionally. according to police, 20-year- old johnson coil, a volunteer firefighter on long island, was charged with arson and reckless endangerment for setting a fire. court records show he played -- pleaded not guilty. we are told he is a play -- polite and peaceful young man. >>> firefighters are battling another brushfire in northern manhattan in a. heavily wooded park. the prolonged drought is feeling the blazes across the region. in new jersey officials issued a drought warning, urging residents to reduce water

we either get this government back on our side, or we defund and get rid of, abolish the fbi, cdc, atfdoj, every last one of them if they do not come to heal. >> reporter: gaetz is a fierce trump ally who led the charge in ousting kevin mccarthy from the speakership last year. >> i'll give you the truth why i'm not speaker. it's because one person, a member of congress, wanted me to stop an ethics complaint because he slept with a 17-year-old. >> reporter: gaetz resigned his seat in congress this week just before that house ethics report over alleged sexual misconduct and elicit drug use was set to be released. house speaker mike johnson had said he would not interfere but following an overnight trip to mar-a-lago, he changed course. >> stick to the tradition and not release a report on a former member of the house because it would open a dangerous pandora's box. >> reporter: gaetz was also under investigation by the very justice department he was tapped to lead over whether he had violated sex trafficking laws. but no federal charges were filed. gaetz has denied all of the allegations

. >> cdc, atf, doj every last one of them. if they do not come to heal.icker at the jr. edgar hoover building. >> bueno, ahora estÁ a las puertas de ser secretario de justicia. eso es lo que quiere donald trump. dice que es un abogado sÚper dotado que reorganizÓ el departamento al que trump le tiene desprecio. trump ha tenido problemas con el departamento de justicia. sabemos que le abriÓ investigaciones, que le presentÓ cargos y por eso el mandatario lo ha tenido en la mira y ahora nombra a mark gates y en otra noticia relacionada, gates estaba siendo investigado por el comitÉ de Ética de la cÁmara baja. iban a presentar el resultado de su investigaciÓn maÑana mismo, pero hoy gates hizo efectiva su renuncia al congreso. eso deja esta investigaciÓn nula, la anula completamente. entonces podrÍamos no saber lo que pasa. no nos vamos a enterar maÑana. aunque en el proceso de confirmaciÓn del senado podrÍamos saber quÉ es lo que dice esa investigaciÓn sobre gates. aunque sabemos que los republicanos del senado, los hoy republicanos en el senado y nombramiento

we either get this government back on our side, or we defund and get rid of, abolish, the fbi, cdc, atf, doj -- every last one of them, if they do not come to heel. >> reporter: but for years, the justice department gaetz could soon lead was actually investigating him for obstruction of justice and sex trafficking, allegations that gaetz denies. the department eventually closed the investigation without bringing charges. but the bipartisan house ethics committee launched its own independent probe of gaetz for alleged "sexual misconduct" and "illicit drug use." tonight, sources tell abc news the committee had heard from a young woman who said gaetz had sex with her when she was just 17 years old. a claim gaetz also denies. >> i have not had a relationship with a 17-year-old. that is totally false. >> reporter: sources tell us the ethics committee was preparing to release a report on gaetz as soon as this week, but hours after trump announced his nomination, gaetz abruptly resigned from congress. that means the ethics investigation automatically ended, and the house report report will not

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matt gaetz has already tweeted he wanted to get rid of the fbi and the atf and all the rest. and will then it is a loyalty test. plain and simple. if you do what i want, you're loyal to me and that matters. this puts the senate in a real box. what do they do? if it were a secret vote, we know exactly what they would do. they would say no to these people. but since it is a public vote and donald trump is watching, what he's done, what donald trump has done is given thethe finger to the establishment and to institutions in washington, particularly the senate, saying, i don't care. you're going to do what i want. >> and you've already seen some trump loyalists including tommy tuberville of alabama saying if you go against his wishes, you'll get primaried. so i wonder, do you see anyone on the republican side that might come out against the nomination of gaetz? >> certainly murkowski and collins will say no to gaetz and probably gabbard. the question is how many others? as i said, this is a signal in multiple ways, as i said. he is taking the measure of how far he can push republ

in addition to jus dis-and gaetz would technically oversee agencies like fbi, atf and drug enforcementei. liz, more than 115,000 employees and many that worked in republican and democratic administrations and gaetz would be their boss along with today d blanch and email. liz: thank you, david spunt. trump puts lawyers inside the justice department and needs to be reformed and partisan lawfare and political biases and joins us is american majority ceo ned ryan. your reaction to what's going on, ned. roll call out of dc said this puts senate republicans in the awkward position of deciding whether to confirm trump's criminal defense teams to the federal law enforcement. >> i would remind them again that trump won a mandate. popular vote, 312 electoral college votes and that's an overwhelming mandate, liz. especially in this era of politics. trump won. trump has offered up his nominees and this republican senate who has confirmed a lot of questionable people from the biden administration should do their job and confirm trump's nominees and he won, he's made his picks, confirm them. liz: ju

, we either get this government back on our side or we defund and get rid of, abolish the fbi, cdc, atf, doj, every last one of them if they do not come to heel. [ applause ] and i don't think it's too much to ask. >> come to heel. like dogs. what does that say, what does that tell us, the choice of gaetz, how donald trump plans to use the doj? >> yeah, so i guarantee you there are not very many federal prosecutors across the country, if any, who ever believed their job involved coming to heel. who believe anything other than the fact their loyalty is to the constitution and people of the united states. and so this is, i think you were right, steph, when you said people are hair on fire. this is an outrage pick by donald trump and he simply wants to get everyone all spun up. it's clear that gaetz is not qualified to be the attorney general of the united states. this is somebody who practiced law for a few years before going off into politics. never been a prosecutor in state let alone federal court. simply unqualified, full stop. the conversation should end right there. and so i think w

the joint service color guard from the military district of washington and the east coast doughboys, atf color guard, and the performance of the national anthem by the united states army band. pershing's own. oh. oh. one. one. 010. oh. oh. please welcome to the stage the exact of director of the world war one centennial commission, dan dayton. thank you and good evening. the ringing of the bell 21 times was completed tonight by captain christopher wren berg, united states army, retired and his daughter mary, and his son, lucas. it's run to call us to attention or order to honor our comrades in arms. so thank you, sir. once upon a time in america for point 7 million american families sent their sons and daughters off to fight a war that would change the world. tonight, we will honor them. but as the program unfolds, i'd like you to think about one person that's important to you. one who has served our great nation in whatever way. because 4.7 million is a statistic and one is a person. and we're here tonight to remember that person. ladies and gentlemen, it's an honor for me now to introd

nobody will be allowed to enter illegally and ice will be empowered in partnership with fbi and atf andional guard to fully seal and secure the border and find and identify criminal threats inside the country and send them home we saw heartbreaking testimony with riley who fought for her life against an illegal alien importing by biden-harris for 18 harrowing minutes fighting and we will honor that extraordinary woman and every victim who has suffered under president trump's leadership we honor that suffering by unleashing a righteous wave of justice sending these criminal migrants back home. >> who go to caroline levitt her first interview since being tapped to be press secretary a spokesperson for the trump vance transition did i read you will be youngest to hold that position. >> that is correct. >> sean: congratulations and you're walking into hostile territory right? >> certainly do. i think i'm well prepared for that and i'm incredibly honored president trump has instilled confidence in me to speak on his behalf behind the white house podium it's been an honor to have a front row

i just hope he picks somebody to run the atf office that is not anti-gun, that has a little bit moreins than the morals that are there. host: who would you like to see? is there somebody in mind? caller: anybody who is pro-gun, pro-second amendment for the atf because the man who is in charge there now is a total dummy. he knows nothing about firearms, and that is one show they had on cbs, where they could not even put a clock back together. it is pitiful. i think all the other picks are pretty good for what is going on. and kennedy, i don't have a problem with kennedy or any of the other people he picked because i think it is time that people wake up to on the money the democrats spent on the illegal aliens dipping into the social security fund, and giving them all these free cards, telephones, and free housing, while veterans are suffering out here. it is time to start taking care of americans. shutdown down the border. deport them all. when they deport these people, they should look into their cell phones and other pictures to see if any of them are doing illegal activities, like

the atf says these home-made weapons became easy to buy in assemble often in 30 minutes or less.ideos, this red piece is called engine. has diameters of what drill that you're supposed to to be he compares a fully manufactured gun to a ghost gun. they're essentially identical next effort. the serial numbers making tracing them extremely difficult. in 2020, a shooter using a polymer, 80 ghost ambushed 2 la county sheriffs deputies seriously wounding them. the convicted felon was not supposed to own a weapon everytown law help the deputies sue in court. survivor of gun violence is going to suffer the lifelong trauma that comes with that. today. talk about what they need to build a power rating. polymer 80 the nation's largest producer of ghost guns announced they're shutting down in the social media post slammed with multi-million dollar lawsuits from washington, d.c., to california between 2020 2023. every town losses. lapd recovered more than 4200 polymer. 80 ghost guns. today, atf rules treat ghost guns or privately made firearms just like commercial firearms requiring backgroun

is it just a, you know, get rid of the atf? okay. then who's going to take up those fumpgs nctions?e believe government should continue to perform, what is the new configuration, what does it look like? that's the question. alex said, a lot of blank space next to those two names. >> and cooperation, democrats run or government inefficiency, too. they don't change much but run on it a lot and frankly both parties guilty of it. part of the reason donald trump was picked to disrupt the republican and democrat parties in the way of doing business as usual in washington. there's a good chance for cooperation. >> i was going to say, not like a new idea under the sun. right? the government needs to be adjusted. i remember tom coburn in the senate, earn year a giant pdf all the things he wanted to get rid of. >> and al gore re- invent government 25 years ago. >> actually he did. on some of the forums literally says at the bottom, shortened by, re- inventing government. i'm not kidding. >> my question would be is this department going to come up with some cuts donald trump may not actually w

remember, carley, keep in mind they allow law enforcement to work with the dei, atf, all federal agenciesl allow them to work with i.c.e. which is the biggest impact on quality of life right now with regards to illegals pouring inte neighborhoods in massachusetts and across the nation. >> tell us about the county outside of boston. the mayor said they are stretch but does that impact you guys? >> we have problems in bristol county. we have a facility in massachusetts and i'm told they are building another one and i am told the construction workers can't bring their cameras to work because they don't want anybody to know about it. they are getting ready to clear 250 acres of trees in and around the boston area just outside of boston to do more housing which of these things are all being done under cover where people are not being made aware of the things going on. there are problems inside of the shelters that are putting strains on emergency services people. these people were elected to office like mayor wu and others don't care about the impacts on the people of their communities both fi

>> we either get the government on our side or we defund and get rid of and abolish the fbi, cdc, atf, doj. every last one of them if they do not come to heal. >> the republican senator calling matt gaetz and unserious candidate saying we need to have a serious attorney general and i'm looking forward to the opportunity to consider someone who is serious. this one wasn't on my bingo card. the conspiracy around matt gaetz has an important asset when it comes to how trump sees him . >> this is donald trump's party and i'm a donald trump republican. we are on a mission to rescue and save the country and we ride or die with donald john trump to the end. >> that's the way it is, ride or die with donald trump to the end. that's how matt gaetz has led his political career. there's been no bigger defender of donald trump no matter the cause. i'll give you 2020 election. >> the election that was stolen as a consequence of illegal last-minute changes to the rules. >> the question i would like to ask, let's start with the basics. do you accept joe biden won the presidential election? >> accept h

chief law enforcement officer and this entire country and talk alaska the weaponization of fbi, cia, atf and irs and all starts at the top with merrick garland and he has to respond to this and has to be held accountable and this is way too important for the american people and our justice system is at stake. reporter: she's worked on a wide variety of cases and she's got the experience and has the backbone to back it up. trump says bondi bye bye bye a great edition to the team and refocus the doj to the intended purpose of fighting crime and making america safe again. he said i know, have known pam for many years and she's smart, tough, and america first fighter who will do a terrific job as ag. matt gaetz also endorsing trump's new pick saying he worked closely with pam as florida's ag and when he chaired the criminal justice in the state houssaying she's a proven lit gator and inspiring leader and champion for all. question remaining with a couple more transition cabinet positions left is who is the next treasury secretary? trump floated the name kevin w warsh. he's a: toker member an

not specifically abolishing the fbi and atf but abolishing the justice department.ence is, the idea that tulsi gabbard in a normal circumstance get a security clearance to be a walmart style greeter at any u.s. intelligence agency let alone get passed the security barriers is insane. do you that because you want the worst for these agencies. you want the worst for the u.s. government. because you think the u.s. government is worthless. that is part of consolidating power. to make the u.s. government nothing other than the leader and people who will do what he says. and not being any expertise let alone, you know, just general day to day know how anywhere. it is sort of, steve bannon used to say to say linenist state. much more like a authoritarian system. >> what are you looking at the friction points. precedency first point is the firing of jim comey after he used to see to it to let mike flynn go and they go on a crusade. to your point, matt gaetz will be in charge of the department and yet named person to be expected to replace his land hand-picked head of the f.

we either get this government back on our side, or we defund and get rid of, abolish the fbi, cdc, atf, doj, every last one of them if they do not come to heal. and i don't think it's too much to ask. >> just to be clear, that last part was matt gaetz literally calling to abolish the department he is being asked to oversee. matt gaetz is also a january 6th truther. as early as january 6, 2021, the actual day of the insurrection, gaetz is promoting baseless conspiracies that the capitol riot was instigated by the fbi and antifa. >> i don't know if the reports are true, but the "washington times" has just reported some pretty compelling evidence from a facial recognition company showing the people who breached the capital today were not trump's supporters, they were masquerading as trump's supporters and in fact were members of the violent terrorist group, antifa. >> he is one of primary defenders of the january 6th rioters, and has held hearings alleging the mistreatment of the january 6th offenders. >> the criminal feature of our gathering today is to better understand how people were

not just abolishing the fbi and the atf but talking about abolishing the justice department.e director of national intelligence. the idea that tulsi gabbard in a normal stance to get security clearance to be a walmart-style greeter at a agency let alone get passed the security barriers is insane. you do it because you want the worst for the agencies and the worst for the u.s. government because you think the u.s. government is worthless. consolidating u.s. power. making them nothing other than the leader and do what he is as and not being expertise let alone, you know, just general day to day know how anywhere. so, it is a sort of, i mean, steve bannon used to say it is a leninist program. this is the cabinet that you nominate not to run the u.s. government to do anything but to destroy the u.s. government. so the u.s. government can be fundamentally reimagined for a authoritarian or autocratic process. >>> the firing of jim comey to see to it to let mike flynn go, he says no, trump embarks on a four year long crusade against the fbi and the department of justice. to your poi

with either get this government back on our side, or we de- fund and get rid of, abolish the fbi, cdc, atfj, every last one of them if they do not come to heel! >> and of course, there's a question, congresswoman, if the senators will ask doj for the file on him, from the investigation, arguing that they need to see that in order to make a judgment on whether he should be confirmed. sources i'm talking to on the hill say, it's an uphill battle, if not insurmountable for him to get confirmed, although there are allies in the senate. the question then becomes, what about recess appointments? something that donald trump himself basically seem to preeminently push, saying that that's important and that whoever the senate leader is should do that. >> well, i'm hoping the new majority leader thune will not do that. i think it would be undermining of his own authority, of his own claim to the power that he should wield, as the leader. i also think that with recess appointments, i fear that what will happen is a bunch of acting leads of different agencies, and all loyalists. i think about mr. gaet