is that a crime, because chuck grassley and i laid out about $30 thousand dollars paid by hunter bidenthose types of individuals. this is about the same time that president biden offered to pay about $100,000 of hunter biden's bills. that is just information. i don't know exactly if there's a crime -- it sounds sleazy as you know what. >> i'll take it your word that you're ethically bothered by hunter biden, are you not? >> i'm a journalist. i deal in facts. senator, my question is, i have skepticism of both parties. i sit here with skepticism of a lot of people's work. >> so do i. >> were you at all concerned -- your senate democrats want to investigate jared kushner's loan from the qatari government when he was working in the government, negotiating many things in the middle east? are you not concerned about that? i say that, because it seems if you're concerned about what hunter biden did, you should be similarly concerned about jared kushner. >> i'm not targeting individuals -- >> you are targeting an individual. >> chuck, my -- you know, chuck, part of the problem -- this is prett

bring in political panel, gary, founder of grv, former senior communications adviser to senator chuck grassley. jonathan kot and capital counsel, llc. gentlemen, welcome. let's start with news of the day, critical meeting with president biden and speaker mccarthy. jonathan what are realistic expectations for the face to face session? >> i think it's good that the president is having speaker meet with him. he said he would always work in bipartisan way and reach out to republicans and work with with them where they wanted to but he has a position that i think a lot of democrats have. we've spent this money. it's time to pay the bill and if you want to talk about cutting spending which i think a lot of people would agree we have to, then we can do that at a different time. this isn't the time to do it. it's also really politically hypocritical for republicans all of a sudden the care about the debt and deficit when donald trump ran you have 25% of 31 trillion and they raised the debt ceiling without hesitation 3 times during his presidency. it seems they only find fiscal responsibility when demo

i was one with of the staff leaders on the senate judiciary committee for then chairman chuck grassleyhelped grassley with 30 senate hearings on the judiciary committee, and that was during the trump years. we didn't even do this during the trump years. this is supposed to be an oversight hearing and they are supposed to have aggressive oversight, not this coordination with this independent agency, the sec, that they are given questions to the chairman and asking if it was okay if senator warren asked these questions. is it a surprise to anyone that elizabeth warren is pretending to be someone who she's not? >> jason: right. look, we preached out to senator warren, gave her hours and hours and hours to review this and get back to us, they totally ignored our questions, and instead sent us what read like a boiler plate, she's a warrior against the wall street -- it's absolutely embarrassing they would come back, you look at what she says publicly what she puts out on twitter, i'm working hard to fight against crypto currencies. i'm working hard to hold their feet to the fire but this em

is that a crime because chuck grassley and i laid out about $30,000 paid by hunter biden to those types december 2018, 2019, about $30,000. this is about the same time that president biden offered to pay about $100,000 of hunter biden's bills. i'm just trying to lay out the facts that certainly senator grassley and i uncovered. they were suppressed. they are censored. they interfered in the 2020 election. conservatives understand that. unfortunately liberals in the media don't. this is information. >> go back on your partisan cable cocoon and talk about media bias all you want. i understand. it is part of your identity. let me move to what happened in brazil. elizabeth: cable cocoon? nbc itself, chuck todd's boss, their, they are reporting on how the doj is investigating hunter biden for alleged tax evasion crimes like money laundering, foreign lobbying violations. nbc is reporting on the hunter biden and the biden family making $11 million cashing in on joe biden's job. what is about cocoon. >> this is why no one will ever confuse the late great tim russert actual journalist the curren

chuck grassley won reelection i think at age 88 or 89 if i'm not mistaken? in the state of iowa? does seem like katie porter, even though there was snickering from people that want to throw their hands in the ring -- kind of for the field that at least there is a service there with the band-aid on, the race has begun, we won't just sit around and wait. >> absolutely, chris, i just wanted to katie's point. cory booker did the same thing, he was not waiting for his senior senator to resign. he said, listen, it'll be a race. it's a democratic process, and i want to move from being a mayor to the senate. i think katie perez thrown her hat in the ring because it's forcing democrats to a much larger conversation about passing time. if we need to build a bench overtime katie porter especially with the support of elizabeth warren, who is the colleague of diane feinstein, which is really important to note. the fact that elizabeth warren is going possibly against one of her female democratic colleagues. but we do have time, a lot could happen in two years. but for all of us who are with ou

ron johnson and chuck grassley reaching out to national archive seeking how the reform of classifiedember expressing here that as it is cold in the white house has made unresponsive inquiries regarding the biden failed dealings. on july 30, 2021 and june 28th, 2022, we asked the white house about joe biden's use of nongovernment business and transmission of government information to his son, hunter biden, and compliance with federal record lows. today the white house has failed to respond to the request. here is another take. >> it is just a pile of incompetents on top of incompetence on top of sloppiness on top of your responsibility. to use biden's word so happy to be throwing rocks at donald trump and saying how irresponsible it is committed is a little bit amazing that every day they find more and more classified documents and it makes you wonder where it is coming ne next. >> yesterday peter doocy also asked the white house very plainly if the president is involved in a cover-up. karine jean-pierre said the president takes the soul seriously and his team has been cooperative, ca

let's bring in today's political panel, former communications adviser to iowa senator chuck grassleye judiciary committee garrett -- and former deputy press secretary jose -- gentlemen, happy new year. >> happy new year, mike. mike: okay. kevin mccarthy, does he or doesn't he get to 218? here's more from california congressman darrell issa. let's play it. >> you can't make a decision on somebody with nobody and, quite frankly, there is no earn to kevin. he clearly is our -- there is no alternative to kitchen. and he's earned it. he's earned it over more than a decade of incredible hard work and leadership. mike: jose, does kevin mccarthy get it done? >> i think he will. look, i think he'll get the 2 the 18 votes, mike, but it does show that the republican leadership is somewhat divided. so the question is how -- he's going to get elected, i'm not surprised by that. but can i -- i think can mccarthy actually lead the republican house to get things done, that's really the big question. mike: at last check, arizona republican congressman andy biggs is still holding out. let's hear from

point, david spunt, a big panel coming in, garrett ventry is here, former senior coms adviser to chuck grassley, he'll weigh in, and harold ford, jr. >> john: differences between this and mar-a-lago, but for so many people in the president's part to dismiss it out of hand would seem to be contradictory at best if you are trying to look at whether or not you apply the same standard or double standard. >> sandra: fair to say. >> john: california bracing for more life-threatening storms, deaths of at least 17 people. they continue looking for a 5-year-old boy who went missing earlier this week. william is live in los angeles with the latest on the storms. look like you finally got a break from the rain. >> john, always seems we are talking either flood or famine, but i want to show you this drone shot because i think it illustrates what is happening statewide, right. so, we are getting 500% more rain than normal so creeks, rivers, streams are overflowing. southern california as you mentioned probably good until saturday, that's our next storm. but millions remain under a flood watch. others are di

. >> senators chuck grassley and ron johnson just sent a letter over to the secret service asking for the same womening upon visitor logs that james comer has requested. republicans want to figure out who made have been near or had access to these documents. the number 2 democrat, dick durbin, not sure if he supports tapping the secret service. >> i have to think about that. i respect chuck. but i don't know if the disclosure of people that visited with the president could compromise them in any way. i want to make sure we do this in a foughtful fashion and i want to see disclosure that takes that in to consideration. >> again, this briefing is ongoing and i will say if these senators do not get the answers that they're looking for, if the dni director does not speak about these documents, i imagine they'll come to the cameras and have something to say. >> neil: i wouldn't do it it. aishah hasnie following the developments on capitol hill. when they come out of that meeting, if they choose to address reporters, we'll take you there. right now we have gary palmer with us from alabama.

congressman, we have to get to this, this letter in 2021 from senators ron johnson, chuck grassley itto a biden aide, allegedly vice president biden used a pseudonym, a non-government email during the obama white house to cc hunter biden about government meetings with things like the ukrainian poroshenko, the president again of ukraine. that hatched in 2016. why is hunter biden being cc'd about vice presidential meetings with the president of ukraine? >> well, it is very simple. it is because the influence peddling business expects to get a return on their investment and all the millions of dollars that our adversaries in ukraine, our adversaries in russia, our adversaries in china and the middle east, paid the biden family, they're not doing it for charity. they're doing it to get a return on their investment. i'm sure the information cc'd to hunter biden pertained to national security interests or something of value to our adversaries. elizabeth: so hunter biden gets cc'd again on an email from an aide, employee in the office of vice president joe biden in 2016 about a meeting with

republican senator chuck grassley of iowa currently serving his eighth term, the 89 year old notoriousently meeting with and taking questions from constituents. though he immediately skipped over the major democratic areas of the state. or take senator chris murphy, chris murphy, who walks across the entire states, speaking with voters along the way every single year. and voters know where to find georgia senator raphael warnock, who presides over most sunday services at atlanta's ebenezer baptist church where he remained senior pastor, this same hole as martin luther king junior. by contrast, senator sinema barely speaks with arizona voters. just last week, she appeared in a panel with other lawmakers, and the world economic forum and davos, switzerland, for a meeting with the world's richest oligarchs. sinema even shared a high five with joe manchin over the refusal to support filibuster reform. and she justified her support for the filibuster by bragging and stopping democrats from passing legislation to and voter suppression. >> and the resulting two years, the democratic party sha

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i want to thank chuck grassley for his service as ranking committee member of the last congress. he was a real partner and ensuring the business of this committee was done. i would like to welcome the new ranking member, lindsey graham. he and i have worked together on many issues over the years that i look forward to looking -- i look forward to working with him. i would like to return to the subject of this hearing that goes to ticketing for live performances. this garnered a lot of attention in november when ticketmaster's systems failed during the presale for taylor swift's new tour leaving millions of fans stuck in virtual cues to buy tickets. ticketmaster and its parent company live nation have offered explanations for these issues. these issues are simple erotic of a larger problem. the ticketing of live events are dominated by a single entity, live nation. live nation merged with ticket master in 2010. the justice department and attorneys general in many cities sued to block the merger. the plaintiffs allowed the merger to go through but put in place a degree made to ensu

the ones that are in power right now, the chuck grassleys, the mitch mcconnells, i don't think a personat belongs in power. if you haven't been to college since 1960's or the 70's and you haven't done a single thing for continuing education, i just frankly don't think that you should be running the country. host: i've got the number for you for the 118th congress from a beast.-- nbc news the average age of a senator, 63 .9, so almost 64 years old. in the house, the average age of all members, 57.5 years old. caller: for me, can somebody be in a position of power and understand the average, everyday american? things are going to get worse with the environment and climate change. prices are only going to go higher. it's going to be more difficult for housing. all of this is going to change. you look at cultural anthropology and its intersection with meteorological science, a lot of historical research on it, the globe has had a really difficult time adjusting, and so has our global system. and i'm worried that nobody is prepared for this because honestly, there are people in power that st

that was senator chuck grassley last year.y controlled senate. president biden called it a reckless bill, and the white house says he would veto it if it ever made its way to his desk. >>> joining us now, capitol hill correspondent ali vitali. these rules are in place. a single raise of the hand from any member of congress can force a vote to kick kevin mccarthy out of his job. what is this going to look like now that we actually have a congress? >> reporter: first of all, welcome to divided government, right? the same way we saw the inflation reduction act passed last year, now we're watching republicans start to chip away at it, specifically moving first on those 87,000 irs agents, democrats saying that's a moment where republicans are letting tax evaders get away with it. so, this is what this period is going to look like. we're watching them, though, move forward with the implications of the negotiations from last week, willie. you talk about this one-member threshold to fire the speaker of the house, that's something that

we saw it in the 2022 midterms, people like chuck grassley who should know better, you know, wanderinggoing to come bursting through the doors of small businesses across iowa like gestapo agents, you know, because there had been some discussion about increasing the irs's budget a little bit. it's great politics if all you care about is feeding your base. it's not great politics if what you care about is becoming a national governing majority. but that is the sugar high, you know, but political parties get addicted to sugar highs. it just happens that the sugar high that the republican party is addicted to is bad bathtub meth. they're high on that sugar. it's not just rotting their teeth. it's rotting their brains at the same time, and it's rotting their ability to be competitive outside this very narrow piece of the electorate that's willing to believe this bull shit, as i will call it even on this most holy of secular holy days. it is the worst. >> i had to apologize to reverend. >> reverend al sharpton has never heard that word before in his life. >> no, no, and he's curious why you'

. >> so, chuck, you ought to read the marco polo report where the detail, all kinds ofl kind potential crimes. senator grassley, le t me stop t you there. potentiao stopl by about about . thirty thousand. about thirty thousand dollars. i mean, chuch k, chuck, chuck, is it a crime to be soliciting and purchasing in potentially european sex trafficking operations? >> is that a crime? i'll i'leuropel take your word t you're ethically bothered si by hunter biden. i'm curious, though, youn. seem to have. i am a i do not.al i seem to haveis about it.t. i'm a journalist. i have dealing>>s. , part >> chuck, you know, part of the problem and this is pretty obvious to anybody watching this is you don't invite me m on to interview me. yoe on tu invite me on to argue with me. >> look, you can>> go back on your partisan cable cocoon and talk about media bias all you want. i understand this part of your identity. >> now, i'm a journalist. i'm above all this.i have i only deal in facts. and , you know, i haven't seen any evidence at all. >> i've been looking really hard for evidence of hunter biden. >> but of course, anyone

grassley and i uncovered. they were suppressed and censored and they interfered in the 2020 election. >> dana: chuck todd questioningan probes into hunter biden. media out lets turning a blind eye to biden family business dealings. we have "new york post" reporter john levine with me now. chuck todd has been covering in the news. a way he asks questions. let's look back to his questioning of james comer who is a congressman from kentucky. >> tell me how you are going to try to depart sonize an investigation or do you expect it to be partisan. >> i disagree with that. the only people that see this as a partisan investigation are the media and hard core democrats. everything that we have requested we have evidence to back up. >> dana: do you agree with that? >> absolutely. the evidence is there on the hard drive. anyone can look at it. when chuck todd says what crime has been committed here. is it a crime to lie on a federal drug form when you say you are not addicted to drugs when you are. many crimes right on the hard drive you can look at. the stuff like money laundering and violations of the foreign agent registra

. >> so, chuck, you ought to read the marco polo report where they detail all kinds of crimes. senator grassley polet me stop you there. potentially this is about aboutl ted shall i'll take you at your word that you're ethically bothered by hunter biden. >> i'm curious, thoughhoug, yoho seem to have a do not seem n to have about it. i'm a journalist. i'm a i have to deal. >> molly, chuck is absolutely unhinged. what do you think? well, chuck todd is notd a journalist. first of all, he spentis not yes pushing the russia collusion hoax, which was this deranged conspiracy theory that donaldhox trump had won the election dum by colluding with with russiao to steal the election. e electin and he would com ae on day after day, week after week and berate anybody who didn't share hisn r conspiracy thinking. and now when we'ree h actually dealing with hunter inde n was under real investigation, who we already know thavewet had problemss. paying taxes. again, the department of artm justice was very friendlent y at letting him repay some of the taxes that he that he had failed to pay. s he's got gun issue