the d.c. district of columbia city council for our approval, and i'm just going to go through the highlights here. but tomorrow we'll be voting on senator hagerty's proposal to disapprove legislation that was passed regarding revising the d.c. criminal code. bill, you've done a good service for the people of the district of columbia, and i think for the body and nation as a whole. what are we talking about? this is numbers for the district of columbia, your nation's capital -- total d.c. crime has increased 25%, from 2022 to 2023, as of march 3. carjackings are up 111%, an increase for the fifth straight year. homicides are up 40%. d.c. has already reached 38 homicides. the average homicide suspect has been arrested 11 times before committing a homicide. sexual assaults are up 123%. property crimes are up 32%. there have been 393 robberies in d.c. during the last two months. according to the metropolitan police department, 430 fewer officers less than they had in 2019, the lowest number of off

d.c. backtracks withdrawaling the crime bill but that is not stopping the u.s. senate charging ahead with the vote to override what the d.c. city council wants. >>> plus, scary moments on a southwest flight when a cabin filled with smoke and forced an emergency landing. >>> welcome to "the lead," i'm jake tapper and we start with the world lead. four u.s. citizens missing in mexico after they were likely targeted by armed criminals. mistakenly, the fbi said, the four drove from texas into the mexico city on friday where a gunman fired at their car. assaulted them and then abducted them. a u.s. official said the americans wither in mexico for medical procedures. video obtained by cnn appears to show individuals forcefully loaded into the back of a pickup truck on friday. the border city has been racked by violence and organized crime since the drug wars broke out if full force in 2006. it is the gulf cartel that is into competing violent gangs. i want to bring in rosa and kaylee atwood. wha

this is the d.c.ouncil put changes forward over the mayor's objections, and the president doesn't support changes like lowering penalties for carjacking. so this piece is different. but, again, it doesn't change the administration strongly supporting h.r. 51 which would have made d.c. the a 51st state. that is still something that he very much supports, and we're going to continue to call on congress to provide a swift and orderly transition to statehood for the people who live here in d.c. >> why does the president believe that every citizen should have a right to self-government except when he disagrees with the outcome of their governing process? >> look, one thing the president believes in is making sure that the streets many america and cities across the country are safe. that includes d.c. that that's why he put forward a historic piece of, a historic plan that he hopes republicans in congress would support which is a safer america plan. that is something that the president has led. when you thi

d.c.his morning. caller: good morning, how are you? host: i'm doing well, go ahead. caller: i trust fox news as much as i trust all the other networks. all of these networks to excellent reporting on stories and they all two propaganda stories for their political parties. i consume all these networks so you have to do do all that in order to get the full story on anything. there was nothing wrong with tucker carlsen's reporting because he did share some information and for the police chief, the question should be asked of him as to why there were black and white u.s. capitol police officers that hoarded from supporters inside the u.s. capital. no one including the january 6 committee are aware that someone gave orders to the u.s. capitol police officers to let trump supporters in. over 300 were let in so that should be answered. the january 6 committee cherry picked everything especially trump's words. i didn't vote for trump and he is a disgusting man. however, january 6 was not solely hi

d.c.'s new penalty is. those states include alaska. they include kansas. they include north dakota. and, yes, once again they include the state of kentucky. the state of kentucky seems to be an outlier here in terms of low sentences for many violent crimes, lower than the newly revised code passed by the d.c. government. madam president, i'm not going to go into all the other details here. i think my colleagues get the picture, which is that the elected representatives of the district of columbia after exhaustive review made some decisions about criminal justice reform. i don't agree with every single one of them they made, but i'll tell you this. what they did is entirely defensible and it certainly doesn't rise to the level of the united states congress for the first time in 30 years big footing their decisions. so that is also the testimony we received from a number of attorney generals of our states. everyone got it including i'm proud to say my state attorney general, anthony brown, fo

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d.c. the city council chairman said yesterday that he is withdrawing the crime bill ahead of the disapproval resolution in the senate. that could overturn the bill. that crime bill includes the elimination of mandatory minimum sentences for several crimes, as well as the reduction of maximum sentences, crime such as robbery and burglary. this morning, we are asking what you think should be done to enhance public safety around the country. what new policies you would like to say from the federal government. our phone lands are divided by party affiliation, democrats -- republicans -- independents -- you can send us a text -- at be sure to ascend your first name and city-state, and we are on social media facebook dot com slash c-span, and twitter and instagram at c-span wjet. welcome to washington journal, before we get to your calls i want to show you the headlines and this article from the washington post. it says this, crime code bill for d.c. in limbo. the article says the senate this we

that is exactly what is happening here in washington, d.c. so, the city council in washington, d.c. recently voted to eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for every crime except for first-degree murders. there is a value in mandatory minimum sentences. it tells judges the bare minimum punishment for criminal behavior. mandatory minimum sentence stops liberal judges from going soft and softer on crime. so it's no wonder the democrats have waged a war on mandatory minimums for at least the last decade. the new dc law would also reduce maximum sentences for violent criminals like carjackers for some the maximum sentence would go from 15 years down to less than five. the new crime law in the district of columbia would be more violent criminals free to roam the streets of the nation's capital and pray on innocent people. the bill that passed the dc city council was a bad idea. carjackings were already a major problem and we are seeing it in cities across the nation. carjackings and dc traveled since 2019 and we just heard on the floor of the senate today the carjacking has recently take

lisa: d.c.culean rewrite of its outdated code that is over a century old. the resulting plan more clearly defines crimes, erases most mandatory minimum sentences, and lowers some maximum penalties in exchange for a tiered, more tailored system. city council passed it overwhelmingly. violent crime is down in the district compared to last year. but homicides have spiked, prompting mayor muriel bowser to veto the measure. mayor bowser: any time there's a policy that reduces penalties, i think it sends the wrong message. lisa: city council doubled down, overriding her veto. kenyan: so, all the fearmongering is totally unnecessary, hyperbolic. lisa: then, d.c., hit a bigger hurdle. rep. comer: the d.c. revised criminal code act of 2022 is irresponsible. it's dangerous. lisa: congress got involved. the constitution gives it direct power over d.c. laws, and the republican-led house pounced. rep. scalise: we see stories of carjackings every day. and what did the d.c. council do? they passed a resolution

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all of us elected in d.c.one priority how do we make sure that people in the district of columbia are safe. everybody deserves to feel safe in their neighborhoods, that's what we're elected to do -- >> right but it's not a narrative -- >> go ahead. >> it's not a narrative. crime is rising in d.c., carjackings are up for a fifth straight year. carjackings are an inherently violent crime. i talked with d.c. councilman lewis-george on monday about this. here's what she said about preventing crime. >> what deters crime is the likelihood that someone will be caught and prosecuted, not the lengthy sentence. so what's your reaction to that? why are carjackings rising in the city? why is crime rising in the city? is there not enough catching of criminals and prlosplos prosecu of criminals? >> we need to remember under the current law, the current law that is going to remain the status quo we have had an increase in carjacking. the mere threat of a long sentence is not deterring carjacking in our city. we have to prose

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in washington, d.c. this means surging crime at least fewer job opportunities, fewer businesses and more businesses closing.e businesses we saw that at union station. economic indicators of the violent crimes. are obvious. walmart just announced its closing all of its doors in portland oregon. the walmart over here in dc on eighth street announced that it was closing as well. of the announcements come shortly after walmart ceo warns that stores could close enterprises could increase due to specifically retail crime affecting stores across the nation. each of these aspects follow the obvious humanitarian affects of violent crime. the destruction and law and actually with the subject ofio a violent crime and you managed to live through it. if you carry it through the rest of your life and how each of these offenses further rips apart the communities residents of the states and cities will not stand for the continuing devastation. we saw the crime play a major part in the election just last week. mr. presid

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it's got liberals melting down the president blocked washington, d.c., washington, d.c., from enactinggives free reign to criminals by reducing prison sentences from everything from carjacking to nonrobberies. that makes sense. biden is on board with state dz but aoc is not buying it. she twitted this, "d.c. has a right to govern themselves like any other state or municipality. if the government support statehood, he should govern like it." one house democrat let loose after men at the party voted to let the d.c. crime law go through because they thought they had biden's backing. they text a reporter with this lovely quote, "the white house mess this up royally. karine jean-pierre seems confused on why any democrat would feel like they got that." >> we opposed it but there was no veto. the way we see it, this is coming to the president's desk. this is not a legislation he performed. d.c. is not a state even though he supports statehood and he had to make a decision. look, again, we let the process move forward in congress and we felt this was the time to make that decision appearance b

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congress overturned the d.c.er took effect and it never will and yet, lauren boebert, who let me remind you, is in congress, did not seem to know that, because during a hearing, she grilled one of the local d.c. lawmakers who crafted the bill and seemed to think that the bill she voted to overturn was actually now law in the city of d.c >> in november of 2022, you led the charge to reform d.c.'s crime laws, is that correct? >> i chaired the committee that that proposal came from. >> you led this charge, yes sir. and these charges -- these changes are now law here in d.c., correct? >> do you mean the revised criminal code? >> yes >> no, those are not the law >> those are not the law did -- >> you overturned them >> the revised criminal code was rejected by the house. >> excuse me mr. chairman, i'm i don't like being corrected by a bunch of people at once, it reminds me of every minute of my talking to mr. allen. >> seth: "excuse me mr. chairman, stop correcting me while i'm already being corrected by a different p

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if the aliens landed in washington, d.c. and said take me to your leader, it would be embarrassing. america is not perfect, but we are good. and i cannot imagine what the world would be like without our country. president biden has been spectacularly awful. liz: bill, you heard all of that. what senator kennedy said about america is good. the american people are good. people connect to that, bill, they don't connect to people who want to rip the country apart, bill. >> we are divide on that. i think one argument for desantis versus newsom, it comes down to florida versus california. the blue model is more spending, high taxes, awoke curricula that emphasizes america is not so good and so forth against what desantis is doing in florida. it's a good shorthand. i'm not so sure president biden will be there on the ticket. i'm also not sure donald trump will stay in the race. but i have been wrong in the past. i could be wrong this time. liz: it's interesting what you just said. ford, it's basically about the visions for this nat

the chairman of the d.c.ing to withdraw the legislation after it became clear the senate intends to nix it. however, president is reaffirming his support of d.c. statehood, renewing the debate over whether the district should be able to govern itself. co-founder of neighbors united for d.c. statehood is with us. josh, good to have you. you called the president's backing of the bill a betrayal and a gut punch. why do you think he's doing it? >> why do i think he's doing it? >> yeah. >> politics. politics is about perception. and he doesn't want to be perceived as being supposedly weak on crime. i think there's been very little discussed about the substance of the crime bill. it's just more sort of catch phrases for the general public. >> so, you say that he doesn't want to be seen as weak on crime. the weak on crime narrative from republicans is not new. and here just a month ago, this was the white house position on this. the white house opposed this and another d.c. bill. it says -- i'm going to read it here

d.c.ivided. >> depending on what the senate does, the president will have to respond one way or the other. i haven't had an opportunity to talk to the white house yet about the president's views, so i'm not going to characterize his position one way or the other. >> well, he said it. >> as brian todd reports, the gop put the president and his party in a tough political spot. >> mr. president, what do you plan to do on the d.c. crime bill? we understand you will not veto. >> reporter: president biden caught between wanting to be seen as tough on crime and wanting to support washington d.c.'s right to govern itself. the president now supporting a right to rescind a controversial new d.c. crime law. a law that would take measures like lowering the penalties for carjackings. just last month the president was in favor of that d.c. law his administration saying, "congress should respect the district of columbia's autonomy to manage their own affairs." >> democrats are constantly criticized for b

this is what was in the d.c. crime law. this was passed by the d.c. city council and vetoed by the d.c. mayor who's a democrat. and it was in the house and a couple of democrats -- >> 31 democrats in the house. it would be a elimination of mandatory sentences for many crimes, reduction of sentences for crimes such as robbery and carjacking and expand the requirement for jury trials in most misdemeanor cases. so natasha, here's where i think people get caught up. reduction of sentences for crimes such as car and carjacking. >> this penal code has not been revised since 1901. if you ask people on a local level who are really in the details they're just saying this is about proportionatey and catching up with what the national standard is. if nothing, that carjacking isn't a problem, it's actually new d.c. right now. but they're trying to make it match. if you were to ask the average person crime is a problem. it is a big problem. people feel unsafe going to work, they feel unsafe going home, viral videos of this terrible crime. so it's a moment of a loc

d.c. >> i hope it's not climate project or whatever when you get there. >> i hear, richard and i were the only ones not dancing coming into the segment, i thought he could care less about this. >> i love that two for one, go to europe -- that's how expensive they are here. i'll just watch them on hulu or whatever. "america reports" now. >> sandra: fox news alert, vatican says pope francis is staying overnight in a rome hospital for previously scheduled tests. no details why he is not returning home at this time. >> john: he has suffered from health problems in recent years, including intestinal surgery. we'll bring you more information as we get it today. >> sandra: thinking and hoping for the best for him. another alert now, we are waiting a briefing from white house press secretary karine jean-pierre, and john kirby as the irs continues to stay silent amid growing questions over why the agency made a surprise visit to twitter files journalist matt taibbi's home, the same day he was testi

mayor, like the d.c.from d.c., he decided this is a bad ill because it reduced sentences at a time when homicides are on the rise, carjackings are on the rise and i think it is a really -- really important for democrats to show that we take the issue of crime seriously and listening to voters who are screaming from the rooftops that this is an issue and they don't want to be told it is all in their head. >> 15 seconds. is that what the concern is? >> i think there is a number of people that caused the democratic party to look soft on crime. this is not one of those situations where i think the white house did the right thing and the reason is this -- as the president has done uniquely over the past several decades, positioning yourself as someone who is taking crime very seriously without overriding the popular and duly elected will of the city council, 12-1 is how they voted. >> we have to leave it there. we'll talking about it in the commercial break. we'll tweet about it. >>> a republican presidential

the president supports statehood for d.c., and so the idea of the d.c. city council being able to enact its own legislation and, of course, because of the way a federal district works, it's not state, things come to the president's desk for him to sign or reject, an in this case, the council is considering some changes to its own city criminal code that could change penalties for certain offenses, and in the city of washington, there is a concern about safety and there is a pushback to not have that happen, and president biden is taking the position that he wants to have that stronger message about safety. he does not support this legislation. democrats had been -- this is a tough vote and they had been lining up to support d.c. because they want to send the message that they believe that those who are elected by the residents of the district, should let their representatives and the d.c. council put forward their legislation. those are sort of the lines there, and now the council is saying we're going to pull the bill. it takes it out of the realm of th

and by the way a d.c. was carjacked himself this is happening to actual lawmakers. you think they'd be more vocal say maybe it's not a good idea to go soft on crime particularly when it comes to the sort of crime. >> you know who is not holding back the former house speaker nancy pelosi she did complain biden did not tell democrats about his decision on this crime bill, take a listen. >> if he was going to do it i wish you would've told us first. this was a hard vote for the house members. and it's a hard vote for the senate members. and that mayor of district of columbia even differed from the legislators who passed it. it was not that clear. understand why some people voted against it but that the president's going to do it could you give us a heads up to in the house? xo charlie, she's honestly not trying to keep her job in the same way she can say what she wants, right? >> it's astonishing actually if you think about what she is upset about is not the people getting carjacked whose lives are being ruin

the situation in d.c.unique in that there are not other jurisdictions where the federal government with override something the city council puts forward. but if you have the opportunity to save a city from itself, should you not take it? >> well, he obviously decided that's exactly what he was going to do, but it's a sign of how nutty the democratic party has come that aoc is defending the measure of the district of columbia, dramatically cut penalties, for example for carjackings, and as i say, the president of the united states was trying to save his own party from itself and probably did a great service here. but he will in the short run face some things from history like from aoc. >> john: the split in the republican party, duelling events, cpac, and then palm beach, curious as why you think desantis is avoiding cpac. >> well, cpac has turned into a trump fest, and there will be a straw poll, ironically enough completed and the announcement made just before the former president takes the stage. so if y

that's why i believe in d.c.od and in this particular case i voted to affirm local rule. >> right, but the democratic president has signalled that he doesn't agree with that and he's going to sign a republican bill to override what you just described. are you okay with that? >> well, let's take it one step at a time. we have to see what happens in the united states senate next week, depending on what the senate does the president will have to respond one way or the other. i haven't had an opportunity to talk to the white house yet about the president's view so i'm not going to characterize his position one way or the other until we've had a chance to talk about that issue. >> he said it. i mean, he's made it clear it's not -- unless he changes his tu tune again. >> well, there are private conversations and what i do know is delegate eleanor holmes nordegren looks forward to talking to president biden about his decision and they may agree to disagree and at the end of the day that's fine because on the big picture

coming up, a d.c.ing the city's crime problem after rand paul's staff or get stabbed. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> judge jeanine: senator rand paul sounding off after one of his staffers was attacked in broad daylight in washington, d.c., phillip todd was stabbed in the head in the stomach by a man who has been released from federal prison one day prior. the aide is expected to make a full recovery. the suspect was later arrested on a charge of assault with intent to kill. rand paul says this should be a wake-up call. >> it makes me think we are in the third world, and i wonder if washington, d.c., should be listed on dangerous places of travel, this happened in broad daylight without any expectation, he did not know his attacker. but we are thankful that it's getting better, he has had a lot to go through, multiple surgeries, and these were life-threatening wounds, but we think he is on the mend. >> judge jeanine: despite the surge in violence in d.c., the council chairman says everything is fine. >> when it comes to c

i support d.c.'s home rule. don't like what the council put forward over the mayor's objection. if the senate overturns it, i will sign it. a lot of us who are allies voted no in order to support the white house. now we are being hung out to dry. it's amateur hour. heads should roll over this. aoc not happy either. you are a florida guy. if ron desantis becomes -- if desantis and trump -- and trump's strategy ascoredding to "axios" is to make ron desantis the incarnation of paul ryan. make him seem like a rino. you like both them. >> a thousand people a day are moving to florida because of the policies that not just governor desantis but the florida legislature put in place and made florida the model for the rest of the country on conservative governance that puts money in people's wallets. lets parents decide what their kids are being educated. however, president trump has been putting out video after video reminding people of how much he got done despite everything thrown at him. the boarder policies, the abra

but the d.c.endelson this morning called the senate nsaid by the way, we are going to pull that bill back and take another look at it and reconsider it. so what is going to happen in the senate? will you still vote to rescinded an override? or will you let it go? >> well, until they do rescinded, it's man's and it will be overridden by a bipartisan vote of congress, and president biden says he will not veto the ads. the district of columbia is unique and not like any other city, it's a federal district and commerce has oversight over the laws that are passed. in order to protect the visitors and people who live and work as well. but the d.c. city council and was out of control, another sort of signal an important penalty, which will make it worse, not better. so i expect a strong bipartisan vote later this week. >> john: we will be watching for that, thank you for being with us, we appreciate it. >> gillian: there is also this, g.o.p. lawmakers say they have brand-new evidence that dr. fauci publi

but given what you're saying that d.c.uld be able to make their own decisions y, why shou congress get involved here? that's what is happening. >> the people of washington, d.c., deserve an updated krunl c -- criminal code. carjacking should be a serious manner and punished. the mayor and city council have the opportunity to fix it now. they ought to fix it. when they do, it will be enacted. that will be a yesterday story. that's what needs to be happening. >> you've argued that d.c. has the right to govern itself. does this move by the president not undermine that? >> no. i don't think -- i don't think so at all. if anything, probably the other direction. you know, i mention golden rule. treat people the way we want to be treated. people in washington, d.c., deserve a vote in congress. they have more people in several states. they pay more taxes. and yet they don't have any representation. i remember a vietnam veteran. we had people in my squad who were from the district of colombia. they didn't get to vote. we were right

council members in d.c. all democrats say this crime thing is overblown. >> with regard to crime, perception is important. the reality is less concerning. how people feel is important but there is not a crime crisis in washington, d.c. >> laura: hiding the facts again. no doubt about it, criminals know they have the upper hand here. >> keep violent people in jail. the average homicide suspect has been arrested 11 times prior to them committing a homicide. >> laura: what is responsible for this? guns? d.c. has some of the toughest gun laws in america. no. you can thank black lives matter and anyone who whipped up the anti-law enforcement frenzy that led to the hiring and retention problems coast to coast. and thank corporate america for high crime. they wrote fact checks to corrupt activists who brought luxury homes. hiding the truth about how soft on crime destroys public safety, democrats shift back to their old stand bys. >> talk about what happened on january 6th. well over 1,000 folks that have been arre

the d.c. council is still going on. we will not comment on that any further. >> you said he overnighted dignity. >> she said -- she also said she understands my the president made this decision. let me get into it. let me finish the first question that you asked. she also said that she understood why the president made this decision. the governmental affairs team is in constant communication with her team and was last week. but they are in constant communication. host: we are asking you across the country, what should be done to enhance public safety? doug is up first. good morning. caller: good morning. these policies that the d.c. council were proposing have been enacted all over the country, and the result has been a significant uptick in crime. criminals do not follow the law, but they do follow, by and large, what the government says. that spice the many businesses here in california have found themselves being victimized over and over again by shoplifters. they know they can get away wit

he will block the d.c. crime law.tehood and home rule but not the changes that the d.c. council put forward. as for the mood within the caucus, here's a little snippet of jit. a lawmaker said cannot trust the white house. another told cnn the white house "f"'d this up royally. another said people are rip roaring pissed. one would have thought we got more of this in the two years of the biden presidency and we did. there was democratic unity and seemed to be exposed by the d.c. crime bill and it's really collided with the politics of crime. aoc tweeted criticizing president biden. this ain't it. she says. d.c. has a right to govern itself. if the president supports statehood he should act like it. he should respect the government of d.c. as elsewhere. >> this echos the sentiment from the actist base where democrats look like they go in one direction but crumble under the pressure of republican talking points. i think what i am hearing is the message that this emits is that we think that these core constituencies are ex

quote: by rejecting d.c.'d the basic fact that the soft on crime policies endanger the public. ted, do you see a pushback happening across the country against some of these progressive democratic policies, against some of what they're trying to do in terms of lessening some of penalties in the name of what they say is justice? >> absolutely. i do, and that's unfortunate that any party would favor criminals over law-abiding citizens. and i say that simply to say that when you look at what is going on in america, you have law-abiding citizens, eric, all they want to do is to feel safe in their communities. and unfortunately under the circumstances that have taken place here with this softness on crime, i can tell you they do not feel safe in their communities. and i must say i was taken back that at cpac you had the congressman from florida, matt gaetz, who is talking about defunding federal law enforcement. i don't know, he must be off of his rocker. anybody, anybody who wants to defund police officers while cr

. >> reporter: gary cohen's grandfather bought this d.c.ice building nearly 60 years ago. >> this was the first high-rise office building in this part of town. >> reporter: soon it will make history as the first high-rise multifamily residential building in washington's business district. >> the office market wasn't that great even before covid, but then when covid happened, it pretty much died. >> reporter: he is chairman of d.c. area developer wilco and owner of the building soon to be known as l apartments, one of five conversions happening in d.c.'s golden triangle marking a growing trend in cities nationwide. today office attendance is less than half of what it was prepandemic, and some of the largest metro areas struggling to lure workers back in person. >> neighborhoods where people live have been a lot more resilient than neighborhoods that only have one use. >> reporter: leona is director of the business improvement district in washington, d.c. and says building vacancy in the area is at 22%. >> the golden triangle includes 34 mill

d.c. has this right, it's a sad day for d.c. home rule. deeply disappointed. it is a very divisive issue for the democrats and it is a har b harbinger on the issue that democrats may have on crime going into this election. >> certainly something to watch. thank you so much. >>> it is the top of the hour on "cnn newsroom." hello, everyone. >> today disgraced former south carolina attorney alex murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of his wife, maggie and his youngest son paul. a judge handed down two consecutive life sentences without parole for the killings. his defense team plans to file an appeal in the next few days. before he was sentenced, the former lawyer maintained his innocence. >> i'll say it again. i respect this court. but i'm innocent. i would never under any circumstances hurt my wife maggie and i would never under any circumstances hurt my son paul-paul. >> it might not have been you. it might have been the monster you've become when you take 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 opioid pills. maybe you become another person. >> cnn's diane

is a joke.- the d.c.city council is run not amuck. all right.o look thei, the senate didn't do thist their job, but appropriations are coming arounoverd and this is not over yet.this we're going to take a hard look at this because this cannot be allowed to just continue as if it's okay ine the united states . no other country in the world would allow non-citizens to vote in their elections. thih >> well, they want this to happen nationally. you know that. hingto by the wayn , "the washington post" opinion page, they're even againstt they did an editorial sayingng fundwing non-citizens to vote. that's a fundamental right. and they oppose that movelumbia by the district of columbia.. and it's not just that very, very quickly.ies for a va they're also lowering penaltier for a variety of crimes in the district. this is when you haverobber carjackings up, robberies upie, break ins.. so not only non-citizens voting ,but now criminals get a free, ass and some of these crimes as well. >> look, thill. s is a very

journalist james boebert joins us from the d.c. area.rning to you. >> hey, thanks for having me on there was a knock on his door the day he was testifying you whether wonder moronic or a fear tactic. >> decade maybe 100 years. told congress in the 1990s the irs collects more taxes from fear than through the law. and it doesn't matter what the motive was for this visit, on the same day that matt taibbi's testifying before congress, getting beat up by all the democrats on the committee. this is a message, you know, you go there, you bash the government, irs might knock on your door and, you know, again, it's hard to know what the motive was. maybe it was coincidental. might be kind of like could be controversial, we don't know yet. you know they are trying to send a message to mr. taibbi. you write, almost every administration since the irs inception the info and power of the tax agency has been mobilized for explicitly political purposes. what did fdr do with his enemies to the irs? >> yeah. franklin roosevelt used the irs to harass newsp