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james freeman "wall street journal" here to react. high level questions whether or not anything has to do with his dad going into an election year. is it not clear at the moment? >> what is clear is that this is related but money he didn't pay his taxes on is the indictment makes clear related to the flood of cash from china, from ukraine, from elsewhere. so we've had a lot of evidence lately tying his dad using alias email accounts, communicating to the hunter associate schwerin speaking to him. i think this is getting toward, we hope -- maybe this is a reason hunter cannot say anything. but i think what we're hoping is finally accountability. i think anyone knows looking at the facts that it was wrong of joe biden as vice president to fly around the world conducting official business while hunter was tagging along with his hand out. now we hope we're finally getting to the question of what did they give in return for all that money? >> martha: as you say, it is becoming increasingly clear. something most people have been able to ass

let's bring in ari fleischer, james freeman, assistant editor of the "wall street journal" editorial page. they're fox news contributors. the briefing is ongoing. if peter doocy gets a question in, we'll do back and find out what he has to say. james and ari, great to have you with us today. just going back to the sound bite that we heard there from hunter biden. he says, you know, in the depths of my addiction -- i'm not quoting him exactly. this is the gist of it -- i made some errors. that's not grounds for an impeachment. those two things are not linked from what i can tell in this inquiry at all. so why would -- why did he say that? because i was addicted and made mistakes, you cannot impeach my father. that's not what is at issue here. >> it's a dodge and deflection. his father knew what he was doing, that he was tied to the business and that the e stood to gain 10% on one business transaction and that hunter biden complained that his father received significant amounts of money as a regular way of paying him to pay his bills. so that's the evidence that now needs to be inquire

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james freeman and "wall street journal" fox news contributor. here is what we find most important issue facing the country on screen number two is immigration. the border now at 19%. i imagine, james, that would be higher if more people covered it. >> yeah. they are starting to. we've seen over the last year obviously done a lot of great reporting on this. other networks and the white house had to pay attention. what's still puzzling is the president's response here. this is not good politics for him. nobody likes chaos and lawlessness. the excuse or the explanation a lot of people have given is he has to cater to the far left of his party. well, early in his term wanted to prevent a primary challenge, maybe, now deadlines have passed to get on ballots. i don't think he has a credible fear from marian williamson, why is he still refusing to address this issue? >> it's not that they haven't refused to address it. they haven't dealt with it in a way that's helpful. they have actively worked against the governors in arizona or texas to make this pro

james freeman making similar points last hour. where did the money come from and where did it go? keep in mind what's been reported hunter biden did not pay taxes in 2016, 17, 18, 19. how do you do that? he paid taxes in 2020. the money came from a third party. so while the white house is saying if his name wasn't biden he wouldn't be prosecuted, maybe if his name wasn't biden he wouldn't have gotten to money to pay back the tax bill. here is the president now traveling all over the world talking about pay your fair share, folks. >> president biden: wealthy still do very well even though they don't pay their taxes. they do still they with. we also have to raise revenue and go after tax cheats and make sure everybody is paying their fair share. >> martha: added i.r.s. agents to make sure people pay their taxes. the argument becomes he paid them later. it's all paid now. and that no one would be subjective to the treatment hunter is getting. i don't think that's true. most people if they didn't pay their taxes for several years and then decided to pay it would see great penalty. >>

james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.y judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna navaz. geoff bennett is away. on "the newshour" tonight -- fighting between israel and hamas resumes. plus, could the terror attacks that started the war have been avoided? new evidence that israeli officials repeatedly dismissed warning signs. sandra day o'connor, the first woman to ever serve on the united states supreme court, passes away at 93, leaving a towering legacy. justice o'connor: i wanted, since i was the first, not to be the last.

james. man: b. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.y and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. geoff bennett is away. on the "newshour" tonight, gaza reels from devastating overnight airstrikes on refugee camps, as egypt floats a proposal to end the israel-hamas war online safety. allegations that facebook and instagram ignored warnings that the social media platforms were harming young users. and a preview of next year's legislative sessions. as state lawmakers meet, what

james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.y judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. geoff bennett is away. on "the newshour" tonight -- a grim milestone in gaza with the death toll surpassing 20,000 less than three months into the war. a recording surfaces of former president trump pressuring michigan election officials to not certify the 2020 vote. what it means for his 2024 campaign and the nation's

james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.eter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ geoff: good evening and merry christmas. i'm geoff bennett. amna nawaz is away. on the “newshour” tonight, in one of the war's deadliest nights, an israeli airstrike on christmas eve kills more than 100 gazans. two months after the state's deadliest mass shooting, maine's deaf community works to rebuild in the wake of tragedy. and a unique way of combating

james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.y judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. geoff bennett is away. on the "newshour" tonight. israel launches another round of heavy airstrikes in central and southern gaza, including in refugee camps. we hear from the israeli ambassador to the united states. a major caravan of migrants travels through mexico as record numbers continue to arrive at the southern border. and meat grown in laboratories moves closer to store shs

james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.y judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ wow, you get to watch all your favorite stuff. it's to die for. now you won't miss a thing. this is the way. the xfinity 10g network. made for streaming. geoff: good evening. i'm geoff bennett. amna: and i'm amna nawaz. on the “newshour” tonight, israel intensifies its strikes in southern gaza, and calls to hold hamas accountable for alleged sexual violence grow louder. geoff: a top ukrainian official

james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.udy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ geoff:, i'm geoff bennett. -- u.s. military leaders pressure israel to scale back its assault on gaza with the civilian death toll mounting and hospital struggling to treat injuries. sundry day o'connor lies in repose at the supreme word. the women she inspired. and, judy woodruff sits

james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ geoff: good evening. i'm geoff bennett. amna nawaz is away. on the "newshour" tonight, the israel-hamas war spills over into the red sea, where houthi rebels are attacking commercial ships, disrupting global trade. immigrant rights groups sue over a new texas law that empowers local police to arrest people suspected of entering the u.s. illegally. will the measure hold up in court? and, ukraine races to shore up its power systems in anticipation of russian attacks on the energy grid in the heart of winter. >> we are preparing physically, we are preparing equipment, we are preparing mentally.

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james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation.peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ wow, you get to watch all your favorite stuff. it's to die for. now you won't miss a thing. this is the way. the xfinity 10g network. made for streaming. william: good evening. i'm william brangham. amna nawaz and geoff bennett are away. on the “newshour” tonight, intense fighting continues in gaza and civilians caught in the crossfire struggle to find care in overcrowded hospitals. then, in a year-end news conference, russian presiden

james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening. >> tonight, the u.s. and venezuela agreed to a prisoner swap, bringing several detained americans home. >> the colorado supreme court disqualifies donald trump from the 2024ri

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