kevin mccarthy. >> kevin mccarthy lost his fourth bid for the house speakership. [ bell ringing ] >>to nominate kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house. >> kevin mccarthy has lost for the fifth time. [ bell ringing ] >> i rise today to nominate kevin mccarthy as speaker of the people's house. >> kevin mccarthy lost a sixth straight vote. [ bell ringing ] >> i rise to nominate kevin mccarthy, speaker of the house. >> kevin mccarthy has just lost on the seventh ballot. [ bell ringing ] >> i advance the name of kevin mccarthy very proudly as the next speaker of the house. >> kevin mccarthy has lost yet another vote for speaker. [ bell ringing ] >> i advance the name of kevin mccarthy as the next speaker of the house. >> kevin mccarthy lost his ninth attempt. [ bell ringing ] >> i rise to nominate kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house. >> we've got some breaking news, kevin mccarthy loses on the tenth ballot. [ bell ringing ] >> i nominate my friend, the next speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy. >> kevin mccarthy now appears to have lost his 11th speaker vote. [ bell ringing ] >> jimmy:

>> this week kevin mccarthy also hostedded a fund rater for her.eorgery taylor green often raises money from the rebels, the small-money donors. she was in d.c. with some of the biggest donors and the swamp. she is now officially part of the swamp and she's done that tragically to gain power, confidence and become an ally of kevin mccarthy. a similar path to what jim jordan did. kevin mccarthy and gree's relationship is also bell. -- beneficial. she is not rallying up the troops against kevin mccarthy at this point. she's lost her seat in the freedom caucus because of it but i think she feelings she's much more important with a seat next to kevin mccarthy and it is going to be fascinating, the fact she has a seat on this conference committee because nothing gets added into this bill. this is the final product after the house and senate pass theirs unless the two top -- the republican and democrat from the house and senate armed services committees can agree so i done don't know how much sway she's going to have in this conference committee. >> one

guest: kevin mccarthy has said he is for this.know elise stefanik and at least three republicans are for this. my understanding is it does not have the votes, that there is some skepticism within the republican conference in the house. it would be a largely symbolic effort. unlike say a criminal record which can be expunged, you can band the box -- ban the box. this happened publicly. everyone knows about it. there is no come in the record to expunge. it would be a purely symbolic act. if they are going to go forward with it, right now they don't have the votes. maybe at the fall at the earliest but that is not something we will see this week. host: in addition to the work in the house this week on the two appropriations bills and other measures, what hearings are you watching for, this final week before august? guest: the big one from my perspective is a leon drove mayorkas, the home and secretary will be on the hill wednesday in front of the judiciary committee. as you know, the house republicans have been ramping up a potential

into vote for kevin mccarthy.r, not whether this was even entertained says a lot. because you put the question out there, whether not achieve anything to expunge any impeachment. it's not a thing. it's not a thing at all. it's not possible. it's possible to have a vote to express the sentiment of the house of representatives, it won't change the fact. -- >> there's not a giant pan with a big factor that will expunge the record? >> no. you know, oddly, even though the former president would, i'm sure want to make that, so there is no reality in which that exists. >> congressman, you are kevin mccarthy, when you are in the house, is just another example of how far he's willing to go to appease the former president? >> yes. anderson, let me just scream, it's not a thing! expungement is not a thing! you're exactly right. look, no tears for kevin mccarthy, anderson. this is exactly what he asked for when he sold his soul to donald trump after january 6th. and as dana said, when kevin mccarthy sold every inch of his bod

and yet kevin mccarthy is still the speaker. brenden buck, former aide to house speakers paul ryan and john boehner. >>> still ahead here this evening, florida reports two new cases of malaria today, cases people got in florida, but governor ron desantis has so politicized public health his guchltd can't hire anyone for top jobs to manage public health. >>> and as the right wing goes nuts over a baggy of cocaine found at the white house, we're going to get into the real history of drugs at the white house coming up. stay with us. drugs at the whit house coming up. stay with us >>> the state of florida has issued a mosquito alert after confirming four cases now of malaria in sarasota county. >> concerns are growing as this marks the first time we're seeing local transmission in the u.s. in two decades. >> those cases discovered in the counties has concern from health officials it could spread. >> malaria a disease transmitted by mosquitos, something the united states eliminated in 1951, it is back at least in the state of florida

most republicans would actually agree with kevin mccarthy.al split is, yeah, joe biden had documents, donald trump had documents. but where trump runs afoul here of everything is the obstruction. >> right. but that's a big issue. that's a big different -- yeah, go ahead. >> if you look at the evidence, the previous evidence plus what was added this week, the obstruction is extremely problematic, and so i do think mccarthy is channelling what the average republican would say which is biden had documents, trump had documents, why is he being persecuted and biden isn't. why is biden getting sweetheart deals and trump is getting immunity. that's how the avr republican would see iter so i would expect kevin mccarthy to channel that energy. >> this is where it gets important that bacon is the one with a biden won district heading into the 2024 cycle that he as a messenger for the party that talks about law and order, it's very difficult for him to be in a position to then have to defend a potential nominee who's under multiple indictments and effec

and yet, kevin mccarthy is still the speaker. to speaker paul ryan, thanks for joining us tonight. good to see. >> thanks. >> still ahead here this evening, florida reports two new cases of malaria today. cases that people got in florida. governor ron desantis has so politicized public health that his government cannot hire anybody for top jobs to manage public health. and as the right-wing goes nuts over a baggy of cocaine found at the white house, we'll get into the real history of drugs at the white house. coming up -- stay with us. keeps you dry? all of the things that you're looking for in a pad, that is always discreet. look at how it absorbs all of the liquid. and locking it right on in! you feel no wetness. - oh my gosh! - totally absorbed! i got to get some always discreet! my a1c was up here; now, it's down with rybelsus®. - oh my gosh! - totahis a1c?rbed! it's down with rybelsus®. my doctor told me rybelsus® lowered a1c better than a leading branded pill and that people taking rybelsus® lost more weight. i got to my a1

you never have to ask me again if i'm a no on kevin mccarthy.ill never vote for kevin mccarthy. >> no matter -- will others in there vote for him? >> jimmy: gosh, well, wow. i guess that's one less vote for the opposition, huh? speaking of buses, prince harry has been throwing his family under them one by one. last night -- i mentioned he had this book coming out. he recounted a physical altercation he had in which his brother william beat him up pretty badly. and today we got another bit of tid that says at william and kate's wedding, harry was suffering from a frostbitten penis. for real. he admitted this. he got frostbite on an expedition to the north pole. he wrote, "upon arriving home i'd been horrified to discover that my nether regions were frost nipped. while the ears and cheeks were already healing, the todger wasn't." [ laughter ] very british to refer to your penis as a todger. and very scary. you know, without a functioning todger, it's impossible to rodger. [ laughter ] you can't rodger with a dodgy todger. it's well-documented. but

. >>> new details tonight about a possible deal between house speaker kevin mccarthy and the former president by politico. mccarthy has been working to get back in the former president's good graces after saying last month he may not be the strongest republican candidate for 2024. the speaker has also yet to publicly endorse his campaign. according to politico, the president was furious over the indictment, saying "he needs to endorse me today." mccarthy eventually called to apologize, saying he misspoke and also made the former president a promise. quote, the house would vote to expunge the two impeachment against the former president, he told trump, and as mccarthy would communicate to aides later that day, they would do so before the august recess. the politico report says speaker mccarthy made the deal on the spur of a moment and it has now put him in something of a bind, mainly, moderate house republicans do not want to relitigate the impeachments, but is loathe to upset supporters in the house as they could push to remove him. there is that as well as if he has the constitutional author

switch today at xfinitymobile.com. >>> another right wing warning shot for kevin mccarthy.e group. in a memo obtained by cnn and first reported by politico the group club for growth says it's prepared to spend $20 million this cycle defending the, quote, patriot 20. that's what they called the 20 members who repeatedly rejected kevin mccarthy during that marathon speaker vote, most of them eventually folded. club for growth's leader forr house republican david mcintosh warns moderate donors and candidates seeking to settle scores save their money because we are prepared to win at all costs. my panel is back now. you hang out with these members every single day running around the hallways. what do you think that this is going to do, what impact it's going to have? >> a lot of members are in safe districts so it's not going to have much of an impact. the republican leadership stays out of republican and republican primaries on the house side so it may not have that much of an impact. it's a shot across the bow against kevin mccarthy to show they're trying to put money in to e

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donald trump wants house speaker kevin mccarthy to expunge the two impeachments against him. up in a phone call between the two men last month. that phone call came after mccarthy suggested trump may not be the strongest candidate in 2024. now, mccarthy said he would try to gauge support among house republicans. that is according to a source. but he did not make y promises, and here's a little bit more about the new reporting to help n y he didn't make those promises. multiple sources tell cnn that calling a house vote to expunge the two impeac against the former president would be a fool's errand, even ifarthy indicated to trump he would do it, it's unlikely votes would be there, likely further inflaming tensions. and we should note house speaker mccarthy has yet to endorse the gop front runner or anybody. let's discuss this with seung min kim of the associated press, champion's jeff zelenskyy, and margaret talib of axios. this is so fascinating because it's a storyline that we keep coming back to over and over again. and that story line is the hold that donald trump has on h

in an expletive-laced phone call with kevin mccarthy while the u.s. capitol was under attack, trump said the rioters cared more about the election results than mccarthy did. mccarthy insisted the rioters were trump supporters and begged trump to call them off. and then the shouting match began. a furious mccarthy told then president trump rioters were breaking into his office and through the windows and asked trump, quote, who the f -- except he didn't say f -- who the f do you think you are talking to? that's kevin mccarthy shouting while his office is under siege, begging donald trump to stop the rioters, begging donald trump to stop the riot, and then donald trump saying, "oh, kevin, it's antifa." his response, again, a shouting match. mccarthy went around telling all of the republican caucus, he was very proud of the fact he shouted down the president who, you know, sat there for two hours while they were being attacked, while rioters were looting the capitol and while police officers were getting brutalized. >> you know, there's a reason that dona

kevin mccarthy was asked about it. he said he's in favor of it, but there's no deal to get it done right now. what do you think the chances are that happens, and is there any risk at all for republicans in that? >> based on the behavior of house republicans, i think it's probably a high likelihood that they will try to do this. the question is among their own caucus with a margin of five extra votes, would they actually get it done. to bring it up and fail, it would be a disaster. two members of the republican caucus, you have to take those off the board. and kevin mccarthy would do it to curry favor with donald trump. kevin mccarthy has not endorsed anyone for president. the most important thing is it's meaningless. it doesn't actually exist. expungement of an impeachment, and a congress that occurred after the old one has gone away does not actually have any legal merit. it is a talking point for house republicans, a talking point for donald trump, but historically meaningless. >> ken dilanian and michael moore, than

this is one thing kevin mccarthy has given to let the house function easier.o let them have the spending bills written at fiscal 22 levels. this is the friction between the two. they have a lot of pull with the speaker, because they are such a small majority within the house of representatives, that they can derail progress in the chamber. that's what gives them the ability to get him to agree to do that. host: if there is 12 spending bills, have any of them been passed yet? guest: no. host: what is the deadline for passage before conservative shutdown becomes a real issue? guest: september 30. we have until july 28, then we have the august recess and then they will come back in september. cancel your september plans. everybody on the hill will probably not have anything on their schedule other than dealing with spending bills. september 30 is the cut off. they need to pass all of these bills and get them through to the house on the senate. that is the timeline. host: is there some type of plan b in place, should those bills not happen? guest: they haven't tal

starting with kevin mccarthy. house speaker notably has not endorsed donald trump for president, at least not yet. why? then there's marjorie taylor greene, the representative from georgia was kicked out of the house freedom caucus nearly two weeks ago. why? and why are we only finding out about it now? >>> and president biden amid all the turmoil around the gop, the president is steadily campaigning on bidenomics, talking about lower health care costs at the white house. the polls aren't exactly giving him love. if he ends up running against donald trump, how accurate will the so-called approval numbers be. because it still looks like it will be donald trump as the republican nominee. he just raised gobs of cash. polls show him trouncing ron desantis, who is by far his nearest competitor, and despite the indictments, the alleged carelessness around classified documents, and the potentially criminal carelessness for this country's democratic process, republican voters are clearly still on his side. but is anyone e

i think that scott's point is fair she is aligning herself with kevin mccarthy. she is still close to donald trump. if kevin mccarthy becomes unpopular, she will align herself, they may not let her back into the caucus. but will align herself in votes to boot kevin mccarthy. if that is what donald trump says. so i thought it was great when democrats had the house and kicked her off the committees because of some of her behavior. those are the standards i think we should be holding people to. i also don't think you should be calling people names in the house floor and in general. so applauding on that small standard from the freedom caucus. >> you are for something the freedom caucus did? see i knew it. [ laughter ] >> cut it out. >>> let's move onto ron desantis and where he stands in the republican primary. he raised 20 million-dollars in the second quarter which is of course impressive and his wife casey is out with a campaign push called mamas for desantis. and she has put out this ad of what her husband stands for. so let's watch a piece of that. >> he'll do

kevin mccarthy continues to make these threats against president biden.did it earlier with christopher wray. at times when he's getting a lot of pressure on unrelated issues from his far right. now it's about appropriations bills. they are trying to push him there. last week there was report ing that he, which.com county denied, this he was going to expunge trump's impeachment. he says now not going to do. back then it was at a time when they weren't happen with the debt ceiling bill. so there's a lot of concern among moderates that kevin mccarthy keeps continuing to placate the far right of his party. >> you say moderates. i don't know if we would put wesley hunt in this category, per se. but he is somebody who is a bit reluctant. listen to what he said. >> i'm somebody that feels like biden may rally the left, that this is the worst we have seen in modern history. kamala harris has the lowest ae approval rating of any vice president in the history of this country. and dick cheney shot somebody. that's how bad she's i don't want to give them any arrows t

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kevin mccarthy can't pass appropriation bills, he can't pass pieces of legislation without this core, including and up to impeachment, but what we're concerned about are the 12 legislative days that remain until government funding ends, and right now it sure seems we're on a collision course with the government shutdown. >> all right. joining us now, congressional reporter for "the hill," ychael schnell. you heard it there. 12 days to get through 12 funding bills. we're heading for a shutdown. is it possible we even get this done? >> 12 days to get this done. a, to get it to pass and then to hash out the differences and come to kuhn census. the short answer, no, it's not enough. what a lot of folks are expecting to happen is they're expecting to be a continuing resolution to kick the funding deadline to september. the underlying concerns and differences between the concerned stakeholders in this negotiation is not changing. conservatives are still pushing for steeper spending cuts. moderates want to hold back from that. and you have the large difference between the house and the sena

he says trump himself admitted to kevin mccarthy. if you're seeing has republicans have circled the wagons again around donald trump. spoke with kevin mccarthy by phone. spoke with the least for the number three republican. they discussed strategy. how they will respond. her job was to rally all of the republicans in congress who said. against weaponization of government. that is their plan. you've seen them do that over the last couple of days here. everybody keeps waiting for the republican to find a different candidate. it seems that will never happen. the best i can tell. they're going to go back to the old playbook. they will support trump no matter what. >> i'll know it is elise stefanik that will replace liz cheney in house leadership. >> to, as we've been walking with the january six investigation into former president trump being convened here. what about trump's other losses. particularly in the e. jean carroll hush money cases. are there any possibilities of further appeals there? where does donald trump just have to live

as a result, kevin mccarthy had to cut a deal and agree to move forward on spending levels to fund thet in a lower level than what he agreed on in the debt limit deal that could lead to a shutdown fight in the fall. these members and what they decide to do in their tactics have huge implications in congress. >> you see this, you and i covered congress together, you've seen this in the past, too, right. there are conservative leaders sometimes aside, they want to actually have the controls and to get things done. we saw it with jeb hensarling the head of the republican study committee and with mike pence who went from the head of the ready study committee into republican leadership and into the fold and by doing that, just like marjorie taylor greene has done, just like jim durham has done, you risk eroding your cred with the more rebel rousing types. >> i mean, john boehner started out as a rebel rouser and then he became speaker of the house. i think that it's important to talk about what this means in the broader scheme of things within the republican party because as i'm reading thi

and the house, that is the opposite for kevin mccarthy.can, because just one of them could do -- so he could use his speakership, he's always dealing with the possibility of losing his job. in the way that no speaker in history, at least in modern history has had to deal with. >> eugene daniels, paulo ramos, it's great to have you both with us tonight. thank you for your time and insights as always. we will be right back! ight back! it kills 99% plaque bacteria. and forms an antibacterial shield. try parodontax active gum health mouthwash. ladies... welcome to my digestive system. when your gut and vaginal bacteria are off balance. you may feel it. but just one align women's probiotic daily helps soothe digestive upsets. and support vaginal health. (fisher investments) in this market, you'll find fisher investments is different than other money managers.helps soothe digestive upsets. (other money manager) different how? aren't we all just looking for the hottest stocks? (fisher investments) nope. we use diversified strategies to position o

kevin mccarthy says this is an inquiry.to get more information to get out there and see if what comer has been describing, the idea there's a biden crime family, they have been using this phrase for many months. they haven't produced much evidence. now they are saying we need more time. we'll get more evidence, possibly. >> what about the point that manu just made, which is a really critical one. that the house republicans may, even though they have oversight ability, that's basically in the constitution, but it might be harder for them to get what information they are striving for, if the doj says, no, you can't do this because we're investigating first. >> it's absolutely right. it's going to be much harder. it's going to be a shield for the doj. you keep going back to the fact i i said that in court as well. it does give them a little bit more to dig on too, which is what happened in court. was there pressure on you to give this broader deal and you were trying to put something over on the court. they can ask about that.

kevin mccarthy has been speaker of the house for six months. a position to which he was eventually elected, after a marathon first week of congress that involved 15 rounds of voting over four days. >> let's just listen in. it looks like we're done with the voting. [applause] >> mccarthy's got votes to win. >> smiling ear to ear, he got that bottom line he was looking for. >> it was a triumphant moment for mccarthy once he finally got enough votes in the early hours of january seven, but it was also a public embarrassment. the whole episode exposed the rift between the different factions of the republican conference, and the uneasy alliance among them. at one point, a fight almost broke out on the house floor, but perhaps the most telling moment came at the very end. on his way out of the capital, at around two a.m. after finally taking his oath of office as speaker, mccarthy stopped to talk to reporters to give special thanks to a special someone. >> i do especially think president trump. i don't think anybody should doubt his influence. he was

kevin mccarthy was suggested -- kevin mccarthy had suggested that this was going to be used against hillarylinton. there were four that were public, some were not, $7 million expense of taxpayer funds, and in the end, what did they find out? what they find out was the security by the department of defense was not adequate. but they use that as an effort -- used it as an effort to muddy the reputation of then secretary of state clinton. it is being used now as it is in politics by the other side trying to complicate the president's reelection bid. kristen: regardless of how political some of these investigations might be, or the accusations, i wonder if you worry a little bit about the justice department, in the sense that the republicans are saying this deal was a sweetheart deal and the justice department is now tainted. do you worry about any public perception the justice department may be tainted? because obviously they are doing a lot of other works such as the investigation into donald trump and election interference. >> all of our great resources in this country are being called into

there's new information today about a private phone call between donald trump and house speaker kevin mccarthyrecord the two impeachments that trump suffered as president, but why? and why now? and can they even do it? joining us now for more on all of this is former republican congressman, a key member of the house select committee that investigated january 6th, adam kinzinger. good to see you, congressman. let's get to expunging in a second. first, your reaction to now there is a trial date set in the case against trump and his handling of classified documents. what do you think of may 2024? what does it mean to you? >> well, i mean, i think the country is just ready for this to happen. so we all wish it was tomorrow, but i'm not overly surprised it's may. i mean, the thing i'm actually concerned about, kate, is that it's going to get pushed even further again. the close tr gets to the election and then beyond the election. because i think it's donald trump's calculus that he's going to in his mind win the election and then turn around and pardon himself and that's never been challenged cons

it's something that kevin mccarthy knows is a lie.rstands how grand juries work, he understands how the criminal justice system works. plenty of members of the republican party and democratic party who have committed crimes who have been politicians have been indicted by departments of justice of both parties. that is how our system works. kevin mccarthy knows that and he's contributing to a lie in order to run cover for donald trump who is about to face his third indictment, the third of which for trying to overturn our democracy. so it's pretty sick that he said that and i think it's important to point out, peter, like you said, it's a huge difference from what mccarthy and mcconnell, the leaders of the republicans in the senate were saying in 2021. mcconnell said that former presidents are not immune from being held accountable in his speech on the senate floor. >> when kevin mccarthy says something like that that he knows is not true, is that complete cynicism? is that this is all politics and just speaking to the base? >> getting

why the sudden shift as even kevin mccarthy is admitting his republicans have not yet proven any wrongdoingthe current president. >>> plus, panic on the court. one of the biggest names in college basketball in the hospital before he's even played a game. bronny james, the 18-year-old son of lebron james, suffered cardiac arrest and is now thankfully out of the icu, but fear and questions remain about his condition. and 15 months after he was freed in a prisoner swap a u.s. marine veteran has been injured in ukraine. what we're learning more at this hour about what trevor reed was doing in ukraine and what this could potentially mean for other americans who are being wrongfully held in russia. i'm kaitlan collins, and this is "the source." >>> tonight, donald trump is on the campaign trail in new orleans as his legal team is bracing for a third potential indictment. >> any thoughts on the upcoming -- >> i don't know anything about it. i don't know. we have a crooked nation. i'm not concerned. we're legit. we have very corrupt people running our country. >> we should note, again, his legal te

i remember you writing in your book about a meeting you are at with kevin mccarthy. you are not as surprised by the way he is playing this. >> i wasn't naive prior to january 6th, like many americans. but if there is one fact that has been solidified in my mind it is that our politicians are full of schitt and at this point in time the republican party seems to be winning the race with that regard. >> well i know you're not an attorney. the three charges were mentioned, potential charges were mentioned in this letter, in that the former president received, inciting an insurrection was not one of them. it was deprivation of, rights conspiracy to defraud united states, champion with witness, and a lot of potential crimes within those descriptions. those are just the kind of, the headlines for each of the statutes. there is not, in terms of potential indictment, a charge for inciting as an insurrection. does that matter to you? >> now. i'm very comfortable with these charges. i'm somebody who has followed this case very closely. in addition to my participation in the de

kevin mccarthy can't control his conference.y continue to let the most extreme members guide everything they do and so that is what is so dangerous about impeachment discussions. >> your question. it's gonna be a busy 12 days for you congressman. thank you so much for joining me this afternoon. and coming up. we talk a lot about the perpetrators when it comes to the big lie, but i've got a few thoughts to share about the victims who don't get as much attention. and later alas carrie dunn who defended the capitol on january six if it is worried history could repeat itself. we're back after a quick break. e back i'm jessica layton with a look at the hour's top stories. the state department is advising all citizens in niger to shelter in place. the situation is deteriorated it's a military coup began last week. the new military leaders have closed the country's borders and canceled all flights in and out of the capital. and in pakistan, an apparent suicide bomber killed 55 people a political rally. nearly 200 more were hurt. this r

i'm sure they're telling kevin mccarthy do not do.in jeopardy. it's going to put republican control of the house in jeopardy. you're already dealing with a presidential cycle where in a lot of these districts the democratic vote is stronger than in mid term years. i think it's also going to hurt the presidential candidate for republicans. it's going to be bad. there is no way that people who are listening to the facts who could go either way that are going to be crucial in some of these very close states, i'm thinking a place in the midwest, i'm thinking of pennsylvania, arizona, georgia, they don't see a reason to impeach joe biden, they are going to see this as ridiculous and retribution. that's going to hurt republicans. as the secretary was hinting at, on the one, hand you have the freedom caucus republicans pressuring kevin mccarthy to pursue impeachment. then, on the other, hand you have swing district republicans who oppose impeachment who will let this thing die on the floor. when does that leave speaker mccarthy? >> this is t

. >> house speaker kevin mccarthy embraced the bill for getting, quote: radical pentagon policies. >> we don't want disney land to train our military. >> house rejected an effort by georgia republican marjorie taylor greene to curb money for ukraine. but green still voted yes because mccarthy tapped her to

i listen carefully, harris, to what kevin mccarthy said. he said we are at the point where we are beginning to consider an impeachment inquiry. what i took him to say is we don't want to rush willy-nilly into it for the reasons charlie suggested. because if it gets politicized, if it looks like a naked political act in the absence of clear factual evidence, the loser will be the republicans. the democrats, as you know, harris and charlie certainly knows, are expert at turning these kind of dialogues into political harry carey fights. to my way of thinking we need more time, more answers. it has been a week. we've learned a lot. another week or two we may learn more and we may learn more today. let's receive what comes out and then, i think kevin mccarthy can make the appropriate decision. >> harris: i want to double down with you, doug. what kind of damage does what we're watching at the courthouse as we continue to await what a judge's decision is on that so-called sweetheart deal for hunter biden. will she reject that? a lot of things hav

kevin mccarthy is happy to do his bidding. from the other side.at-large for the spectator. host of the ben domenech podcast on fox news radio. josh holmes co-host of the ruthless podcast former chief of staff. senator mitch mcconnell. axios political reporter stef kight. let me start with you. i will play another piece of mccarthy being asked today to follow up about impeachment. >> would would you say to the moderates in your party continue apiece the right on many issues. >> such as, what? >> on talking about an impeachment inquiry of president biden. >> right now you have a president who told you and every other american that he has never talked to his family about business and they never got one dollar from china. you now know that's not true. having all this information, should i ignore it? no. so it has come out more. >> it is. we have heard him repeat this suggestion that, perhaps, an impeachment inquiry into president biden is coming. he baskly has done everything but officially announce that the inquiry is starting and, of course, this is

they love the contrast when this is the next story on the news. >> but is the winner here really kevin mccarthy? who brought in one of his biggest potential antagonizers into iner circle. i was reminded about january of this year, this quote in "the new es speaker mccarthy gushed to a friend about the ironcla he developed an likely ally in his battle for political survival, marjorie taylor greene. quote, i will never leave that woman. i will always take care of her. that bond has allow him to weather some storms here and navigate this very narrow path of his speakership. >>er if now, and i think a message is being sent by the freedom caucus about how that will be going forward. as ugly as it looks on the floor, men do that all the time. the real issue is her closeness to mccarthy. beyond bakersfield, i don't know who loves kevin mccarthy. they just know republicans are in power and want to get things done. getting things done shifts depending on where you're sitting in the house, and more now marjorie taylor greene think it's closest to mccarthy himself. >> yeah, and mccarthy is -- what do you

house speaker kevin mccarthy is clarifying comments he made about a possible impeachment of presidentnterview on fox news monday night mccarthy suggested his party was close to launching an impeachment inquiry stemming from the republican-led investigations into the biden family's business dealings. he later appeared to soften those remarks somewhat while speaking with reporters on capitol hill. here's what the house speaker said initially followed by yesterday's comments. >> we've only followed where the information has taken us. this is rising to the level of impeachment inquiry, which provides congress the strongest power to get the rest of the knowledge and information needed because this president has also used something we have not seen something since richard nixon, used the weaponization of government to benefit his family and deny congress the ability to have the oversight. i believe we will follow this all the way to the end, and this is going to rise to an impeachment inquiry the way the constitution tells us to do this, and we have to get the answers to these questions. >>

howard: kevin mccarthy tried to remain sort of neutral when asked in a cnbc interview whether donaldction. >> could he win an electioning? >> yeah, he can. the question is, is he the strongest to win the election. i don't know that answer. howard: hours later after a call with the former president, the house speaker walked back his comments in a statement to breitbart. the only reason biden is using his weaponized federal government to go after president trump is because he is biden's strongest political opponent as polling continues to show. i spoke earlier with susan ferrechio, chief political reporter from the washington times, and olivia beavers who covers capitol hill for politico. susan, olivia, thanks for joining us. susan, the media have pounced on this controversy involving kevin mccarthy, of course, and several sources telling "the new york times" that mccarthy's conversation with trump was an apology. >> mccarthy has supported trump, generally speaking, throughout trump's presidency even through the january 6th controversy, through the impeachment. it's not a surprise now

and the desperate attempts by kevin mccarthy and house republicans to pull focus from trump's legal focus. i'm ayman, let's get started. we begin this hour with major developments in a special counsel jack smith's investigation into donald trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. as the justice department appears to be nearing a possible indictment, the situation kicks into high gear this week went according to resources, trump's attorneys met with prosecutors in smith's office. two sources told nbc news that at the meeting, trump's lawyers were told to expect an indictment. of course, the ex president is disputing that characterization. in a post on his official social media site, trump said his attorneys had a productive meeting with doj prosecutors, and that they spent the meeting quote, explaining in detail that i did nothing wrong. i was advised by many lawyers and that an indictment of meat will only further destroy our country. he also wrote that no indication of notice was given during the meeting, referring to a potential indictment. as the new york times reports, these gat

if many witnesses from kevin mccarthy, to mike pence, then the story is clear. that continue to move up the crowd. it ended up with individuals chanting, hang mike pence. this is just who he is. when the former president got backed into a corner, he will do anything. to avoid getting caught, that's exactly what he did. including threatening his own vice president to not follow the law of the constitution. >> that's such an important thing to remind people up and history. -- this floated this pops ability of an impeachment and terms of president biden. this is for show, this political reasons, you've called it a complete destruction. agree completely. sometimes it's hard to stop these things from moving forward. what is your plan, in the plan of the caucus to push back on that. either publicly or privately, or both. >> we'll do both. this isn't all of the above strategy. they don't have any abets against president biden, this is a complete destruction. when we get back, this is what house republicans have done. they have created a scenario where the most extreme

this, peter, shows you the weakness of kevin mccarthy.ent donald trump raises this he should have said, no, that's a bad idea. let's stay focused on other things. first of all, garrett's right. he'd lose this vote in all likelihood. second of all, why do you want to be talking about january 6th in the middle of the summer and putting donald trump back in the spotlight? this is just a terrible political idea and a very weak speaker that doesn't control his own caucus should have killed. >> they hit president biden on investigation into his son, hunter biden. we heard from a pair of irs whistle-blowers who claimed the doj, justice department, had medaled in that. here's part of their testimony. >> it appeared to me based on what i experienced that the u.s. attorney in delaware in our investigation was constantly ham strung, limited and marginalized by doj officials as well as other u.s. attorneys. >> at every stage decisions were made that benefitted the subject of this investigation. >> so, jim, understanding that legally this has been res

>> it's not even that kevin mccarthy is a moderate, but the house freedom caucus has been built on thegoing to remain tightly knit and that gives them their power. so if they feel as if marjorie taylor greene is moving closer to mccarthy, i think that weakens it. >> was that the nail in the coffin? >> her power at the moment is derived from the speaker. he has elevated her, she has become a key ally of his. the house freedom caucus does not exactly exist to support leadership and the establishment and to govern and pass bills and get things done. she has become part of that, which is an interesting evolution for a firebrand like her. and so i am guessing that they did not like that, this back and forth with boebert. it is an interesting cover story, but the house freedom caucus, it sort of exists to torment and the rest of the republican party, so to be punished for a short conversation strikes me as a bit of a cover story. i think her evolution and movement towards house leadership, my guess had more to do with it. >> thought? >> first, i think you are giving high school cafeterias a

on. >> -- nothing and kevin mccarthy's life is entirely easy.ing for a reason. and that is to illustrate just the ridiculous bind that republican presidential candidates find themselves in. will hurd, who is not running for president, but is a former republican congressman, is at the iowa dinner -- the iowa lincoln dinner -- which is occurring tonight, and just -- there is a moment that everybody should be made aware of, where will hurd there is to say the quiet part out loud. let us play the soundbite for our audience. >> donald trump is not running for president to make america great again. donald trump is not running for president to represent the people that voted for him in 2016 and 2020. donald trump is running to stay out of prison. and if we elect -- >> -- >> i know, i know, i know, i know. >> the truth is hard. that's how that ends. he says, the truth is hard. that's what is so shocking. if there is a sense that, underneath it all, they know what is going on. but he's the only person that wants to say it out loud. >> to be fair, chris c

here is kevin mccarthy with what he had to say. >> it continues to show a two- tier system in america. if you were one of the leading political opponents they could put you in jail and give you prison time. if you are the president son you get a sweetheart deal. >> did hunter biden get off easy? >> you are talking to someone who is seen the worst of the critical criminal justice system in america. you see a two-tier system and you can admit to using marijuana but we are a nation that has been arresting young and low income black and brown people for thousands in america who cannot get jobs for doing things that former presidents have admitted to doing. i imagine they were prosecutors who like many are going at this with vigor and they came to a plea deal and as far as i'm concerned with the work that i have to do justice has taken its course. >> you are talking about a two- tier system of rich and poor and i'm asking if you think there is a double standard for prosecuting republicans and democrats? >> absolutely not. especially the way that the president has tried to restore legitimac

those are kevin mccarthy's own words. you'll remember, too, when kevin mccarthy got on the phone on january 6th and he called over to donald trump. someone now saying weapon -- weaponizing government. kevin mccarny in the middle of donald trump's riots which he started who refuseded to stop, called the white house screaming, telling him to call the rioters off and donald trump said, it's antifa and kevin mccarthy screamed at him. screamed at him. other members, he told other members about this call. he talked about this call for quite some time. he said you knew exactly who they are. they're your people and donald trump refused. so what happened? kevin mccarthy said they're going to be brought to justice, instead he decides to attack the people that actually are trying to bring to justice a man who's stolen nuclear secrets from the united states government. a man who stole military secrets from the federal government and not return them. because this is how sick and corrupt the republican party in washington, d.c., is, no

in the house, that is the opposite of kevin mccarthy.to vacate, and you could possibly lose his speakership. so he's always having to deal with the possibility of losing his job and no speaker in history, at least in modern history, has had to deal with. >> eugene daniels, paula, it's great to have you with us tonight. thank you so much for your time and your insight as well. we'll be right back. 'll be right back. tourists photographing thousands of miles of remote coral reefs. that can be analyzed by ai in real time. ♪ so researchers can identify which areas are at risk. and help life underwater flourish. ♪ ♪ do you remember years ago we used to come in and just fall asleep with a face full of makeup? or worse. we'd try to take it off with soap. our poor dry faces. don't regret, just reverse. no7's new future renew damage reversal serum. with a world-first peptide technology you won't find in any other skincare product. even those that cost 10 times more. reverse visible signs of skin damage who knew it's possible to undo the past? don

this is donald trump's house, and kevin mccarthy is living in that rent free. but trump's rhetoric against federal law enforcement agencies on the executive branch is having a real effect on the representatives of washington. it's pushed many republican presidential candidates further to the right. it's forced them to make a vow to clean house, if they get elected. >> i agency all work with, all work with all of them, but the ones we need to put some serious time into, department of justice, our intelligence agencies, and our state department. those have to be cleaned out. [applause] that's going to take more than just the top that's going to take senior management up, and making sure you have to make examples of people. >> you have to make examples of people. following trump's lead, republicans have been planning the justice department is filled with political lackeys who are biased against him. people they allege, like the fbi director, chris wray, when the house returns to d.c. next week, wray will testify before and oversight hearing led by jim jordan and t