when we heard merrick garland first of all the blur deliberately in fact seek an interview with lester holt today he decided this would be the day i want to talk. lester began the interview about january 6th, and they talked about some other subjects after that. but the attorney general once again today, we saw that not so much impatience anymore but a real forcefulness and insistence about we absolutely will follow this investigation and follow it to whoever it hits. >> exactly. merrick garland didn't seek out this task. he's the opposite of a bloodthirsty prosecutor. in the political office been complaining about that for a long time. now we'll see how that might actually help. garland is one of the most respectable -- respected people in this town. he was chief judge of our nation's second highest course for 20 years. never overruled once by the supreme court. and in a town where people talk trash about everyone, nobody, even republicans couldn't find trash on him when he was nominated to be in the supreme court. that kind of steadiness and a political nunes did really help him. what thi

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which is the attorney general of the united states, merrick garland, sitting down with our own lester holtt flow if you had a chance to listen to any piece of that interview but lester pressed him on the idea of donald trump potentially being held accountable by the department of justice. how do you see that unfolding? >> well, i am watching the doj as everyone is. we've watched -- i was here in the capitol. i was captured in my room. i know what we went through. the american people are now seeing what happened to their democracy when a number of people, insurrectionists promoted by donald trump, came to the capitol and tried to overtake our votes with brute force. and i believe that people need to be held accountable, and i'm hoping that's what the doj will do. >> senator patty murray, thank you for being back on the show with us. we appreciate your time this afternoon. thanks. >> thank you. >> next up, obamacare coverage is at stake in a texas courtroom today where that 12-year-old law is back on trial. y where that 1w y where that 1w is back on trial it disrupts my skin with rash. but n

s responses to lester holt, i'm not entirely sure this was responsive. he said before and he said this when he took office that he was going to reform the department of justice. this was a department that had been really mired under the trump administration in claims of partisanship, it was no longer independent. morale was low, and he had vowed to change all that, to return the department to the independent status and pursue those who were doing wrong, and he reiterated that. he didn't say anything about the timing. and he has said before if someone was a candidate in a presidential election that would be meaningful in terms of whether or not the department of justice would bring a prosecution. so he didn't really refute that in this statement. he said he would hold accountable those who needed to be held accountable. >> so you're making a nuanced distinction that i think is important, which is in your legal view he's trying to both exist within this public reality and this important probe, but also not by inference or admission or answer, not actually

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attorney general merrick garland sat down for an exclusive interview with and he sees lester holt. >> you said in no uncertain terms the other day that no one is above the law. that said, the indictment of a former president, perhaps a candidate for president would arguably tear the country apart. is that your concern as you make your decision down the road here? do you have to think about things like that? >> we pursue justice without fear or favor. we intend to hold everyone, anyone who was criminally responsible for events surrounding january 6th or any attempt to interfere with the lawful transfer of power from one administration to another accountable. that's what we do. we don't pay any attention to other issues with respect to that. >> well, on the heels of those comments from the attorney general, we have brand-new reporting tonight that suggests the justice department investigation may indeed be heating up. this is just out tonight from the washington post. quote, justice department investigating trump's action in january 6th criminal probe. quote, prosecutors who were questi

he was very, very direct with lester holt about, you know, nobody is above the law. i thought that was really good. i also thought what was good is the way he framed the investigation as not being solely about what happened on january 6th , but rather, anybody who was interfering with the lawful transfer of power -- >> i'm going to let you continue, but do you think that is because that was his governing legal theory? or do you think that is because he read your article, which made waves, at least in the legal surface? >> i certainly am not going to say because he read my article that is what changed it. i do think, if you remember the attorney general said he was going to be listening very closely and watching the hearings, either live or later. and that was the governing theory and the way in which the evidence rolled out. my op-ed was really, it was not original in saying that you should look at the holistic -- i listen to the hearing and said, this is the way we should be proceeding. my concern was whether the department of justice was picking up what they were p

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remembering legendary actor james caan >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone a guilty plea today in a russian court from brittney griner, the american basketball star the biden administration says has been unlawfully held griner admitting to carrying vape cartridges containing cannabis oil into russia her lawyer saying she did so accidentally, hoping griner's contrition will lead to a lenient sentence. as it stands, a conviction carries a possible maximum sentence of ten years in prison. today's development also being seen in this country as potentially the first step in a delicate diplomatic dance to win her release in a prisoner swap. the wnba standout the wnba standout also receiving a letter today from president biden in response to her plea not to be forgotten. andrea mitchell has details. >> reporter: on just the second day of her trial, wnba superstar brittney griner, handcuffed and carrying a photo of her wife, cherelle, pleading guilty to charges of drug smuggling four months after russian authorities found vape cartridges containing cannabi

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you've been listening to the interview and lester holt and merrick garland.his morning and what's your impression from justice. we haven't heard a lot and there's been frustration that justice may not be moving as forcefully as some people think it should be. garland essentially telling lester, don't worry, america. we're on this. >> i know very little about the justice field and that's appropriate. i'm a member of the judiciary committee of the senate and a close friend and supporter of the president's. i will say about the january 6th committee and their eight hearings that when i first tuned in to the first hearing, i honestly did not expect to hear that much new. i sat through the entire second impeachment trial of former president trump. i was in the building for january 6th, and i did not expect to hear a lot of new information, but hearing after hearing i was struck at how much detail they had uncovered and how many former inner circle trump administration and trump campaign members came forward and testified and how clearly, in particular, the former

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone after holding the attention of millions of tv viewers this summer, the recent pause to the january 6th hearings into the attack on the capitol have turned attention now to the department of justice and attorney general merrick garland to provide what could be the next act in this american, legal, political, and constitutional drama with outside pressure mounting for indictments of mr. trum and some of his inner circle, i sat down with the attorney general today for an exclusive interview. the ag dismissing accusations his office hasn't moved swiftly enough to build cases against those at the top of the ladder and telling me concerns over further tearing the country apart would not deter his office from holding those criminally responsible accountable. let's start off and talk about january 6th. we just watched weeks of some pretty horrific testimony about what led up to january 6th and what happened that day. just as an american, can you tell me what your impression was of what we were witnessing >

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. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening there is significant movement to report tonight in the effort to bring home americans brittney griner and paul whelan, both separately imprisoned in russia. late today, secretary of state antony blinken acknowledging there was a substantial proposal on the table to facilitate their release. griner, the wnba star detained since february, who has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing vape cartridges with cannabis oil whelan, a marine corps veteran, serving a 16-year sentence after being convicted of spying in 2020. both, the u.s. says, are wrongfully imprisoned blinken says the next step, a call with his russian counterpar sergey lavrov. believed to be on the table, a prisoner swap that could prove to be a bitter pill for the biden administration which has been under fire in its efforts to gain freedom for the americans. all this unfolding as griner told her story today inside a russian courtroom. andrea mitchell now with late details. >> reporter: with brittney griner caged in a russian court today, testifying for th

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone we learned late today of the passing of ivana trump, first wife to former president donald trump and mother to his three oldest children donald junior, ivanka, and eric trump tonight, the children in a statement describing their mother as a radiant beauty and caring mother and friend. ivana and donald trump became tabloid fodder when their 15-year long marriage ended quite publicly in 1992 the 73-year-old found dead in her manhattan home tonight, mr. trump, via his social network site, remembering her as a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman who led a great and inspirational life kristen welker has more >> reporter: in the 1980s they were one of new york's power couples. the brash real estate mogul donald trump and his glamorous first wife ivana tonight, the former president announcing her death, calling her a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman who led a great and inspirational life her pride and joy were her three children, donald junior, ivanka, proud of her in the former czechoslovakia as

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, recording from highland park, illinois >> reporter: good evening from the chicago suburbs, the latest site of the deadly mass shooting another community grieving of gun violence this time at a parade celebrating our nation's independence tonight we learned that a seventh person in highland park has now died from injuries sustained during the rampage in addition to nearly 40 others injured. a short time ago, police announcing the suspect has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder. and there are disturbing new details about how he allegedly preplanned the attack for weeks. how he disguised himself as a woman to make his escape our former nbc news, kevin tibbles describes his hometown as the suburban town where everyone takes their kids in red wagons are on tricycles to watch the 4th of july parade it was the town where people were shot randomly by someone a rifle. it was a violent weekend not just here but across so many american cities. we begin our special coverage with tom llamas, we want to warn you, some of

thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.en this ad? it's not paid for by california tribes. it's paid for by the out of state gambling corporations that wrote prop 27. it doesn't tell you 90% of the profits go to the out of state corporations. a tiny share goes to the homeless, and even less to tribes. and a big loophole says, costs to promote betting reduce money for the tribes, so they get less. hidden agendas. fine print. loopholes. prop 27. they didn't write it for the tribes or the homeless. they wrote it for themselves. >>> i'm raj mathai. next on bay area tonight, 17 members of congress arrested including bay area representatives barbara lee and jackie speier. >> it is my first arrest and it couldn't be for a more important issue. >> we go one-on-one with congresswoman speier. >>> also, mayor london breed in the headlines for personal reasons. the legal move involving her brother currently in jail. >>> this global heat wave is deadly. how much can be linked to climate change?

lester holt joins us from new york.tices revealing crucial rulings on the environment and immigration. in a setback for the biden administration, the court setting new limits on the epa's authority. but a victory for the white house on immigration, allowing the president to end the trump-era remain in mexico policy all as ketanji brown jackson becomes the first black woman on the supreme court. >>> and the president's stark criticism of the court over abortion with a new call for action in congress as a florida judge temporarily blocks an abortion restriction law. >>> we're tracking hundreds of new flight cancellations into the holiday weekend. delta pilots demonstrating. how you can avoid travel chaos and the president's answer when asked how long soaring gas prices will last >>> the intriguing new discovery of a never-served arrest warrant in the case of emmett till, the teenager whose brutal murder almost 70 years galvanized the civil rights movement. >>> the fleecing of america. the family-run ministry and the milli

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. >>> later tonight, lester holt has an exclusive interview with attorney general merrick garland. among the key questions could president trump face criminal charges. >> if donald trump were to become candidate for president again, would that change your schedule or how you move forward or don't move forward? >> i will say it again. we will hold accountable anyone criminally responsible for attempting to interfere with the legitimate transfer of power from one administration to the next. >> before speaking with lester holt, the attorney general also toured the atf center helping to solve gun crimes. lester got special access inside. nightly news begins at 6:30. >>> are you ready for a new booster? the cdc says that new shot could offer better production from covid variants. the cdc says about 82% of covid cases reported last week were from the ba.5 variant. the ba.5 subvariants are getting around immunity is even with vaccine protection, a lot of people are getting sick. pfizer tells nbc news it is going to release a new vaccine this october that targets the ba.4 and ba.5 strains.

here is an exclusive interview with nbc's lester holt. >> reporter: in new york, the perceptions thates to lay out there this is a dangerous city. is it? >> no, is not. it's not. >> reporter: mayor eric adams was elected to cleanup new york city's soaring crime. six months later, overall crime is up nearly 40%. >> reporter: you came in saying you would fight crime and bring crime down. have you been successful? >> no, we are in complete. we have not been successful until every new yorker feels safe. >> reporter: a couple dozen shootings over the holiday weekend. it does not feel safe. >> we also did something else over the holiday weekend. we moved a substantial number of guns off our streets. >> reporter: he notes homicides and shootings here are down 9%. >> what we call predatory crimes, rape , robberies, burglaries, grand larceny, but here is the real problem. we arrest john on monday for a green lost city. he is out on tuesday. he does it again on wednesday. >> reporter: whose fault is that? >> it is a combination, the criminal justice system, the laws we have passed and the failu

i am going to play for you his exclusive interview with nbc reporter lester holt. and it comes a key moment america like and all eyes are on him and in the both of which are under pressure to take action in light of the damning set of facts that have been laid out, so vigorously by the committee. over eight hearings, the committee show how donald trump and his allies will fully, intentionally, conspired to overturn a lawful election, culminating in the attempted coup on january six. and i have to say that nearly every legal expert who listened to the evidence, it seems there is not a slam dunk, definitely a criminal case be investigated here. then came news that the day after that eighth and final hearing, marc short, who's it to us that to mark pence, testified before a grand jury investigating this insurrection. yesterday, we learned that shot wasn't the only pence to testify. pence's chief counsel, greg jacob, also appeared before the grand jury. making those two officials the most prominent witnesses that we know of that off testified as part of the department

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thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.d night [cheers and applause] ♪♪ i can't wait to show you where i grew up ♪ ♪ walk you 'round the foothills of my town ♪ ♪ probably feel like you've been there before ♪ ♪ after hearin' all the stories ♪ ♪ i've been telling you for six months now ♪ ♪ we'll probably have to sleep in separate bedrooms ♪ ♪ pack a shirt for church because we'll go ♪ ♪ i'm not trying to scare you off but ♪ ♪ i just thought that we should talk ♪ ♪ a few things out before we hit the road ♪ ♪ so if i bring you home to mama ♪ ♪ i guess i'd better warn ya ♪ ♪ she falls in love a little faster than i do ♪ ♪ and my dad will check your tires ♪ ♪ pour you whiskey over ice and ♪ ♪ buy you dinner but pretend that he don't like you ♪ ♪ oh if we break up i'll be fine ♪ ♪ but you'll be breaking more hearts than mine ♪ ♪ you'll be breaking more hearts than mine ♪♪ [cheers and applause] spiel welcome to "the kelly clarkson show" coming out, we are back with a small audience today. we are happy for any audience, honestly. i'

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thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.ood night >> yep ♪ ♪ ♪♪ i'm no stranger to the rain ♪ ♪ i'm a friend of thunder ♪ ♪ friend is it any wonder lightning strikes me ♪ ♪ i've fought with the devil ♪ ♪ got down on his level ♪ ♪ but i never gave in so he gave up on me ♪ ♪ but when i get that foggy feeling ♪ ♪ when i'm a feeling down ♪ ♪ if i don't keep my head up i may drown ♪ ♪ but it's hard to keep believing ♪ ♪ i'll even come out even ♪ ♪ while the rain beats your hope in the ground ♪ ♪ and tonight it's really coming down ♪ ♪ i'm no stranger to the rain ♪ ♪ i'm a friend of thunder ♪ ♪ friend is it any wonder lightning strikes me ♪ ♪ but i'll put this cloud behind me ♪ ♪ that's how the man designed me ♪ ♪ ride the wind and dance in a hurricane ♪ ♪ i'm no stranger to the rain ♪ ♪ oh no i'm no stranger to the rain ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: all right, everybody, welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for my bandy all! [cheers and applause] that was the country song "i'm no stranger to the rain," sam dialed

thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> kelly: hi, hello, hello! [cheers and applause] welcome! welcome to "the kelly clarkson show," y'all! as we can see we are getting started a little differently today and that's because the fall has been really bad around l.a. and is doing a number on my allergies and my voice is gone, so hey. luckily, i know, i sound like a man, it's fine. we recorded some songs just in case a day like today pops up and it is here. i'm so glad we did that, by the way. so let's do a kelly-aoke special, this is radiohead's "exit music for a film." [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪♪ wake from your sleep ♪ ♪ the drying of your tears ♪ ♪ today we escape ♪ ♪ we escape ♪ ♪ and you can laugh ♪ ♪ a spineless laugh ♪ ♪ we hope your rules and wisdom choke you ♪ ♪ now ♪ ♪ we are one ♪ ♪ in everlasting peace ♪ ♪ we hope ♪ ♪ that you choke ♪ ♪ that you choke ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: all right, give it up for my band y'all! everybody, that was bringing it out! we happen to

thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ ♪ ♪♪ each time you leave ♪ ♪ i say i've had enough ♪ ♪ but i must be addicted ♪ ♪ to your kind of love ♪ ♪ i swear to myself ♪ ♪ i'm gonna stand my ground ♪ ♪ but one look at you ♪ ♪ breaks my defenses down ♪ ♪ and here comes never again again ♪ ♪ once more i'll let you back in ♪ ♪ i know how the story ends ♪ ♪ but i can't help myself ♪ ♪ you'll break my heart i know ♪ ♪ through my tears i watch you go ♪ ♪ then just like it's always been ♪ ♪ i'll say never again again ♪ ♪ and just like it's always been ♪ ♪ i'll say never again again ♪♪ ♪ ♪ >> kelly: all right, everybody, welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for my band! [cheers and applause] that was "never again, again," and what's your connection to that song? >> so how many times have i said never again just for it to happen again? >> kelly: yeah. drinking, food buried men. >> exactly. with my high school sweetheart, who i thought of course i was going to be with forever, and when he went off to college i w

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thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.d tonight [cheers and applau ♪ i'm ♪ ♪ oh, tell me what i ♪ you're playing so cool ♪ ♪ obeying every rule ♪ ♪ deeping for some ♪ ♪ somebody to tell you ♪ ♪ that life ain't passing you by ♪ ♪ i'm trying to tell you ♪ ♪ it will if you don't even try ♪ ♪ you'll get by if you'd only ♪ ♪ cut loose ♪ ♪ footloose ♪ ♪ kick off the sunday shoes ♪ ♪ please, louise ♪ ♪ pull me off of my knees ♪ ♪ jack, get back ♪ ♪ come on before we crack ♪ ♪ lose your blues ♪ ♪ everybody cut footloose ♪ ♪ footloose ♪ ♪ kick off the sunday shoes ♪ please, louise ♪ ♪ pull me off of my knees ♪ ♪ jack, get back ♪ ♪ come on before we crack ♪ ♪ lose your blues ♪ ♪ everybody cut, everybody cut ♪ ♪ everybody cut, everybody cut ♪ ♪ everybody cut, everybody cut ♪ ♪ everybody cut footloose! ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show," y'all! one more time give it up for my band y'all! [cheers and applause] that's kenny loggins 1984 classic "footloose" from the movie of the same name, margo and h

thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪♪ you ain't know texas women do it bigger ♪ ♪ in the south it gets no realer baby ♪ ♪ pot full of grits i'm hotter than your mama's supper boy ♪ ♪ better get with it ♪ ♪ better watch your mouth i might burn you boy ♪ ♪ you go uh downtown gonna work ♪ ♪ good lord like dessert ♪ ♪ if ya scared go to church ♪ ♪ woo woo on alert ♪ ♪ hold on tight little country boy ♪ ♪ i ain't no girl i'm a boss with orders ♪ ♪ all i'm needin' is a baby to love me ♪ ♪ like a warm biscuit on a sunday mornin' ♪ ♪ i got what you want i'm aimin' to please ♪ ♪ i got what it takes i sure got the means ♪ ♪ i got what you want ♪ ♪ sugar honey iced tea ♪ ♪ all eyes on me oh oh baby ♪ ♪ i'm a whole lotta woman ♪ ♪ i'm a whole lotta woman ♪ ♪ i'm a whole lotta woman ♪ ♪ i'm a strong bad-*** chick with classic confidence yeah ♪ ♪ ain't no competition babe ♪ ♪ it's just can you keep up with me ♪ ♪ i can't do a thing about my wicked ways with gravity ♪ ♪ higher than the leaves they fall from trees like d-o-

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> kelly: hey, what's up! all right! all right! welcome to "the kelly clarkson show," y'all! we have a great one for you today, but first we are going to kick things off in a different way with a kelly-aok special because i showed up today and you'll know because i was here and i was like i can't sing today. i went to sleep at like 3:00 a.m. and i'm very tired. so we kind of knew this happen before like once or twice, because mama has some jobs and children, so we recorded a few kelly-aokes just in case this day arrived. and it did. here is a kelly-aoke special, this is "faith" by george michael. i hope you enjoy it. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪♪ well i guess it would be nice if i could touch your body ♪ ♪ i know not everybody has got a body like you ♪ ♪ but i gotta think twice before i give my heart away ♪ ♪ and i know all the games you play because i played them too ♪ ♪ oh but i need some time off from t

thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪♪ i don't do yoga never tried pilates ♪ ♪ not many people want me at their parties ♪ ♪ tryna find my place some place oh i, oh i, oh i ♪ ♪ i drink a little more than recommended ♪ ♪ this world ain't exactly what my heart expected ♪ ♪ tryna find my way someway, oh i, oh i, oh i ♪ ♪ if you ask the church then i am no believer ♪ ♪ spend sundays asleep i'm just another dreamer ♪ ♪ still tryna find my home sweet home, oh i, oh i, oh i ♪ ♪ i guess i ain't too good for money either ♪ ♪ i got two left feet no i'm no jackson neither ♪ ♪ just tryna find my way someway, oh i, oh i, oh i ♪ ♪ whoa c'est la vie ♪ ♪ maybe something's wrong with me ♪ ♪ but whoa at least ♪ ♪ i am free oh, oh i am free ♪ ♪ whoa c'est la vie ♪ ♪ maybe something's wrong with me ♪ ♪ but whoa at least ♪ ♪ i am free oh, oh i am free ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: y'all, welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up from my band, y'all! i like to see it. friendship, friendship. th

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.ood night ♪♪ last night a little dancer came dancin' to my door ♪ ♪ last night a little angel came pumpin' on my floor ♪ ♪ she said come baby you got a license for love ♪ ♪ and if it expires pray help from above ♪ ♪ because ♪ ♪ in the midnight hour she cried more more more ♪ ♪ with a rebel yell she cried more more more ♪ ♪ in the midnight hour more more more ♪ ♪ with a rebel yell more more more ♪ ♪ more more more ♪ ♪ he lives in his own heaven ♪ ♪ collects it to go from the 7-eleven ♪ ♪ well he's out all night to collect a fare ♪ ♪ just so long just so long it don't mess up his hair ♪ ♪ in the midnight hour she cried more more more ♪ ♪ with a rebel yell she cried more more more ♪ ♪ in the midnight hour babe more more more ♪ ♪ with a rebel yell she cried more more more ♪ ♪ more more more ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: all right, welcome to "the kelly clarkson show," give it up for my band y'all! that some classic '80s for you with billy idol's "rebel yell," amy requested it, why did

>> jason, the attorney general's statements to lester holt were a lot of wah, wah, wah.rick garland was talking softly but saying nothing new. that was on purpose i think. the justice department doesn't make statements about its investigations until it brings charges, but here's the tension. prosecutors are not supposed to let politics influence their cases, but prosecutors keep up with the news so they know that soon trump will probably announce he's running for president, and if an indictment is handed down after that that will give trump more ammunition to say it's a political prosecution with biden just trying to eliminate a political opponent, and you're right. the house panel has provided a road map to prosecuting trump. there are different considerations in a criminal case than a congressional investigation, but at some point if merrick garland means it when he says that nobody is above the law, he needs to prove it by charging donald trump. >> paul, i want to dig into that a little bit because i think this idea, that you know, they don't want to be influenced by

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