In an interview with NBC News' new "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker, former President Donald Trump claimed it is "very unlikely" he would pardon himself if he wins a second term. He also denied ordering a Mar-a-Lago staffer to delete security video at the center of an investigation into whether he mishandled classified documents. NBC News has extended an invitation to President Joe Biden to sit for an interview with Welker, though it is unknown if he will accept.
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Former President Donald Trump told NBC's "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker that it is "very unlikely" he would pardon himself if he wins another term in 2024. He added that he believes he did nothing wrong and could have preemptively pardoned himself before leaving office in 2021, but chose not to. President Joe Biden has also been invited to sit down for an interview with Welker on the show.
Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Delaware on three felony counts related to his purchase of a firearm in October 2018. The indictment alleges that Biden made a false statement on a form used for firearms purchases, and his legal team has maintained that he had entered into a binding non-prosecution agreement. If convicted, Biden could face up to 10 years in prison for each of the three counts.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced on Tuesday that the House Republicans would begin an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. Longtime Democratic political consultant James Carville responded to the announcement by saying he was actually “happy” about it, as he wanted to let the American public see how “nonexistent” the case is that the president did anything wrong. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pushed back on McCarthy's statement, citing her own precedent in 2019 when she opened an inquiry into then-President Donald Trump.
Key takeaways: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s decision to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden has been met with support from Republicans in both…
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has announced an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, citing the need to gather facts and answers for the American public. The inquiry will seek bank records and other documents from the president and his son Hunter Biden, though the scope of the inquiry is yet to be determined. The move comes as a surprise to many, as the allegations against President Biden have been largely unsubstantiated.
Key takeaways: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is expected to tell fellow House Republicans that he supports an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The move…
On Monday, Americans gathered to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, which resulted in the loss of nearly 3,000 lives and had a lasting impact on the nation. Memorials were held at the sites of the attacks, as well as in other parts of the country, and President Joe Biden marked the anniversary with a visit to the Pentagon Memorial. The 9/11 attacks remain the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil, and Americans remember the victims and the lasting impact of the tragedy as they commemorate the anniversary.