Chapter 1: What did Special Counsel Jack Smith testify about before Congress?
Special Counsel Jack Smith testifies before Congress. President Trump's Board of Peace gets off the ground. And the live-action Snow White rakes in some abysmal awards. I'm Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Thursday, January 22nd. This is Evening Wire.
Former special counsel Jack Smith appeared on Capitol Hill today, where he was grilled by the House Judiciary Committee about his prosecutions of President Trump, as well as his targeting of prominent Republicans.
Texas Representative Brandon Gill highlighted that Smith subpoenaed months of phone logs from then-Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, only 16 days after McCarthy was sworn into the position.
Mr. Smith, at the time you secured those nondisclosure orders, was Speaker McCarthy a flight risk? The nondisclosure order was based on concerns about- Was Speaker McCarthy a flight risk?
Chapter 2: What is President Trump's 'Board of Peace' and what are its goals?
He was not. He was not. And you were using clearly false information to secure a nondisclosure order to hide from Speaker McCarthy and from the American people the fact that you were spying on his toll records.
Committee Chairman Jim Jordan called out Smith's use of a paid confidential source during the investigation.
We know you gave $20,000 to someone. It just got reported last week. My recollection regards the $20,000, which was not a payment from me. It was me approving a payment by the FBI to a confidential human source. How many other payments went to this source or other sources? As I sit here, I do not know the answer to that question.
Chapter 3: What issues were raised regarding Jack Smith's investigation methods?
My role as special counsel... $35 million and you're giving money to people the country doesn't know who they are and you're giving their hard-earned money to these folks? President Trump signed the Board of Peace into existence in Davos today. Representatives from several countries, mostly from the Middle East and Eastern Europe, attended the event.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Jared Kushner, and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff also appeared and gave a sneak peek at the vision for the future of Gaza. Here's Witkoff.
We have achieved a peace deal in Gaza. We have brought the hostages home, and maybe most importantly, we have created a sense of hope for what the future can bring.
Kushner described Gaza's current dependence on foreign aid and how, quote, free market economy principles may be the solution.
85% of the GDP of Gaza has been aid for a long time.
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Chapter 4: How does the 'Snow White' live-action remake compare to its predecessors?
That's not sustainable, it doesn't give these people dignity, it doesn't give them hope. And so we wanna use free market economy principles, a lot of what President Trump spoke about that he's doing in America. We wanna bring the same mindset, the same approach to a place like Gaza to give these people the ability to thrive and have a good life.
The National Institutes of Health will no longer fund research involving the use of fetal tissue derived from aborted babies. The announcement made earlier today marks a significant win for the pro-life movement, which has long pushed to remove that profit motive for abortions.
In an interview with Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro, NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said this limit won't cause harm to scientific innovation. Now that there's better technology, there's no scientific harm to this.
We're still going to be able to do the science we need, while at the same time getting rid of this use of aborted human fetal tissue, which so many people, including me, find morally abhorrent.
He also pointed out that fetal tissue can still be used for NIH-funded research when necessary if it is not specifically from an abortion. The announcement comes one day before the annual March for Life in D.C.,
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Chapter 5: What controversies surround the recent NIH announcement on fetal tissue research?
Pro-life activist group Live Action hosted an event on Capitol Hill today highlighting the side effects of chemical abortion drugs, which account for more than 60% of abortions in the U.S. Daily Wire reporter Breka Stoll has more.
A recent study from the Ethics and Public Policy Center found that one in 10 women who take the abortion pill experience serious health complications, and one in every 25 women who take the pill wind up in the emergency room. The press conference featured the head of the center that performed the study, as well as several congressmen, a medical expert, and the organization's founder, Lila Rose.
Morning Wire spoke to Rose about the pills and potential consequences. Here's what she had to say. The on-demand sale of the abortion pill via our post-traumatic health system is the biggest public health crisis that we are facing.
There are thousands of women going to the emergency room with severe health complications and sometimes life-threatening health complications because of the abortion pill. There are hundreds of thousands of children being killed in this country annually by the abortion pill. It's our biggest public health crisis.
Chapter 6: What are the implications of the pro-life movement's recent actions?
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Federal authorities arrested alleged agitators who took part in the anti-ice mob that stormed a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota on Sunday. Daily Wire immigration reporter Jenny Ter has the story.
Attorney General Pam Bondi first announced this morning that agents with the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations nabbed Black Lives Matter activist Nakima Levy Armstrong, who's accused of playing a key role in organizing the coordinated attack on City's church.
Chapter 8: Why is the 'Snow White' remake facing criticism and award nominations?
Minutes later, Bondi said authorities had arrested Chantille Louisa Allen, who leads BLM Twin Cities and serves on the St. Paul Public School Board. Bondi wrote, quote, Listen loud and clear. We do not tolerate attacks on places of worship. Later Thursday, Bondi revealed that authorities also took William Kelly into custody.
Kelly previously harassed worshipers at Secretary of War Pete Hedset's church in Washington, D.C., Also among those agitators who stormed the church was former CNN host Don Lemon, who's been making the rounds online defending his actions. A federal judge, however, refused to sign off on charges against Lemon, and Attorney General Pam Bondi is apparently enraged. Vice President J.D.
Vance headed to Minneapolis today to show support for community leaders and ICE officials during the ongoing unrest. Daily Wire senior editor Joel Needler reports.
Vance stopped first in Toledo, Ohio, where he delivered remarks on President Trump's commitment to lowering prices, increasing paychecks, and creating more jobs across the Midwest. He then set off for Minneapolis for a roundtable discussion with local leaders and community members.
A White House official told The Daily Wire the vice president also met with ICE agents to, quote, reinforce the White House's unwavering support for federal immigration officials. Here's Vance in Minneapolis this afternoon.
One of the things that I want to send a message to is, yes, come out and protest, protest me, protest our immigration policy, but do it peacefully. If you assault a law enforcement officer, the Trump administration and the Department of Justice is going to prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. And here's the point.
We can do a good job of enforcing our immigration laws without the chaos, but it actually requires the cooperation of state and local officials.
Treasury Secretary Scott Besant fired back at California Governor Gavin Newsom after being mocked as, quote, smug.
Daily Wire's senior editor, Kevin Phillips, reports. In a Fox Business interview with the World Economic Forum, Besant discussed the Trump administration's plan to limit or ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes.
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