Ambassador Eisen Discusses Lawsuits Against Trump

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Paul Stewart-Ford 0:00
It's again the time of the year that everyone has been waiting for. People are in a hurry and in a hurry. First a gift, then to the grocery store. Sometimes cleaning and packing is also a must. To the kitchen, boxes in the kitchen, it's about to start. Food on the table, snacks on the table and to eat. Then we share the gifts. We'll repeat the same thing the next day, but without gifts. Sleep on the day of the party. Finally and last try the best time of the year when the ice cream falls to the ice.
José Ramón Fernández 0:24
Ice cream youth's MM competitions. Starting on the 26th of December on TV5 and HBO Max. Korvatunturilla pukkipuhelimessa. Kenen kanssa joulupukilla on kunnia jutella?
Liinan kanssa.
José Ramón Fernández 0:40
No hei, Liina. Mitäs Liina toivoo joulupukilta lahjaksi? En mitään. Eli prismassa on sitten käyty jo vai?
No kyllä.
José Ramón Fernández 0:51
Mikäs siinä sitten? Kaikki joulun prismasta.
Promo/outro voice 0:57
Kaikkea on. Kaikkea on. Fortum presents. Six-year-old Ada plays her favorite song. Not funny, but let's add a little energy. Yeah! We all have it. Northern energy. Courage to keep up and develop your body. Wherever you go, Fortum brings energy and knowledge to your life. Fortum.
Mike Johnson 1:31
The chair lays before the House an enrolled bill.
HR 4405, an act to require the Attorney General to release all documents and records in possession of the Department of Justice relating to Jeffrey Epstein and for other purposes.
Ben Meiselas 1:49
Folks, it's official. Maga Mike Johnson has caved after going through every possible permutation about how he was not going to transmit the House resolution to release the Epstein files to the Senate after the Democrats put that unanimous consent motion to the floor and received no objections from Republicans. Maga Mike spent the night trying to figure it all out. He was literally pacing the through the halls looking absolutely shook. The halls of the Capitol building, a reporter caught up with him. He was like, what are you going to do, Maga Mike? Just look how frazzled he looked last night. Here, play this clip.
Paul Stewart-Ford 2:30
Any reaction to Leader Thune seeing the bill without adding amendments or changing it?
Mike Johnson 2:34
I am... I'm deeply disappointed in this outcome. I think I'm told I've been at the state dinner. I don't know. I was just told that Chuck Schumer rushed it to the floor and put it out there preemptively. It needed amendments. I just spoke to the president about that. We'll see what happens.
Ambassador Norm Eisen 2:51
So is he, do you think he may veto it? You say you spoke to the president?
Mike Johnson 2:53
I'm not saying that.
Ambassador Norm Eisen 2:54
Is he supportive of it in its current form?
Mike Johnson 2:58
We both have concerns about it, so we'll see. I would stay in it with the crown prince.
Ben Meiselas 3:03
Are you frustrated with the majority leader? Are you upset with the majority leader? He goes, we're just hanging out with the crown prince. I mean, as Americans are struggling, living paycheck to paycheck. We don't like this. Yes, I voted for it. We may veto it. We're hanging out with the crown prince. OK. And then moments before that, he was kind of saying that he was confident that the Senate was going to have his back. But Thune did not have his back. Here, play this clip.
Mike Johnson 3:30
I'll tell you. There's a handful of Republicans, Judiciary Committee members, and a few others who are really struggling, as I have been, about whether or not they could even vote yes today because of this. Because we don't have an absolute guarantee that this will be fixed in the Senate. I have a high degree of confidence in that. And that's why... You know, that's why I'll be voting yesterday.
Ben Meiselas 3:50
He said the Senate was going to change it. The Senate did not change it. The Senate received the bill to release the Epstein files from the House when it was passed. And I'll just show you, we have Haley Robson, a former Trump supporter and an Epstein survivor. Here's what she had to say about Maga Mike. Republican, you've spoken about that. I wonder what your reaction is to Speaker Johnson saying that this vote was a political show vote by the Democrats. Well... I was present in the room when they were doing the votes, as well as all the survivors. And I can say the only theatrics I saw was from him.

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