Evening Report — White House pushes back on ‘inappropriate’ special counsel report

Friday’s White House press conference was marked by intense opposition to the special counsel. Robert Herrcharacterization of president bidenReminiscences in an investigative report on Biden’s handling of classified documents after becoming vice president.

“The inevitable conclusion that the facts and evidence do not support any of the charges leaves you wondering why this report spends so much time making unwarranted and inappropriate criticisms of the president. ” Said Ian Samspress secretary for the White House Office of Counsel.

• in the report, released Thursday, Huh announced that he would not press charges against Biden. Hoar said there was evidence that Biden intentionally kept the documents, but argued it would be difficult to prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
• Mr. Xu frequently referred to Mr. Biden’s memory, saying: “Mr. Biden will likely present himself to the jury as he did when we interviewed him, as a sympathetic and well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory.”

In Thursday’s remarks, Biden strongly opposes Xu’s comment that the president doesn’t remember when his son was born baud biden He was dead.

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• special prosecutor jack smith They are asking the judge in the Mar-a-Lago documents case to reconsider his decision to allow the former defendants. president trump‘s legal team has asked that the witnesses’ identities be disclosed in public court filings.

• of State Department We offer rewards up to $10 million for information on leader of global ransomware gang hivehas recently extorted more than $100 million in ransom from hospitals, schools, and other organizations.
• former president trump will be the heading of national rifle association‘s presidential forum will be held tonight, with remarks scheduled for 6pm ET.

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Tuesday’s special election for New York’s 3rd Congressional District will decide who will replace the expelled former congressman. George Santos (R).

The outcome will have a major impact on the House, where the slim Republican majority makes the following outcome more likely.The fate of a particular policy depends on one or two votes. A recent example: Failed attempt to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.

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Key numbers: poll show It is a close race between former members of Congress. Tom Suozzi (D) Registered as a Democratic or Republican candidate. Maji PilipNassau County Legislature.

• Recent Newsday/Siena College Poll Above shows Suozzi and Pilip lined up within the margin of error (MOE = 4.2 percentage points).
• Ann Emerson College Poll/PIX11 Poll From January, Pilip and Suozzi had the same percentage (3.1 points) within the MOE, with Suozzi at 45% and Pilip at 42%. The poll included 975 registered voters.

Suozzi’s economic advantages It’s more noticeable.he would do that brought in $4.5 million Comparison with Pilip as of January 24th $1.3 million.

Key issues: hill jared gans In a recent look at how border politics is affecting the race, Pilip calls his opponent “the Tom Suozzi of Sanctuary,” and Suozzi describes himself as a moderate and bipartisan. Stated.

Pilip was born in Ethiopia.she immigrated to Israel And the United States.

president biden Announces new guidelines for US arms sales amid calls for further scrutiny from some quarters senate democrats We are concerned about how Israel is conducting its military operations in Gaza.

as the hills laura kelly In summary, the guidance requires that The United States can obtain reassurances that recipient countries will use U.S. weapons in accordance with international law and that “no effort will be made to impede the delivery of humanitarian assistance to civilians in combat zones.” Read Kelly’s report here.

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House Republican Conference Chairman Elise Stefanik (RN.Y.), rumored to be the former president’s vice presidential candidate. president trumptold CNN that she “would not have done the same thing that Mike Pence did,” referring to the certification of the 2020 presidential election results.

CBS’s “Face the Nation”: Republican presidential candidate nikki haley.

NBC’s “Meet the Press”: Former Governor of New Jersey chris christie (R).

Fox News’ “Fox News Sunday”: Sen. tom cotton (R-Arc).

CNN’s “State of the Union”: Sen. marco rubio (Republican of Florida).

ABC’s “This Week”: Sen. chris coons (Delta State).

MSNBC “The Weekend”: Former National Security Advisor john bolton.

MSNBC “Versi”:Member of Parliament Silvia Garcia (D-Texas), Congressman. Seth Moulton (Massachusetts Democratic Party).

MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki”:Fmr. United States Attorney General alberto gonzalezCongressman. Adam Schiff (California D).

MSNBC’s “Alex Witt Report”:Member of Parliament jasmine crockett (D-TX), Colorado Secretary of State jenna griswold (D).

MSNBC’s “The Sunday Show”: Governor of California gavin newsome (D).

Four days Until the special election for New York’s 3rd Congressional District.

15 days Until the South Carolina Republican primary.

Saturday: republican presidential candidate donald trump and nikki haley each hold motion event in south carolina.

Sunday: During Super Bowl LVIII kansas city chiefs and Mr. Miss. Francisco 49ers. Here are some numbers to know heading into the weekend.