Today's headlines: The DOJ has confirmed that it is investigating Trump himself in their January 6th criminal probe, while also investigating numerous arms of criminality, including the pressure campaign against Pence. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform committee found that gun manufacturers that sell assault style rifles have purposely employed ethically questionable tactics. Instagram head Adam Mosseri stated that the company does not intend to take predominant feedback from users into account. Senator Joe Manchin announced yesterday that he plans to support a deficit reduction package that will address climate change and prescription drug reform. Meanwhile, WNBA star Brittney Griner testified in Russian court yesterday, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the administration has made an offer to the Kremlin to exchange Griner and American Paul Whelan for convicted Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout. Finally, Dr. Oz failed to report his ownership of a Garden State apartment, home to friends tied to groups involved in Armenian genocide denial.
Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:
NBC: Merrick Garland calls Justice Department’s Jan. 6 probe the ‘most wide-ranging investigation in its history’
Washington Post: Justice Dept. investigating Trump’s actions in Jan. 6 criminal probe
CNN: 'The gun industry has flooded our neighborhoods': House hearing highlights assault-style weapons
Washington Post: Instagram knows you don’t like its changes. It doesn’t care.
Axios: Manchin announces support for climate, tax, health care deal
CNN: Brittney Griner testifies she signed documents without understanding what they said after being stopped at Moscow airport
Daily Beast: Dr. Oz’s Turkish Nationalist Pals Living in His Secret N.J. Condo