1 00:00:01,760 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: I was telling the President that he did the right 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: thing in calling for a new head of the Bureau 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: of Labor Statistics, because the shows that over the last 4 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: two years of the Biden administration, the BLS overestimated job 5 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: creation by one point five million jobs. That's a hug, 6 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: that's a gigantic hero. 7 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,119 Speaker 2: If you're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with 8 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 2: Ben ferguson. 9 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 3: Good Friday morning, so nice to have you with us 10 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 3: on the forty seven Morning Update. And we've got two 11 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 3: big stories for you. First up, House Oversight Committee Chairman 12 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 3: James Comer announcing that he has issued major subpoenas for 13 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 3: some of the most powerful political figures of the past 14 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 3: thirty years. Who's on the list. I'll have that for 15 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 3: you in just a moment. Also, President Donald Trump making 16 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 3: major moves when it comes to tariffs, putting America first 17 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 3: in our economy as well as the workers, and the 18 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 3: big issue for him making sure that we have manufacturing 19 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 3: in America. How's it playing out around the world. 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Now, 62 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 3: the House Oversite Committee, led by James Comer, issuing the 63 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,119 Speaker 3: subpoenas to Bill and Hillary Clinton, as well as these 64 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 3: other that I mentioned a moment ago, as well as 65 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 3: directors of the FBI. What are they demanding testimony relay 66 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 3: to the horrific crimes perpetrated by Jeffrey Epstein. Now, to 67 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 3: be very clear, these subpoenas are going to some of 68 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 3: the most powerful political figures of the past three decades, 69 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 3: and they will testify in the investigation centering around Epstein. 70 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 3: I want to give you the list that was put 71 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,359 Speaker 3: out so that you understand who all is going to 72 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 3: be testifying. Those that are now under subpoena are number one, 73 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 3: former US Attorney General Bill Barr. He will give his 74 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 3: testimony August the seventeenth or eighteenth. Then the former US 75 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 3: Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez August the twenty six, Former US 76 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 3: Attorney General Jeff Sessions August the twenty eighth, former ABI 77 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 3: director Robert Mueller September the second, former US Attorney General 78 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 3: Loretta Lynch September the ninth, former US Attorney General Eric 79 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:53,840 Speaker 3: Holder September the thirtieth, Attorney General Merrick Garland October the second, 80 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 3: and then former ABI director James Comy October seventh, former 81 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 3: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton October the ninth, and former 82 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 3: President Bill Clinton October the fourteenth. If you look at 83 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 3: the subpoena timeline, it's very clear this is going among 84 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:13,239 Speaker 3: both conservative and liberals, and it seems to be building 85 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 3: towards the big questions for former President Bill Clinton and 86 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 3: Hillary Clinton. In October, Now, the House Oversight Committee, through 87 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 3: Chairman Comer, subpoena the Department of Justice for all records 88 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:28,799 Speaker 3: related to Jeffrey Epstein in accordance with a bipartisan vote 89 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 3: by the Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee on July the twenty third. 90 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 4: Now. 91 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 3: That vote included an amendment from Representative Summer Lee, a 92 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 3: Democrat from Pennsylvania, to expand the scope of the DOJ 93 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 3: subpoena in a separate motion that was also introduced by 94 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 3: Representative Scott Perry, a Republican from Pennsylvania, and then it 95 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 3: was approved by a voice vote. The subcommittee then directed 96 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:54,239 Speaker 3: the chairman to compel testimony from Bill and Hillary Clinton, 97 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 3: along with several former US Attorney generals and FBI directors. 98 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 3: The move is part of the committee's quote broader investigation 99 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 3: into the federal government's handling of the Epstein case. And 100 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 3: associated individuals, including Maxwell. You'll remember her as the woman 101 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 3: who is in prison, Epstein's longtime accomplice who is currently 102 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 3: serving a twenty year sentence for sex trafficking of miners. 103 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:24,919 Speaker 3: Bill Clinton's documented interactions with Jeffrey Epstein also include multiple 104 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 3: flights aboard the now famous Loureti Express, according to his 105 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 3: own twenty twenty four memoir Citizen, My Life after the 106 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 3: White House. In the book, Clinton acknowledged the flights but 107 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 3: downplayed the relationship, writing quote, I wish I'd never met him. 108 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:42,360 Speaker 3: Epstein also, by the way, visit the White House at 109 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 3: least seventeen times alone. In nineteen ninety three, during Clinton's 110 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 3: first year in office. It was also reported by bright 111 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:54,039 Speaker 3: Bart News that the Department of Justice filed a motion 112 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,719 Speaker 3: in the United States District Court for the Southern District 113 00:06:56,760 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 3: of New York to unseal grand jury transcripts as associated 114 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 3: with Epstein's indictment, penning court approval. The move, made at 115 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 3: the direction of the Attorney General, also comes amid mounting 116 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 3: Congressional scrutiny of the DOJ's leadership. It's past and present leadership, 117 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 3: including the former FBI directors James Comy, and Robert Mueller, 118 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 3: both of whom have been subpoena to testify before that 119 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 3: House Oversight Committee. 120 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 4: Now. 121 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 3: During in exchange with the reporters on July the twenty fifth, 122 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 3: President Trump criticized the media for focusing on accusations against him, 123 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 3: while in his view, ignoring former President Clinton's connection to 124 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 3: Jeffrey Epstein, saying, quote, you ought to be speaking about 125 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 3: Bill Clinton, who went to the island twenty eight times. 126 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 3: Trump said, Then he said, I never went to the island. 127 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 3: So here we are. We have the actual paperwork that's 128 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 3: been filed. These subpoenas have been unleashed, and Clinton Comy 129 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 3: Garland Mueller are now ordered to testify in the Jeffrey 130 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 3: Epstein probe. The goal here to finally get answers, and 131 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 3: it is answers that now span for a thirty year 132 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 3: period and something that every American deserves to. 133 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 4: Hear the truth on now. 134 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 2: Story number two. 135 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 3: Donald Trump promised that he was going to put America first, 136 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 3: and he promised that he was going to do it, 137 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 3: especially when it came to trade deals where America was 138 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 3: being taken advantage of by countries literally all over the world. 139 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 3: And he was going to do it by imposing more 140 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 3: tariffs to make it fair trade. He was tired of 141 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 3: American jobs disappearing, American manufacturing disappearing, and again America just 142 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 3: being taken advantage of by countries that had no problem 143 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 3: importing their goods in the US, but weren't even taking 144 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 3: our goods, and even in places like the UK a 145 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 3: strong ally of ours. Well, now we're hearing that Donald 146 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 3: Trump could impose more tariffs on China over Russian oil. 147 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 4: But here's the point that I want to make before 148 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 4: we get to that. The media was wrong. 149 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 3: They claimed it was all doom and gloom, tariffs weren't 150 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 3: going to work, that it was going to be bare 151 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 3: shelves for the Americans as you went to your favorite 152 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 3: store to get basic necessities, and then it was going 153 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 3: to put us into a recession. None of that happened. 154 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 3: Larry Kudlow at Fox News Channel saying this. 155 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, and you know, I remember when everyone said the 156 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 5: market would crash, inflation would skyrocket because of these terroriffts. 157 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 5: But that's not what's happening. And now you've got billions 158 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 5: of dollars coming in. Larry, I want to go I 159 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 5: want to pivot in here, because yeah. 160 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 6: That's an important point though, just to you know, we're 161 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 6: thirty seconds here. All the gloom and doom, tariff inflation, 162 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 6: tariff recession, tariff catastrophe, none of that has happened. Okay. 163 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 6: And in fact, as you noted earlier, the tariff revenues 164 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 6: are pouring in. Okay, he could do as much as 165 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 6: four hundred billion this year alone in tariff revenues. Imports 166 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 6: from China, or let's say, Chinese exports to the United States, 167 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 6: all right, their lowest point in over twenty years. Our 168 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 6: trade deficit through June is that it's Oh's point in 169 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 6: the last two years. Okay. These are all positives, And 170 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 6: basically what he's saying is he wants a level playing 171 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 6: field and he wants to protect the American economy. People 172 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:13,959 Speaker 6: have been taking advantage of the United States and that's 173 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 6: coming to an end now. Instead of warfare, you know, 174 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 6: set of retaliation or the so called world tariff war, no, 175 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,439 Speaker 6: it's deal making, deal making everywhere the deal maker in 176 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 6: chiefe place, yes, exactly. And you know a place like Japan, 177 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 6: which is difficult, or South Korea, which is difficult, or 178 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 6: the European Union which is difficult. So I would say 179 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 6: he's gotten off to a great start on this policy. 180 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 3: Not only has he gotten off to a great start, 181 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 3: but other countries are starting to come to the table 182 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 3: quickly to make sure they get their deal done as 183 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 3: fast as they can now. The presidents also talked about 184 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 3: what he's going to do with pharmaceuticals, making it clear 185 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:57,199 Speaker 3: that he is going to be putting tariffs on pharmaceuticals. 186 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,559 Speaker 4: Why because he wants them made. 187 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 3: In our country and not us depending on other nations 188 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 3: like China from a national security standpoint. Listen to President 189 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:07,439 Speaker 3: on CNBC on. 190 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:12,080 Speaker 7: That chips We'll be putting a initially small tariff on pharmaceuticals, 191 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 7: but in one year, one and a half year's maximum, 192 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 7: it's going to go to one hundred and fifty percent, 193 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 7: and then it's going to go to two hundred and 194 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 7: fifty percent because we want pharmaceuticals made in our country. 195 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:25,199 Speaker 7: And that's not the chipsack like Biden did because he 196 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 7: didn't know what he was doing, where they gave billions 197 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 7: of dollars to companies that had more money than they 198 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 7: knew what to do with. 199 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 3: Which brings me to the new point that Donald Trump 200 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 3: is making the new frontier on tariffs. We're now being 201 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 3: told from the White House. The President Trump is now 202 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 3: saying he will announce further tariffs on China, similar to 203 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 3: the twenty five percent duties announced earlier on India over 204 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 3: its purchases of Russian oil, depending on what happens. He said, 205 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 3: it could happen, Trump told reporters after saying he expected 206 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 3: to announce more secondary sanctions aimed at pressuring Russia to 207 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 3: and it's war in Ukraine. He said, quote, it may happen. 208 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:06,119 Speaker 3: I can't tell you yet. We did it with India, 209 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 3: We're doing it probably with a couple of others. One 210 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 3: of them could be China. Trump on Wednesday imposed an 211 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 3: additional twenty five percent tariff on Indian goods on top 212 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 3: of a twenty five percent tariff anounced previously, citing its 213 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 3: continued purchases of Russian oil. 214 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 4: Now, the White House order did. 215 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:29,959 Speaker 3: Not mention China, which is another big purchaser of Russian oil. 216 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 3: Last week, the Treasury Secretary Scott Dessent warned China that 217 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 3: it could also face new tariffs if it continued buying 218 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 3: the Russian oil. So China is also responding to this 219 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 3: as well, and there is escalation between the two countries. 220 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:48,839 Speaker 3: As China pushes back at the US with their own 221 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 3: comments against the president, Here's what they said. China quote 222 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 3: will always ensure its energy supply in ways that serves 223 00:12:56,800 --> 00:13:00,440 Speaker 3: our national interest, is what the Chinese Foreign Ministry posted 224 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:04,959 Speaker 3: on acts following two days of trade negotiations in Stockholm. 225 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 3: Responding to the US threat of one hundred percent tariff 226 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 3: coercion and pressuring will not achieve anything. China will firmly 227 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 3: defended sovereignty, security and development interest, the ministry went on 228 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 3: to say. 229 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 4: Now the response is. 230 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 3: Notable at a time when both Beijing and Washington are 231 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 3: signaling optimism and goodwill between the two countries when it 232 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 3: comes to well getting a deal done after climbing down 233 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 3: from sky high tariffs and harsh trade restrictions. It also 234 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 3: underscores China's confidence in playing hardball, the country says when 235 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 3: dealing with President Trump and his administration, especially when trade 236 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 3: is linked to its energy and foreign policies. The President 237 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 3: saying I'm not afraid and making it clear that if 238 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 3: you're buying from Russia, it's going to be a problem 239 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 3: for the United States of America. And that's exactly why 240 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 3: the President's continuing to keep the course because the tariffs 241 00:13:58,920 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 3: seem to be working. 242 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update 243 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 2: with Ben Ferguson. 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