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On Tuesday, CNN anchor Dana Bash said that there was “no evidence to prove it at all” that the United States has “two tiers of justice.” The panel discussed Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, who has agreed to plead guilty to two federal tax misdemeanors and will enter a diversion program related to a gun charge. Bash said, “The Republican response, the Republican — those who feel the need to or the desire to defend Donald Trump are making the same arguments that they are making against Hunter Biden, which is allegations that the DOJ is —...

VIDEOIt was obvious that even CNN's Dana Bash wasn't buying into the BULLSHIT spouted by Michael Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis. Basically Davis is claiming that Cohen lied when he pleaded guilty to tax evasion but he somehow wasn't really lying.

Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that he would have to consider the validity of and House Republicans’ subpoena before complying with it. Anchor Dana Bash said, “The incoming oversight chair, James Comer, told Punchbowl News in an interview, ‘I don’t believe congressional investigations have a whole lot of credibility now. I blame Adam Schiff for that, but it’s also both parties to blame for investigations in the past. I want to change that.’ What’s your response?”

Kari Lake destroys Dana Bash

Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the Inflation Reduction Act has not reduced inflation because it has not “kicked in.” Anchor Dana Bash said, “It’s been two months since Democrats passed the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, which you called a victory for the American people. Core inflation is still at its highest level in four decades. Polls show, as you know, that the economy is a top issue for Colorado voters. So why isn’t the Inflation Reduction Act reducing inflation?”

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Arizona Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake sparred with anchor Dana Bash over election integrity. Bash said, “You called the 2020 election corrupt, stolen, rotten and rigged. There is no evidence of any of that presented in a court of law or anywhere else that any of those things are true. So why do you keep saying that?” Lake said, “Well, there’s plenty of evidence. We had 740,000 ballots with no chain of custody. Those ballots shouldn’t have been counted.”

There’s a reason that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs is not doing well in Arizona. She’s running away from debating her Republican opponent, Kari Lake. When asked about it, she can’t even give any real reason for avoiding debating her, as we reported. Hobbs went on CNN on Sunday with Dana Bash. Bash asked about why she refused to debate, noting that she, Bash, just spoke to Lake. video “She just answered my questions for a lot of minutes. A lot of Democrats are questioning your decision.” If she’s as “dangerous to democracy” as Hobbs claims, Bash asked, why wasn’t...

11 minutes of CNN provoking

Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is set to appear on CNN's State of the Union with Dana Bash and Jake Tapper on Sunday after weeks of establishment media ignoring Lake and her rise in the polls. Lake, a Trump-endorsed candidate and former local news correspondant, had critisized establisment media in the past for their bias in reporting on her candidacy; they even went so far as to attack her daughter in June.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that there were lessons that could be learned from what happened to us on September 11, 2001 and we should be “very aware of during this time in our country.” Clinton said, “Every time we approach September 11, I do think about everything that I saw, all the people that I met, the families of those who lost loved ones. So it is indelibly part of my memories, and I feel grateful that we were able to come together as a country at that really terrible...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was the “gutsiest woman in politics right now.” Anchor Dana Bash said, “You have a new show on Apple TV+ with your daughter Chelsea called “Gutsy.” It’s about the stories of women you called household names and unsung heroes. Who do you think the gutsiest people in U.S. politics are right now?”

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) on Sunday said he is “disappointed” by the heavily redacted FBI affidavit that was used to justify a search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, arguing that reviewing it was pointless because the document was “almost all redacted.” Sununu told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” that he had been “pretty excited to see what might be in this affidavit” until it was released.

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) questioned the timing of the FBI’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. Sununu said, “If you’re going to take unprecedented action and raid a former president’s house, you better have a strategy for unprecedented transparency. I think we’re all concerned about what might be in those documents. Some were classified, some weren’t, what the serious nature was, but show us! You’ve got to be able to show your cards when you’re taking actions like this.”

Governor Chris Sununu (R-NH) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that President Joe Biden should apologize for calling Republicans semi-fascist. Anchor Dana Bash said, “Governor, I want to ask about something President Biden said during remarks at a closed DNC reception this past week. He criticized what he called a, quote, ‘extreme MAGA philosophy’ in your party. He said, quote, ‘It’s almost like semi-fascism.’ Do you see semi-fascism in your party?”

A week after getting hammered with tough questions on ABC and CBS Sunday shows, Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) faced another round with CNN State of the Union host Dana Bash. She was harassed to support an abortion for a raped 10-year-old girl in Ohio. Right after that, Bash interviewed Rep. Adam Kinzinger and told him her 11-year-old son would appreciate him calling Liz Cheney’s primary opponents “a bunch of armpit farters.” Bash is just that shameless. She began by peppering Noem with a barrage of questions insisting she support paid family leave and taxpayer-subsidized child care in South Dakota now...

CNN touted that it grabbed the first interview with Vice President Kamala Harris since the pro-life verdict in the Dobbs case, and anchor Dana Bash repeatedly pressed Harris from the left on Monday about taking all kinds of executive and legislative actions to permit more abortions, including scrapping the filibuster in the Senate. In the 4 pm hour, Bash asked six questions pressuring Harris from the left on abortion. That was all that was shown. In the 6 pm hour, Bash asked another ten questions pressuring Harris from the left. She ended with two neutral questions about inflation, and a...

Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that he is now open to some sort of assault weapon ban following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX. Anchor Dana Bash said, “Congressman, you do still oppose a ban on the kind of assault weapons that were used in this shooting. Can you explain why private citizens need weapons of war?”

Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that former President Donald Trump running in 2024 would not affect his decision to run. Anchor Dana Bash said, “Are you seriously considering running for president?” Hutchinson said, “I am, but you’ve got to get through, of course, this year, but that’s an option that’s on the table. That’s one of the reasons that I was in New Hampshire. You had Secretary Mayorkas on, and the border security is such an incredible issue. That’s what the kind of thing I’m passionate about. Whenever you look at it, we...

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the Disinformation Governance Board would not infringe on free speech or monitor Americans. Anchor Dana Bash said, “Let’s talk about what your department is calling, The Disinformation Governance Board that you unveiled this week. Republicans are calling it Orwellian and comparing it to the ministry of truth in the novel 1984. Can you clarify what exactly is this? What exactly will this disinformation governance board do? Will it monitor American citizens? ”

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Title 42, which prohibits immigration into the United States from with which there was a danger of disease, was against American values. The Trump administration invoked the rule to combat the coronavirus pandemic.