These repeated attacks on the Justice Department are unprecedented and they are unfounded.

These attacks have not and they will not influence our decision making.

I will not be intimidated and the Justice Department will not be intimidated.

That's Attorney General Merrick Garland striking a defiant tone as he defended the Justice

Department during a contentious hearing between House Republicans. We'll show you how it

unfolded and what happens next is Garland faces a potential contempt vote in Congress.

Plus, we'll dig into Donald Trump's new comments that he may jail his political opponents

if he is reelected to a second term. And also ahead, President Biden signed an executive order

drastically tightening the border, and now he's getting backlash from some Democrats.

We'll break down the divide in his own party and what the issue of immigration could mean for his base in the fall.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Wednesday, June 5th.

I'm John Flemere. Thanks for starting your day with us.

President Biden issued an executive order yesterday that will shut down asylum requests at the southern border when crossings spike. Under the order,

border officials will stop accepting requests when daily encounters reach an average of 2,500

migrants at legal points of entry. The shutdown will go into effect immediately as Department

of Homeland Security officials say encounters have reached 4,000 migrants daily.

The border will only reopen once the number falls below 1,500 migrants.

Speaking at the White House regarding the border, Biden said he would have preferred to do this with Congress,

but Republicans blocked that effort. Take a listen.

Republicans in Congress, not all, but walked away from it. Why? Because Donald Trump told

them to. He told the Republicans that has been published widely by many of you that he didn't

want to fix the issue. He wanted to use it to attack me. Today,

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