President Biden gives rare and direct comments condemning former President Trump.

We'll have more of that speech and why he gave it just ahead.

Plus, the January 6th Committee releases more of what the former president wouldn't say

the day after the insurrection. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, COVID is complicating crunch time for Congress.

Democrats are running out of time to get things done before a month-long August break.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Tuesday, July 26th.

I'm Jonathan Lemire.

Thanks for being here.

There are new developments with the Justice Department's investigation into the January

6th attack.

Two top aides to former Vice President Mike Pence have testified before a federal grand jury.

Mark Short, who was Pence's chief of staff, and Greg Jacob, Pence's counsel at the White House,

were subpoenaed by the Department of Justice. Short was with the former vice president during the

insurrection. NBC news cameras set up for Steve Bannon's trial, recorded Short and his

attorney leaving the federal courthouse on Friday. Short and Jacob are the highest-ranking Trump

administration officials known to have cooperated with the DOJ's investigation. Both men have given

testimony to the January 6th committee. Jacob was a live witness during a hearing last month.

A striking moment set to happen in Washington today.

Former President Donald Trump will return to the nation's capital for the first time since Marine One carried him away from the White House on the morning of President Biden's

inauguration, January 20, 2021.

Five hundred and fifty-two days later, Trump is set to speak at a summit hosted by the

America First Policy Institute at a hotel less than two miles away from the U.S. Capitol

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