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Prevail. >> republican congresswoman liz cheney in her concession speech last night after losing her bid for re-election. in a landslide, donald trump made it his mission to defeat her. were going to discuss what is next in her effort to defeat him and his anti-democratic values. plus, president biden calls for a season of substance for his administration. this morning, well speak with white house chief of staff ron klain about the landmark health and climate bill signed into law by the presid...

About any conversations with trump about efforts he may have made to overturn the election, but it was a really quick appearance. only 15 minutes, and he didnt answer any of the committees questions. >> in georgia, rudy giuliani seeking to postpone his testimony before the grand jury investigating interference in the 2020 election there. a judge just handed down his decision. what is it? >> thats right. giuliani was supposed to appear for testimony today and instead he decided to challenge that ...

House seat, then thats a sacrifice that im willing to make. i dont intend to lose, but some things are more important than any individual office or political campaign. >> so the period, august 17th to november of 2024, when its very possible donald trump could be the nominee, the republican nominee for president of the united states, what is liz cheney doing every day during that period? >> look. im focused right now on august 16th and on my primary race here. >> but surely youve thought about i...

Much. >> why do voters here believe donald trump? >> i think that its the same thing that you see, you know, for tens of millions of people across the country. its just consistent lying about what happened, about the election, playing on peoples patriotism, and hes so dangerous that, you know, my view is that at the end of the day, if defending the constitution against the threat that he poses means losing a house seat, then thats a sacrifice im willing to make. i dont intend to lose, but some t...

Tens of millions of people across the country. it is just consistent lying about what happened, about the election. playing on peoples patriotism. and hes so dangerous that my view is that at the end of the day, if defending the constitution against the threat that he poses means losing a house seat, then that is a sacrifice that im willing to make. i dont intend to lose. but, some things are more important than any individual office or political campaign. >> so, the period august 17th to novemb...

Hes lied to them and it is a really dangerous situation. and what i know to do is to tell the truth and to make sure that people understand the truth about what happened and why it matters so much. >> why do voters here believe donald trump? >> you know, i think that its the same thing that you see, you know, for tens of millions of people across the country. its just consistent lying about what happened, about the election, playing on peoples patriotism. hes so dangerous that, you know, my view...

Are more important and any individual office or political campaign. >> so, the period, august 17th to november of 2024, when it is very possible donald trump could be the nominee, the republican nominee for president of the united states, which is liz cheney doing every day during that period? >> look, im focused right now on august 16th and on my primary race here. >> the surely of thought about it? >> i am very focused on my primary race, but again, my work on the january 6th committee and the...

He knew cari was a computer expert, probably using software to discuss the phones and computers for messages came from. >> i thought, well, maybe, this must be some kind of avenue she is utilizing, because, nothing is there, we can find her. >> weeks passed, and each time dave and liz were hit with an even more outrageous barrage, the girl would look again, and again not find cari. and yet, it all seemed to be leading somewhere bad. >> were dave and liz afraid? >> all, yeah. its not so much you ...

Friday, we were talking about what liz cheney said at the end of thursday nights hearing about the strength of women particularly as witnesses in these hearings. i want you to listen to what congresswoman cheney told my colleague jake tapper yesterday about why its worth giving up her seat if that what happens, losing her seat, if thats what happens, in her election to do what she has been doing. listen. >> im fighting hard. no matter what happens on august 16th, im going to wake up on august 17...

Going to lie. im not going to say things that arent true about the election. my opponents are doing that, simply for the purpose of getting elected. jake, if i have to choose between maintaining a seat in the house of representatives or protecting the constitutional republic and ensuring the american people know the truth about donald trump, im going to choose the constitution and the truth every single day. so, as i said, im fighting hard no matter what happens on august 16th, im going to wake ...