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im laura coates, and this is cnn tonight. and, look we saw it on january 6th, when election lies exploded into violence at the united states capitol. well now, the latest outbreak of allegedly politically motivated violence is in new mexico. a republican who lost his race for the new mexico house who tweeted after his defeat that the election was rigged and he vowed to fight it until the day he dies. now, that person has been arrested on suspicion of orchestrating shootings at the home...

and look, we saw it on january 6th, when election lies exploded into violence at the united states capitol. well, now, the latest outbreak of allegedly politically motivated violence is in new mexico. a republican who lost his race for the new mexico house who tweeted after his defeat that the election was rigged and he vowed to fight it until the day he dies. now, that person has been arrested on suspicion of orchestrating shootings at the homes of four democratic elected leaders. now...

Scope, and i think that its appropriate. and when its a lifetime appointment and allegations this serious, and we ought to let people know that were serious about it. >> a lawyer for brett kavanaughs high school friend mark judge who dr. ford says joined in the alleged sexual assault said today if the fbi or any law enforcement agency requests mr. judges cooperation, he will answer any and all questions posed to him. a lawyer for p.j. smith who dr. ford named as being at the party, the gathering...

Meaning witnesses can decline to be interviewed if they want. also, the fbi will itself draw no conclusions about whether the accusations against kavanaugh are credible or not. but even with those limitations, lying to the fbi is a federal crime, and that applies to everyone who does agree to talk to them. and as "the washington post" report, if investigators uncover evidence that kavanaugh lied to lawmakers during the hearings or on his background check forms, that could spark a criminal invest...

Also sure "the new yorker" piece with numerous allegations. but they all have to decide, the fbi what that is, you know, how far that goes. this is limited in time and scope. and i think that its appropriate. when its a lifetime appointment and allegations this serious, then we ought to let people know were serious about it. >> a lawyer for brett kavanaughs high school friend, mark judge, who dr. ford says joined in the alleged sexual assaults said today if the fbi or any law enforcement agency ...

Background check forms, that could spark a criminal investigation in which law enforcement could use the full extent of its legal powers. joining our discussion now, mimi roca, a former assistant district attorney in new york and a former hs nmsnbc analyst. >> i think there were four categories right off the back the fbi is probably going to focus on with respect to the ford allegation. the first is mark judge. a probing interview needs to be conducted of mark judge. i think kavanaugh said durin...

But even with those limitations, lying to the fbi is a federal crime, and that applies to everyone who does agree to talk to them. and as "the washington post" report, if investigators uncover evidence that kavanaugh lied to lawmakers during the hearings or on his background check forms, that could spark a criminal investigation in which law enforcement could use the full extent of its legal powers. joining us now is frank montoya, former fbi special agent. mr. montoya, thank you so much for bei...

Shootin shooting. >> i think a conceal permit for having teachers and letting people know there are people in the building with a gun. you wont have, in my opinion, you wont have shootings. these people are cowards. they will not walk into the school if 20% of the teachers have guns. the people that do carry, we give them a bonus. >> the bonus for teachers. now the white house says the proposal has not reached the policy or legislative stage yet. a spokesman was unable to say where the money for...

Get a bonus. >> it has not reached a policy or legislative stage yet. they were not able to say where the money would come from. the new york times reporting that the justice department plans to crack down on prospective gun buyers who lieu -- who lie on the background check forms. this is a way to reform existing gun laws. for a way to a solution, lets bring in jeff zeleny at the white house. >> reporter: president trump wants to do what his predecessors have been unable to do. that is some t...

Adviser. katie pavlich is the editor at townhall.com and a fox news contributor. katie, the hot topic, michael flynn, and they seem to press on no matter how many times mr. spicer said hey, look, that was a long time ago, these papers happened before he came to the white house, basically we dont know anything. >> i think its becoming increasingly clear that michael flynn should have never been hired by the administration. he was very dishonest in a number of ways. when he filled out his backgrou...