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happening now. new evidence connecting the capitol riot directly to former-president trump and his pressure campaign against his vice president. insiders swearing under oath that trump knew his scheme to get mike pence to overturn the presidential election was illegal but trump plowed ihead, anyway. the january 6th select committee also documenting pences escape from that mob that was threatening his life with rioters at one point only 40 feet away. we are breaking down all the testimo...

bill nye, the science guy blaming or pickup truck for extreme weather. these are not people who are speaking in good faith. theyre not trying to solve problems. theyre not even interested in what actually happened. theyre lying. theyre unscrupulous and they will say anything if they think itll make them more powerful. so best to ignore them. on the other hand and this is also true over time it is possible to draw legitimate connections between decisions that politicians make and the ca...

were in. the pain at the pump could be playing a big role in how they feel. the white house still shifting blame for gas prices but americans are not buying it. half, 50% are saying the president and his policies are to blame. the top white house economic advisor is playing some dodge ball. havent played that since fourth grade. this guy is good at it. brian dietz refusing to say what the white house plan on inflation might show results. >> when do you expect us to see a meaningful cha...

should have refused to count the electoral votes. and he should thereby have thrown out the results of the presidential election on january 6th at the u.s. capitol. that, i mean, bottom line -- thats why trump called for a rally in washington d.c. on january 6th. a rally he said would be wild. thats why he then told the people who showed up, when he called them to d.c., that today, that they should march down to the capitol. what was happening at the capitol at that moment? trump hoped...

>> the committee scared new video from mark short saying pence pushed back against trumps pressure campaign. >> was it your impression the vice president had directly conveyed his position on these issues to the president, not just to the world, through a dear colleague letter, but directly to president trump? >> many times. >> and had been consistent in conveying his position to the president? >> very consistent. >> joining us now, nbc news senior capitol hill correspondent garrett ha...

before the 6th. pence pushing back every time. >> was it your impression that the vice president had directly conveyed his position on these issues to the president, not just to the world through a dear colleague letter, but directly to president trump? >> many times. >> and he had been consistent in conveying his position to the president? >> very consistent. >> and then the new memos show ing pences legal and political advisers spending weeks whether pence could block or delay the el...

send? ill ask john kirby with the national security council. lets go "outfront." good evening. im erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, pressure campaign. the january 6th select committee revealing tonight it will make the case tomorrow that donald trumps pressure on mike pence to overturn the election "d "directly contributed to the deadly snushg insurrection." the hearing will focus on president trumps efforts to convince his vice president to subvert the election. those efforts happenin...

opportunity to hear testimony about the events leading up to the insurrection, and donald trumps possible role in fomenting and pushing known election lies. known because even his family members and top republican aides were learning were adamant there simply was no there there. now, trump is not on any of these ballots. but the connective tissue is a platform that echoes his sentiments. but as much as the committee has tried to convey that what we saw on january 6th is a continued thr...

day after dramatic testimony where the january 6th committee showed what went on behind the scenes at the white house after president trump was told that he lost the election but refused to believe it and instead pushed his election lies. we are watching two key races in south carolina. thats where two gop members of the house are fighting to win renomination, both facing candidates backed by the former president. representative tom rice is one of ten house republicans that voted to im...

state republican incumbent precisely following trump will find themselves on the menu. these are the first so-called trumps revenge primaries you can say. the january 6th committee hearing gotten underway, the first time since the broader electorate had the opportunity to hear testimonies about the event leading up to the insurrection and donald trumps possible role in fermenting and pushing known election lies. known because his family members and what aide were learning. trump is not...