policies of limited government. those of us who believe in republican principles and ideals have a responsibility to try to lead the party back to what it can be. our nation is preserved by those who abide by the oath to the constitution. laura: she is leading an attack on the presidency itself. white house counsel pat cipollone in for questioning via subpoena after he had already talked to the committee voluntarily, it s a sign of growing desperation by a woman who understands that her political career is essentially over. she s trying to stretch her 15 minutes of fame regardless of how much damage she does to the white house to the principle of separation of powers and of course to the constitution. think about it this way. how on earth is any president supposed to have candid conversations with his white house counsel frankly about anything if he believes that white house counsel can be dragged before a partisan congressional committee that is hell-bent on whatever it ca
who may have tried to intimidate star witness before she testified. the loved ones of the uvalde shooting victims are sick of waiting for answers. we re sitting here just listening to empty words. that s all it is. empty words. my sister died protect ing her children, her students. sd why the mayor claims he can t tell them anymore. welcome to the lead. we begin with our politics lead. breaking news as we follow the repercussions from cassidy hutchinson bombshell testimony. we have the very latest. reporter: witness intimidation has become a serious focus of the january 6th select committee. cnn has learned both instances the committee presented as examples of possible witness intimidation during the hearing on tuesday were directed at their witness, cassidy hutchinson. he knows you re loyal and you re going to do the right thing when you go in for your deposition. i think most americans know that attempting the influence witnesses to testify untruthfully presents
think that it s because behind closed doors it s nice that they are doing behind closed doors, listen to the excitement in the media about this today. his name came up over and over again during cassidy hutchinson bombshell testimony. there s no doubt that what he has to say is going to be an important part of this investigation. it doesn t matter that he s investigating behind closed doors and having it transcribed because the committee has found a way to use that kind of testimony quite effectively. they almost don t need him publicly. this is a big get for the committee. laura: with his vast legal experience, what an admission that is. what they do is to slice and dice it to aid in their narrative, their storytelling when the committee actually puts on their show as they do. joining me now is jonathan turley george washington university law professor. i think a future administration
who may have tried to intimidate star witness before she testified. the loved ones of the uvalde shooting victims are sick of waiting for answers. we re sitting here just listening to empty words. that s all it is. empty words. my sister died protect ing her children, her students. sd why the mayor claims he can t tell them anymore. welcome to the lead. we begin with our politics lead. breaking news as we follow the repercussions from cassidy hutchinson bombshell testimony. we have the very latest. reporter: witness intimidation has become a serious focus of the january 6th select committee.