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Matthews writes that generals charles flynn who happens to be michael flynns brother, and lieutenant general repeatedly misrepresented, under stated or misled the house oversight committee and the defense departments inspector general. the memo also says these two generals misled congress about the guards ability to respond to the insurrection. nbc news has reached out to both generals for comment. they have not responding. notably, however, a u.s. army spokespersons tells nbc news the following...

>> so this is the guy who wrote the memo, and engaged however briefly in some aspirational unserious law, and robert, it sounds like two things could be true at the same time. it sounds like the committee is getting through to these witnesses. it also sounds to all of us watching, like the committee is really fighting the clock here. >> what a country. a constitutional lawyer can decide not to testify before congress but can go on fox news and talk about the same issues. this is where this commi...

To be looking to see what comes out of it. >> a.b., i note your latest work as our viewers should too on the rush for the exits in congress, right about now, last one out , turn out the lights, the latest name tonight was devin nunes, who i dont know if theres an opening at the mensa society branch in his part of california, but the rumor is hes leaving congress to run donald trumps media company which conveniently is already under investigation. a.b., whats going on in congress? >> well, the nu...

Congressional and state house maps disenfranchised latinos and other minorities in violation of the federal voting rights act. meanwhile, the president hours away from a critical meeting with russian president vladimir putin, theyre going to hold a video conference tomorrow. think of it as a kind of high stakes face time, and it comes amid growing concern russia could be preparing to invade ukraine. biden is prepared to tell putin that there would be consequences should russia take military acti...

Hawley projection act of 2021, this is from something you said on social media today. growing up every story i was told about politics treated the ways and means chairmanship as if it were the height of power and influence. nunes is taking a pass on it to run friend ster for bigots, congress decline in miniature. is the departure of nunes just further proof of trumps sway over all supplicants, tim? >> its proof of two things. one, just of the power, single parenting, i have a child upstairs. one...

Down market social media company than it is to be the chairman of ways and means, that tells you something about the fact that they dont have an agenda. they dont have any desire to do anything. and so i think this is a story about the decline both of congress, but also of the republican party. >> i am old enough to remember wilbur mills about whom you would never say he was chairman of ways and means without the powerful chairman of the powerful ways and means committee. so tim, go parent. davi...

Nomination in 2024 that mike pence believes he has. with that said, i think hes going to be a very helpful witness to the committee. >> robert costa, lets talk about john eastman, he has indicated hell take the 5th before the committee. he did go on fox news. let me play that exchange for you. well discuss on the other side. >> bennie wants to presume people guilty rather than innocent. theyre shredding the entire constitution, and complaining its us: >> why comply, honestly, at this point, if i...

Same thing about what a cesspool congress has become. they dont like to say that when they leave. in a statement they like to say about the honor of serving their constituents and the time they need to spend with their family. this is a year for congress like no other. its never been this bad. there has never been a more profound divide between the death threats and the sort of celebrity fundraising that people are doing, coming off of partisan attacks. the divide between the honor and opportuni...

This has to get done or four or five years from now, it will be donald trump in power, and hand it off to his son and grandson, and were not going to recognize the country. this has to get done. permission structure is important. people in politics said theyre not going to do something, the question is what is the avenue for them to say, well, i have changed my mind, and pieces like this gelman piece are what you need, which is they have made it very very clear that without any action in congres...