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way that they know who this informant might be if there is one? >> no, they dont say who this person might be and how that person might have come to know that information. the feature of mar-a-lago and of trump world, as you know, is that there werent a lot of checks on people coming and going in that circle. so theres just many, many people, weve been making calls, and theres a number of people that come to mind when you talk to people about who this could be. >> the idea, kim, of who...

Conceding her race on tuesday. she is one of ten house republicans who voted to impeach trump. now seven of them have lost primaries, or chosen to retire. and congresswoman liz cheney of wyoming faces her own tough primary battle next week. so the big question is, what does all of this tell us about the future of the republican party? joining me now, lieutenant governor of georgia, jeff duncan, and cnn commentator se. glad to see you today, this is the question on everyones mind. the lieutenant ...

Dangling pardons is that it interferes with the administration of justice. and, you know, yes, its true he might not be president. but, i mean, again, i think s.e. is so right about this, that its all about him. and, you know, the tragedy for his supporters, and if you read the interviews with some of the -- the fbi agents interviews with some of these people arrested on january 6th, some of the people said i wanted to help trump. i thought we were doing what he wanted. and he has done nothing f...

You think hes getting at there. >> reporter: i think he is inciting racial division. he is pointing out his prosecutors are black. presumably hes asserting that they are after him because hes white. but i think its mostly just stirring up his supporters for racial resentment, which is something hes done throughout his career, long before he was president. and i think thats the beginning and end of his agenda. >> hes trying, s.e., to sow a persecution complex, which weve seen. it can be very effe...

Insane that he hasnt been charged with something yet. >> yeah. especially when we have seen a lot of charges, just not when it comes to him directly. s.e. and jeffrey, thanks to both of you. the matchup for super bowl lvi is set. the bengals will face the rams after a pair of thrilling conference championship games. good football has just been the name of the game lately. >> reporter: brianna, we have been so spoiled leading up to super bowl lvi. it has been incredible. what a turnaround for t...

Material impact on the investigation. and, look, hes done it before, as you pointed out. he pardoned steve bannon. he pardoned all of his cronies at the end of his first term as president. and theres every reason to believe he will pardon more in the future. and that will affect how the current investigation goes. >> what do you think, s.e.? >> reporter: right. and jeffrey is completely right. and thats the legal side. but its worse -- and, again, to look at trumpism as a cult, you will to look ...

Him as factual. this is entertainment. that is the content label that joe rogan and tucker carlson should come for. this is entertainment. this isnt journalism. rather than bending it to fit into journalism, which i think is a lost cause and maybe even a dangerous one, we should allow them to just be entertainers. and that doesnt mean they get to spew nonsense and disinformation without warnings and fact checking. but these are not journalists. we shouldnt make them pretend to be. . >> the 60s a...

Inciting violence in broad daylight >> reporter: its not necessarily news that donald trump doesnt change, but donald trump doesnt change. the statement is almost identical to what he said right before the riot at the capitol. that, you know, it walks up to the line of calling for violence. the implication is to call for violence. but he doesnt exactly say hes calling for violence. however, his supporters understand exactly what hes saying. and hes calling for violence. so, you know, weve all be...

You have to balance who you are talking to, checking your facts, being responsible about the misinformation or information that you put in your podcasts. youre a journalist whether you want to say so or not. you have to take on those responsibilities. >> i would joe rogan would say he is not anywhere close to being a journalist. >> hes at a journalist. >> so, did he blink, s.e.? did spotify blink here and does it matter? >> you know, he does this occasionally when theres a backlash to something ...

And commentator s.e. cupp is back with us. joni mitchell, neil young, did they effect change? >> yes. they did. spe spot filed joe rogan to come out and say something about whats going on. they may have underestimated the power of neil young and joni mitchell. back when i was a music critic, i talked to neil young and joni mitchell. one thing i found interesting is how much artists would talk to me about joni mitchell and neil young. they are among the most cited musicians and many said they inf...