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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the following is a cnn special report. >> multiple capitol injuries. multiple capitol injuries. >> an assault on democracy. >> the capitol has been breached. >> an attack on the capitol, fueled by a presidents lies. >> this election was stolen. >> trump wanted the crowd to turn into a mob. >> inspired by a delusion, an enraged mob of true believers attempting insurrection. >> you are a traitor. >> we were in a medieval battle. >> trumps soldiers. >> there is a sea of no...

Conspiracy. >> trumps drew believers get their so-called news from unapologetic propaganda, conspiracy profiteers on social media, and lying politicians who are putting their personal careers ahead of the country they claim to serve. most inflewtial is trump himself who is fueling the hysteria. >> i am not the one trying to undermine american democracy. im the one thats trying to save it. please remember that. >> donald trumps lie united ordinary americans with radical extremists on january 6th....

Sedition or insurrection. if you want to lump them together for our purposes, but weve seen in the oath keepers and proud boys trial the doj make that claim. so i think one thing to watch as we gear up to see what they say at this meeting is how much do the members of this committee tie it all together to argue that this was all one big long running thing. it wasnt just, oh, rudy went rogue and then someone else broke a window and then donald trump had dereliction of duty, which theyve argued he...

Donald trump, and what john eastman could be for as well. now we can report the three referrals theyre likely to put against donald trump on conspiracy, insurrection and obstructing an official proceeding. another person likely to see a criminal referral today is trump lawyer, john eastman. youre right, hallie. the architect of the fake electors scheme and also at the center of the pressure campaign against former vice president, mike pence, and other key state level officials. this committee de...

We all remember impeachment and other moments that have tested the relationship between the u.s. government norms as theyre sometimes called, and donald trump. weve heard impeachment about being targeted. what you just laid out is throwing in the whole kitchen sink. it gives the roadmap for the doj to consider, as we reported, theyll make up their own determination, but it impacts in this high stakes process, a roadmap that says you can choose false statement, electors, the non-violent parts, or...

Before this final meeting begins. >> katy, that is a days worth of a question. let me just hit one of the high points here. doj is not on a fast track here. i know many people are impatient. my personal perspective is its far more important that doj get this right than it get it quick. and doj does bear the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in a courtroom if it proceeds against anyone. weve talked a little bit this morning about the potential insurrection referral and about what ...

It seems pretty clear that many of them are going to be referred to the congressional ethics committee. could there be other recommendations from this committee? theres also many open questions from some of these hearings that we heard over the summer. in particular, the cassidy hutchison testimony where members of the secret service refuted major aspects of what she had to share including her recollection of the explosive incident inside the presidential motorcade the day of the insurrection wh...

Attorney general? conceivably in terms of public relations, yes. >> andrew, what about insurrection? donald trump potentially getting charged with it officially. if he gets indicted with it, these are all ifs. does that officially bar him from running for office again and holding office? >> we dont know. that statute may be unconstitutional. he would need to be convicted. second, the department would need to evoke that. then there would be a legal challenge as to whether a statute could have tha...

Future committees in congress down the road. they knew that they couldnt force the department of justice to act. that this was something prosecutors would make the final decision on. ultimately, this became a unanimous decision. everyone in this committee in agreement this was the step they needed to take because of all the evidence they believe theyve uncovered. >> thank you very much. back with us is our panel. were also joined by msnbc chief legal correspondent and host of the beat, ari. he h...

Specifically, and perhaps about other actors, not just in the department of justice. but, potentially the congressional ethics committee, the state barrs oceans to what have you. its really going to be one of the biggest takeaways from the committee when they present the bulk of their findings on monday. and im glad that you focus on the carter opinion here, because the committee is what he was in some ways as a road map ever since it first came out to the way that they think. as you pointed out...