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It is 10:00 eastern and im ana cabrera reporting from new york, and thank you for joining us. we are beginning the news on capitol hill where merrick garland is going to be testifying, and there is a house resolution of contempt against garland, and there is a historic verdict against trump, and there is expected to be a pushback of the doj in which garland is saying that he will not be intimidated. we are joined by our analysts. so, ali, set the stage for the

Oversight committee, and they are questioning merrick garland over his handling over the classified documents. right now garland is testifying there at the judiciary committee, which also voted to recommend he be held in contempt. what do you make of this? >> i was sitting in the oversight hearing on this, and it just goes to show that republican members of congress spend their time here to often just campaign for trump and not solving problems. i think this goes to your prior question, about la...

To that because theyre apparently according to most of the experts out there, there was nothing at all unusual about that search warrant, right? now the language in the search warrant war, is there a very standard? so this case was not treated any differently. and the reason why youve never hadnt history of this country, a search before presence home is because in the past, when the word documents that in their possession that should not be in their possession, they turned it over when asked thi...

Adjust the system and they believe that because there, what can i have lots of questions about that problem. >> the full house has now voted to hold garlin in contempt of carter -- they may lack the vote after all its about the mass and they want him cited wih contempt after he refused to turn over audiotapes from the end of year that special counsel robert conducted with president biden, garland is fighting back. >> these attacks, they have not and they will not influence our decision making i ...

Care about the republican party. in fact, its one of the reasons hes had so much staying power atop the republican party, because he reflects the contempt that so many republican voters, particularly base voters, have for the party in the first place. its something that other republicans never emulate because they always think about the health of the party writ large and donald trump doesnt. he told me when i interviewed him for "in trumps shadow," he said, yeah, he was angry about the results i...

To hold garland in contempt for not turning over audio recordings of president bidens interview with special counsel robert hur who declined to file charges against the president. >> lets turn now to cnns katelyn polantz, who has been following this hearing. kaitlan, it did get a little bit fiery house specifically to the attorney general respond to these allegations surrounding donald trumps first criminal trial? >> well, he said it wasnt it was the state prosecutor in new york that did it and ...

Hill. what did he have to say. >> the attorney general knew he was standing before committee that already voted to hold him in contempt, not but weeks ago. the full house has not voted on that referral yet. but garlands testimony was layered with ccusations from republicans he sought to rebut the accusations about wrongdoing related to everything from january 6th insurrectionists to the current prosecution. and the recent criminal trial of former president donald trump, defiant is one of the bes...

Work, do our jobs free from political influence and we will not back down from defending democracy now, republicans on the committee are trying to hold garland in contempt for not turning over the audio recordings of president bidens interviews with special counsel, robert hur joining me now, is a democratic member of the judiciary committee congresswoman pramila jayapal of washington state. >> she is the chair as well of the congressional progressive caucus guess congresswoman? i do want to dis...

They decided to defy a subpoena of the congress? >> we received four referrals criminal referrals that two were prosecuted, two were n not. >> what will happen to you -- >> mayor continue my answer? >> i know what happened, you know what happened too. mr navarro is in prison. >> democrats noted the judiciary committee chairman jim jordan never complied with a subpoena from the committee, investigating right at the capitol. garland was -- but he told the committee he will not be intimidated and h...

Attorney general firing back, rebuking republican claims the department of justice is being weaponized. >> these repeated attacks on the justice department are unprecedented and they are unfounded. >> reporter: in an intense, more than five-hour hearing, garland today defiant, even as he faces the threat of being held in contempt by house republicans for refusing to release the audio of president bidens interview with the special counsel over bidens handling of classified documents. >> i will no...