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Welcome back. as republicans look to win back control of the house this november, this week may teach them an important lesson. if youre not 100% donald trump, youre against him. mr. trump endorsed the primary challenger to south carolina congresswoman mace this week. mace worked on trumps 2016 campaign, voted against impeaching him and then voted against the formation of a january 6th committee, but she also voted to certify the electoral college volts and voted to hold steve bannon in contempt...

Iminnocent, they not using that word anymore. they believe it was sending an unintended message. they were not happy the white house was using the word. >> thank you for the reporting. a former justice department official, jeffrey clark, has met with the house committee investigating january 6th. cameras caught clark entering the meeting room. two months after they voted to hold him in contempt. >> he pushed false claims of voter fraud. what could the committee learn from him? >> the committee...

Um, we are piecing together what we know and what we still need to find out. and then, we will make a decision on whether to invite mike pence in or not. i served with mike pence when he was in the house, and i know that chairman thompson did, as well. were respectful of the office of the vice president and the office of the president. but we also know that we have to go wherever this leads us. so, a decision hasnt been made but we are going to get all the facts. >> so, jeffrey clark, the justic...

And it was ten minutes long. this was likely before the rioters stormed the capitol, and before jordan objected to certifying bidens win. he said he didnt remember it. how big of a deal do you think this is? >> i think we now understand better that clip of jim jordan being asked about his conversations with donald trump on january 6th, he stammers, dodges, bobs, and weaves. a ten-minute phone call with the president of the united states is something you would remember. so the committee, theres o...

Ail the us. brian: they never recognize natural immunity. >> they believe working class americans should listen to everything they say even though they have so much contempt for them. brian: news week is lucky to have you. coming up. get ready to cue the music, start the clock. the fighters are in their corner. carley shimkus, report for duty. here she is, she is ready to take me on.

Give answers to the committee? there are still a lot of questions afoot on how this will take place and what happens next, chris. >> i think shes making the right point, jake. adam kinzinger said thats our expectation, but what is the meaning of the word cooperation? what are you hearing? >> thats exactly right. cooperating as kinzinger said, hes under subpoena, he must come and talk to the committee, period. thats number one. two, the -- >> but if he says i take the fifth, i take the fifth -- >...

He be held in contempt almost two months ago now. weve not heard anything from the doj since then. his is obviously a more complicated case than steve bannons given the assertion of privilege over the former chief of staff. but what else meadows knows could be key and hes talking to others in his circle toll get at information in other ways. >> and, michael, youre a former rnc chair. lets talk about the rnc calling january fth legitimate political discourse. talk about one of your successors. >>...

But with the police now investigating 12 separate alleged breaches of the rules, the prime minister remains in a precarious position. sue grays probe into what happened said there were failures of leadership and judgment. and there were events that should not have been allowed to take place. her verdict was brief but damning. in the commons the prime minister was contrite but defiant. firstly, i want to say sorry, and im sorry for the things we simply did not get right and sorry for the way this...

Peoples_ took us all for full. he held peoples sacrifice in contempt. he showed himself unfit for office — he showed himself unfit for office -- _ he showed himself unfit for office —— all for falls. police investigating the parties say theyve received hundreds of photographs and documents. also in the programme: its a year since the military seized power in myanmar. un investigators say more than 1,000 people might have been killed in war crimes since the coup. translation: i took up arms...

Against him on contempt and that opens up a whole can of words. this is a political calculation by the committee. >> and ryan, we watched for months, not many, considering how long it takes for some cases to go to the supreme court, but for months the trump attorneys fight the release of these documents from the national archives and this record, the records of this call, the fruit of that decision from the supreme court. >> yeah, it is such important point, victor. and we should point out that ...