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Word here. >> no, i think thats right. and if you look at the reasons a lot of women get abortions, theyre economic reasons. some of these women already have kids. so they know about the burdens of parenting. a lot of these women are unmarried as well, and that is across all socio-economic and racial lines as well. you had one of the people fighting to overturn roe v. wade said well, listen, society is set up now where states help people, help women with child care and they get leave. they dont ...

But at his last appearance, almost a month ago, clarks attorney told the committee he would not answer questions. would not produce any documents. so the committee still voted to hold clark in contempt. that bill passing unanimously. and a vote by the full house could come within days if clark spurnes the committee again. to congresswoman stephanie murphy is a member of the select committee investigating the january 6th attack. who just voted for the contempt referral, and she joins me now. cong...

Extra interview because you cant get someone on contempt if they take the fifth. if he talskes it in a blanket w and they serve it up to the department of justice and they see this guy pled the fifth, would that be enough for contempt? i dont think so. i think his game would probably be to go up and make a blanket assertion question by question. it would be, by the way, out of the public eye in a private deposition on saturday, so i think it would be a very uncomfortable but unsatisfying back an...

With this committee will be under oath. and if he persists in lying then, he will be accountable under the laws of this great nation and subject to criminal penalties for every false word he speaks. >> okay. mr. attorney, what do you think she is getting at with that? >> i am so glad you used that second clip there, that under oath one. what she says immediately before that is that the president is offering to debate members of this committee. and she says that is nonsense. this is not some seri...

Strategy, but they could still potentially try to pursue contempt against clark and representative jamie raskin had a warning for clark. take a listen. >> you cant plead the fifth to an entire prosecution. you cant plead the fifth to every question you might be asked. so it applies only when you have a specific and reasonable apprehension that your answer could be used against you in a criminal prosecution. >> but, look, if he actually shows up, and he pleads the fifth to most of these questions...

Presidents speech. that certainly isnt civil discourse, that certainly doesnt. .. right, congressman, ican... ..something not violent. right, i can assure you, congressman, we put tough questions to democrats and republicans on this show. the question for you as a republican is, if donald trump runs again — and one of his key advisers, jason miller, says its 99% certainly he will — are you prepared to support a man, donald trump, who clearly has nothing but disdain and contempt for americas ...

Choose. we have been negotiating since october with mr. clark. we are doing everything we can to show that we are not partisan, that this committee is just trying to get to the facts. as you said, we voted unanimously tonight to hold him in contempt. i will go before the rules committee in the morning to proffer a rule to go to the floor. well hold that in abeyance until saturday. so this will be mr. clarks last chance to come. he can come and assert himself. but, you know, if you say you havent...

Amendment protection. the committee reportedly now plans to wait to hold a full house vote on the contempt report until after the weekend. so joining me now cnns legal analyst elliot williams. elliot, thanks for joining us. appreciate it. so it looks like jeffrey clark will be held in contempt. but first he is going to meet with the committee again where he plans to take the fifth. what does that all mean for this investigation? >> well, a few things. one, he may not actually be held in contempt...

Decision itself. barb, i never couldve dreamed a switch in topic two one six would be preferable subject. but here we are. lets talk about mr. clark. they voted to hold him in contempt tonight. while also agreeing to bring him back and hear him out. i believe on saturday, at a session where he may take the fifth. opinion seems split on whether this shows weakness or wisdom. where do you come down? >> i think is wisdom, brian. but i think they have to proceed cautiously here. the fifth amendment ...

You have the baby, your employer is having unlikely to give you paid leave to take care of that child. so this is -- there is a real fundamental misunderstanding i think of the ways women go about their child bearing decisions and sort of the dilemmas they face when it comes to abortion. >> nia, laura, thank you so much. i appreciate it. >> thanks, don. there is news tonight from the january 6 committee, moving to hold a former doj official in contempt while giving him one last chance to coope...