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Democratic congresswoman madeleine dean of pennsylvania joins me now. the vice chair of the house judiciary committee. thanks so much for being with us. whats your reaction to those remarks we just heard from green? >> well, sadly, ive had to put up with marjorie taylor greene a bit this week. she came in and observed while we had merit garland in front of the judiciary committee. shes not based in the fact or the truth or any sense of the rule of law. any sense of the constinstituti congress. t...

What did steve bannon know leading up to the riot at the u.s. capitol. congress found him in contempt after he refused to cooperate with the january 6 committee. in seeking testimony they cited -- new reportings from "the washington post" described the war room as a command center.

Contempt? >> because the entire kmcommissn is a sham from the beginning. >> what about the majority? does that mean people can -- >> the premise is all wrong. i have no idea any of the d debates or discussions that have occurred in this committee and its based on a committee that was structured to be a political committee from the beginning. thats how it was set up. thats the problem. you undermine the rule of law when you dont have the foundational principles. >> we were walking at a pretty fas...

While they failed to overturn joe bidens election victory, repeated lies of a stolen election led to the january insurrection. jill, its always good to see you. i want to start with a quote from bannon with a quote the night before the election -- statements like that raise a lot of questions for the january 6 committee. will congress ever get answers from bannon? >> not necessarily. even if he is held in criminal contempt, he could go to jail, be fined, but cannot be forced to talk. in civil co...

Insurrection or whatever might you say, i take the fifth amendment. i assert my privilege. at that point the committee has an option, will the committee accept that or say we will give you immunity. you have to testify but nothing you testify about will be used against you. >> they made it clear they are not messing around. if you refuse to testify, they will come after you. its barely been 24 hours since the house voted to hold steve bannon in contempt asking the department of justice for crimi...

Hold bannon in contempt for defying the january 6th subpoena order. every democrat in the house voted in favor of this, nine republicans joined them. meanwhile, the committee may soon gain critical insight from one of the main former administration officials who tried to help the ex-president overturn the 2020 election. cnn reports that the former doj official, this man, jeffrey clark may be one of the first to actually comply with the committees subpoenas and testify before the panel next week....

Reaction to the worry on the base that this thing is going to get tied up for months? the fact that the democrats have been straight-up played by the republicans for years now, and charlie brown repeatedly in terms of two impeachments and all of the trump justices who strolled on to the supreme court? >> yeah, we really see this january six committee trying to learn the lesson of the four years in the trump administration, when investigations were simply delayed until it was basically impossible...

Bringing an end to an intense five-week long hahn man hunt. also breaking, the cdc panel voting unanimously to back moderna and johnson & johnson boosters a day after the fda gave the green light, the cdc director expected to give the final signoff. who is eligible and how soon. plus, the new covid mutation in the u.k. is it more dangerous just in, queen elizabeth hospitalized overnight. what the palace is saying about her condition. the bipartisan vote in the house to hold long-time trump...

Jim banks has been claiming in official letters that he is the ranking member of the january 6th committee, but hes not even on the committee. >> yeah. >> so how can he possibly make that claim? >> because its a fabrication. look, you know, jim banks was in the negotiations earlier on to be a part of the committee and chose not to, and his party chose not to. so thats very unfortunate. the committee is clear it is bipartisan. it has democrats and republicans on it. i dont know how hes able to ma...

Consequences of the disease. but the fact is covid is such a disruptive event for a child that theyre not able to go to school and participate in activities and spread to other children. the vaccine is one tool that they use to get their lives back. and one vaccine that parents take advantage of when it becomes available. but to ask questions of their pediatrician. and people trust their pediatrician, ask questions. and i think you will be reassured because theres so much good data on these vacc...