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put himself above the law. the defense suggesting that to contempt of congress charges against him were politically motivated. proceedings began today after the judge in the case, carl nichols, who is a trump appointee, denied a defense request for a month long delay. you will recall that last week he rejected the number of defenses, including bannons claim of executive privilege, leaving one ban a defense attorney to ask -- and these are his words -- whats the point of going to trial ...

public and stop this. kevin mccarthy was not the only republican calling on donald trump to put an end to the violence on that day. in fact, we have learned that at least 11 other republican members of congress reach out to the white house, or at least made some kind of public statement that day to implore the president to do something. to do anything to stop the violence. in fact, his eldest son, don jr., texted then white house chief of staff, mark meadows saying, hes got to condemn ...

you probably wont hear him talk this way again. but, i want to play this for you. this was with the top house republican, kevin mccarthy said on live television back on january six, 2021, as the attack on the capital was unfolding in realtime. >> ive spoken to the president. i asked him to talk to the nation, and dont stop this. i told him we need to talk to the nation. i told him what was happening right then. i was very clear with the president when i called him. this has to stop. he...

go to the american public and tell them to stop this. >> he has to go to the american public and stop this.me kevin mccarthy was not the only republican callings on donald trump to put an end to the violence that day. we learned 11 other republicans congresswe reached out to the white house or made some kind of public statement that day to implore the president to do something, to do anything to stop the violence. in fact, his eldest son, don jr. texted then white house chief of staff ...

>> we begin with the stunning news out of the uk. what can only be described as a full-scale political revolt from inside his own government forcing british prime minister boris johnson to resign just hours ago. >> in the last few days i have tried to persuade my colleagues that it would be -- i regret not to be successful in this argument. of course, it is painful. and not to be able to see through so many ideas and projects myself. my friends, in politics no one is remotely indispens...

investigative information to come forward to help us in our decision making process. and i will stick to that. >> all right. ill tell you this, if hes not fired by noon tomorrow, then i want your resignation and every single one of you board members because you do not give a damn about our children or us. stand with us or against us because we aint going nowhere. >> well bring you more from the meeting tonight and talk to angel garza, whos step daughter was killed along with 18 other s...

expected to plead guilty to tax evasion. as we wait for a judge to determine whether to unseal the raid on mar-a-lago. lawmakers are calling on the white house to appoint a special envoy to haiti as the humanitarian crisis grows. out west, the urgent actions being taken to prevent what officials warn could be a catastrophic collapse of the colorado river system. we begin with the latest on the legal troubles for former president donald trump and his close associates. any minute n...

including some of them calling for the immediate firing of the uvalde school district police chief pete arredondo. >> he went on administrative leave that we would wait for investigative information to come forward to help us enter our decision making process and i will stick to that. >> all right. ill tell you this. if he is not fired by noon tomorrow, then i want your resignation and every single one of you board members because you all do not give a damn about our children or us! st...

the national archives has called for an investigation into how and why the messages were wiped. it sent a letter to the secret service just a short time ago asking for a report within 30 days if it is determined any information wasnt properly deleted. the committee is gearing up for the next hearing. former white house press secretary sarah matthews and former deputy security adviser matthew pottinger will appear before the committee. both have already testified behind closed doors. th...

pottinger and former deputy press secretary sarah matthews t. two were inside the white house on january 6th 20, 21, were among the most high-profile officials to resign in protest in the aftermath of that attack. "the new york times" is reporting this about their role. mr. pottinger and ms. matthews are expected to help narrate what was unfolding in the west wing during those 187 minutes in a hearing that the committee sees as a capstone to a series of public sessions in which it laid...