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threats to her safety after being accused of being part of a conspiracy theory involving fake ballots, debunked, by the way. >> most of the discussion heading into todays hearing surrounds brad raffensperger who won a primary earlier this month. raffensperger was facing deep discontent from some trump supporters for pushing back on donald trump in the days before the january 6 insurrection, refusing the former presidents request to, quote, find the votes trump needed to win that state....

Welcome back to our special coverage of the january 6th committee hearing. chairman thompson is expected to gavel down at 1:00 p.m. the hearing will include testimony from state officials pressured by donald trump and his allies to overturn donald trumps loss. with me are andrea mitchell and hallie jackson. joining us now, chuck rosenberg, there he is, former u.s. attorney joyce vance, former fbi assistant director for counterintelligence frank figueroa and political reporter greg bloomstein. th...

Politics. most of them are not. i hate to -- i dont know what the outcome is going to be. >> it depends on how that ends up going down the line. someone can tell you exactly what happened and the truth, but that doesnt mean people are going to act on it. >> as far as anything happening to the person we are dealing with, i dont think its going to weigh anything. >> you dont think theres accountability? >> no. >> reporter: people were eager to hear from the secretary of state. they, of course, kno...

Dasha burns on the ground in georgia. we will start with you and what you are hearing from folks there. how much are they pay attention to whats going down? >> reporter: i talked to voters around the first hearing. i have a sense that people are not paying as much of attention, this isnt the same kind of grab your popcorn, silence your phones schedule that viewing type of television. they are paying attention with their secretary of state in the spotlight today. there are two things that i heard...

>> the hearing room a moment ago or now, i should say, is filling up. we are about five minutes or so from 1:00, which is when we expect this hearing to begin. michael, stick with us. lets bring back our panel. ali, i want to begin with you. when i was on the capitol, i spoke to lindsey graham. he was going to dinner instead of watching and then denigrated the committee. now that 20 million people have watched these hearings, 6 in 10 americans say the president should be charged. is that changin...

Out there? are they telling you that they are paying attention? are they caring? >> reporter: i talked to one gentleman herein illinois. he listened to a the former vice president. he notably told me me had watched part of the hearings, and actually, appreciated the role that mike pence laid on january 6th. but there was a head nod to the power structure that donald trump still plays. despite mike pence being that central figure on january 6th, you are not hearing him go around this country or e...

Take a listen. >> we have all been through a lot. global pandemic, social unrest, divisive election, tragic day in our nations capitol. now is the time to have courage in our convictions. to stand firm, to speak boldly with stout hearts. elections are about the future. the days it wasnt now and election day, lets cast a positive vision for the future for the american people. >> reporter: if i may, lets look at it this way. 18 months ago was the january 6th insurrection. 18 months from now, were ...