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And then last night, the january 6th committee itself voted to refer to more former trump advisers to the justice department for contempt of congress after they ignored subpoenas, peter navarro, dan scavino. we heard some committee members vent apparent frustrations with the justice departments handling of these types of referrals, two of which theyve sent so far. >> the department of justice has a duty to act on this referral and others. without enforcement, there is no oversight. >> the united...

Conspiracy to trump the transfer of power to the new president and thereby overthrow the united states government. the january 6th attack on the capital was part of that plan. we now know, next to the year of investigation, it was only part of the. plante was the integral part of the plan but it was just part of it. three term maryland congressman, jamie raskin, sits on the january six investigation now. he also was the lead impeachment manager. he personally led the impeachment effort against t...

Work you are doing right around now, the one-year anniversary. can you talk to us about whether it is true and what the next steps of the committee might be? >> i have favored this strategy from the beginning. i remember as a kid getting to watch a bit of the watergate hearings, which were a daily spectacle that the whole country tuned into. if we can do that for, you know, a break-in in a couple of offices in the watergate hotel, certainly, we can do it for a massive break-in into the capitol o...

This, we are evaluating the letter from the committee. we remain very concerned about the constitutional implications, especially as it relates to the first amendment. we will respond as appropriate. we will be waiting and watching for any response, but today we are joined by one member the 1/6 committee who was also the lead impeachment manager in donald trumps second impeachment trial, congressman jamie raskin, who has made january 6th a central focus of his work in congress in part because th...

January six investigation who was also the lead impeachment manager appointed by house speaker nancy pelosi to prosecute the case against former president trump in the second impeachment. the impeachment for inciting the attack on the capital, this time last year. and as you will recall, it feels like its been both five minutes and also 50 years. this time last year, the house voted to impeach trump. the vote in the house was january 13. one month later, a majority of the u.s. senate, 57 senator...

Congressman jamie raskin was the lead impeachment manager who oversaw the most bipartisan kbreechlt vote in u.s. history. 57 senators voted to convict donald trump for inciting an insurrection. just not the two thirds majority need to bar donald trump from ever seeking public office again. raskin still expressed regret in his book that the outcome didnt go far enough. he write, quote, as i sat in my chair and imagined talking points for a press conference, the post bipartisan impeachment vote in...

0 preserve his communications related to the january 6th attack on the capital, including his communications with former president trump, and others at the trump white house. they are asking him to come in for a transcribed interview, asking him to commit a transcri interviewed. they are not subpoenaing him, nor are they raising that prospect, of course, that kind of prospect looms in an investigation in which lots of other people have been subpoenaed. in this letter to the cable news host, they...

Adam schiff of california is a member of the house select committee. he also is the lead impeachment manager in donald trumps first impeachment and he joins me now. congressman, first lets talk about congressman scott perry. obviously this is interesting, and i feel like almost uncharted waters. im trying to wrack my brain for a similar situation in which you had to sort of special impanelled committee who have witnesses who are themselves a member of congress and how to treat that. what is your...

Continue to fight the failures, of the radical capitol left. tonight the committee is indicating a firm response to perrys resistant, to talk about that in one moment with a committee member adam schiff. its just another sign of how serious this investigation is getting. remember, as the new york times reported last, night the committee is recommending, donald trump himself face federal criminal charges. adam schiff of california, is a member of the house select committee, hes also the lead impe...

Geared or targeting events from january 6th. the judge then cited a supreme court decision, which she says, held quote, the former presidents rights, are less significant because hes a former president. and where the current president has waived privilege, the court must necessarily consider that waiver. leading off our discussion tonight is adam shift of california, hes the chair of the house intelligence committee, and hes a member of the january 6th select committee, he was the lead impeachme...