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But on a macro level, i want this country to engage in a broader discussion thats, you know, above politics. you know, donald trump ultimately, i dont believe was responsible for bringing us to where were at. the divisiveness that exists in this country, he just exploited it for his own personal gain. but if were not going to have that conversation, were not going to engage in it honestly, you know, were doomed to repeat the activities of january 6th. >> officer michael fanone of the metropolita...

Lessons from what happened that day. but on a macro level i want this country to engage in a broader discussion, thats above politics. donald trump ultimately, i dont believe was responsible for bringing us to where were at, the divisiveness, that exist in this country, he just exploited it for his own personal gain. but if were not going to have that conversation, were not going to engage in it honestly, we are doomed to repeat the activities of january 6th. >> officer michael fanone of the met...

Where do you put this? is this the culture war on steroids? is this a medical doctor, not just that, foremost public expert of our times, and a recipient of the presidential medal of freedom back when that had actual meaning, is this just a guy whos being set up as a cultural straw man? >> in some ways, yes, and in some ways this is sort of a side debate and kind of pet peeve, pet project of senator paul, who has frequently gone after dr. fuchi in previous hearings though not as combatively as w...

Influence will be seen broadly on a macro level, which is that he has so politicized the events of january 6th, leading up to it on that day, of course, and even now going forward that you are seeing republicans who are terrified of crossing him. he has perpetuated what the critics called the big lie that the election was somehow stolen. i know its important to say it was not, it was a free, fair, transparent election that president biden won. but you have republicans now, even at the local leve...

Theres always hope. you know, ive been in florida, in haiti, collapse in barbados and other collapses that weve been at, and theres always that hope and thats why were here. we fight 24/7, we dont stop. you know, when it gets to that point that its just incompatible with hope, well reach that point. but right now there is always hope and thats what were here to do, were here to rescue as many people as we still can. >> it is hard to reconcile some of the images that were seeing. the work that is...

Have ties to congress. what can you tell us about this question and what it may be yielding? >> well, certainly there have been questions from the outset ever since january 6 about how january 6 came to be. was it coordinated? both on the macro level, you know, how involved was the former administration, and im one of the members of congress who the day before the insurrection saw people in maga gear being given tours of the capitol. and it was noticeable and weve asked an investigation of that....

Politics of all of this, and whats in mcconnells head, i think its the most dangerous game mcconnell is playing right now, is not actually on the kind of macro level we were talking about earlier, but on this level, i think its perfectly right to be focused on joe manchin for all the practical reasons that we know. and i do sense, and you know, you are probably as well sourced in manchin world as any host on television. my sense of it is that they are trying his patience. they, republicans, are ...

Important for our politics going forward, at the macro level, is to try to memory hold january 6th. that is going to be -- that is now the fundamental macro me that political objective of the entire republican party. and that 74% is a sign that so far the way that republicans are handling with this their voters, maybe wrongly, and we can talk about whether thats the right strategic objective, but that is what republicans are focused on. how do we get as much of the republican as possible, partic...

Some republican efforts to whitewash the insurrection. >> remember the comments from a sitting republican congressman saying those rioters looked like tourists. as one officer who recently left the department put it, they think were like servants. i would rather work outside in the heat or the cold. i would rath ver to deal with people overdosing on drugs than deal with members staff. thats a remarkable view from inside the u.s. capitol police. the people charged with protecting the capitol and ...

In their defense spending domestically. i think that -- its interesting to hear him say, if anybody is going to take advantage of companies, its me. you mentioned his lack of diplomacy sometimes. the way he words things opens himself up to criticism. generally on a macrolevel, he is right that we should stand up for american companies. we cant have them taking advantage of by other countries. i just hope that he actually proposing something domestically that reins in big tech and forcing them to...