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These offers were withdrawn or didnt materialize as reports of the content of her testimony circulated. the witness believed this was an effort to affect her testimony. >> congresswoman zoe lofgren today following the money to an interesting place, this is -- this is interesting, i think. and it is certainly an as yet unresolved part of the january 6th investigation. basically its the question of what theyre going to do about obstruction and witness tampering. the january 6th investigators say t...

It, its terrible. it just doesnt work that way. >> on that point, there is what they have to show in 100 plus pages, and then there is what you have to prove in a court of law. a different standard, right? >> absolutely, you have to prove that he is she is able to prove something to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt and have that conviction. that is a higher standard. we are not going to see the justice department charge everything that is listed here. but there are essential threats here. there ...

Being a convicted for rape and assault in new york he is appealing that conviction and that would be heard in the new yearin that would be heard in the new year in new york. as we wait for sentencing to be handed down here it seems he is likely to spend the rest of his days behind bars.— to spend the rest of his days behind bars. thank you for so much for _ behind bars. thank you for so much forjoining _ behind bars. thank you for so much forjoining us _ behind bars. thank you for so much forj...

So, ryan, as we have talked about this every day, every step of the way, now you have the executive summary. do you see clear evidence for the doj to charge trump on the four referrals that they are specifically making? >> absolutely on three of the four, at least. so, obstruction of congressional proceedings including pressuring mike pence, conspiracy to defraud the american public of a fair election, false statements and a false slate of electors, and insurrection, which i think its good for t...

Behind the unconstitutional theory that vice president pence could overturn the election. he responded as well. >> that is right. we know that the committee has referred eastman on two counts essentially asking the department of justice to investigate the potential breach of two criminal statutes one of which is the obstruction of a official proceeding. the other is a conspiracy to defraud the united states. this is largely symbolic, and of course weve heard him lashing out at the committee. say...

My part, i have to think that the issue the charges relating to the obstruction of the joint session, the interference with the joint session, the conspiracy to defraud the united states. those would be, i think, probably top of mind for the justice department. but they also need to look at the most serious charge, that is the incitement of insurrection. the aid and comforting of people committing an act of rebellion or insurrection. that is, you know, certainly not a charges its brought very of...

Criminal prosecution. and the department is under no obligation to adopt the house committees conclusions. one charge that both the january 6 committee and doj prosecutors have placed at the center of their work is obstruction of an official proceeding before congress. prosecutors have already used the obstruction count and nearly 300 criminal cases to describe how the rioter whos stormed the capitol on january 6 disrupted the certification of the election that was taking place there during that...

It is a grave federal offense. anchored in the constitution itself, which repeatedly, opposes insurrections and domestic violence, and indeed uses participation in the instruction by officeholders as automatic grounds for disqualification from ever holding public office again at the federal or state level. anyone who incites others tuned gauge in rebelling, assist them in doing so, or gives aid and comfort to those engaged in an insurrection is guilty of a federal crime. >> thats what this 18 mo...

Heart. it is irrelevant. what matters is, can you count to four and identify each of the four elements of an offense? and can you meet those things? what the committee did met metic meticulously, number one, two, three, four. there is what prosecutors have to establish. if you take obstruction. they said, was there a proceeding, obviously there was. did someone act knowingly and with corrupt intent? and they walked through every possible thing that established each one of those elements. you hav...

The offenses, number one, number two, number three, number four. this is what prosecutors have to establish. for instance, if you took obstruction, they said -- obviously, there was. did they act knowing that they were obstructing that proceeding and act with corrupt attend. they walk through everything that established one of those elements. you have to do that whenever there is a crime, i think people think that you act on feeling, we know don trump did