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Is worse in the problem. -- to bypass the 60 vote threshold that fosters more obstruction the bipartisan system. that is more -- making it hard to vote, and installing partisans. putting their threat on the scale. last year, 19 states enacted 34 laws that restrict voiding and altering the voting process. hundreds more were produced. more coming this year. in terms of violence and intimidation from trump supporters, have force dedicated election workers to quit. with the maga -- lining to pick up...

And so, that is -- the process is the punishment, but they are political prisoners. they have been denied constitutional rights especially a speedy trial. judges have been signing off on discovery trials. it is really a travesty. >> tucker: may i ask you a question? of those since i know you know the cases so well, you often hear people have committed no violence and are rotting in jail with no adequate lawyer. the people who have been in jail for a year now, are there some not accused of violen...

The committee about who theyve spoken with and the type of information they had is getting us closer to the former president himself and what was happening on that day, who was around him. liz cheney has been very clear and direct with her language about dereliction of duty, obstruction of congress. is this latest info dump, you think, carrie, further evidence that the committee is building a legal case against the former president? >> i think primarily what the committee is trying to do is they...

Indicates theyre really looking at pursuing charges against those types of people. so, you know, we know whats on the calendar in the cases. we know that we can expect to see a lot more plea deals in more of the small misdemeanor level cases. it will be i think more of the same for some time. and, you know, the big question is really looking ahead to more felon plea deals for people who committed more serious crimes like assaulting police, obstruction, conspiracy. we have trials on the calendar ...

Presidents state of mind and his intent. >> yeah. i think it really does provide a roadmap. it tells the story of where the committee is going to go. i dont think it is a coincidence that the committee mentions in this letter the presidents state of mind. three times. because they want to find out from mccarthy what the presidents intent was before, during, and after the insurrection. and they believe, of course, that mccarthy, having had all these conversations with the president, with his staf...

Jordan of ohio said he would not cooperate with the request to sit for an interview. as the committee contends with republican resistance in congress, theyre also in contact with former vice president mike pence. "new york times" reports that the committee has been in touch with pences lawyers since last summer and has been gauging his willingness to speak with investigators. reporting that in recent weeksb pence has grown increasingly disillusions with the idea of voluntarily cooperating. seein...

9/11 involves something. but her comments, which i assume were reported by somebody. somebody understood and wrote that he or they were idiotically stupid. s >> laura: but newt, dont you find that historians,, jon meacham and others, they debate themselves completely and become propaganda tools of the left as well. >> sure, look, you have to accept the reality here they propaganda media and propaganda academic world. you have largely propaganda of bureaucracy now. and i will tell you what worrie...

Sure didnt describe it. and that is troubling. and there may be times where even the existence of a crime is unknown. here the american people know what a set of facts are. we also know that theres a state prosecutor in georgia who is looking at the specific telephone call to brad raffensperger. we know of the investigation into really arm-twisting at the justice department. and i dont think theres anything that prohibits him from saying hes looking at the totally of facts. i would have at least...

Charges. as katie correctly stated, the purpose of congress is to pass legislation to fill any gaps in existing laws. the purpose of criminal indictments is to hold accountable those who violated existing law. and the existing laws of conspiracy, for example, and obstruction are very viable for prosecution. so it would just mean there could be jail terms for any of the people involved in the conspiracies and january 6 is completely separate and apart of course from the business crimes that letit...

Dont study history. she may not even know what pearl harbor was. she probably kind of knows the 9/11 involves something. but her comments, which i assume were reported by somebody. somebody understood and wrote that he or they were idiotically stupid. >> laura: but dont you find that historians, jon meacham any debate themselves completely and become propaganda tools of the left as well. >> sure, look, you have to accept the reality here they propaganda media and propaganda academic world. you h...