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>> i think republicans are super focused just on their own election. i dont know that they have the fortitude nor the desire to look towards what is happening in the institution ten years from now, 12 years from now. so much of the civility and the reverent institution that i spent decades covering is lost. honestly, i think you have a new generation of politicians. there is just a flap right now on the house floor between marjorie taylor green and liz cheney, marjorie taylor green calling chene...

Republicans will be a majority this the house. i hope it is later rather than sooner. sometime they are going to be a rt jo. when that moment arrives they want to be able to hold the executive and do oversight. and 202 of them voted today to do away with that congressional oversight tool. what are they going to say lets imagine five years from now when they want to subpoena somebody in a democratic administration to come up with a elliptical and that administration says five years ago you said s...

Going to happen on the 6th. thats where so many questions remain. who was talking to who? who was coming into giuliani suite and out of it and maybe going down into the crowd? >> it is such a perfect, perfect way to frame the questions, and the importance of the select committee. i am going to ask all of you to stay with us if you are able. i want to bring into our coverage congressman jim hines, member of the intelligence committee. i want the recap the news for viewers just joining us. the hou...

I think the challenge for people who are concerned about this, the challenge for people who care about this, the challenge for the biden administration is to connect these different pieces. it is not just about holding steve bannon in contempt. its not just about having an investigation into january 6th. it is about the existential danger to american democracy that steve bannon represents on behalf of donald trump. the fact all these things are connected. voter splegs laws, laws to allow state o...

Discussing all hour, the house of representatives has voted to hold steve bannon in contempt of congress. nine republicans joining all of the democrats. congressman jim himes says inherent contempt is not off the table. joining our coverage, former republican strategist steve schmidt. my friend, what are your thoughts? >> well, this is an important power for congress to exercise. we remained, at least for a little while longer in this country, a nation of laws, and steve bannon has shown contemp...

Kevin mccarthy, the leader of republicans has been leading that chamber. >> lets stop on that, anna palmer. she became a really important witness in the impeachment trial. over in the senate she released a statement and really i think was one of the first to put her name to what she understood kevin mccarthy had communicated about during the insurrection. so much of what liz cheney has communicated about kevin mccarthys importance as a witness. and list cheney has gone so far as to say he should...

Essence of the rule of launch it means nothing if it means that after congress votes and says look we really need this evidence and you say huh-uh, im afraid i am not going to give it to you. thats destruction of the rule of law. we have seen the same in many different areas. what bothers me to the core -- i am not a particularly partisan person. what bothers me to the core is that the republican party has become the enemy of the rule of law. when i went to law school that was not the case. the ...

Means. lets remember that donald trump incited violence that led to the death of police officers. law enforcement officials who were clearly still suffering from their injuries and their trauma. >> and its still stunning when you think this is the party of law and order. >> but its not. >> the republicans decided theyre going to look the other way. no, and -- and you know, the steve bannon thing, weve gotten a little bit numbed, maybe, no all of this, but this is really an extraordinary vote tha...

You know, he seems quite proud of himself in that recording. if he doesnt have anything to hide, then he shouldnt have any trouble coming and telling us his side of this story. but hes behaving as if he is somebody who wants to hide the truth. >> i want to show you something that your fellow committee member, adam kinzinger, said about what the republican posture and sort of pr is in terms of security. >> dont let my side use the security posture as the strawman argument in this. the reality is ...

So, congress must show steel here. they must show resolve. they must show to all witnesses that they are not messing around. they will leave no stone unturned, and that steve bannon and the rest of the cretins around trump are not above the law. this was an act of violence against all of us, against our nation, and getting to the bottom of it is as important a duty as weve seen in our lifetimes. >> steve, weve talked a lot about the nine republicans who voted with the democrats but how about the...