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donald trump made during the violence of january 6th ever be trusted with any position of authority in our great nation again? >> that was congresswoman liz cheney with a question, an extraordinary question, closing this round of hearings from the january 6th committee. it was a question, but it also seems to be the main argument from the committee as they presented new evidence of what they called donald trumps dereliction of duty during the insurrection. im john berman, brianna is of...

people were genuinely freaked out inside the west wing. people who are now downplaying the hearings, they were freaked out that day because of what the committee laid out last night. nothing that he saw changed trumps perspective of what happened. >> they were shocked when they heard that, shocked it exists, that the recordings of it existed, and it was just some of the compelling testimony we heard last night. and in some cases laid out some new details. >> also words from the former ...

law enforcement or the pentagon to put an end to the violence and while video evidence showed rioters hanging on every word from the president, we learned that trump initially refused to use the word peace when he finally sent a tweet to that mob. >> and still to this day, former president trump will not say the election is over. witnesses say it took him nearly an hour to record this three-minute video the day after the insurrection due to his complete objections to the truth. watch. ...

the committee compiling this comprehensive and compelling minute-by-minute account of trumps inaction, and they documented the pleas from everyone inside and outside the white house for trump to condemn the violence. instead of telling support force back down -- supporters to back down, trump spent time in his private dining room watching the attack on tv until he finally and reluctantly sent out a video message that advisers said still missed the mark. >> president trump did not fail ...

of dollars of fines. this is not something thats going to happen immediately. the judge has set october 21st as the sentencing date. it will be a few months before we know what sentence is going to be handed down. its been clear from bannons attorneys throughout this trial that they do intend to appeal. because these are misdemeanor charges its very possible that we could see the judge delay any kind of, you know, whether bannon has to serve any kind of sentence until after they go thr...

condition as he recovers from covid. dr. anthony fauci is standing by live. we will discuss. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." we begin our coverage tonight with the guilty verdict in steve bannons criminal contempt trial. the former top trump adviser convicted on two counts of contempt of congress for defying the january 6th committees subpoena. cnns senior crime and justice reporter, katelyn polantz is jo...

also tonight, one of former president trumps long time allies steve bannon found guilty on two counts of contempt of congress for refusing to comply with the subpoena from the january 6th committee. pierre thomas with late reporting. the bannon verdict coming less than 24 hour after that dramatic public hearing. the january 6th committee sharing testimony from former top trump officials showing how the former president failed to act. the dramatic secret service recordings from agents...

steve bannons team did not call any witnesses. so it was a quick trial. steve bannon and his team left the federal courthouse this afternoon after a jury of his peers found him guilty of two counts of criminal contempt of congress. a rare charge last brought a conviction with former nixon aid g. gordon liddy back in 1974. >> respect the decision. >> we may have lost a battle here today, but we are not going to lose this war. >> bannon sat and listened as the jury foreperson read guilty...

plan to assert the will, usurp the will of the american people and remain in power. >> it was an explosive prime time event. the house select committee held its eighth public hearing, laying out what former president trump did and did not do while a mob of his supporters storm the capitol on january 6th. good morning. and welcome to "way too early." on this friday, july 22nd. im jonathan lemire. thanks for being here. we have a lot to get to this morning. including president joe biden ...

saying his symptoms are improving. meanwhile, the latest january 6 hearing is still sending shock waves to capitol hill. where donald trump refused to declare the election over or condemn the rioters. well take a look at how this could play into novembers narratives and beyond. also, nearly one-third of americans are under heat advisories. 210 million people will face scorching temperatures over 90 today. the heat wave expected to last well into the weekend. we start at the white...