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citizens arrest. hearing number four the attack on the capitol marked by testimony of violence and threats against elected officials who refused to help donald trump overturn the election as well as against election workers targeted in the former presidents big lie. good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this monday -- it snot monday. it is wednesday, june 22nd. im jonathan lemire. its been a long week. were glad youre here. the fourth public hearing into the january 6th ...

were coming in to make a citizens arrest. >> hearing number four, the attack on the capitol. >> mika, weve been talking about it this week, its been a theme of violence in american politics. one side promoting violence, that is, of course, the trump wing of the republican party, where theres a consequence starting in 2015 where donald trump in 2016 was saying beat up protesters. i remember the time when they used to go out an a stretcher. >> right. >> if you beat them up, ill pay for y...

roger goodell in front of house lawmakers responding to reports of one teams toxic work culture, which includes allegations of sexual harassment and the no-show witness who may soon be getting a subpoena. we have a little bit of everything this afternoon. im hallie jackson in washington. we are joined by mike memoli the at the white house and senior analyst ron insana. we just heard from the president. this new proposal. talk about where it goes from here. >> reporter: maybe, but it se...

ripped their lives apart, their devastating personal stories were revealed today in the most emotional january 6th hearing yet. plus, new details on trumps highly illegal campaign to pressure state elections officials to install fake electors. just a few hours ago the house select committee investigating the january 6th insurrection laid out in clear terms just how broad donald trumps thirst for power and how deep his acceptance for violence really went. the committee outlined how trum...

right now, the nations in the midst of reflection, the second federal observation of the black freedom struggle, expressed by the holiday known as juneteenth. it comes at the start of a potentially dizzying news cycle. starting this week, as the senate holds out hope that a tenuous bipartisan deal, on guns cannot get a quick vote. while the momentum is there after weeks of mass shootings. and one bracing for the supreme courts spending public to take decision on the future of the feder...

first january 6th hearing broke the news that prior to trumps rally at the lips that day, those proud boys were actually casing the joint. >> just to be aware, to be advised, is probably about [inaudible] proud boys, marching eastbound and its 400 block of independence, actually, towards the, lawn on the united states capitol. >> they went there 10 am, casing the capitol, at various entry points. on wednesday, we also learned about this nine-page document, strangely titled 1700s 76 ret...

select committee. many of us went into the hearings thinking that we knew what happened. a u.s. president wanted to overturn the election, spurred a mob to attack the capitol. forcing the lawmakers there to flee for their lives. but these hearings are showing us so much more than that. for more of what happened that day, and how close we came to losing our democracy. so, how goes? heres how congressman pete aguilar described it. >> approximately 40 feet, thats all there was. 40 feet be...

of james, mccord. he is one of five persons surprised and arrested yesterday inside the headquarters of the democratic national committee in washington. mccord is a former cia employee. now he runs his own private security service. and guess what else he is? a consultant to president richard nixons re-election campaign committee. >> nixons watergate scandal began 50 years ago today. like trump, his presidency ended in crime and chaos, but there were major differences in the methods the...

about how the president tried to force it to an end. >> did you hear any part of the phone calls? >> yeah, i remember hearing the word wind. and i remember he said, you are our wind. >> new information today on the danger of the vice president faced as a result of the threats to his life, and the president know that thats what hes done. >> i am betrayed the united states of america. >> new evidence today showing that people working with the president to enact the scheme. they knew what...

president trump, partly out of concern it would give the appearance of pressure on the attorney general. politico argues that the first three hearings essentially did that for them, laying out stark evidence that trump and his allying now the election was not rig, but they pushed the big lie anyway. theres new evidence that the department of justice may be growing frustrated against the committee as well. we learned of a strongly worded letter by the doj, in which the department accuse...