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which laid out the case of who they said is at the center of the insurrection. heres congressman benny thompson. >> donald trump was at the center of this conspiracy. and ultimately, donald trump, the president of the united states, spurred a mob of tim aesthetic and the maze of the constitution. to march down the capitol, and subvert american democracy. any legal jargon that you care about seditious conspiracy, obstruction of a official proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the united sta...

turned from protesters, to rioters, two insurrectionists. >> not only did president trump refused to tell the mob to leave the capitol, he placed no call to any element of the united states government to extract that the capital be defended. >> i can just remember my breath catching in my throat for her, because what i saw was a war scene. >> tonight i say this to my republican colleagues whos are defending the indefensible. there will come a day where donald trump is gone. your dishon...

from msnbc world headquarters. welcome to alex witt reports. we are beginning this hour with breaking news as thousands of students are leading marches and rallies early across this country demanding action on gun violence. survivors of the 2018 parkland school shooting are leading another push for a change in our gun laws. among those taking place at rallies today, younger students summoned in austin texas, saying that they are traumatized by active shooter drew drills and use of scho...

more than 450 march for our live rallies taking place in cities or new york, to nashville, to austin. of course, in parkland florida where it all started four years ago with the first march for our lives. president biden making his voice heard with these marches in the backstop, calling on congress to pass a number of reforms including an assault weapons ban. lets turn now to our nations capital where thousands assemble to call lawmakers to take some meaningful action on gun violence. ...

today we are talking january 6th, and maybe you are wondering why symone, maybe you are saying symone the capitol attack last today, sure it was, bad but everywhere they went home, right? that is just it, yall. because we see through that sparked the insurrection are very much alive, the people from the capitol day they went home our democracy is still in danger. that is why, at least 20 million people tuned into the january 6th committees first primetime hearing this past thursday, wh...

january six insurrection took direct aim at former president donald trump for his role in inciting the events of the day. the prime time televised hearing paid into a picture of a president who at best was unmoved by the chaos he helped create. at worst, was intent on capitalizing on the arrest we, unrest, to overturn the 2020 election. [inaudible] multiple members of congress requested pardons from trump after the sixth. i was one of the first to call after that day a coup. the house ...

revealing that the capitol attack was farm of former president trumps plans, not just a rally that got out of control. as chairman bennie thompson put it, quote, the violence was no accident. i represented trumps last stand, the most desperate chance to hold the transfer of power. officials testified that they informed trump repeatedly that he lost. former ag bill barr called bs on trumps election conspiracies. according to the committee -- >> i had three discussions with the president...

president trump gave no order to deploy the national guard that day and he made no effort to work with the department of justice to coordinate and deploy law enforcement assets. >> now, the committee heard from capitol police officer caroline edwards who was injured during the insurrection. they also played a video of mostly never before seen footage showing some of the most violent scenes on the day. >> we need back-up! [ bleep ]. >> we are going to give prior warning. >> declaring it...

attempt to overturn a free and fair election. we saw stunning new images of officers desperately calling for backup as they were attacked by the rioters. there were also several new revelations from members of trumps inner circle in their testimony. his former attorney general bill barr detailed how he told the president his election fraud claims were b.s. trumps own daughter, ivanka trump, testifying that when she heard that she believed barr, and the committee vice chair, republican ...

despite the lawful outcome of the 2020 election and in violation of his constitutional obligation to relinquish power. over multiple months donald trump oversaw and coordinated a sophisticated, seven-part plan to overturn the presidential election and prevent the transfer of presidential power. >> there was also previously unseen video they played from trumps top advisors including former attorney general bill barr. he said in no uncertain terms that he told trump that his rigged elect...