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election. once again in the spotlight, no one other than wisconsins senator ron johnson. after the committee revealed on tuesday that one of his top staffers messaged an aide to vice president mike pence about johnson passing fake slates of trump electors for wisconsin and michigan to vice president mike pence by hand on january 6th. a pence aide promptly shut it down texting the johnson staffer this, quote. do not give that to him, end quote, but that attempted handoff still begs many...

would ever see johnny alive. many people would probably like that but i would need a new assistant. the outrage from the democrats and the media would be humongous. they would throw johnny in solitary, probably shackle him. they would need very small shackles though because johnnys leg are very skinny. his tan face would be plastered all over cnn and msnbc. they would dox his family poor, poor mrs. bell saraio. meanwhile poor johnny sleeping on a cold concrete floor. diney one meal a d...

democracy, and you claim you love america, you should love democracy as much as you claim to love america. yeah, and not bury your head in the sand when your being attacked by your own political party. ill schmidt, it has been a pleasure, i appreciate your time and you coming forward to sharing your experience with the committee. it strengthens our democracy and lets us know what you went through. we appreciate it. >> thank you, ayman. >> a quick programming alert. tonight, you can cat...

all happened. imagine that, my garage door made history. this is where the big press conference took place. i dont even know how to explain 2020. it was a crazy, crazy year! >> that things happened in philadelphia. >> presidential biden to become the 46th president of the united states. >> i had no idea what we would be in for. >> i thought my friends were messing with me. >> a philadelphia landscaping company has been thrust into the national spotlight. >> the entire thing was suppose...

knew he lost the 2020 election and that their scheme to overturn the results was illegal. and yet, they attempted it anyway. >> president trump rejected the advice of his campaign experts on election night. and instead, followed the chorus recommended by apparently inebriated rudy giuliani. to just claim he won. and insist that the vote counting stop. to falsely claim everything was fraudulent. >> and there are an lies the true nature of these hearings. to truly hold trump and his fell...

at the juneteenth, yall, and happy fathers day. im simone sanders, and ive got something to say. were looking ahead to the next january 6th hearings and beyond to the former donald trumps potential prosecution. but before we dive in i have a little bit of a disclaimer. i know some of yall may be frustrated. frustrated at how winding the path to accountability is, and how long it takes to travel it, but even if donald trump is not charged. if he escapes all consequences, these hearings ...

bill barr. during his deposition, the former attorney general told the committee that he repeatedly told trump that there was no credible evidence of election fraud. >> i made it clear that i did not agree with the idea of saying that the election was stolen. i told the president this was dumb. i did not want to be a part of it. this is what led me to decide to leave when i did. >> even though a number of his own top administration officials debunked election fraud conspiracies, trump ...

the framers of the constitution who divided power and authority, who separated it out, who had broken away from george the third, and declared him to be a tyrant. there was no way that they wouldve put in the hands of one person the authority to determine who is going to be president of the united states. >> was it your present impression that the vice president had directly conveyed his position on these issues to the president, not just to the world through your colleagues letter, bu...

appreciate it. and thanks at-home for joining us this hour. happy to have you here. you are getting more of me than you bargained for this week, im sorry. if everything goes as planned -- which honestly is basically never, in the news business, but you cant break your plans unless you make them in the first place, if all goes as planned, i will be here tonight hosting the rachel maddow show and tomorrow night as well, and my usual time of 90 am eastern, hosting the rachel maddow show t...

advocate. i have defended the indefensible from saddam hussein to charles manson. -- they want a person who they believe has got away with them. if ive committed anything that the media had alleged, i would not be a free man. am i going to be condemned and convicted? on a television program? ♪ ♪ ♪ >> devils advocate, mr. murder, call him what you will -- the whos who of the criminal world. >> giovanni destefano is one of the attorneys representing saddam hussein. mr. de stefano, ...