Qanon rhetoric and violent conspiracies. According to politico this morning, greene showed no remorse for extreme positions, which included past support for assassination of top democratic officials. Politico also reports that Kevin Mccarthy and his top lieutenants are leaning towards removing green from one key house committee, not two. Is that enough . The future of powerful House Republican liz cheney also on the line after she had the audacity to vote her conscience in favor of impeaching trump for that capitol hill insurrection. But cnns Josh Campbell starts us off. Hes live in washington with more on officer sicknick lying in office. We take you live inside those images of the United StatesCapitol Rotunda, where the remains of fallen officer Brian Sicknick are lying in honor. Swe we have seen members of the Capitol Police coming in to pay their respects, also members of the national guard. Also lawmakers and staffers. That building remains closed to the general public that due to that ongoing threat since that capitol riot. But again, this honor being afforded to this Fallen Police officer. Last night, there was a very solemn ceremony as a hears arrived at the east steps of the capitol. His remains were carried up into the rotunda. An officer carrying a box with his ashes, another with an american flag. Again, lawmakers and Police Officers coming in to pay their respects. We got word just before 10 00 p. M. Last night that President Bidens motorcade had departed the white house for an unscheduled visit. He arrived with the first lady, dr. Jill biden. They approached his remains, placing their hands on their hearts. No speeches, just a very solemn tribute from the commander in chief. There was one moment, i want you to take a look at, we see biden walking up to two wreaths that were there, and he just shakes his head, seemingly projecting what so many people across the nation think. Just how senseless this tragedy was. This officer who had protected that building for over a decade, killed in the line of duty, due to a domestic Terrorist Attack on january 6th. Josh, whats the latest on the investigation into officer sicknicks death . What do we know . Sources tell us that officers are struggling right now. Investigators dont seem to have any leads at this moment as far as the person or persons that were responsible for his death. Thats somewhat baffling, because there are these mountains of evidence, videos, selfies, the like that were taken on the day of that siege, but what were hearing is they have not yet. Itted a moment where someone inflicked an injury upon this officer. We know he had collapsed later that evening and succumbed to his injuries. Our sources also telling cnn that it did not appear that the officer had any blunt force trauma. So they are still struggling at this hour trying to find the person or persons responsible. Were told that Murder Investigation continues. Thats a big development. If there was no blunt force trauma, thats different. Obviously, we had heard just leaking out, during these past weeks, that he was hit with something. But youre saying that want investigation may be going in a different direction. Reporter thats right. Thats what our sources are telling us, no blunt force trauma. Theres also talk about whether he had some sort of preexisting condition. We dont know the answer to that. Medical privacy issues at play there. But authorities are being very tightlipped as far as the cause of death. But we know at least according to federal officials that were talking, there is a Murder Investigation underway, its just at this point, we have not heard that that has borne any fruit, that they have any suspects in mind at this hour, but they are investigating. Josh, thank you very much for that update. Keep us posted. We have more Breaking News right now. Politico is reporting that minority leader Kevin Mccarthy is leaning towards removing qanon leader Marjorie Taylor greene from the Education Committee that she serves on. Lauren fox is live on capitol hill with more. What do we know . Reporter we know this morning, alisyn, that this meeting last night went for several hours between the minority leader Kevin Mccarthy and Marjorie Taylor greene. She has become a distraction for the republican party. What you heard yesterday from republican senators was essentially, she had become a distraction and as senator john thune told me, and not in a good way. Essentially, this is taking all of the air out of any discussion about issues republicans have with joe bidens agenda, any discussions they want to have about the future of their party, independent of former President Trump. And its becoming cripple for them. Look, in this meeting, we do know that there was essentially a lot of options laid out. One of them was that mccarthy was looking for Marjorie Taylor greene to show some remorse, to apologize. We know that she did not do that. I think one of the questions becomes, what ultimately happens here . And will she be removed from her Committee Assignments . She serves on both the education and the budget committee. We know that democrats have a meeting planned today in the rules committee to advance a resolution that would force a vote on the house floor if mccarthy doesnt take action on his own to actually oust her. Theres some concern that putting this on the floor could set a precedent, where in the future, if republicans control the chamber, they could take steps to oust democratic members from their committees if they made comments that republicans didnt like. This is a slippery slope. But i will tell you that all eyes will be on a 4 00 Conference Meeting here at the capitol where republicans are going to be discussing the future of not just Marjorie Taylor greene, but also liz cheney, the number three republican in leadership who we know voted to impeach former President Trump just a few weeks ago. Alisyn . Ill take it, lauren. Lauren fox in the capitol, please keep us posted. Joining me now, former republican congressman, francis rooney. Thanks so much for being on with us this morning. Always a pleasure to speak with you. The news in politico this morning is that House Republican leader Kevin Mccarthy is leaning towards removing Marjorie Taylor greene from the Education Committee. Your reaction to that reporting . Well, i think thats the least he ought to do. I think this lady is a pariah and a total distraction from any kind of rebuilding of the republican party. And i think its broader than just her. Im quite disaffected that mccarthy would have met with trump. Thats like churchill said about appeasers, they keep feeding the crocodiles and hoping theyll get eaten last. To that point, what message did it end when Kevin Mccarthy went to pmaralago for that picture with the former president. I think it says, wityou own us. How . And we have to redefine our party if were going to survive and go back to more traditional values. The fact that mccarthy is even struggling to figure out how to deal with Marjorie Taylor greene, the fact that this issue has lingered for as long as it has, what does that tell you about your party . It shows me the stark contrast between the leadership now and president george h. W. Bush, who didnt waste a second in denouncie ing david duke whee ran for office in louisiana. Why is it taking more than a second . Thats a really good question. I think a lot of things in the Congress Come down to fear of losing your job, getting primaried, fear of President Trump is the only way i can explain some of the pretty much irrational behavior of our Republican Leadership the last few years. I get it. Mccarthy has a decision to make. Marjorie Taylor Greene is absolutely responsible for the statements that she has made, knowingly made over the years. But what does it tell you that she was elected in the first place . She didnt trick the people in her district to vote for her. They knew what they were getting. Just look at what liz is encountering out in wyoming now. This trump fanaticism, which i encountered when i was in office, is beyond any kind of precedent in republican politics. And she would probably get elected again down there, but that doesnt mean that the Republican Leadership doesnt need to deal with her. But you also need to deal with a significant part of your voting group, dont you . Yeah, we do. That gets to the bigger question, again. I think we need to be moving forward on redefining what we stand for. This party was around a long time and represented limited government, free enterprise, business solutions, private enterprise solutions, and a strong Foreign Policy and we seem to have lost a lot of that in the recent years. And somehow, if we cant move forward in a positive manner, i think were kind of like a dodo bird here. I keep on saying, your party, your party. Congressman rooney, is this party still your party . No, im not sure that the party of trump is my party at all. Im for the traditional Republican Values that i think have built a strong country and have helped us build a strong multinational network of security since world war ii. And all of thats been undermined in the last four years. Youve talked about house conference chair liz cheney, the thirdranking republican in the house of representatives. There will be a meeting in the caucus later today to decided her fate. Her crime in the eyes of some republicans is voting to impeach the former president of the United States. You know, its a real possibility. I dont know how today will play out, congressman. But its a real possibility at the end of today, Marjorie Taylor greene will still be in congress with Committee Assignments and liz cheney will have lost her job in house leadership. What will it tell you if liz cheney is the one to suffer as a result of everything we have seen in the last month . That would be a thoroughly abhorrent result and i hope it doesnt happen. And i applaud liz for speaking out. I almost voted to impeach him the first time, got real close to it. Spent a lot of time with the speaker discussing it. But you just dont purge someone for a difference of opinion, okay . Weve got to be a broad weve got to cast a wide net and have a broad tent in our party if were going to be successful. And we youd to be much more tolerant of different ideas than we appear to be right now. How broad is that tent, right . Can that tent include both someone like liz cheney or Merry Christmas mitt romney and Marjorie Taylor greene . It should be able to. Remember the days when there was the nelson rockefeller, Harold It Staszen Wing and the Barry Goldwater wing. And they were able to reconcile themselves and stay focused upon the most fundamental principles which they agreed. Mitt romney says we need to have a big tent, but the tent doesnt need to include conservatives and kooks. The tent doesnt need to be that big, according to mitt romney. If i might add on that, conservatives are one thing. This green lady is a kook. She is a negative influence on everything. And about conservatism, congressman, i think one of the things that people followed your career, five, ten years ago, no one on earth would have ever questioned your conservative credentials. Your credentials as a republican with traditional republican beliefs, i think, are unquestioned. So in that vein, i am curious how you think President Biden is doing so far in his job . I think hes off to a great start. I like a lot of his appointments. Certainly, Secretary Of State blinken, who i have met before when i was doing things in the department. I think hes tried to reach out to republicans. Well see where that goes. It may not go as far as some of us may like, but hes certainly exuded an atmosphere of president ial calm and leadership. And we sadly need that right now. Congressman francis rooney, i do appreciate you coming on this morning, getting up early and talking to us. Your incivil sight is invaluabl this time. A new letter just released from hundreds of Congressional Staffers detailing their harrowing experience during the capitol siege. What effect will that have on the Impeachment Trial, next. If you have. Moderate to severe psoriasis,. Little things. 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They urged the senate to convict donald trump, writing, quote, on january 6th, the former president broke americas 230year legacy of the peaceful transition of power when he incited a mob to disrupt the counting of Electoral College votes. The use of violence and lies to overturn an election is not worthy of debate. Either you stand with the republic or you stand against it. End quote. Joining us now, cnns senior legal analyst, laura coates, and cnn political analyst, david gregly. Laura, how much of a role in this trial will the firsthand accounts of the people who lived through it play . So in other words, i know that we havent heard yet if theyre actually calling live witnesses, but maybe they dont have to if they have written accounts like this. These are really important, alisyn. Because, remember, we all watched on television, as it unfolded on january 6th. And so we had one vantage point. And it makes it seems as if we are all privy to all of the information. But these staffers were inside. They were in the rooms where it happened. They had the fear. It was them who was directly imperiled. And they were able to see all the things that the cameras did not pick up. All of the moments, all of the comments that were being made. Statements boebl could not hear. And the followup of it. Were they frantically trying to call and get backup. Were their leaders, their officials safe, were they themselves safe . This is very important in developing the case. And one of the things that trumps lawyers have said, were going to stipulate to the videos. Fine, we all know what happened. Well, the truth of it is, we dont know the extent of what happened. So we want to show how imperiled a branch of government was, how imperiled americans were because of a big lie. But the reporting is, we cant see any republican staffers that sign on . I cant tell if republican Congressional Staffers have signed on at this point z. Its unclear if there are any republicans. It may all be democrats, which in and of itself is revealing. This is the problem. What were talking about witnesses, were talking about how compelling these kinds of pleas will be from people who are inside the building. This is coming from a desire to actually have a legal pr