Things that i just told you i cared about, and i want you to know, a lot of americans dont trust our government and thats sad. The problem with that is, though, is i was allowed to believe things that werent true and i would ask questions about them and talk about them and that is absolutely what i regret. Regret. Its about the closest youre going to hear for anything that even comes close to an apology. There was no apology. We have a lot to unpack from those remarks. As you can see there, congresswoman greene basically tried to portray herself more as a victim, not as a perpetrator of all this nonsense and she tried to distance herself from past support of qanon conspiracy theories, drawing a line around the year 2018 and compartmentalizing things there and saying that was a different person. The house is debating ahead of that vote this afternoon to strip congresswoman greene of her two Committee Assignments. A vote putting every member on the record about where they stand on greene, the previous support of any number of inhinged and dangerous theories, she even had the gal to compare qanon to the media. That was in her contrite moment there on the house floor. Not doing much to win sympathy, if that was her goal. We shall see and Leigh Ann Caldwell is watching this all very closely for us. We had heard from quite a few republican members of Congress Last night who said i hope shell say publicly what she said privately Behind Closed Doors, if that is what she said Behind Closed Doors im trying to figure out how she got a Standing Ovation. Reporter well, chuck, my sources tell me that that is actually what she said Behind Closed Doors yesterday, the only difference that im told is that last night Behind Closed Doors she did not compare the media to qanon. That was new in her speech today but it practically mimicked what shes told her republican colleagues yesterday according to my sources and they said that the discussion was about cheney and she got up to go and speak at the mics when people were talking about cheney, and this is what she said. She also did, you know, were getting mixed signals on if it was a Standing Ovation or not last night. We are also told that people were clapping, some stood up, but that she was, in fact, well received. But make no doubt about it, chuck, the fact is that House Republican leader Kevin Mccarthy last night, he chose to keep Marjorie Taylor greene in the party, trying to say that its the exact same party as someone like liz cheney. He told the conference last night that the bus is big enough for everyone and hes going to try to make these forces work. And what greene was trying to do is trying to save her Committee Assignment seats. But democrats have a majority and we do expect some republicans to vote with democrats on this. Leigh ann, Kevin Mccarthy, will he explain it all, why he felt liz cheney had to be put up for a vote but marge Marjorie Taylor greene was not put up for a vote, did they fear both outcomes . That why he prevented his conference from expressing any view on the record on marge rooe taylor green until today . I asked Kevin Mccarthy that last night. I said why are you punting on Marjorie Taylor greene and he got quite defensive and said i wasnt punting at all. What theyre doing is trying to equivocate what she said as a member of congress and what she did before she was elected. Theyre making that the threshold, saying she has not said these things while shes serving as a member. Looking at her twitter feed shes not necessarily backing down, just two hours ago, shes like many republicans who come under fire, are talking about cancel culture, saying they are trying to cancel her and trying to cancel republicans. But, you know, mccarthy has proven that he is going to give in and needs that wing of the Republican Party, at least for the time being. Right. Leigh ann, i want to switch gears to nancy pelosi now. We know Speaker Pelosi addressed the press. I want to play her response first about fear of setting this precedent, where the majority can essentially strip the other partys members of a Committee Assignment. It would be something we havent seen before. Now heres her reaction to that and i want to ask you Something Else on the other side about her. Are you worried at all about the precedent it would set . Not at all. If any of our members threaten the safety of other members wed be the first ones to take them off of committee. Thats it. Leigh ann, look this has been a debate and ive talked to some republicans who say, you know, democrats are going to regret this because as one republican strategist admitted to me off the record, we will show no mercy when we have the chance to do this in ways the democrats have not conceived of yet. But she also decided to identify Kevin Mccarthy as q california. It was something that you might expect from a Rank And File member, or something on twitter. It was surprising to hear it from the speaker of the house. Hows that going over . Yeah, democrats are really laying in to the putting republicans as the face of qanon. One House Democrat texted me yesterday, unsolicited, saying republicanqanon. People are calling Kevin Mccarthy, kevin with a q instead of a k. Democrats think this is going to be a winning issue politically. Theyre fund raising off of it. They are sending out campaign ads regarding it as well and while theyre simultaneously trying to strip Marjorie Taylor greene from her Committee Assignment they also are secretly giddy and thrilled at the fact that Kevin Mccarthy didnt do anything to punish her because now it plays into their dynamic that they are, in fact, the party of extremists. Well, and that is a question. Have they become the stereo type that democrats are trying to create . Leigh ann caldwell on capitol hill for us this morning. Thank you for getting us started. And former pennsylvania congressman ryan costello. Has Kevin Mccarthy allowed the Republican Party to be painted as the stereotype that democrats are trying to create . I dont see it that way. Every member has the right to speak their voice. I dont agree with a great deal of what Representative Greene has said. But at the same point in time i think the democrats are trying to capitalize on this. I dont think its going to work. I dont think many members of the Republican Party really know even what qanon is, other than some wild Conspiracy Theory that changes, you know, every other week with what they think in the past and i think democrats are trying to latch onto that. I worry institutionally about removing someone from a committee as a Majority Party, from a Minority Party. This is not going to be good long term for the United States congress. It simply is not. I think its the wrong move by democrats. And i am not defending Representative Greene whatsoever when i say that. Heres something, though, that looks like a pattern, ryan, which is this, right, which is instead of whenever dealing with donald trump, right, the argument on trump in the impeachment a year ago was theres an election coming up, the argument on trump now is hes out of office. The argument on Marjorie Taylor greene is weve never done this. Careful of this precedent. She did this before. See what im saying, theres a pattern of ducking the responsibility of confronting this crazy and hiding behind a Process Argument that keeps everybody united. Thats the media out to get us or thats big tech. Its it looks like a pattern. When you see it over and over and over again as sort of the way out of these things. So, good point on your part in terms of oftentimes politicians or Political Parties will hide behind a Process Argument. Two points here. Number one, if Nancy Pelosis standard is you cant say anything that would be threatening to the other party, then i think that the chair of the Financial Services committee stood outside somewhere while in congress and said get up in their face, make them uncomfortable, harass them. So and that was while theyre in congress. So if were going to start policing language ultimately this is going to result in the Majority Party kicking Minority Party members off of committees, which by the way if the Majority Party all the sudden has the ability to take Minority Party members off of committees why dont they just put them on committees . This is a Slippery Slope that doesnt this doesnt evolve, it only regresses further. So i just dont and by the way, im not defending her at all, but some things in the past are facebook posts shes liked prior to being in congress. To Kevin Mccarthys point, he just said this, were going to go back and look at every member what they did their entire life on social media and say, you know what, they cant serve on committee in congress. The other thing i would say, chuck, and you know this, serving on committee means you go into a committee room, you have the opportunity to ask five minutes worth of questions of witnesses, and you vote on bills in committee. Thats what serving on committee is. You still go shes still going to the house floor, speaking on the house floor, still going to vote. Shes either able to serve in congress or shes not. If the democrats think she shouldnt be in congress, then try and expel her, but this notion that were going to go into either Political Party and say youre not allowed to serve on committee because we dont like what you did before you were in congress, thats nonsense and its going to come back to bite them. When the republicans take back the house, whenever that is, maybe as early as two years from now, youre going to go back and youre going to look at what democratic members have said in the past, or said while theyre in congress, one member of the Democratic Party called republicans the Terrorist Party the other day, we can look at the anti semitic statements that have been made. Its just going to unravel. Thats why you have two Political Parties in committee. Let me ask you this, though, you have the steve king standard. From two years ago. Right. Take the democrats out of the situation here, how is it that the republicans decided to strip steve king for being antisemite and White Supremacy that he seemed to wink at and not do anything about Marjorie Taylor greene just two years later . One, steve king said that while he was in congress, and he was removed from committee. Two, i dont think Kevin Mccarthy has said nothing is going to happen. I think he hasnt done anything yet. But i would also say, i watched her on the floor just a minute ago on your station, im not defending anything that she said but that struck me as a woman who was radicalized by social media, and if she continues in her conduct, thats one thing. At the same point in time we live in a society where a lot of false information gets propagated on social media, and we have a lot of this country believing conspiracies, hating people, its extremely unhealthy to Civil Society and our democracy. And, again, im not defending anything she said or did with her statements. At the same point in time, i dont know how you can go back, prior to someone serving in congress, and saying now that youre here, based upon things you said prior to being in congress, were going to strip you of your Committee Assignment. Thats up to the Republican Party whether she serves on committee or not, and to this moment in time, Kevin Mccarthys standard has been, steve king was removed from committee for things that he said that were wildly offensive and discriminatory while as a sitting member of congress. He may yet extend that if he had the authority to what Representative Greene prior to serving in congress. He just hasnt done it yet. I understand the distinction. And i think a lot of washingtonians understand the distinction. I think a lot of americans dont. They think, okay, so they running for congress, being in congress. It is, for a lot of people, its going to be a difference without a distinction. But ryan costello, i really appreciate you coming on and sharing your perspective with us. Its a perspective that a lot of viewers need to hear as well. As always, sir, thank you. Thank you. Some breaking news moments ago the house Impeachment Managers announced they have requested former President Trump to testify under oath as part of next weeks trial. This is a copy of the letter they sent to trump. They have given him a deadline of tomorrow at 5 00 p. M. To respond. Joining me now is colorado democratic congressman jason crow, a former impeachment manager and while i want to talk to him about whats happening on the floor of congress right now, let me ask you about requesting the former president to testify. Obviously getting him to be under oath has been a challenge for robert mueller, for the Impeachment Managers, yourself. Is that just something that democrats assume he will decline the opportunity to do that . Hi chuck. You know, that question actually works in really well with your past guest and some of the comments he made. I think if weve learned anything about, you know, leadership in america, in whats required right now, its that words matter. What the president says matters. What Marjorie Taylor greene says matters because, you know, as a leader youre judged by your words and your conduct because they have an impact on people. So, you know, this request by the president to come and testify, hes going to come up and tell his story. I dont think that theres any other kind of subterfuge or intent to making that request, other than letting him come up and tell his story and have the discussion and have the debate about what that meant. I think there are a lot of people who have seen one copy of one deposition hes once done under oath. I would be shocked if he agrees to that but we will set that aside. I want to talk to you about whats happening right now. Im sure you heard ryan costellos, i think, attempt to defend the process of whats going on. I want to ask you about the part of this which is the idea of, quote, the other party having to punish somebody because the party she belongs to has chosen not to. Are you worried about this precedent, that theyre just going to come back for retribution, whether youve heard Maxine Waters name dropped a couple of times, are we headed down that road, whether we like it or not . Well, i am concerned about precedent, but heres the precedent that im concerned with. Im concerned about the precedent that were setting, in the United States of america, thats okay for a member of congress or a leader to sit up and threaten violence to sowing conspiracy theories, to deal in misinformation and to have us turn our backs on it and not say anything about it and say that its okay. Because lets not forget that leaders have an affirmative obligation to stand up and push back on misinformation, on lies, on violence and incitement of insurrection. We have an affirmative obligation. We just cant say, well, that persons going to be crazy and do whatever they want to do. Thats on them. Thats not how leadership works. So we have to step up and we have to lead. We gave the gop caucus an opportunity to lead and to deal with this on their own. They decided not to. To turn their backs on it. Were not going to do that because what this country needs right now is it needs proof and it needs leadership. Do you think you can work across the aisle right now . Or do you have to cherry pick who youre willing to work across the aisle with . Well, i think i have to work across the aisle. I mean, we have very slim majorities. We have a 50 50 senate and we have a very small majority in the house. Ive come to congress, not to get into partisan fights and to bicker, ive come to congress to actually get things done and move us forward. Heres the not only do we have an obligation to do that, but the antidote to extremism, the antidote to our tribalism and our divisions, the antidote to trumpism is actually to get things done. Lets not forget that Donald Trumps thesis, hi