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i'm laura coates, and this is cnn tonight. and, look we saw it on january 6th, when election lies exploded into violence at the united states capitol. well now, the latest outbreak of allegedly politically motivated violence is in new mexico. a republican who lost his race for the new mexico house who tweeted after his defeat that the election was rigged and he vowed to fight it until the day he dies. now, that person has been arrested on suspicion of orchestrating shootings at the homes of four democratic elected leaders. now, no one was hurt thankfully. but homes were damaged. >> s...

and look, we saw it on january 6th, when election lies exploded into violence at the united states capitol. well, now, the latest outbreak of allegedly politically motivated violence is in new mexico. a republican who lost his race for the new mexico house who tweeted after his defeat that the election was rigged and he vowed to fight it until the day he dies. now, that person has been arrested on suspicion of orchestrating shootings at the homes of four democratic elected leaders. now, no one was hurt, thankfully. but homes were damaged. >> shots came through my home, right where i ...

Scope, and i think that it's appropriate. and when it's a lifetime appointment and allegations this serious, and we ought to let people know that we're serious about it. >> a lawyer for brett kavanaugh's high school friend mark judge who dr. ford says joined in the alleged sexual assault said today if the fbi or any law enforcement agency requests mr. judge's cooperation, he will answer any and all questions posed to him. a lawyer for p.j. smith who dr. ford named as being at the party, the gathering, when this happened said his client is, quote, happy to cooperate fully with the investigation...

Meaning witnesses can decline to be interviewed if they want. also, the fbi will itself draw no conclusions about whether the accusations against kavanaugh are credible or not. but even with those limitations, lying to the fbi is a federal crime, and that applies to everyone who does agree to talk to them. and as "the washington post" report, if investigators uncover evidence that kavanaugh lied to lawmakers during the hearings or on his background check forms, that could spark a criminal investigation in which law enforcement could use the full extent of its legal powers. joining us now is fr...

Also sure "the new yorker" piece with numerous allegations. but they all have to decide, the fbi what that is, you know, how far that goes. this is limited in time and scope. and i think that it's appropriate. when it's a lifetime appointment and allegations this serious, then we ought to let people know we're serious about it. >> a lawyer for brett kavanaugh's high school friend, mark judge, who dr. ford says joined in the alleged sexual assaults said today if the fbi or any law enforcement agency requests mr. judge's cooperation he'll answer any and all questions posed to him. mr. p.j. smith...