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Representation. actually, an independent commission is the best option for republicans if you assume that there is going to be an investigation one way or the other. >> that's a really important point. jake, let me just ask you if there is a commission, we know that there's going tosh a lot of focus on kevin mccarthy. democrats want him to testify about that phone call that he had with former president trump on the day of january 6th that has gotten so much attention. and yesterday he said he would in fact testify. what are the expectations here and what are the folks inside mccarthy's office ...

Be, peter. i think you raise the seminole point, and kelly, i want to bring you in on it. as peter mentioned, the biden administration in some ways crafted this strategy based on what happened in 2014, when they went through eight truces in the middle east before ninth cease-fire actually held. so what is the strategy now in terms of making sure that this cease-fire actually holds and it's actually successful? i know egypt and qatar will be critical. >> that's right, kristen. it is very fragile. and a lot of ways you heard peter talking about how difficult it was just to get to this point, to ...

There are only about a dozen who are considering or willing to discuss it. some say like senator susan collins and mitt romney, if there are minor changes made, they could potentially support it. but it's going to be very difficult to get the republicans it needs in order to support it. democratic sources are saying, let's put this bill on the floor. if republicans want to change it, let's vote on amendments, see how that process goes down and if that's actually what happens. but like i said, it's going to be difficult, kristen, to pass this and get it to the president's desk. >> no one knows ...

Is conversation with the president, and there's some sort of privacy expected with that? i don't think that's going to fly. but, listen, the real concern among mccarthy and republicans is democrats can send this panel into next year, into an election year, and continue to tie donald trump to the neck of every republican, which they're going to do regardless of this commission or not. i think that's the real political fear they're facing right now. >> i think you're absolutely right. they have their eye on 2022 and concerns about the implications of what all of this could mean as they're fighti...

Saying as they have been all along this was a cover-up and they feel like greene was murdered. but we aren't hearing very much more from law enforcement officials. as i say, they're continuing this investigation and aren't going to speak on an ongoing investigation. kristen? >> yamiche, i want to bring you into the conversation now. you and i have been covering the debate over police reform in washington. we know that president biden called for it to get done by may 25th. that is, of course, the one year mark since the death of george floyd. i have been talking to my sources who say there are ...