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This in a way that the committee cannot, which could mean a charge of seditious conspiracy for part of this inner circle. maybe it stone, maybe meadows, could go all the way to donald trump. but it would require proving that they were part of the plan for the physical attack on the capital of january six. now, the other charges certainly. but to me that seems to be such an egregious misconduct that would be a very important charge for the justice department to include and also lawrence, i think we're bringing with it is a kind of conviction for insurrection rebellion that would be disqualifyin...

0 at the justice department's ability to compel their testimony. it is highly sensitive to go after information from a sitting member of congress. but they're not being targeted because their members of congress. they're being targeted because of the conduct, the conversations with donald trump on january 6th. so, i don't see how you investigate this case without talking to them. and maybe their witnesses, maybe their defendants. we'll see how that shakes out. >> charlie, before we. go just a big picture question. the degree to which generally six committee exceeded expectations and the degree...

Purpose. here's the quote that they think is key to us. this is from the "washington post." thompson added, i can assure you, if a criminal referral would be warranted, there would be no reluctance on the part of the committee to do that. so, trump attorneys read this. here is how they're utilizing that quote for their argument. they say, to the supreme court justices, the committee cannot make a mockery of congress's constitutional mandate that its requests in investigation be supported by a valid legislative purpose. it cannot embark on what is essentially a law enforcement investigation wit...

Not on january 6th. which was a day of protesting the fake election results. the election he calls fake, of course, was -- i quote person in charge of the security there at -- for him, for trump -- the most secure in american history. that's what his own election official said. of course, several people died following the capitol insurrection on january 6th. provoked by trump's election lie that he now is putting out there in black and white, all in one complete sentence. this as former top-trump aides have until tomorrow to turn over documents in response to subpoenas by the house committee. ...

>> we had to get this all done by 2:00 today. >> well, is it done? is flake's -- is it going to happen or did you cut off a vote? >> no, we didn't have a motion in front of us. this is all a gentleman and woman's agreement. >> gentleman and woman's agreement? >> i would assume. but i'm committed to -- chuck. >> what dianne feinstein is pushing for is the committee formally vote on what would have been a resolution of some kind to support what jeff flake was saying. and -- >> the probe. >> and chuck grassley wanted to hit that gavel as fast as possible. and he used a rule they never use which i...