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So strap in. >> a vote on contempt is expected to the "full house" tomorrow. if the recommendation charge willing bannon is approved, merrick garland will have to decide whether to prosecute him. joining me now is maggie haberman. good morning, maggie. >> reporter: good morning. >> i want to start with what liz cheney said. the indicates he certainly had knowledge, she said, before january 6th and was likely involved in the planning. how significant is that? >> reporter: it is certainly a significant statement. it is hard to assess. it's coming at a time obviously when they are trying to add w...

From the white house to bannon's lawyer basically saying a similar thing to what they have said in the national archivist, there's no assertion here. it says at this point, we are not aware of any basis for your client's refusal, president biden's determination that an assertion of privilege is not justified with respect to these subjects applies to your client's deposition testimony and to any documents your client may possess concerning either subject. that's deputy counsel jonathan su writing to bannon's lawyer. my understanding is your committee has issued a report recommending a vote on c...

Seeking? >> well, i think these four individuals are going to be in a very different position than prior investigations of trump officials. because, first of all, there will not be a basis for executive privilege because this was political activity, misuse of the office by donald trump, and all of their activities are involved in the political realm. but more importantly, there's no -- the former president cannot claim executive privilege. so even though donald trump has said he's going to claim privileges, he doesn't have any to claim. so i think they can quickly move to hold them in contempt...

Lawmakers and the american public figure out whether or not president trump's behavior meets the bar for removal from office. and we also have new reporting based on all of this, two sources connected to the judiciary committee tell the hill team that staffers right now are weighing three potentially or four articles of impeachment. you have one abuse of mower. you have another on contempt of or obstruction of congress, which you heard adam schiff talk about, and another connected to obstruction of justice. that really relates to value volume two of the report. >> jeff, stand by i want to brin...

Chairman nadler and his handling of these and other issues. i think it's a pretty well-known open secret that she's not a fan of how he's been handling his business on capitol hill. >> there's been criticism online, on cable. last night we saw on brian williams' show, on lawrence o'donnell's show, this was a disastrous showdown. corey lewandowski for five of the 5 1/2 hours just made a mockery of them and she apparently, according to "the washington post," said not only would i have held him in contempt right then and there but she said in meetings with these democratic staff members and lawma...