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>> john, i want to -- so it appears to me and i've been saying this all along i think the republican party kind of wants the control, certainly as stewart is saying is about power but want to have a party that is unified regardless of what it's behind. i don't think it's anything good. they want trumpism so to speak but they don't necessarily want trump. do you understand what i'm saying? they think he is too toxic and they're going to lose with him but they sort of want the control and the things that he stood for and the judges and all of that. does that make sense? do you understand what i'...

As far as i know and said donald trump and i lost this election. i think that is the line we have to hold them to because that is the line really where democracy is. it's not enough to say, just, you know, we need the process of certification i couldn't have changed. he lost by over 8 million votes. he got crushed. you need to go out and say that. because unless someone is willing to lose there can be no democracy. >> stewart, let me ask you this. you're voicing something that is similar to what officer michael fanone says. he was the officer that was attacked by those violent rioters, those i...

The opposite values. >> john, i want you to weigh in. stewart just said because of corporate pressure he believes that is why mcconnell is doing it. correct me if i'm wrong. but is it becoming easier to speak out against trump? pence apparently has privately received an outpouring of support from gop donors and lawmakers. >> well, look. i mean, certainly donations are one thing that politicians respond to. also the comfort of other colleagues having your back. but of course stewart is right. it should come down to basic principle. he is also right about where the line here is. it's would you v...

What else are you going to call it? stewart, describing january 6th though as legitimate political discourse, why was this a bridge too far for some in the gop? i mean, so much has happened and a lot were still saying the election was stolen and there were election regirregularities. why is this a bridge too far? >> i think it is saying the parts you're not supposed to say out loud. i just go back to, i think there is a danger that we're sort of dumbing down where these people should be and giving them too much credit. as far as i know mitch mcconnell still has the position that he would vote ...