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broke that story and expert guidance on what that means. first, let's remember how we got here. today in washington for only the second time a federal judge sentenced a january 6th rioter to more than five years in prison. at 63 months, it is tied for the longest sentence ever imposed on a participant in the capitol attack. and it's not hard to see why. in screen shots taken from officer body cams on january 6th, this guy is seen swinging t pole at a police officer so hard it snaps in two on the officer's riot shield. so then the guy goes and finds another pole and starts swinging th...

comes amid new reporting that federal prosecutors have zeroed in now on donald trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, focusing on the man himself. the attorney general saying anyone who tried to interfere with the peaceful transfer of power will be held accountable, that includes, he said, a former president or a candidate. trump meanwhile returned to washington for the first time since leaving office. and dropped several more hints about whether he may run in 2024. as he and mike pence held dueling speeches in washington about the future of the republican party. good morning...

familiar with the matter shows for the first time just how focused the investigation has been on trump himself. the doj itself is not commenting, but one of the reporters who broke the story was on "morning joe" discussing how recent grand jury testimony led to these new revelations. >> the questions that individuals are receiving are overwhelmingly again and again about what did donald trump say, what did donald trump do, then what did donald trump say to the vice president, then what did donald trump ask his lawyers to do for him. >> and administration official familiar with the in...

their lives worse. americans voiced that opposition as protests continued across the country today. protesters demanding the federal government step up and act. congressional democrats constrained by slim majorities and the filibuster seem to be passing the buck over to the president. on saturday, 34 senate democrats signed urging president biden invited to take immediately bold action and, quote, use the full force of the federal government to protect abortion rights. more on that in just a moment. now to state the obvious, this decision was not exactly a surprise. back in may, poli...

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight caught in a lie. new video from the january 6th select committee, sworn testimony from trump's acting defense secretary chris miller contradicts a statement from president trump. he said he personally asked for 20,000 national guard troops to be at the ready ahead of january 6th. this is what the defense secretary told the committee exactly happened. >> to be crystal clear there was no direct order from president trump to put 20,000 troops on the ready for january 6th, correct? >> you're correct. there was no order from the president. >> that shut...