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politicsnation. tonight's lead, a solemn anniversary. ♪ ♪ ♪ it has been four years to the day since and ceramicists stormed the u.s. capitol in former president donald trump's name. and despite the horrors of that day, very little has changed in our politics. capital rioters are still being brought to justice three years later. just this morning, three january 6th fugitives were arrested by the fbi in florida. and with just days before our first presidential nominating contest of this election year, the u.s. supreme court will soon decide whether colorado and other states can l...

There, but let's move on. when the open hearings begin, if republicans continue to hammer the process and drive the narrative that the president did nothing wrong, how will this come across to the american people if that is the only thing that the republicans will be doing in those open sessions instead of actually providing a defense for the president? >> well, the best defense is the transcript itself. the transcript should be speaking for itself, because it is the best evidence that we have. i think democrats thought the president was never going to release -- arthel: it's not a transcript,...

Live in washington with what we know tonight. good evening, peter. >> ed, james comey says his big worry is that there might be selective leaks out of a closed door meeting. that's also a big worry of the inspector general as it turns out which launched a review into why comey's memos with classified materials into meetings with president trump wound up leaked to a media outlet. but comey's lawyer still says a closed hearing is a no-go, explaining that while the authority for congressional subpoenas is broad, it does not cover the right to misuse closed hearings as a political stunt to promote...

With political as opposed to legislative agendas. mr. comey embraces and welcomes a hearing open to the public, but the subpoena issued yesterday represents an abuse of process, house rules, and resumption transparency. he will resist in court this abuse of process. democrats in congress are taking his side. >> i think, on some level, jim comey is right. any question that is not about classified information, that is not about something we don't want out to the public. let's ask it. let's ask in an open hearing with cameras running so americans can see both the questions and answers. >> the oth...

Presidential election, confirming the subpoena, quote, i will resist a closed-door thing because i have seen enough of the selective leaking and distortion. let's have a hearing and invite everyone to see. and attorney for comey said this is a way to promote a, quote, false narrative calling in a political stunt adding mister comey embraces and welcomes a hearing open to the public but the subpoena issued yesterday represents an abuse of process, divergence from house rules and the presumption of transparency. republicans have wanted to talk to comey and lynch to determine if there was any ant...