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To about all of this, how they reacted about the efforts to try to whitewash the events of that day. >> i think it is [ bleep ]. i was here. i was down there. >> i don't take any part in whitewashing january 6. it wasn't a stroll through the capitol. it was a attack an owe our capitol. >> there is no question that the january 6 was a riot, an insurrection attempt. >> efforts to try to pretend it was something other than that are despicable and frankly dangerous. >> what do you think about that? they were all there and others are downplaying this and they witnessed it. but these senators, it is...

Legitimacy of the german state. joining me now is -- author of beyond the wall. thanks for being here. tell me who this group is, how serious was this plot? >> well, i think it was quite serious. because for the first time, really, they have connections to the german army, and police. therefore, access to weaponry and organized people who knew what to do with the weapons. it's easy to forget that in germany, it's quite difficult to get a hold of firearms, if you're a normal citizen. so this is a new dimension to the movement that is existed for sometime, and that's what makes it quite dangerou...

They want a sense of purpose. the former leader of the world is saying you're a patriot, serve me. i understand that energy. i want to be part of something as well. what's scary is they've been given the playbook to not have to accept accountability for anything that makes them feel uncomfortable. >> over the summer you caught up with trump supporters to get their reaction to the january 6th committee hearings. let's take a look at that. >> what happened on january 6th? what do you think happened in there? >> i don't really know. >> january 6th, the -- >> election day? >> the election day was ...

>> do you know about january 6th? >> no. >> when i say january 6th, that means -- >> nothing. >> that's just a day to you? >> yeah. >> did you hear about the insurrection attempt at the capitol? >> no. >> for almost everyone here, insurrectioning was a non-issue. it was the hearings themselves that were the problem. >> i think it's an abom nation. >> it's mccarthyism, a witch trial. >> witch trial? >> it is. yes. >> a mob of people coming together with pitch forks. and we can't have that. >> with an agenda, here's the narrative we're pushing. >> a mob pushing an agenda. that can't stand in ame...

Either currently holding or running for public office, sheriff to state legislatures. more troubling were the 373 members identified as currently serving in law enforcement around the country. and 117 members the adl said currently serve in the u.s. military. the trial expected to go on for weeks, but at the january 6th house select committee gets ready to hold what is likely the final hearing and issue the final report, this trial is an urgent reminder of why we need not just legal accountability, but also laws reformed to ensure that future coup attempts won't be successful. the first crucia...