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You have the power point to declare a national security emergency. it mentioned ways to pence to throw the election. the overriding picture here is they wanted at all costs to stop biden's certification. even if the chief of staff did nothing with it. that is damning. the fact that members of congress appeared to be briefed on the contents of the power point based on debunked claims of conspiracy theories of election fraud. that is a dangerous position for democracy. >> you know, that last sentence of yours, hugo, debunked claims of fraud being a dangerous threat to democracy can apply to so m...

Issued the statement the next day. quote, he has a very short time to reconsider and cooperate fully. we need the information that he is withholding and we are willing to take strong measures to hold him accountable, to me his obligation, and quote. well, it appears that jeffrey clark's time is up. on wednesday, the committee plans to vote on wednesday night, whether to recommend a criminal referral for contempt of congress. joining us now is katie benner the justice department reporter for, and an innocent bc contributor. jeffrey clark is the most famous person that nobody had ever heard abou...

Friend. on a national level, we've heard from the chair of the january 6th committee, benny thompson, about the testimony of jeffrey clark, a name most of our viewers didn't know a year ago. he was central to the insurrection attempt. many times mr. clark's complete failure to cooperate -- he was testifying before the committee. i've considered his claims of privilege and have rejected it. we need the information that he is with holding and we are willing to take strong measures to hold him accountable to meet his obligation. this nonsense continues in front of a congressionally mandated commi...

Apply frivolous lawsuits and all that. the underlying issue is apply the law. apply the law. this is going to be pressure on merrick garland, the question of supporting criminal contempt charges which was done successfully during watergate, less successfully during the 1980s. but this is a -- you want an issue of precedent, precedent is an attempt by a sitting president of the united states to overturn an election and execute a coup. if we don't enforce the laws in this circumstance, to ensure maximum transparency, that is setting up the next insurrection attempt. >> all i'm saying is watch th...

Subpoenas almost guarantees this will continue to be an issue leading up to the midterms and perhaps even through it if democrats retain control of the house. they want this fight, republicans don't. >> i want to ask you about this 400-page report today from the senate judiciary committee which really fills in the blanks about donald trump's efforts to overturn the election he lost. i know both you and ali have been reading through this document. what are the top lines? >> this is pretty narrowly focused on conversations between the white house and the department of justice during the interim ...