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politics reporter at "the washington post." also the co-author of the book "his name is george floyd." so happy to have all of you on. why don't i start with you. good evening to everyone. to the trump pressure campaign. last week the committee focussed on the intense pressure on pence and how much danger that put him in. this week it is the pressure on state officials to overturn the election. remember this call that trump made to georgia secretary of state? here it is. >> so, look, all i want to do is this. i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have because we...

eastern time. the committee saying tomorrow's hearings will focus on former president trump pressuring state officials to overturn election results and pushing to advance phony slates of electors. a lot to discuss with doug jones, charlie dent, a former republican congressman, and political analyst, the national politics reporter at "the washington post." also the co-author of the book "his name is george floyd." so happy to have all of you on. why don't i start with you. good evening to everyone. to the trump pressure campaign. last week the committee focussed on the intense pressur...

Republican party obviously the former president did something that if they come to this, right, if they do decide there is enough evidence that the former president should be prosecuted to say that, well, we don't want to do it or we shouldn't do it or there is a possibility that, you know, that what happens in the next election and the fringes are going to be upset and they will try to prosecute a democratic president, i don't know. should that -- why is that taking to -- >> i don't think that -- good point. and i don't think that's the big risk. no. i think the big risk is our polarized poli...

I think what goldsmith is saying is something that garland will and should consider at the end of the day, though, i think he's got -- he should go the other way not simply because trump broke the law but because the national interest demands it because trump continues to act like a jackass. >> okay. >> so if you are saying just because they have the goods on him they should prosecute, i will disagree with you. but if you're -- but i will still agree with you on the bottom line because i think the national interest demands it. notwithstanding that we could be stepping on a hornets nest and the...