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Was responsible for that, and if the real goal is to move on, there is no way to move on without getting accountability for the people that were involved, including the then sitting president of the united states, who was engaged in, my belief, a coup attempt to take over our democracy, and is still engaging in the theory that the election was stolen. >> you have said in the past that democracy was close to being overthrown on january 6th. in those moments, is that what you were thinking? were you thinking i might not make it? what even goes through your mind? >> yes, i did not think i would m...

Michael Lind on his book The New Class War: Saving Democracy from the Managerial Elite.

The lies and actions set in motion as a result of january 6th. when talking to people, they say lawmakers have to do a number of things, including one really bringing evidence that will capture the attention of americans who are dealing with gas prices, a pandemic, crimes in their neighborhood. they need to try to help people focus on this and understand that democracy really is at stake here. 9 second thing they want to do is really tie this directly to former president trump, and help people understand this wasn't a spontaneous group of people. this was really a concerted effort that's conti...

I don't know what they value. is it their jobs? is it money? what makes you so -- what makes you want to keep the truth from coming to light so badly that you're willing to just put bold-faced lies out there all the time, constantly, and mislead the people and -- i don't get it. >> yamiche, he said this is the place you come to work every day. why wouldn't you want to keep this place safe? i wonder if you're hearing the refrain still, talking to people to work here at the capitol. >> what i'm hearing from lawmakers and people directly impacted from that day is this is really a hearing that nee...

Hang mike pence, to kill nancy pelosi. the worst invasion of the united states capitol since the war of 1812. it's not just about what happened to us as individuals. it's about how close we were to losing or democracy. i think that is the story that is still very real, that for many people across the country, they watched this unfold on television. i know need stids did. everyone was calling our office, because they saw lawmakers who went in to do our job to certify an election. they saw us on the ground in the united states capitol supposedly the seat of democracy, of the greatest country of ...