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Once they walk out. Well have live coverage of that, get their read on how it went. Even before the meeting going to started Congressional Democrats took a first step setting up a process that would allow them to approve covid relief without, repeat without, republican votes. Also breaking right now, new details emerging about the case against former President Trump that will be made during had his Impeachment Trial next week. Were told House Democrats plan to accuse him of intentionally inciting rioters with a months long effort to subvert the will of the american voters. This, as divided republicans grapple with the future of the gop after trump and just ahead of a Critical Party Meeting from the House Republican leadership on wednesday. Lets go straight to the white house right now. Our chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins is joining us right now. President bidens goal of Passing Covid relief with bipartisan support is facing a huge test right now. Reporter it certainly is. The white house said to not expect them to whack out of this Oval Office Meeting with President Biden and these republican senators with a deal in their arms. Of course, that comes after these republicans put forward a much more limited plan from what youve seen from President Biden. His is a 1. 9 trillion plan. An effort from President Biden to get bipartisanship here but also comes as democrats on capitol hill are paving the way to move forward with only democratic votes for this Relief Package. President biden sitting down tonight with ten republican senators amid contentious negotiations over his sweeping Coronavirus Relief proposal. No, no, im anxious to talk. Reporter without taking any questions on the talks, biden invited the gop group led by senator Susan Collins of maine after they proposed a 600 billion Counter Offer to his 1. 9 trillion package. The white house downplayed expectations for the meeting, while noting the republican proposal was less than a third of what biden offered. What this meeting is not is a forum for the president to make or accept an offer. Clearly, he thinks the package size needs to be closer to what he proposed than smaller. Reporter no Congressional Republicans have signed on to bidens plan but the white house touted West Virginias republican governors support for a bigger package. With what weve got going on in this country, if we actually throw away some money right now, so what . We have really got to move and get people taken care of. Reporter The Question Of Whether Biden will go big or go bipartisan has loomed Over Washington as democrats appear ready to go it alone. The question is not bipartisanship. The question is addressing the unprecedented crises that we face right now. If republicans want to work with us, they have better ideas on how to address those crises, thats great. But to be honest with you, i have not yet heard that. Reporter democrats hold the majority by bu only by a thread, kaug the white house to move quickly after an interview by the Vice President Antagonized One of the senates most moderate democrats. I saw it. I couldnt believe it. No one called me. Were going to try to find a bipartisan pathway forward, i think we need to. But we need to work together. Thats not a way of working together, what was done. Reporter senator joe manchin complained after Vice President Kamala Harris went on the news in his state to sell a package, which he saw as an attempt to pressure him. The American People deserve their leaders to step up and stand up for them. Reporter the white house reached out to manchin afterward, but didnt say who called him. Weve been in touch with senator manchin. It doesnt appear to be ready to go it alone. First step on that reconciliation process. In simple terms that means they thats the way they can achieve this, get this through Congress Without getting republican votes in the senate. Were waiting to see whats going to be the outcome of this meeting at the white house. What does President Biden say after this . We do expect to hear from republicans at these microphones at the west wing as soon as this is over. Well let you know what they say, wolf. Well have live coverage of that, kaitlan. Dont go too far away. I think well need you for some analysis after that as well. Also tonight, house Impeachment Managers are preparing their case against the former president , the former president s defense team apparently is still pretty much in disarray. Our chief domestic correspondent jim acosta is joining us right now. Trump just hired some rather controversial new lawyers the week before his trial. Update our viewers on the very latest. Reporter thats right, wolf. Democrats are beginning to preview some of the arguments theyll be make at Donald Trumps second Impeachment Trial, telling cnn that the case will be made that trump acted intentionally in a months long effort to subvert the will of the voters that led to the capitol siege january 6th. A separate adviser told me the former president is still obsessed with the big lie that the 2020 election was rigged, saying, quote, he just wants the world to know the election was stolen from him which, of course, is not true. And if you dont fight like hell, youre not going to have a country anymore. Reporter with little more than one week for a second Impeachment Trial, this time for inciting the insurrection at the capitol, former President Donald Trump is still working out the kinks, bringing on two new attorneys, david schoen and bruce castor, to replace the five lawyers who bailed on him last week. Its likely he has seen his new attorneys in action on television. Schoen defended roger stone, whose sentence in the russia investigation was commuted by President Trump. C castor, a former prosecutor, made headlines for declining to charge Actor Bill Cosby for sex crimes. Adding to the impeachment spectacle, trump is expected to resurrect the big lie that the election was stolen from him. We come face to face with the facts and the truth. Reporter trumps role in the capitol siege, noting some of the rioters like the socalled Qanon Shaman Believe that the president is responsible. He regrets very, very much having not just been duped by the president , but by being in a position where he allowed that duping to put him in a position of Making Decisions that he should not have made. Reporter another problem for trump, his ties to gop lawmakers who are still lying about the election, including congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene, who tweeted over the weekend, i had a great call with my alltime favorite potus, President Trump. House republicans are Still Deciding whether to punish the controversial lawmaker, who is under pressure from democrats, insisting she be stripped of her committee assignments. Even some of the gop agree the party needs to take a stand. I think Republican Leaders ought to stand up and say it is totally unacceptable what she has said. Reporter the posttrump era is getting more messy for republicans as others in the party would rather go after wyoming congresswoman liz cheney who voted to impeach the expresident. Jen psaki said the new administration isnt paying much attention to the lingering trump drama. We dont spend a lot of time talking about or thinking about President Trump here, former President Trump, to be very clear. I cant say we miss him on twitter. Reporter as for congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene, she told America News Network that she believes School Shootings are real. Thats greene doing some Damage Control after she was caught on camera, harassing School Shooting victims and claiming that somehow these Mass Shootings were fake. That doesnt take care of all the Conspiracy Theories she has endorsed in the past, which means she will continue to be a headache for the Republican Party and Kevin Mccarthy still has not indicated what he plans to do about greene. Our colleagues on capitol hill are reporting that mckarthy and greene are likely to meet tomorrow evening as there is tremendous pressure being brought on greene, on the republicans, by House Democrats saying if the republicans dont do something about her, she will be stripped of her committee assignments. Education and Labor Committee as well as the budget committee. A whole bunch of people dont want her to serve on any committee. Jim acosta, thank you very much. Lets discuss whats going on with cnn Congressional Correspondent ryan nobles, cnn senior commentator, former Ohio Republican Governor John Kasich and Bakari Sellers author of my van issuing country. Ten republican senators and the president still meeting. How important is it that President Bidens first major piece of legislation is passed with at least some bipartisan support . I think its critical, wolf. This is what part of the reason why i support him is i thought he would bring people together. And i think its essential that they be able to get republicans. Look, weve got biden at 1. 9 trillion and weve got the republicans about 600 billion. They need to sit down. They need to work this thing out. Look, i know were all concerned about, you know weve got to make sure this is targeted. Weve got to make sure we have this going to the people who really need t ive got to tell you, i was the chairman of the budget committee. I spent ten years of my life fighting to balance the budget, and got it done. And the economy did great. But when we are spending money, including under trump and with republicans, who i have criticized for this, we are putting at risk the future, the financial future of our children and our grandchildren. This money doesnt grow on trees. It is a claim. Spending and getting these debts is a claim on the future. Its a claim on future progress. So, yes, we have to help people who are unemployed. We have to get some money to the states that distribute the vaccine. Theres no argument about any of that. But lets make sure its targeted. Lets not give money to people who are making 200,000 a year. Youve got to get this thing under control. And what people will say is, well, where were the republicans before . They were out to lunch. I argued about this on the debate stage, that trump didnt know what he was talking about. And so look, im saying this as an american thats worried about the future of our country. And those are the children and grandchildren who some day, wolf, are going to have to pay these bills. And that will affect the ability to create jobs and grow an economy. You know, ryan he helped lets not go over the top here. Lets do something that works and lets do it together. Lets see if they can. Ryan, you know, theres still, as we know, this huge gap between the biden proposal, 1. 9 trillion, the republican proposal around 600 billion. What are you hearing over there . Is it really possible to find a compromise, lets say somewhere in the middle . Reporter honestly, wolf, i know governor kasich is hoping for a bipartisan plan. Obviously President Biden would like to see a bipartisan plan but when you talk to democrats on capitol hill, that is not a huge priority. They would much rather see as much funding as possible delivered to as many people as possible in this covid Relief Package. I talked to two different democratic members of congress in the last hour, and they told me theyre much more concerned with results than they are whether or not there are any republicans signing on to this bill at all. You have seen them swiftly move to set the stage to move this package through, through reconciliation. They introduced Budget Resolutions in the senate and the house today to begin that process. Theyre only going to wait so long for Rks Epublicans to be p of this negotiation. Its not as though theyre leaving them out. Theyre willing to have them be part of that conversation but theyre not going to budge all that much. The other thing theyre concerned about is the timing of all of this i talked to January Chikowski from illinois. The number one phone call shes getting from constituents is about complaints to the access to the vaccine. They desperately need funding to get the vaccines in peoples arms and so theyre not going to wait. And theyre not going to wait for republicans to be part of that process if they dont have to. What do you think, bakari, do they care if this bill is buy part san or do they want Economic Relief if only democrats vote for it . Its going to be bipartisan but maybe not within the United States senators. What were going to see is that the republicans on the ground, common americans, the governor of West Virginia will come out and support President Biden going home going big. Go big or go home, excuse me. And the fact remains we have not one but two elections. Weve had joe biden get elected and then we had two United States senators out of the State Of Georgia get elected because they believed in the promises made by the Democratic Party when it comes to covid. And covid relief. And while were talking about the future and, yes, its amazing. Im glad to hear governor kasich talk about the passion that he is but that argument wasnt made the last four years. It was made by me. Thats unfortunate. I made the argument. Thats unfortunate that your voice was not the majority of the party or the president. I know. My only point remains is that while it is true our children will pick up that tab, there are a lot of people who are hurting right now, and nobody wants people who are making a quarter Million Dollars or 300,000 to get the money, but there are people right now who are trying to make ends meet. The last Stimulus Package that was passed, it didnt even have any money for state and local governments. You need the Vaccine Rollout. You need to make sure schools open up. Individuals need, i would say, 2,000. Now were down to 1400 in their pocket. We need to make sure we have Unemployment Insurance that is backed. These are things that are necessary and, yes, we can have a conversation about the future and our children, but im worried about right now as well. We need swift action. Governor kasich, go ahead. Let me just jump in and say a couple of things. First of all there are a number of states in this country that are not having fiscal troubles, okay . Secondly no one is saying for a second we shouldnt have money in there to help distribute the vaccine. I can tell you there is money thats still not been spent that was in the last package. Now theyre at 1. 9 billion or trillion, and joe biden said, im here to restore the soul of america. Now the stole restoring the soul of america doesnt mean you do it your way. Im not telling you exactly what the number ought to be. I was in so many negotiations on spending, when i inherited the state of ohio, we were 20 in the hole in our general fund. And guess what, i got it fixed. And i left office with a surplus because we grew jobs. So, look, we have to spend some money here. Im for that. But youve got to make sure this is targeted, not going to people who dont need it or nobody state and local government also always take your money. Nobody is asking for reckless spending. Okay. Thats all im saying. But the difference between your service then and what were talking about now is were in unprecedented times. Yeah, i agree. States are struggling. While a few states, governor, have a surplus, many are struggling to meet their basic needs because they have holes the size of the fwrand canyon. But, you know, bakari, for the schools im going to finish my thought, governor. Yes, sir. My only point to you is that we have needs that are urgent and they need to be met now. We agree. Governor if, the republican i agree with that. Governor, im just trying to have a thought. Thats what this is about. If they can come on board and have ideas that are equally as good if not better with some urgency, so be it. I completely am on board with that. Right now the bond is with the American People, who need relief and they need it quickly. We dont have time to wait to play games about what america should be. I have to cut this off. Hold on, governor. Were going to continue this conversation. Were standing by, to hear what these ten republican senators are going to say once they walk out of the west wing. Theyre going to go to the microphones. Well get a sense of how this meeting went. Well have live coverage of that. We want to get your thoughts after that as well. But theres other Important News were following, including this. Authorities are filing charges against the key suspect in the deadly capitol insurrection. And after the deadliest month of the coronavirus pandemic so far, were going to break down the challenges just ahead in the push for vaccinations and the threat of these new Covid Variants. Well be right back. It is love, love, love that makes it all worthwhile and it is love, love, love that cant help but make you smile. It is love, love, love. Send the love. Order now at edible. Com your next Celebrity Cruise is ready for takeoff, with our biggest air offer ever. 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Reporter wolf, tonight important new information on arrests in the investigation, including more conspiracy charges filed. Also jarring new video from the earliest moments of the assault will be used to prosecute one of the rioters. Dramatic Video Capturing whats believed to be one of the first moments that the u. S. Capitol was breached on january 6th. At one point, the man in the blue jacket takes the jacket off, puts his make America Great again cap on backward, seemingly ready to escalate. Moments later, the escalation occurs. The man in the Backwards Cap and others push over a police barricade. A Female Officer is down. The fbi now says she was knocked unconscious and had a concussion. Federal prosecutors have now charged the man in the Backwards Cap with forcibly assaulting a police officer, among other charges. They identify him as Ryan Samsel On Parole from prison in pennsylvania, wanted in new jersey for an alleged assault in 2019, according to his criminal federal complaint. An fbi document says samsel picked the Female Officer up off the ground and said, quote, we dont have to hurt you. Why are you standing in our way . Cnn has not heard back from an attorney for samsel. That same video, posted by a reporter with the conservative website the blaze shows more handtohand combat between officers and rioters. An officer here, throwing punches, desperately trying to hold the crowd back. These people came here with the potential that they were going to commit violence to further this ideology. This was not, in other terms, an escalation that slowly turned up. Reporter meantime more conspiracy charges are being filed by members of far right Extremist Groups. Two members of the group the proud boys are charged with conspiracy in the january 6th riots, the first case to charge members of the proud boys of working together to coordinate the attack. But these two defendants are not accused of planning the attack before they came to washington. And a new cnn analysis indicates current and former members of the u. S. Military are overrepresented among the more than 175 people who have been arrested so far in connection with the assault. Experts say those who could be affiliated with Extremist Groups could be dangerous. Many of the people within these violent white supremacist, militant groups were trained by the United States army, right . Thats the kind of training and experience that foreign Terrorist Groups dont have, would drool over. Reporter tonight, sources tell cnn the fbis probe into the Capitol Assault is the bureaus largest investigation since the September 11th attacks. Its taking up a lot of the bureaus resources, being redirected from other threats, which is going to be a concern that the fbi and other Law Enforcement agencies dont have a lot more bandwidth to stretch like this. Reporter meanwhile, Law Enforcement has not yet publicly named any suspects in the death of Capitol Hill Police officer brian sicknick. 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Production now ramping up on this, an athome, overthecounter covid19 test, roughly 95 accurate results in just 15 minutes. It can be used if you feel symptoms of covid19 and also for screening for people without symptoms, so they can safely go to work, to school, and to events. Reporter meanwhile in the still sluggish Vaccine Rollout this is just ridiculous. Reporter thats at least one simple way to speed this up. West Virginia Governor jim justice gets it. If we get vaccines that are sitting on a Warehouse Shelf they need to be in somebodys arms. Reporter but just six states, including his, have so far injected more than 75 of the doses theyve been given. Today, a forceful message from the feds. Do not hold back for second doses. It does not need to happen and should not happen. Reporter because unlike team trump, team biden has pledged to give states three weeks notice when more doses are coming and how many. They now have the predictability that the second dose will be there when the time comes. Reporter fenway park boston now a vaccination site. But when baseball starts . Well figure it out. Its just too important. We have to get everybody vaccinated. Reporter elsewhere in the northeast, a massive winter storm is getting in the way, closing many sites in new york. It is very dangerous out there. Reporter here is the hope. After nearly two months, there are finally fewer than 100,000 americans in the hospital right now, fighting covid19. But variants remain a great concern, and we continue to detect them in the United States. Reporter that more contagious strain first found in the uk now spreading here, fast. Were likely to see Regionalized Epidemics with this new variant. At two places in the country right now are Southern California and southern florida. Reporter so as of midnight tonight, wolf, youve got to wear a Mask On Mass Transit everywhere in this country. But meanwhile some localities are easing restrictions. We just heard Southern California might be a hot spot for a variant surge, but in los angeles, Outdoor Dining is now back with a few restrictions, but its back. Wolf . Nick watt in lncht a. For us. Nick, thank you very much. Lets get more on all of this. The director of the Vaccine Education Center at childrens hos hospital of philadelphia joins us. Thank you so much for joining us. I spoke with dr. Fauci in the last hour here in the situation room. He told me the south africa variant, that south africa saw a very high rate of reinfection with its Covid Variant. How worried are you that americans could be reinfected in a new wave, a new wave of this Covid Variant . Well, the question is, what is the nature of the reinfection . In other words if you were infected with the south african strain and exposed to it again did you have asymptomatic infection . Its unlookly that you would then be sort of hospitalized or put in the Intensive Care Unit or die with the second infection. That certainly was the story with the strains that weve dealt with so far. The original strain, the uk strain. As yet we dont really hear that story, which frankly is encouraging. But we need that data. Lets get to the Johnson Johnson vaccine. Youre on the committee at the fda that will look at all the data, make a recommendation to the fda on authorization. Dr. Fauci told me last hour, people shouldnt get hung up on the slightly lower efficacy. First of all, do you agree . Completely. The goal of this vaccine really is to keep you from visiting the doctor, keep you from going to the hospital and keep you from dying. And i think, you know, with the Moderna Vaccine and the pfizer vaccine, those vaccines were able to prevent mild infection, which is nice. But when you talk about having limited vaccines, here you have a Johnson Johnson vaccine, at least from the press releases, it looks like its good at preventing severe disease, which is what you want. People are scared of this virus. When they hear they have a vaccine that will keep them from being hospitalized or dying, that would be a desirous product. Certainly would be. The j j vaccine as its called if its authorized would you expect higher risk people should get priority for the moderna and Pfizer Vaccines and younger, lower risk people get the Johnson Johnson vaccine . Again it depends on the data. You want to see the data. How effective is this vaccine for people over 65 and 75 . How effective is this vaccine for people with comorbidities . The job of the Advisory Panel is to say we have data that this is effective and it can be distributed. Its the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices that says we can recommend it for this group but not that group. I take it you agree with me, not that im an expert or anything, but i suspect people should take whichever vaccine is offered to them, as quickly as possible to potentially help them from getting sick. I agree completely. Again, we need to see the j j d data. But at least its a singledose vaccine, refrigerator stable. Its easily transported. There are advantages to this vaccine. Its nice to know that one dose might be all you need to really protect you against severe disease whereas with moderna and pfizer, for the data we have, its two doses of vaccine. Would it make sense to do two doses of the Johnson Johnson vaccine . Right now they say you only need one. Would it make sense to get a booster . Well see. In the United States right now Johnson Johnson is doing a twodose trial. Well see if that data show that the second dose induces better immunity. Its likely but well see. What do you think well know about this Johnson Johnson vaccine . That will be critically important in getting people vaccinated. Right. You know, im on the fda vaccine Advisory Committee. As far as i know, we havent set a date as far as looking at those data. Usually you have to allow 15 days for the announcement of that meeting in the federal data. Emergency use authorization, pfizer, moderna, they have it. Lets see what happens with j j. Dr. Offit, as usual, thank you very much. Thank you. Just ahead, the latest on the meeting between republican senators and President Biden over at the white house. Youre looking at live pictures. Thats the stakeout. We call it the stakeout, right outside the west wing of the white house. We expect republican senators to emerge from the meeting, walk out there, make a statement, answer reporters questions. Well see whats going on. This is critically important as far as the covid Stimulus Package is concerned. 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Retire better this hour, President Bidens meeting with republican senators appears to have gone into over time a bit as they discuss the size and scope of a new emergency covid19 Relief Package for the American People. Lets bring back our chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins. Theyve been talking an hour and a half in the oval office. I anticipated maybe an hour meeting but its going on longer. What are you hearing . Reporter just about, wolf. They took reporters out of the room 5 15 or so. They were only in there briefly. President biden did not take any questions. That was at the beginning of this meeting. You saw thimhim there, saying hs anxious to talk to these republicans who thanked him for the invitation after they put out this 618 billion proposal, thats different from the 1. 9 trillion proposal. We were told this meeting is still going on. Of course, it is nine senators in the room, the tenth republican senator is on the phone. Theres a lot of talking that can go on and those conversations can stretch for a little while. We are waiting to get their readout of this. We are expecting republicans to come to these microphones in front of the west wing, give us an update of whats going on. The white house is really downplaying expectations for this meeting, saying earlier they were not expecting them to walk out of it with any kind of agreement that biden was going to offer to them or that he was going to accept from these republicans. Instead, this is really this exchange of ideas, they said, in an effort by the white house to say theyre serious because there have been multiple questions about what the calls for unity were going to look like if no republicans went on board with this. So the question of whether or not this changes what biden wants to see in this proposal ultimately, wolf, still remains to be seen. This meeting is still going on. Its longer than the white house expected. We do not have a readout of it yet. As soon as they walk out to those microphones outside the west wing, well have live coverage of that. Thats coming up. Kaitlan, dont go too far away. Just ahead, new details at the same time about the strategy that house Impeachment Managers will use next week in the trial against the former president. Like you, my hands are everything to me. But i was diagnosed with dupuytrens contracture. And it got to the point where things i took for granted got tougher to do. Thought surgery was my only option. Turns out i was wrong. So when a Hand Specialist told me about nonsurgical treatments, it was a total game changer. Like you, my hands have a lot more to do. Learn more at factsonhand. Com today. If your girl loves to shop for clothes, get her the elite box at adoreme. Com. A stylist sends her a bunch of outfits to try on at home. Bras, lingerie, pjs. You only pay for what she keeps with free returns. Order before February 14th and get a surprise gift. At adoreme. Com. Were following Breaking News. New details emerging right now how house Impeachment Managers are preparing their case for the Senate Impeachment trial that begins in just one week. Sources tell cnn they plan to accuse the former president , donald trump, of intentionally inciting rioters with his months long effort to subvert the lets discuss with norm eisen who served as Impeachment Counsel for democrats. Also a cnn legal analyst. What do you make of the strategy from House Democratic Impeachment Managers that were hearing now. Do you believe it is the right move . Wolf, thanks for having me back. I do think it is the right move to go right at the president on the incitement of insurrection. He knew just what he was doing, wolf. There was long run up to it. He fan the flames and january 6 he poured the gasoline. Anyone could have understood the explosion would follow as it did in the tragic events at the capitol. Were learning about President Trumps Impeachment Strategy as well. Give Usury Reaction to the sha driven by the previous teams reluctance to repeat his lies about the election. Well, wolf, just today we saw the consequences that lawyers can face if they tell the terrible lies that an election was stolen, they inflame sentiments of the mob and then it attacks. In michigan today, Disbarment Procedures were filed against Sidney Powell and other lawyers that argued those lies in michigan. And lawyers that quit Saturday Night were facing the same, according to cnn reporting, pressing them to repeat false hoods. Lawyers shouldnt do that. I have a warning for new lawyers. Theyll face the same serious consequences if they repeat those lies. And tomorrow will be an important test when trump makes his first filing with the senate. Will that be released publicly, the additional filing from the Trump Legal Team tomorrow . Yes, well have two important filings tomorrow. First, the house will file its brief laying out its case as a matter of fact and law, then trump will file his response to the article of impeachment. In the last impeachment, it was short but it did hit all of the main points that we saw in the Impeachment Trial. It was just seven pages or so last time around. We are expecting to see a similar filing that will tip the hand whether trump will try once again to advance those totally baseless claims that led to a riot january 6th, and whether his lawyers will go along with it at great personal peril to them. What do you know about david schoen and bruce castor that were just brought onto the legal team. Schoen is no stranger to these kinds of high profile matters, worked on the stone litigation, roger stone. The president s confidant. He has a penchant for conspiracies. Like the death of Jeffrey Epstein that are a little i am plausible, extremely implausible. Mr. Castor is a relative of someone i know well, steve castor, who litigated the prior impeachment on behalf of the republicans, and republican partisan from the state of pennsylvania. But how far will they go, wolf. Will they remember their ultimate loyalty is to the law as attorneys, that theyre accountable to the state bars of which theyre a member, or will they instead take a pledge of allegiance to trump above all. That ends up with not only the client but the lawyers getting in trouble. Do you think the former president is trying to justify the behavior of rioters by saying their concerns over Election Fraud were indeed valid . Well, there can be no justification. Even the former president eventually, and it took him awhile, that will be one of the issues in the impeachment proving his intent to incite this insurrection. Even he eventually was forced to repudiate the violence. I think the underlying issue that trump used to build up that insurrection for months, wolf, before the election, he said if i lose, it is rigged. That underlying pack of lysis a side show. The republican senators dont want to hear it, Democratic Senators certainly dont want to hear it. If trump continues his mania and his obsession and drags these lawyers who are supposed to uphold legal standards no matter what your client wants, then that will be terrible for the country, it will be bad for the trial. It will be bad for trump. Thats one thing that could drive these impeachers into democrats arms. Extensive coverage next week of the trial. Norm eisen, thank you very much. More news just ahead. Ock music man so im not taking any chances when something happens to it. So when my windshield cracked. My friend recommended safelite autoglass. They came right to me, with Expert Service where i needed it. Rock music man thats service i can trust. No matter what im hauling. Right, girl . 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