prepared. >> so those words coming directly from the attacker of paul pelosi on friday. and what it shows is the real dangers of these baseless extreme conspiracy theories out there and how there's a direct connection between that and the uptick in violence that we see against lawmakers and public figures today. >> yeah, it's pretty eye-opening, actually, to know that that's -- that's like inside the mind of someone who is buying into these conspiracy theories and then actually want to take the next step and commit violence, as we saw in the video there. in light of this attack the capitol police got a boost in funding to help protect lawmakers and their families. is it enough, though, given the increasing number of threats and just overall threat environment? >> it's a really important question. after the attack on paul pelosi in their san francisco home there was a reckoning across the board. lawmakers and their families raising questions about whether there's enough funding to meet the threat need for the threats