something that doesn't exist. i've seen some people are afraid of the word critical. they hear critical. oh, you're criticizing me. no. that's an approach to learning. it's not that i'm criticizing you. i'm taking a critical look at something so if we can get people to understand what it means maybe they won't be so afraid, but they've been whipped up so much through politics. >> don't go anywhere. we're just getting started on this saturday morning. straight ahead representative richie torres joins the conversation and he was part of a group that met with president biden this week. another hour of velshi starts right now. ♪♪ ♪♪ good morning. it's 9:00 a.m. in the east, 6:00 a.m. out west. i'm ali velshi. the ball's in the doj court as it weighs criminal contempt charges against the ex-president former strategist turned podcaster steve bannon. this week the house voted to