think that this didn t happen, that it was a setup, that it was a deep fake conspiracy, you know, theory thing. i don t even know how to describe the disconnect between the facts and sort of how people are thinking about it. and i blame donald trump, of course, but i also blame the republicans right now in congress who know much better, who were running for their lives, protected by capitol police on january 6th, yet now, refuse to actually say that it happened or to say to donald trump, you cannot be the leader of our party anymore. this is a moment of crisis for our country and our democracy. it is also a moment of real reckoning for the republican party. who are they going to be? just donald trump s party or the party of the big lie or actually standing up, perhaps for different policy ideals, but ultimately standing up for
but little was thought of it until the below examples i observed. now, it s unclear based on the documents that i ve reviewed whether or not this officer was disciplined at all, but all of these documents really shed light on what was happening inside capitol police on january 6th, and then in the aftermath, and really do show that this department became somewhat splintered afterward with officers turning on some of their other fellow officers. it s just very disturbing. jessica schneider, thank you so much. now for breaking news in our world lead. the french government has recalled its ambassador to the united states. the government of france is angry with the u.s. after the biden white house announced a national security partnership with the united kingdom and australia to counter the rising threat from china. cnn s melissa bell joins me now live from paris. melissa, why are the french upset? how unprecedented is this move? reporter: jake, this is the kind of move that is norma