the january 6th committee hearings. an in-depth look at the committee s dramatic first public hearing this week. donald trump was up the center of this conspiracy. president trump summoned the mob, assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack. but committee providing a wealth of material, including never before seen footage of the riot as it unfolded. [noise] they were peaceful people. these were great people. the crowd was unbelievable. there was love in the air. i had never seen anything like it. an emotional testimony from the capitol hill police officer who nearly died trying to hold the line. there were officers on the ground, they were bleeding, they were throwing up, they, i mean as a friends with blood all over their faces. i was slipping in peoples blood. it was carnage. it was chaos. the committee, laying all of that blame squarely on the feet of one, that donald trump, using words from his own loyalists and family to make the case that he knew
here. from all of our colleagues across the networks of msnbc news, thank you for staying up late and i will see all of you at the end of tomorrow. tomorrow now it is a top of the hour. we are looking at live images of the cannon caucus room at the u.s. capitol. members of the january six investigation are about to enter the room and take their seats. in terms of what we are expecting, here betty thompson is expected to gavel the hearing in the session. as i was mentioning we expect opening statements both from chairman thompson, and from the republican vice chair liz cheney. we also know that there are two live witnesses, who are slated to testify tonight. capitol hill police officer who was injured, and the attack. also documentary filmmaker, who captured footage on january 6th that we will be seeing for the first time tonight. he is and that it with the pro trump paramilitary group, the proud boys that was a subject of a seditious conspiracy, federal felony indictment earl
including during president trump s ellipse rally, indicating that elements in the crowd were preparing for violence at the capitol. over multiple months, donald trump oversaw and coordinated a sophisticated, seven-part plan to overturn the presidential election and prevent the chance for a presidential power. in our hearings, you will see evidence of each element of this plan. that s the january 6th committee vice chair liz cheney laying out the case against donald trump in the first hearing into the the attack on the u.s. capitol. the committee presented new evidence and graphic, new video last night. we learned that, as trump watched his plan unfold on television, it was vice president mike pence who essentially acted as president, making calls to rush federal help to the scene. there is also new information on trump s staggering reaction to threats against his vice president s life. and how a republican congressman who assisted in the election scheme allegedly knew his a
so i accepted what he was saying. mr. meadows was asking me what i was finding, if i was finding anything and i remember sharing with him that we weren t finding anything. what was mr. meadows reaction to that information? i believe the words he used were so there s no there there? good morning, i m andrea mitchell in washington. joined by katy tur and hallie jackson for our special msnbc coverage, taking you through all the new facts, stunning new videos and compelling testimony from the january 6th committee s first primetime hearing on thursday night. and looking forward to what we have in store in the coming weeks. among the major questions that we will be tackling, what evidence will the committee provide in subsequent hearings to place former president donald trump at the center of an attempted coup. allegedly using radical groups like the proud boys and oath keepers, whose leaders have been both been charged with seditious conspiracy to try to overthrow our go
revealed. right now, the nation s focus returns to the u.s. capitol as we await the most comprehensive account yet of crimes committed against the united states on this sacred ground. welcome to cnn special coverage of attack on democracy here on cnn. i m jake tapper, about an hour away from the rare prime time presentation on this committee and let s be clear, what will happen in the hearing room tonight is not just about the mob that stormed the capitol on january 6th, specifically, it is a month s long campaign and conspiracy to undermine democracy in america. it s about a president and those around him desperate to hold on to power at any cost, even if it meant destroying the american experiment. committee aides say we will hear and see interviews conducted with trump insiders for the first time. we expect that to possibly include members of the former president s family, as well as former senior administration and trump campaign officials. the hearing will showcase l