bill barr. during his deposition, the former attorney general told the committee that he repeatedly told trump that there was no credible evidence of election fraud. i made it clear that i did not agree with the idea of saying that the election was stolen. i told the president this was dumb. i did not want to be a part of it. this is what led me to decide to leave when i did. even though a number of his own top administration officials debunked election fraud conspiracies, trump hospice persisted. weeks following the election, he lashed onto the idea that pence would be able to overturn the results of the election by choosing to certify the votes of certain states. this was an illegal plan that was spearheaded by john eastman, who also played a role in the pressure campaign to get the vice president to delay the certification of the 2020 presidential election. this pressure campaign and intense focus on what the vice president would do on january 6th, resulted in the viol
attempt to overturn a free and fair election. we saw stunning new images of officers desperately calling for backup as they were attacked by the rioters. there were also several new revelations from members of trump s inner circle in their testimony. his former attorney general bill barr detailed how he told the president his election fraud claims were b.s. trump s own daughter, ivanka trump, testifying that when she heard that she believed barr, and the committee vice chair, republican liz cheney revealed that multiple republican congressmen including scott perry sought presidential pardons for their roles in trying to overturn the election. cheney had a stark warning for members of her party. tonight i say this to my republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible. there will come a day when donald trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain. capitol hill police officers who were attacked, wounded by the rioters watched the proceedings in distress, some you ca
plea for reform in wake of the mass shooting in his hometown. we ll have an exclusive interview with mcconaughy in just a bit. we start with mark meredith. good evening, mark. the white house is optimistic that congress can reach a compromise when it comes to new gun control laws. the actor matthew mcconaughy is urging both washington and the country to act. these regulations are not a step back. today from a white house podium texas native american and hollywood activist matthew mcconaughy delivered an impassioned plea urging the country to support efforts to curb gun violence. we have a chance to reach for a higher ground above our political affiliations. the actor s white house visit comes after the tragic shooting at rob elementary school in his hometown of uvalde, texas. today the president ignored reporters questions about gun control, while on capitol lawmakers pressed the administration for answers on another urgent matter, the u.s. economy. we re seein
screen, developments in great britain right now. the very future of boris johnson, the prime minister that is under duress, if you look at it that way from his own conservative government, 359 members that are voting whether he should stay in power or that they have lost confidence in him. we should know the results soon as the leader of the torres goes, someone else would have to take over. who that next person would be. the unlikely that this happens is anyone s guess. even if he survived this vote, there s no guarantee that he won t still be wounded political bait. so we re watching that closely. we should know of his fate shortly. meantime, here, we re also keeping an eye on what s happening on the inflation front, which is now running out of control. gas prices hitting another record. the administration now focusing on this and not quite the way you d think. mark meredith has more from washington. mark? hey, neil. good afternoon. gas prices are breaking records on a ne
inflation. take a look and i agree s with what chairman paul said last week that theeek number one threat is the strengthon in strength that we build is inflation. look, i know you ve got to be frustrating. no, i can taste it for inflation and it s going to take any responsibility or policy. i think our policy is to helppde nots hurt. think about think about what they say the vast majority of the of the of the economist think that this is going to be a real tough problem to solve. but it s not because of spending screaming at the tv. how have they helped joe now since joe has clearly lost any ability to communicate becauseog of this cognitive decline? allow me to m trye to translate for him. there s no plan to curb inflation, by the way. it s notay transitory either. there s no plan to lower gas prices, is no plan to spur on economic growth or as bloomberg reported, quote, inside the administration there is a sense of frustration, doom and some say magical thinking about