we ll get the details from carole lending one of the reporters who broke that story an expert legal guidance on what it all means. but first, let s remember how we got here. today washington for only the second time a federal judge sentence a january 6th rioter to more than five years in prison. 63 months, it is tied for the longest sentence ever imposed on a participant in the capitol attack. and it s not hard to see. why in screenshots take it from officers body cams in january six, the sky is seen swinging a pull out of police officers so hard it snaps into on the officers riot shield. so the new guy finds another pull and start swinging that one at officers. the officer he hit with the first poll, the one he hit so hard that it stepped into, that was capitol police sergeant alkaline o connell. he gave emotional testimony about the horror that day before the january six investigation. today he sent his at that rioters hearing, saying he suffered mental and physical inju
ll see you at the end of tomorrow we have got breaking news to get to tonight. the washington post just out with his brand-new reporting. justice department investigating trump s actions in january six criminal probe. we ll get the details from carole lettig one of the reporters who broke that story an expert legal guidance on what it all means. but first, let s remember how we got here. today washington for only the second time a federal judge sentence a january 6th rioter to more than five years in prison. 63 months, it is tied for the longest sentence ever imposed on a participant in the capitol attack. and it s not hard to see. why in screenshots take it from officers body cams in january six, the sky is seen swinging a pull out of police officers so hard it snaps into on the officers riot shield. so the new guy finds another pull and start swinging that one at officers. the officer he hit with the first poll, the one he hit so hard that it stepped into, that was capito
abortion rights for all women in america in the aftermath of roe versus wade being overturned is a warning sign to all americans right now of what they envision for all women including the most vulnerable among us. on capitol hill, republicans are willing to infringe on a person s right to travel in order to hold up their draconian bans on abortion in republican-led states. on thursday, senate republicans blocked a bill that would make it illegal for governments to punish residents who cross state lines to receive abortion care. one republican senator said the bill would lead to abortion tour tourism. can you imagine? it s a term how divorced republicans really are from the horrible reproductive decisions that women face all across our country each and every day. over in the house, lawmakers voted on a pair of bills today one that would codify the right to an abortion. not one single republican voted for that bill or for that right. another piece of legislation would protec
lawful transfer of power from one administration to another accountable. that s what we do. we don t pay any attention to other issues with respect to that. well, on the heels of those comments from the attorney general, we have brand-new reporting tonight that suggests the justice department investigation may indeed be heating up. this is just out tonight from the washington post. quote, justice department investigating trump s action in january 6th criminal probe. quote, prosecutors who were questioning witnesses before a grand jury including two top aides to vice president mike pence have asked in recent days about conversations with trump s, lawyers and others in the circle who sought to substitute trump allies from certified electors in certain states that biden won. the prosecutors have asked hours of details questions about conversations trump had in december 20 and 2021. his count is pressure on pence to overturn the election, and
his lawyers and others in the circle who sought to substitute trump allies from certified electors in some states that biden won. the prosecutors have asked hours of details questions about conversations trump had in december 2020 and january 2021. his count is pressure on pence to overturn the election, and when instructions it trump gave his lawyers about sending fake electors and sendin electors back to the states. some of these questions focused directly on trump s efforts to focus focus on the fake elector effort. they also received phone records of key officials and aids in the trump administration including chief of staff mark meadows. the degree of prosecutors interest in trump s actions has not been previously reported, nor has the review of senior trump aide s phone records. this is a major escalation when we depart we know about the justice department s investigation. that investigation may finally be gaining steam. last month, many agents in