forward to pressure vice president pence anyway. the committee outlining how close to imminent mortal danger the vice president was on january 6th, 2021. our investigation found that immediately after the president s 2:24 p.m. tweet, the crowds both outside the capitol and inside the capitol surged. mike pence has betrayed the united states of america! mike pence has betrayed this president and he has betrayed the people of the united states and we will never, ever forget! i m telling you, if pence came, we re going to drag the [ bleep ] through the streets. real simple, pence betrayed us, which apparently everybody knew he was going to, and the president mentioned it, like five times when he talked, you can go back and watch the president s video. make no mistake about the fact that the vice president s life was in danger. a recent court filing by the department of justice explains that confidential informant from the proud boys told the fbi the proud boys would ha
within his authority to act. common sense and structure would tell you the answer cannot possibly be that the vice president has that authority. there is almost no idea more un-american than the notion that any one person would choose the american president. reporter: in previously recorded testimony, pence s counsel greg jacob said he was party to conversation on january 4th, where eastman conceded to trump the plan was not lawful. nevertheless, on january 5th, eastman renewed the plan, requesting pence reject the electors. i said, john, if the vice president did what you re asking him to do, we would lose 9-0 in the supreme court. and after some further discussion, acknowledged, well, you re right, we would lose 9-0. reporter: eastman, for his part, emailed rudy giuliani a few days after the capitol attack asking to be considered for a presidential pardon. and pleaded the fifth over 100 times before the committee.
indictments. so get moving, guys. let me ask you one more question, very quickly before we go, that is what has evolved over night, that is this letter from the committee to ginni thomas, the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas, saying we need to speak with you, and the new york times obtained the letter the committee writes it had obtained evidence that john eastman they go on to say the committee has evidence that you, to ginni, had certain communications with eastman during this time period, we believe you may have information concerning eastman s plans and activities relevant to our investigation. notable not only because she is a wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas, but he was involved in two election-related cases, as you know, that made it to the court, and did not recuse himself despite his wife s actions around the 6th of january. how important is it for it sounds like she s going to comply. how important is it for them and america to hear what they
i assert my fifth amendment right against not being compelled to be a witness against myself. the fifth. fifth. fifth. fifth. pamela brown reporting there. pamela, thank you very much for repeatedly thursday s hearing gave evidence that trump advisers knew the plot to try to overturn the election was illegal. listen. did john eastman ever admit as far as you know in front of the president that his proposal would violate the electoral count act? i believe he did on the 4th. president s own lead outside counsel rudy giuliani seemed to concede the vice president did not have the authority to decide the outcome of the election, or send it back to the states. the morning of january 6th, i think he called me out of the blue, and i was getting dressed, and he was asking me my view and analysis of the practical
following hush money allegations. mcmahon has agreed to step back from his responsibilities as chairman and ceo while the wrestling company s board investigates him for alleged misconduct. the wall street journal reports mcmahon paid a secret $3 million settlement to a former employee he allegedly had an affair with. his daughter stephanie mcmahon will serve as interim ceo and interim chair. cnn s coverage continues right now. it is the top of the hour this friday morning. good morning, everyone. i m poppy harlow. jim sciutto has the day off. today, more attention shifting to the justice department and what steps it may soon take after thursday s pivotal hearing from the january 6th select committee. the big headline the panel detailing evidence that former president trump and his attorney john eastman knew the plan to overturn the 2020 election was not legal, but still pressed