you, we have a special holiday weekend of all in, here, alertly or than usual. i d hope you are somewhere warm and comfortable to set in. we will be here for a while. we have something to talk about because we finally have, finally have, donald trump s tax returns. today, house democrats released thousands of pages of the ex president s tax records, covering six years, from 2015 to 2020. of course, that was the period when trump both campaign for president, and subsequently the president of the united states, formally in the white house. the release of this information is the culmination of a years-long quest, undertaken by a whole bunch of folks, civil society lawyers, reporters, democratic members of congress alike. you will remember from the moment that donald trump came down the golden escalator in trump tower, june 2050, and to announce his candidacy, there have been a ton, almost endless questions about his finances, particularly his potential financial conflicts of, in
really was. from this latest discovery we have one johnny mcentee to thank, trump s director of personnel by the end. we now now mcentee s testimony before the committee revealed that the twice-impeached disgraced ex-president in his final hours in office floated the idea of a blanket pardon for the breach of the united states capitol. there was a vice of dissent to that idea, white house counsel pat cipollone. he rejected the idea. our friend luke broad water of the new york times reports this, quote, mcentee recalled cipollone also rejected trump s idea that all white house staff should be pardoned, even those who have played no role in the president s push to overturn the 2020 election. quote, i remember cipollone questioning on that, well, why does anyone need a pardon, mr. mcentee recalled, adding that the president had responded, well, just so they can t go after them for any little thing. and i think cipollone said, yeah, but no one here has done anything wrong. the
On capitol hill the January 6th Select Committee about to share striking never before seen testimony and evidence all with the Focus On Former President Trump and the central role the panel says he played in the attack on democracy. Welcome to cnns live coverage of the January 6th Hearings. Im anderson cooper. Im jake tapper. This is the final hearing. Committee members are promising to hammer home their urgent argument that donald j. Trump remains in their view a Clear And Present Danger to American Democracy as trump continues to push false claims about the 2020 election. Committee aides tell us the hearing today will zero in on trumps State Of Mind on and around january 6th. Were told well see and hear from Cabinet Officials, and other new witnesses who have recently been interviewed by the committee that could potentially include former Secretary Of State mike pompeo, former treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin and elaine chao. Some coming from the Secret Service. They have turned over
on capitol hill the january 6th select committee about to share striking never before seen testimony and evidence all with the focus on former president trump and the central role the panel says he played in the attack on democracy. welcome to cnn s live coverage of the january 6th hearings. i m anderson cooper. i m jake tapper. this is the final hearing. committee members are promising to hammer home their urgent argument that donald j. trump remains in their view a clear and present danger to american democracy as trump continues to push false claims about the 2020 election. committee aides tell us the hearing today will zero in on trump s state of mind on and around january 6th. we re told we ll see and hear from cabinet officials, and other new witnesses who have recently been interviewed by the committee that could potentially include former secretary of state mike pompeo, former treasury secretary steve mnuchin and elaine chao. some coming from the secret serv
of the january 6th bombshell. mr. trump then used his free hand to lunge towards bobby engle and as the story recounted to me, he touched his clavicle. plus the voter fraud stunt that is quickly imploding on the governor from florida what the governor is mississippi is ordering citizens not to order the water in the state capital. the city cannot produce enough water to fight fires, to reliably flush toilets and to meet other critical needs. all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. today president biden was in pennsylvania and in thursday s primetime speech to the public in what he is calling the continued battle for the soul of the nation. looks like he will be carrying that speech live right here in this hour. the address will take place in front of philadelphia s independence national historic park, a district that contains the liberty bell as well as independents all were both the declaration of independence and u.s. constitution wer