i think, i didn t care that they have weapons. they re not here to hurt me. i remember him saying to the effect of, mark needs to do something more, literally calling the vice president and mark responded something to the effect of, you heard, he doesn t think they re doing anything wrong. the stunning details of an out of touch president, who wanted to join the mob. the president said something to the effect of, i am the effing think president, take me up to the capitol now. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mr. engel grabbed his arm, and said, sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel. we are going back to the west wing. we re not going to the capitol. the president of the united states, his chief of staff, his closest advisers, preparing for the violence, and then, trying to save themselves. i recall hearing the word, oath keepers. and hearing the word, proud boys, closer to the plan of the janua
the attorney general s a.p. interview. and had thrown his lunch against the wall. literally calling for the vice president to be f ing hung. and mark had responded something to the effect of, you heard it, pat. he thinks mike deserves it. said something to the effect of, and very cheerily, mark, something needs to be done or people are going to die and the blood is going to be on your f hands. some of the most explosive moments from yesterday s sixth hearing on the capitol attack. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, june 29th. i m katty kay in for jonathan lemire. a former west wing aide delivered bomb shell testimony at yesterday s last-minute january 6th hearing. cassidy hutchinson testified that donald trump and chief of staff mark meadows ignored warnings about potential violence before the attack and did nothing to stop it once the attack was under way. according to hutchinson, trump knew there were weapons in the crowd. but during his spe
they re not here to hurt me, fake the f-ing mags away and his fury not joining them at the capitol leaving him in a fight with his own secret service detail. tony described him as being irate. the president said something to the effect of i m the f-ing president, take me up to the capitol now. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mr. ingle grabbed his arm, said sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel. we re going back to the west wing. another bombshell from vice chair liz cheney describing attempts to intimidate witnesses ahead of their depositions to the committee. this is a call received by one of our witnesses. quote a person let me know you have your deposition tomorrow. he wants me to let you know he s thinking about you. he knows you re loyal and you re going to do the right thing when you go in for your deposition. just a few moments, i ll be speaking with one of the officers injured defending
hearing. cassidy hutchinson testified that donald trump and chief of staff mark meadows ignored warnings about potential violence before the attack and did nothing to stop it once the attack was under way. according to hutchinson, trump knew there were weapons in the crowd but during his speech at the ellipse, still ordered his supporters to march to the capitol. and new details about efforts close to trump to intimidate witnesses who have cooperated in the congressional investigation. good morning, welcome to morning joe. it s wednesday, june 29th. it seems that history bends every day this week. mika, we, of course, had the supreme court decision last friday. and yesterday, had the most testimony on capitol hill since watergate, what was your takeaway? well from my perspective, it was revealed, exposed really that the men around trump are weak, feckless cowards who had this pathetic need to be close to a failed president. and they almost destroyed our democracy. and
It was not obvious by now, the Republican Party has become the party of sore losers. From donald trump to carry like, put me on. The gop has repeatedly ignored the will of the voters and refused to accept defeat. However, the situation is now actually escalating. Republicans are not just refusing to recognize election results, but they dont. Like the refusing to recognize judges and prosecutors they dont like. As well. Across the, Country Members of the gop launched a four frontal assault. With a rule of law. And by extension on our very democracy. Starting in georgia, where Fulton County District Attorney fani willis has of course indicted donald trump and several members of his inner circle for their election interference efforts. The ex president has pleaded not guilty to those charges, and waived his right to an arraignment. Meaning he will not return to atlanta this week for a scheduled wednesday hearing. Trump and several of his fellow codefendants are now battling it out in, Cou