we begin with the stunning news out of the uk. what can only be described as a full-scale political revolt from inside his own government forcing british prime minister boris johnson to resign just hours ago. in the last few days i have tried to persuade my colleagues that it would be i regret not to be successful in this argument. of course, it is painful. and not to be able to see through so many ideas and projects myself. my friends, in politics no one is remotely indispensable. that is true. there is still a lot we don t know. how long, for example, johnson stays in power before stepping down. but his resignation will no doubt introduce a new level of political chaos to america s top ally. particularly, at a time when economic pressures are escalating and global threats from places like russia and china are becoming more dangerous. i want to bring intimacy keir simmons in london and jonathan lamere, host of msnbc s way too early. i heard you say earlier today ther
is the witness who vice chair liz cheney name checked at the end of one of those recent investigative hearings, which was itself a powerful move because there s rangling that goes on over time, so tub lick publicly calling out a witness is a last resort, but that s what congresswoman liz cheney did to name and shame a trump white house lawyer who she said was not fully cooperating at the time. you probably heard his name, pat cipollone. he had talked to the committee once, so he was not total by defying them like steve bannon or peter navarro. he didn t get to the point of recommending a contempt citation but at the same time he had not agreed to testify under oath. so cheney led that public charge, which we then learned was the prelude to a subpoena, and this all worked, and fast. now cipollone will be testifying tomorrow under oath on camera in the main format the committees use because you ve probably seen clips of the video depositions as they explore issues and build u
woman went on to say that not contradicting is not the same as confirming. more on that. and two people familiar with cipollone s testimony says the committee did not ask him if he told hutchinson that they would quote get charged with every crime imaginable, unquote, if they went to the capitol. he would not have confirmed that, apparently, confirmed that statement if they had asked the question. you also heard the congresswoman say that some of what they learned from pat cipollone today will roll out in the future hearings to come. will we be hearing and seeing? remember it was videotaped as well some of his testimony as soon as next week? and will the former president be watching? you got to figure this is one witness that he really, really hoped would not cooperate with this committee. our committee is certain that donald trump does not want mr. cipollone to testify here. i want to bring in ryan nobles here tonight. ryan, good to see you. seven hours, first of all, a
crime imaginable, unquote, if they went to the capitol. i mean, would not have confirmed that, apparently, confirmed that statement if they had asked the question. and you also heard the congresswoman say that some of what they learned from pat cipollone today will be rolling out in the future hearings to come. so will we be hearing and my be seeing remember, it was videotaped as well. some of his testimony as soon as next week. and will the former president be watching? you ve got to figure this is one witness that he really, really hoped would not cooperate with this committee. our committee is certain that donald trump does not want mr. cipollone to testify here. well, i want to bring in cnn congressional correspondent ryan nobles here tonight. ryan, good to see you. seven hours, first of all, is a long time, and we re told he answered some questions. so you ve got some new information on pat cipollone s critical interview with the committee today. what can you tell
coronavirus cases creep up and the latest tool in the fight to contain the virus. and wnba star brittney griner pleads guilty in a russian court. how it could impact her case and why experts say that was a smart move. a very good morning to you, and welcome to your new day. it s saturday, july 9th. so great to be with you on this july morning. my pleasure as always, jessica. we still have a few more hours ahead. stick around. much more to come. first this hour, he was behind closed doors for more than seven hours. that s how long former white house counsel pat cipollone testified before a january 6th committee. sources say he provided a great deal of new information. keep in mind portions of yesterday s closed door meeting are going to be made public in upcoming hearings. cipollone is one of the committee s most important witnesses. he was among a handful of people who spent time with then president donald trump as the riot at the capitol unfolded, and the committ