because this is supposed to be the overall law of the land. it protects our individuality, freedom and civil society, in many ways we live in a post constitutional america, those who are waving the constitution today to january 6 committee have been mayor participants in its demise. let me ask you a question. let s say you go to a court of law. there is no judge. there is no jury. you don t have a lawyer. you can t call witnesses. you can t provid evidence, you have to watch. and watch. and let s say that jury chosen by. let s say the jury is chosen by nancy pelosi, and media in the back taking pictures, rolling cameras, taking notes, as scribes. for the prosecution. the prosecution being the jury. then reporting, we have new findings, new information has come out. not a perfect parallel but good enough, that is what is going on with this january 6 committee, nancy pelosi chose every member, they had to pass yore test her test, which was loyal tie to her, nancy pelosi has b
be the overall law of the land, it protects our individuality, freedom and civil society, in many ways we live in a post constitutional america, those waving the constitution today on january 6 committee have been major participants in its demise. let s say you go to a court of law, there is no judge. there is no jury. you don t have a lawyer. you can t call witnesses. you can t provide exculpatory evidence, you cannot be heard, you have to sit and watch. let s say jury was chosen by nancy pelosi, don t worry it is bipartisan. with 7 democrats, two republicans, the media taking pictures, rolling the cameras, taking notes. as scribes. for the prosecution. the prosecution, being the jury. then reporting, we have new finding, new information. not a perfect parallel, but good enough. that is what has been going on with the january 6 committee, nancy pelosi chose every member, they had to past her test,s which were loyalty to her. nancy pelosi has not been questioned once about he
it was illegal, the next question is, did they try to pull it off anyway? if the answer to that is yes they try to pull it off anyway, my next personal question is always, well when they try to pull it off was it occasionally hilarious? [laughs] whether or not the answer that is yes, then next obvious question is, did they get caught? and then of course the final question is, will they get in trouble for it? that is pretty simply where we are. and sort of how we know how to orient ourselves in this ongoing saga which will be, you know, our generation story in american history. was illegal? did they know? did they do it anyway? was it ridiculous when they did? did they get caught? will they get in trouble? now, the answer to all the first five questions, we now know, is yes. it s only that last one that is uncertain. but in this particular part of the plot to overthrow the u.s. government, i didn t really expect to be talking about this is our lead story tonight. it surprised
that we now know to ask. question number one, was illegal? if the answer is, yes it was illegal, the next question is, did they know it was illegal? if the answer was yes they knew it was illegal, the next question is, did they try to pull it off anyway? if the answer to that is yes they try to pull it off anyway, my next personal question is always, well when they try to pull it off was it occasionally hilarious? [laughs] whether or not the answer that is yes, then next obvious question is, did they get caught? and then of course the final question is, will they get in trouble for it? that is pretty simply where we are. and sort of how we know how to orient ourselves in this ongoing saga which will be, you know, our generation story in american history. was illegal? did they know? did they do it anyway? was it ridiculous when they did? did they get caught? will they get in trouble? now, the answer to all the first five questions, we now know, is yes. it s only that last one
least legitimate committee in american history. over the next hour, we ll drill into what happened january 6th. we ll look at the revelations that may come out tonight. we ll ask what effect the january 6th riot has had on american democracy, and the way it is seen around the world. with the context attorney and former mayor of baltimore stephanie rawlings blake, ron christie, former senior adviser to president george w bush, and former federal prosecutor joe moreno. hello, welcome to the programme. after 11 months, nearly 100 subpoenas, and more than 1,000 interviews, the congressional committee investigating the january 6th attack on the us capitol will deliver its findings. a few hours from now, on primetime television, the public will be shown the interviews the committee conducted behind closed doors with white house staff, trump campaign officials and the interviews they conducted with members of the former presidents own family. we know so much about january 6th, but