with us on this thursday morning. morning joe starts right now. as you know, i can t talk about the particulars of this or any other ongoing criminal matter. as i said when i pointed mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department s commitment to both independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. any questions about this matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. attorney general merrick gar garland with brief words for the first time since donald trump s federal indictment. is it just me or, willie, are we starting to see again not a complete breaking of ice but sort of more thawing of ice, mike pence day one, this is horrible. day two, it s bad, but i m going to pardon him. day three, too early to talk about pardons. because you know, the news came out and i m sure mike p
world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this hour, donald j. trump faces a congressional subpoena as the january 6th select committee closes a very significant phase of its investigation and weighs its next moves. cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider has details on today s very dramatic hearing. we are obligated to seek answers directly from the man who set this all in motion. reporter: an extraordinary move from the january 6th select committee. those in favor will say aye. aye. reporter: unanimously voting to subpoena former president trump for testimony and documents after the hearing and continuing to make their case that trump is a clear and present danger to democracy. the central cause of january 6th was one man, donald trump, who many others followed. none of this would have happened without him. reporter: the committee unfailed never-before-seen footage of house speaker nancy pelosi scrambling to safety as protesters breached t
hi, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. the january 6 select committee saved the best for last. they have just wrapped up. the first public hearing in months with an extraordinary historic moment. the panel tasked with investigating the capitol insurrection voted unanimously to subpoena the twice impeached disgraced ex-president himself. here is that moment. this afternoon, i am offering this resolution. the committee direct the chairman to issue a subpoena for relevant documents and testimony under oath from donald john trump in connection with the january 6 attack on the united states capitol. thank you, mr. chairman. i yield back. the gentle lady yields back. the question is on the resolution. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. i request a recorded vote. a recorded vote is requested. the clerk will call the role. miss cheney. aye. miss loftgren. aye. mr. schiff. aye. mr. agular. aye. mrs. murphy. aye. mr. raskin. aye. mrs. lurai. aye. mr. kinzinger. aye.
more momentum in key states. let s go outfront. good evening, i m tammy baldwin in for erin burnett. out front tonight, all eyes on the doj. a federal judge ordering the justice department to release the redacted affidavit used to justify the fbi search of trump s mar-a-lago home. the release could happen anytime between now and noon tomorrow. search warrant affidavits typically contain pretty crucial information, like why investigators want to search a property and what potential crimes they re looking for. judge bruce reinhart is ordering the affidavits release, agreeing with the justice department that certain portions of the document should remain sealed. this is how he put it. quote, disclosure would reveal the identities of witnesses, law enforcement agents, and uncharged parties. the investigation strategy, direction, scope, sources, and methods, and grand jury information. so now the question remains what will the doj reveal, and what will it tell us about the in
the doral miami on monday night. we did speak with fitten for this piece who did not really confirm or deny that he provided the former president with legal advice but did say that he does speak with trump quite often and does provide him with advice generally speaking, and referenced this clinton socks case, a 2009 reference to these tapes that taylor branch had of bill clinton that really have nothing to do with classified documents. yeah. wow. willie, and again, this is the thing where donald trump has spent the last 50 years sort of playing the tabloid game, pushing off the new york post, the daily news, all this other stuff, insulting opponents, insulting rosie o donnell. and it s all been a swirl for him. he always stays like five minutes ahead of the creditors, five minutes ahead of the judges.