subpoena standoff. january 6th committee versus donald trump. the final hearing before the midterms put trump on the spot, and all nine members voted to get his testimony. the next step, actually getting him to take the stand. adam kinzinger today, warning that it contempt referral is not out of the question. as we are wrapping up the investigation, we re also pursuing new leads and facts. we want to speak to the president. look, he has made it clear that he has nothing to hide. that s what he says. he should come in on the day that we ask him to come in. if he pushes off beyond that, we will figure what to do next. the clock is ticking. the january six committee has just over two months to get trump to reply. republicans win back the house in the upcoming midterms, and the committee will not be allowed to continue in the new year. beyond that, kinzinger says the quote, the torch has been passed for the doj. attorney general merrick garland, growing facing card includin
including from a former jeopardy ag. if this is done is unable to say, well, yes we have this evidence, we know this happened, we know the president of the united states did this, but we re going to take a pass. we can t take a pass. that s about as bad a thing i would say it is the worst thing that anyone can do to our system of government. according to the atlantic, garland is preparing to indict trump, despite moving up the cautious pace of an institutionalist. quote, garland arguably dilley daylight on his way to the fight. now that he is entered, it he s battling as if the reputation of the doj depends on winning it. join me to discuss, congressional reporter from the guardian, former u.s. attorney barbara quaid, she s an msnbc legal analyst and co-host of the hashtag sisters in lock podcast. and university of alabama law school pretty presser, joy vance. an msnbc legal contributor, and former u.s. attorney. great good to see you. you understand garland s