best a sizable percentage of the employee population that felt sympathetic to the group that stormed the capitol and said it was no different than the black lives matter of last summer. some lament that the only reason this activity is getting more attention is because of quote, political correctness. this e-mail went on to flag a number of incredibly alarming examples of comments being made in different fbi field offices including one official saying this. quote, over 70% of his counterterrorism squad and roughly 75% of agent population in his office disagreed with the violence, but could understand where the frustration was coming from which led to the protestors getting carried away. the fbi declined to comment on the e-mail when it became public last week then the fbi agents association told nbc news that it does not comment on ongoing investigations. added this, quote, fbi agents understand the importance of separating their own personal views from their professional wor
public reporting and witness accounts indicate some individuals and groups engaged in efforts to gather information about the layout of the u.s. capitol as well as the house and senate office buildings in advance of january 6, 2021. they re talking about tours like the ones referenced by congresswoman sheryl in the days just after the insurrection. it was a shocking allegation in those ensuing days and one that raised some of the earliest questions about premeditation of that brutal attack on the capitol. the questions about whether or not sitting members of congress were involved in any way, shape or form in this nearly unprecedented attack on our country. here is congresswoman mikie cheryl back then. those that i saw on january 5th. those members of congress that incited this violent crowd. those members of congress that attempted to help our president undermine our democracy and i ll make sure they are held accountable and if necessary make sure that they don t serve in
carolina s 11th congressional district run out of patience with congressman madison cawthorn, as trump s pick in that race is voted out. steve kornacki is standing by to break down the results from last night s top races and what they mean. and developing overnight, finland and sweden formally submit their applications to join nato. we will be joined in our third hour by sweden s ambassador to the u.s. and clint watts will take us to the maps at this hour. plus, another sign the justice department is expanding its investigation into the january 6 attack of the capital. it s now trying to get access to the transcripts of witnesses who have met with the congressional committee, investigating the insurrection. we ll bring in one of the reporters who broke that story. and president biden consoles those who lost loved ones in the deadly mass shooting in buffalo, as he vows to, quote, expose the people who use powerful platforms to spread hate. jonathan lemire has some new re
Justin, police are contradicting Vivek Ramaswamy and his campaign after an incident involving protesters in his car. In iowa today, Vivek Ramaswamy clint protesters rammed into his car at an event, but police now say that the driver accidentally backed into his car. That driver was not there to protest. And that is all for me. Thanks for watching. Laura coaches back and her hour starts now. That was a quick turnaround. I was just here. The most like you never left. I feel like it is the case. Our earrings almost match. That is called alignment. A smooth handover is what we are doing right now. I love the hand it was very air traffic control. Thank you so much. Good evening, i am laura coates. Can we talk about the news tonight for a second, because former president , donald trump is expected to endorse ohio congressman, jim jordan, to become the next speaker of the house. I want you to think about that for a second. It is an extremely important point and important position. Think about
Ramaswamy and his campaign after an incident involving protesters at his car. In iowa today, ramaswamy claimed the protesters ramped into his car at an event. But police now say that the driver accidentally backed into his car in a parking lot. That driver was not there to protest. And thats all for me. Thanks for watching laura coates is back in her hour starts right now. That was a quick turnaround i was just here, is a deja vu. Its like you never left. Look at this our airings match. Okay thats called alignment. A smooth handover is what we are doing right now. Its like air traffic control. Thank you very much abby philips everyone im laura coates good evening everyone. We talk about the news for a second. The former president Donald Trumps expected to endorse ohio congressman jim jordan to be the next speaker of the house. I want you to think about that for a second. It is an extremely important point and an extremely important position. Think about the role of the speaker of the h