sources around the committee. how has that alleged intimidation, obstruction, how has that affected the investigation? jake, i just want to note, i know you re loyal to me, and i i mean, this is so transparent on trump s part. this has been a big concern for the committee for months now. in fact, i have spoken to vice chair cheney about it. this is witness tampering, plain and simple. and i think we re going to see more about it as the hearings go on. so i grew up in philly, and you know, i have not covered, i have followed a lot of mob trials. one thing you hear is nobody ever says don t testify or we ll kill you. right? they say things like that, we know you re loyal. we know you re going to do the right thing, et cetera. but what s a crime and what s not a crime in terms othat kind of suggestion? or intimidation? so, it s in this case, these particular examples are an
scatter. we re bringing light, we re bringing truth to the lies that have permeated many people s minds and that doesn t it doesn t make them happy. kinzinger has been very open about the type of threats that he has faced. he had a mailed letter sent to his home, threatening to execute him and his wife and his baby. scary stuff. unfortunately he s not alone in this. just last year there were almost 10,000 either threats or cases of suspicious behavior toward lawmakers. we have seen how this violence is ramping up, not just for lawmakers, but supreme court justices of course with the murder plot with justice brett kavanaugh. it is a concern, a big one, whether or not it gets worse as the hearings go on. melanie, thank you for bringing us the latest on that. up next, we re going to be joined by the celebrity chef rachael ray as she offers support to ukraine during what is such a critical moment in this war. a dramatic underwater rescue during a swim competition. coach diving in
so even as it prepares to continue to keep a laser focus on donald trump s relentless, perhaps even illegal attempts to have mike pence stop the electoral votes on january 6th, the committee is again through its evidence revealing where it might be going next. we told you in the last hour and we showed it to you that new video. it s right here on your screen, associated with the committee s investigation into congressman barry loudermilk who s accused of giving tours to rioters the days before the election. it s something to continue to keep an eye on as the hearings go on. in the here and now, the committee is preparing to drill down tomorrow on what happened within mike pence s inner circle. expect to hear the name john eastman a few times tomorrow. that lawyer who even after trump s coup attempt failed made
before is an illogical question why didn t they call up the troops that we now know donald trump had authorized to be called up? i heard what she said last night and here s the reality is we look at what they said and we look at will continue to likely here is the hearings go on. everything that they say into have to be seen through the lens of their motivation. they represent the establishment of the republican party and they donald trump. they hate them because as president he was not clambering to bring it into more interventionists floors and now they want to do everything we possibly can to prevent them from running again in 2024 and they re working with the democrats in order to do that. they want to bring control back and bring the republican back and to be bush and cheney. you re right this is all
great to see you, what do you think the gop response look like today? probably similar to what we have seen over the last year and a half, a lot of whitewashing, saying it s a witch-hunt to try to get to president trump. we have tried to continues for as long as these hearings go on. there is a sense that public opinion is kind of, like, with them, or at least people don t care. i mean, there is a bar for the democrats inch i 3/4 they are going to try to take advantage of the opening. when we look at all the things affecting everyday lives, we re talking about gas prices, food, prices going up, shortage of infant formula.