he does not need to give the committee additional questions about his efforts to obstruct the release of any records. just for clarity, when you say he talked to the president on january 6th, you re talking about president donald trump. this is before biden was sworn in later that month. that s absolutely correct. on january 6th, when they were really trying to stop president biden and vice president harris from being sworn in. now, the 20th anniversary of september 11th is coming up. as a member of the homeland security commission and as a former police chief, when you reflect on that dark tragic day, what are you thinking about, congresswoman? reverend sharpton, i was assigned to the orlando international airport on 9/11, and i ll never forget that morning shortly before 9:00. one of my police officers walked
could appoint, i think, you know, if you re a betting person, adam kingzinger is a pretty good person being the republican that the speaker might add with one of her unilateral picks. he voted for impeachment and voted for the commission, and he said in an interview with the local television affiliate while there,was not a first choice as a way to investigate january 6th it needs to be done. the house cannot look away so he s clearly willing to participate in that way. as for the other seats on this. the there s a lot of talk about benny thompson, the chairman of the homeland security commission in the house being picked to be the chair here but pelosi has held her cards very, very close to the vest on this. the only guidance i m getting is that there won t be any kind of announcement until after the vote but that could mean later today or after they go home for another recess. jeff? yeah. and garrett, as you ve been speaking, debate has been open on the floor, and the house speaker
[ applause ] and it is for that reason that i intend to fully support this impeachment inquiry and follow the facts. [ applause ] congressman rose joins me now. he s a member of the house veterans affairs committee. he s a veteran himself. purple heart, also member of the homeland security commission. congressman, thanks for taking the time this morning. thanks for having me. you were one of the last and there s still some other democrats holding out, but to support the impeachment inquiry. just last month you argued that impeachment will only tear our country apart further. what changed for you? first of all, this is an incredibly serious and allegation that directly implicates the president and revolves around not only a national security issue, but also a way in which the president potentially personally used the apparatus of the state to advance his own self-interest. i take that incredibly seriously. but, on the same hand, we have
a white house official tells cnn that donald trump is not finished with republican senator, bob corker. listen to what senator corker told the new york times. sometimes i feel like he s on a reality show of some kind, you know, and talking about big foreign policy issues. you have to realize that, you know, that we could be heading towards world war iii with the comments he s making. it s like it s an act he said it was like a pressure cooker. let s discuss with republican senator, ron johnson, the senate of the homeland security
president trump: what he did wasn t wrong. what he did in terms of the information he saw, what was wrong was the way that other people, including yourselves in this room, were given that information. that was classified information. it was given illegally. that s the real problem. shannon: president trump discussing leaks to the news media leading up to the rest ignition of michael flynn. ordering the justice department to investigate criminal leaks of u.s. intelligence. peter king sits on the homeland security commission and joins us live. you ve got people on both sides of the aisle very upset about potential russian meddling and interference in our election. bipartisan support for fully investigating that. you have a lot of people upset about potential leaks that red to the resignation of mike flynn and other leaks as welcoming from the gop side of