witness known to have testified so far. and we ll talk more about what that might say about the justice department s criminal investigation, and how far it can go. also late today, president biden weighed in on the central figure in thursday s january 6 hearings. we saw what happened. the capitol police, the dc metropolitan police, other law enforcement agencies were attacked and assaulted before our very eyes, speared, sprayed, stomped on, brutalized. and lives were lost. and for three hours, the defeated former president of the united states watched it all happen, as he sat in the comfort of the private dining room next to the oval office. as for the committee, it apparently is not waiting for september either. today, a member virginia democratic congresswoman elaine lauria released a new video clip that shows the former president s unwillingness to include language that held the mob he invited, incited, and wanted to join accountable. do you recognize what this is?
do you recognize what this says? it looks like a copy of a draft of the remarks. okay, and as you can see throughout the document, there is lines crossed out, there is some words that added in, do you recognize the handwriting? a looks like my father s handwriting. in my view, immediate to express very clearly, that the people made a violent act, went into the capitol, did what they did. should be prosecuted. and should be arrested. it looks like here that he crossed out that he was directing the department of justice to ensure all lawmakers are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, we must send a clear message, not with mercy but with justice, legal consequences are swift and thurman. do you know why that you wanted that crossed out? i don t know. and that needed to be stated. they did not represent, him or his political views. and any form or fashion. they also crossed out, i want to be clear we don t represent me, you don t represent our movement
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and what they think must be done to protect muslims and choose here, as well as what they think about what s going on in israel. i ve made my positions clear. i want to hear from them. so it s gonna be an interesting conversation, since i have both of them on to express their views. this is gonna be good. i ll be watching, rev. take it away. thank you. thank you, simone. and good evening, and welcome to politicsnation. tonight s lead, election count down. , election count down today marks exactly one year until the 2024 election, a new polling from the new york times paints a grim picture for president biden s reelection prospects. donald trump, the twice impeached, repeatedly indicted former president s pulling ahead of biden in five of six key battleground states. even as he heads back to court tomorrow in his new york fraud trial. i ll talk to biden s campaigns, communications director ahead. but first, there s also an election on tuesday, with abortion on the ball