the evidence didn t exist but trump put the pressure on the justice department and on other branchs. to the point that the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, mark milley, feared he could use the military in a coup to hang onto the power. and they were trying to guard against kind of rash or irrational action the president may have taken in those days. i wonder if he understands the deadly consequences of the way he wields his leadership. people went to the capitol to commit acts of violence against leaders in the democratic process against his name. people are refusing the vaccine in the name of trump conspiracy theories. and this is a man who is driven by hatred. here s part of what trump said about the late senator, john mccain. john mccain was a bad guy. he was a bully guy and nasty
and knowing it is 40 minutes long, but it covers six hours. and the fact that it took four hours for the national guard to get there. four hours. and for two hours these cops were completely outnumbered. so set aside the fact that you see sort of the craven behavior of people doing whatever it takes to get inside the capitol and wreak havoc and cause damage in the name of trump, carrying his flag, saying his name, demanding entry and feeling entitled to be there to cause damage and chaos and pain in his name, set that all aside and i found what was so gripping in this is the cops that were trying to hold the line. the cops that were trying to do everything they can to keep our senators and our members of congress safe, that were trying to trick the group into chasing them, facing them head on
moving 435 members of congress, 100 senators, and they did it. they somehow kept the sanctity and the lives of the leaders elect safe, but the job was done. the process was interrupted. they invaded their capitol, they wreaked havoc in the name of trump and stopped the process. i don t know if you ve seen the video yet. i urge all of our viewers to take a moment and watch it and to please try and get others to do the same. to help understand what happened that day. your thoughts? i ll be completely honest, mika. i started to try to watch this video a couple of times and i had a real hard time getting through it because of all the people that frankly i look at that and i see people i know. so watching it sitting here with you, it really underscores how just how close we came to
this stunningly rare occurrence here. bill cosby convicted of three counts of aggravated assault this morning is a free man based on that oral agreement. thank you both so much we appreciate your insights this morning. mika? still ahead on morning joe, the latest on the search for survivors after last week s deadly condo collapse as president biden prepares to see the damage firsthand today and former president trump is also planning to head to florida this weekend for a rally. even after governor ron desantis reportedly asked him to postpone it. plus a look at where the chaotic new york city mayoral race stands after the board scraps san earlier count. you re watching morning joe. we ll be right back. you re watching morning joe. we ll be right back.
how you look at it. the federal judge who handed out the first sentence to one of the rioters today talked to lawmakers who are trying to rewrite history. the guy is a conservative judge appointment. judge royce lamberth. i don t know what planet they were on, he said. utter nonsense is what he called it. to call these people tourists, walking through the capitol. that s a conservative judge, who hasn t been co-opted by something corrupt in the name of trump. this is the reality. and this is what you need to see. and you need to hold them to account for playing a game. meanwhile, 24 hours after the party of trump tanked the most expansive voting rights bill in generations, saying we won t even debate it, we won t amend it. we have no ideas, because there s nothing to fix. however, there may be progress nonetheless. president biden may be close to