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
moral argument, a, by describing the republican party for what it is, b, by describing the cynical nature of politicians who are exploiting it, and i think c is really kind of confronting the way in which hatred evidences itself in our everyday personalize, it seems to me. to be continued with both of you. eddie glaude, charlie sykes, thank you so much for spending time with us today. up next for us, we ll have much more on this afternoon s breaking news that the january 6th select committee is asking for information and a voluntary visit from a republican lawmaker about a tour he gave of the capitol on january 5th. we ll have that story after a quick break. we ll have that story after a quick break. ne, you re binging the latest true crime drama. while the new double oven you financed is taking care of dinner and desert, you re remembering how to tie a windsor. and while your washer is getting out those grass stains, you re practicing for the big leagues! for all of life s moments
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 congress. those accusations at the time ignited a firestorm, demands from the right from congresswoman sherrill and an ethics complaint from none other from laudermilk himself who claims the allegations were false and the republicans on the committee of which, yes, laudermilk is a member claimed reviewed security footage that they said proved there were no such tours in the days before the attack. today s letter, the select committee review of evidence directly contradicts that denial. that bombshell comes as wooe learning from axios in the last hour. donald trump s former a.g. bill barr is in talks to cooperate with the committee and to sit for a formal transcribed
member of the committee on administration, lied to the to, you know, the public about what he what they saw in that video. so, i think it s quite significant for a number of reasons. let me play for all of you the video with congresswoman mikie sherrill where she alleges all this exactly, what is alleged in this january 6th committee letter. about reconnaissance tours. let s play that. i also intend to see that those members of congress who embedded him, those members of congress who had groups coming through the capitol that i saw on january 5th, reconnaissance for the next day, those members of congress that incited this violent crowd, those members of congress that attempted to help our president undermine our democracy, i m going to see that they re held accountable, and if necessary, ensure that they don t serve in congress. so, director brennan, this
vote so closely, so we re going to spearhead a more aggressive investigation into can tol security and potentially even subpoena nancy speaker, nancy pelosi, along with her staff to find out more information, but this revelation pokes holes and shreds a lot of credibility if the republicans had anything to begin with and laudermilk who claims to have reviewed this footage lims led one of these tours in the lead-up to january 6th and it also shows, i think, the extensive amount of evidence that they ve collected and they seem to be checking off the boxes to make sure they give lawmakers again the opportunity to respond to this evidence which at this point seems irrefutable especially if they have it in video form. harry, i feel like this letter is telling us two things.