expect from that prime time event. plus, new charges against members of the far right proud boys for their alleged role in that attack. we ll explain what the justice department will have to prove in a case that experts say is difficult to make. and the latest in the debate over gun safety. top negotiators in the senate say a bipartisan deal could be reached later this week. good morning and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, june 7th. i m jonathan lemire. we start with more aggressive action taken by the justice department connected to the january 6th attack on the capitol. the former leader of the proud boys, a right wing extremist group and four other members are facing seditious conspiracy charges. the justice department says enrique tarrio and four of his lieutenants were involved in the plans to storm the capitol and try to prevent congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election. tarrio was not in washington on january 6th. a judge has ordered
insurrection are indeed expected to be a key focus of the prime time hearing this thursday, and after first reported by the new york times, nbc news has confirmed that a documentary film maker who was imbedded within the far right group will appear as a key witness in that hearing. footage from nick questa here, showing it now, shot the night before the attack, shows a meeting in an underground parking garage just a few blocks away from the capitol. you can see enrique tarrio the proud boys leader and oath keepers founder stuart in that meeting and the government is being use as evidence against one of the january 6th participants and released at the request of nbc news, much of the other footage has not been released to the public including the video which reportedly shows tarrio s immediate reaction to the storming of the capitol. a key member of the select committee, congressman jamie ras
overturn a presidential election and suggests he would pardon january 6th participants. there are plenty who agree with cheney and others who want to ignore. as much as you d hear in private, those voices are few and far between. our own peter nicholas is covering the rnc leader in salt lake city. he s been reporting on the quiet part that doesn t get said out loud. peter, let s talk about that because i hear it, too. boy, i don t know, talking about 2020 is a bad idea but in public it s all they re doing. that s right. we spoke to tom state party chairmen and rnc members, they re pretty clear, discussing 2020 is not a winning issue. the election fraud issue does not resonate with voters. successful candidates like