arizona. so who has the upper hand? let s go out front. and good evening, i m erin burnett. out front tonight, a victory for the rule of law. that s the words from the top two members of the january 6th select committee. after trump s long-time ally steve bannon was found guilty of contempt for refusing to appear before the committee. congressman bennie thompson and congresswoman liz cheney came out with a warning, for anyone else who tries to on strubt or stone wall their investigation, just as there must be accountability for all those responsible for the events of january 6th, anyone who obstructs our investigation into these matters should face consequences. no one is above the law. now bannon, i should note, is the first close aide to trump to be convicted as a result of investigations into the insurrection. he could face months if not a year in jail. after the verdict trump s former chief strategist lashed out at the committee. i only have one disappointment, and that
and then the story breaks. it s a big day in the doj press office i think. we all saw with the attorney general said to lester holt today, that he will absolutely investigate everybody, that was his term. leicester went back and forth at once, and the attorney general said more than once in more than one way, in an hours later there s the washington post that donald trump is under investigation by the justice department. andrew weizmann former prosecutor says based on what the washington post is reporting, says donald trump is a subject of the investigation at this point, not no doubt about that. forwards about for you lawrence, better late than never. yes it s happening right now. thank you mehdi. i. thanks thank. you well it is happening, donald trump is being investigated by the justice department. the washington post reports tonight that the justice department is investigating president donald trump s actions it s part of its criminal probe in two efforts to o
he went back to it more at once, and the attorney general said more than once in more than one way, in an hours later there s the washington post that donald trump is under investigation by the justice department. andrew weissmann former prosecutor says based on what the washington post is reporting, says donald trump is a subject of the investigation at this point, no doubt about that. four words for you lawrence, better late than never. yes it s happening right now. thank you mehdi. thanks. well it is happening, donald trump is being investigated by the justice department. the washington post reports tonight that the justice department is investigating president donald trump s actions it s part of its criminal probe in two efforts to overturn the 2020 election efforts, according to four people familiar with that. the washington post broke that story tonight, just hours after attorney general merrick garland did an interview with nbc s lester holt and said the justic
said quote, the only text messages on director murray s phone on january 5th and six where notifications from his alarm company at his residence. by policy, secret service employees are not to conduct official government business via text for information security purposes as well as government record retention. and joining us now is jim helminski, who served as deputy assistant director of the united states to get service in 2015. thank you very much for joining us tonight. i want to begin with this issue involving the inspector general, another turn in that road where suddenly the house representative certainly has lost confidence in this inspector general, and wants him replaced. what is your reaction to that? well that was an article by carroll lennox, who obviously is a master of all things secret service, whether good or bad. my opinion on that situation is