Loony lies, conspiracy theories are cancer for the Republican Party and our country. Somebody that suggested perhaps no airplane hit the Pentagon On 9 11, that horrifying School Shootings were prestaged, that the clintons crashed jfk jr. s airplane is not living in reality. This has nothing to do with the challenges facing American Families or the robust debates on substance that can strengthen the party. Now, i would wager every one of you agrees with what i just said. But you have not heard this from the majority of gopers in congress. Here is the question. Is that about to change . Why might it change . Because i just read a quote from senator Mitch Mcconnell. Hes the guy who just said that. He just said it. The media is amazed at his amazing candor. Seriously . One, he is stating the obvious. Two, the only amazing thing is how long it took. And, yet, relatively, he is ahead of the curve. Because what is truly amazing is there is a retrumplican who actually thinks democrats drink th
Breaking news to report on the attack on the capitol last month. Sources tell cnn it has been recommended that prosecutors decline to bring charges against a Capitol Police officer in the shooting of a rioter. The shooting remains under investigation. No final decision has been made. The Justice Department could make one in the coming days. Now to a separate investigation by cnn State Election data shows at least eight people facing criminal charges for their involvement did not actually vote. Donovan crowl is a member of a selfstyled militia and was removed from ohio rolls in 2020 for never voting. There is also no record of him voting in illinois where he was once registered. Jack griffith faces a number of charges. Including violent entry. Court documents state that he posted on the facebook the cavalry is coming. Election data from two states showed he voted in 2018 but he did not vote in 2020. There you go. They were saying the election was a fraud. Votes were stolen. They didnt e
But the lesson is in how we got here. Even this move is proof of what we must stomp out in our politics. The gsa head writes, ive always strived to do whats right. Please know that i came to my decision independently based on the law and available facts. I was never directly or indirectly pressured by any executive branch official, including those who work at the white house or gsa with regard to the substance or timing of my decision. Carefully worded and with good reason. You know why . She was just doing her job. She was refusing to do her job. And on what basis . There was no legitimate basis. There were no facts she could draw on to question the results or the apparent winner. So what did she base it on . She was never pressured . Then how about this tweet that followed right after her transition . Trump tweeted, i told her to do this. Im not going to read it. Theres no need to anymore. Lie, defy, deny. That is why he lost. Now, get this. Hes worried that this tantrump that has ke
I was never directly or indirectly pressured by any executive branch official, including those that work at the white house or gsa with regard to the substance or timing of my decision. Carefully worded and with good reason. You know why . She was just doing her job. She was refusing to do her job. And on what basis . There was no legitimate basis. There were no facts she could draw on to question the results or the apparent winner. So what did she base it on . She was never pressured. Then how about this tweet that followed right after her transition . Trump tweeted, i told her to do this. Im not going to read it. Its no need to anymore. Lie, defy, deny. That is why he lost. And get this, hes worried that this tantrum that has kept us from dealing with a pandemic in our duly elected president elect, it may hurt his brand. Know this. This is your brand, mr. Trump. You will forever be remembered as viciously divisive and a demagogue. A man that died about a pandemic to suit his own inte
More breaking news tonight. Police in the District Of Columbia arrested the leader of the proud boys, charging him with possessing two high capacity firearm magazines. Henry Enrique Tarrio was also charged with burning a black lives matter banner taken from a black church during protests last month. During a rally in support of President Trumps baseless claims of voter fraud. That rally has authorities seriously worried about the potential for violence. A sign of just how serious things are, the Defense Department approved a request by the d. C. Mayor to National Guard forces. Theres a chance President Trump will address some of those demonstrators. The news continues. Lets hand it over to chris for cuomo prime time. Happy new year. Good to see you, anderson. I am chris cuomo. Welcome to prime time. Top of the new year and our collective state in 2021 will be greatly influenced by what happens this first week. The retrumplicans, they are insistent. They just want to ignore reality. Do