than i do about the institutions themselves. look, jeffrey rosen and richard odonhue is the acting deputy attorney general, they held, right? but as another official described to us last week, that s the thinnest membrane of protection you can possibly have. that is all that was standing between them and these letters going out to states around the country. and you can only imagine what could have happened at that point. the insurrection was bad, bad enough. you can only imagine what would have happened if you had the justice department sending out these official comments that were clearly dishonest and lies. is it possible that you think crimes were committed? is that something that should be investigated here? you know, i don t know if crimes were committed here. quite frankly i think that obviously congress will look into that if they believe crimes were committed they ll make a referral to the department of justice, merrick garland s department of justice and they ll do if th
brianna, the senate report into the senator break downs that day lists officer smith and officer liebengood lost their lives related to this riot. there s this big question about should these be considered line of duty deaths. should they be afforded the same benefits as other men and women who are killed in the line of duty. certainly a conversation that won t go away any time soon. it s so important it s raised now not just for january 6th but for law enforcement in general. it s time to talk more about it when it comes to service by police officers. whitney wild, thank you so much for that. new testimony from two top former justice department officials put a trump appointed environmental law chief at the justice department at the center of a major effort to help trump subvert the results of the 2020 election. according to sources former acting attorney general jeffrey rosen and former acting deputy attorney richard odonhue said that jeffrey clark sought to deploy the department
wrong. reporter: after invoking her fifth amendment rights before congress, the justice department launched a criminal investigation, but it s the justice department at the center of another controversy, seizing phone records as well as personal e-mails from fox news reporter james rosen. even though attorney general eric holder told congress this. with regard to the potential prosecution of the press fors disclosure of material, that s not something that i have ever been involved in or heard of or we think would be unwise policy. reporter: justice officials seeking a search warrant to get rosen s private e-mails, a warrant that alleged he could be a co-conspirator. the president has asked to consult with media organizations. i m troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may chill the investigative journalist that
wrong. reporter: after invoking fifth amendment rights before congress. the justice department launched a criminal investigation. the justice department at the center of another controversy. seizing phone records of reporters at the associated press and from james rosen of fox news. even though eric holder told us this. with regard to the potential prosecution of reporters for not releasing records, that would not be appropriate. reporter: rosen could be a cocoon spira for. holders must review guidelines and consult with media organizations. i m troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may chill the ve investigative journalism. reporter: a conflict of