we ll keep a close eye on that. judge, thanks good to see you, judge michael luttig. that is all in on this thursday night. alex wagner tonight, nning, right now. good evening alex. thanks alex, great guest to have on at this juncture, at this critical moment for democracy. great show. thank you. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. his name is alexander butterfield. he was the deputy assistant to president richard nixon, and as the surprise witness during the watergate hearings in 1973, he changed the course of history with this moment. mr. butterfield, are you aware of the installation of any listening devices in the oval office of the president? i was aware of listening devices, yes sir. it was alexander butterfield, who told watergate investigators, and the world, about the existence of secret white house tapes that would, ultimately, expose nixon s involvement in the watergate plot, leading to his resignation. if there is a modern equivalent to w
to local officials and migrants, as his administration tries to make the case that they are doing a lot to combat the prices, and are prepared to do more. i want him to see the extraordinary work of the men and women of the united states border patrol. of customs and border protections field operations. how we have addressed a challenge that is not unique to the southern border of the united states. it is a challenge that is a really gripping our entire hemisphere. we are also following the drama on capitol hill, kevin mccarthy said to faces first big test as speaker. right away as members continue to dodge just the chaotic fight that got mccarthy the gavel, and what it means moving forward. i would argue that exactly have offenders extended it the function that was historic we saw this week is not at an, and it s just the beginning. i will be talking about all of this live with the democratic congresswoman debbie dingell and ilhan omar. that is ahead. first, we
good evening and thanks t at-home for joining us in th special edition of alex wagner tonight. we are coming up on the tw year anniversary of the januar 6th attack, and i think all of us at this point have memories of that day seared into ou minds, where we were what we were doing even after all these times past i mean, almost all of us hav those memories as it turns out, a few peopl have no memory of that day a all, apparently. here is an excerpt of deposition of one of president donald trump s persona secretaries, who worked just outside the oval office, testifying to the january 6t committee, from their fina report quote, i don t remember where was that afternoon do you remember being at the white house that afternoon even if you don t remember where exactly you were at th white house? no, i do not do you remember being home wherever home is for you, on the afternoon of january six as opposed to being at the white house? no, i don t. so, you don t remember whether you ar
messages that could shed important light on the plot to overturn the election. john wood who is a senior investigator for the january 6th committee joins me. plus, it s not just disney, ron desantis is stepping up his fight against so-called woke companies which stands to benefit the companies that help him out politically. we begin tonight with a republican party gone off the rails. what was once a self-described grand ole party advocating small government and national security now seems to be actively rallying against the very issues that just 5, 10, 20 years ago were their top priorities. first, you have the majority of republicans voting yesterday against the bipartisan chips bill that would create high-tech jobs and make the u.s. more competitive against china who republicans keep telling us is the big threat to america s future. republicans also in the main are declining to support the respect for marriage act. okay, family values party, or the inflation reduction act o
insurrection. the select committee to investigate the january 6th attack on the united states capitol will be in order. without objection, the chair has authorized to declare the committee in races at any point. pursuant to house deposition authority deposition the chair announces the committees approval to announce the good afternoon. in our previous hearings, the select committee showed that then president trump applied pressure at every level of government. of local election workers, up to his own vice president. opened hoping public servants would give into that pressure and help him steal an election he actually lost. today, we will tell the story of how the pressure campaign also targeted the federal agency, charged with enforcement of our laws, the department of justice. we have already covered part of mr. trump s effort. we heard from attorney general bill barr, tell the story and the committee about the baseless claims mr. trump wanted the justice departm