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maybe we could have martial law. the president could declare martial law and collect all the election ballots. or maybe we could rerun the election. all these things have nothing to do with the law, nothing to do with how our elections are run. these whisperers and flynn was key among them were telling the president there was a way for him to maintain his grip on power. you see in that statement what michael flynn and others like him, including the proud boys and the oath keepers, people like him were saying, we ve got to take this by force, we ve got to take this action into our own hands about who the president will be. well, that is about as close to a coup as you can get. coming up next, breaking news. the cdc is expected to reverse
own breath. he described how he was squealing himself in pain, not sure if he was going to get enough oxygen because of the crowds. the difference between these two split screens couldn t be more stark. former president trump continues to tell people all around the country and his base that this was not violent, that this was a picnic, to quote your previous esteemed guest. obviously the hearing shows the truth, what these officers really went through. phil, today the doj ruled that it s going to allow trump officials to testify about the final days of his presidency. that really sets the stage for potentially damaging testimony from top trump aides about the events leading up to and on january 6th. you know, based on your reporting, who could be the most interest to this committee? if you re trump, who do you really not want to talk? jeff, it s an important question. we should start with the people
most american people are aware of when the white house guidance comes out, there is a time on there for president biden to read the president s daily brief which is sort of the intel work product. and toward the end of the trump administration, the president based on our reporting hardly ever read it. didn t may time for it. how has the intel community changed from the trump administration to the biden administration? well, for their part, i mean, essentially the hefdz the spy agencies no long ver to wake up every day worrying about whether they re going to be fired. that was a real concern in the intel community under trump. that had profound effects throughout the bureaucracy. one of the major public effects is they stopped having threat hearings, public worldwide threat hearings. where the heads of the intelligence agencies go before congress and talk about the biggest threats they felt were facing the country. when they did that, and they contradicted what donald trump saw as h
afternoon. still ahead, green light. as we mentioned, doj will allow former trump aides to testify about the final chaotic days of his presidency. what more could we learn? also ahead, breaking news on the coronavirus pandemic. the cdc expected to reverse course on masks for unvaccinated americans and vaccinated americans too and urge their use indoors in covid hot spots. simone biles withdraws from the team s gymnastics final. m the team s gymnastics final. from prom dresses to workouts and new adventures you hope the more you give the less they ll miss. but even if your teen was vaccinated against meningitis in the past they may be missing vaccination for meningitis b. although uncommon, up to 1 in 5 survivors of meningitis will have long term consequences. now as you re thinking about all the vaccines your teen might need