the following is a cnn special report. you want to die, you better leave! tonight, what s the bottom line you want the american people to know? there was a very sophisticated multi-part plan overseen by donald trump. you can t ever accept when they steal and reagan rob. attempt to stay in power. as the longest, largest investigation into donald tr trump s attempts to stay presen barreled towards inclusion, t that. the explosive testimony. i heard some the president said something to the effect of i don t think they have weapons let my people in. new insight from witnesses. i said, you want me to take my statement 32 million voters and just let them filled out the window? get back to criminal intent issue. i don t know what he bel believed. the answer questions. i feel like we don t know th full story on the proud boys an oathkeepers. and what might lie ahead. the former president and his allies was an clear and present danger to american democracy. n
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
the attack on the capitol. high-ranking lifelong republicans, notable members of the former president s staff, detailing how he watched television as the violent assault unfolded. officials say he never called law enforcement or the pentagon to put an end to the violence. and while video evidence showed rioters hanging on every word from the then-president, we learned that trump initially refused to use the word peace when he finally sent a tweet to that mob. it was the then-vice president, mike pence, who ultimately called in the national guard as rioters were chanting to hang him. previous testimony revealed president trump thought pence, quote, deserved those chants. last night we learned that members of mike pence s security detail called loved ones in the midst of it because they feared they wouldn t make it out of the capitol safe and alive. to hear that was just stunning. and last night republican congressman adam kinzinger wrapped up the hearing with this messag
fentanyl deaths at an all time high. democrats want you to forget all about this and focus on only 3 main distractions. their game plan for the next 57 days. they are tempting to divide the country on the basis of race and gender and age. their election year playbook or lie. republicans are racist and sexist and xenophobia. democrats will scare voters by claiming abortion is illegal. that s not true. abortion is still legal in the vast majority of states. i have it on good authorities in that republicans in the senate will bring up a national abortion law this week that would have a mandate ever time of 15 weeks which is what the mississippi law called for and the third distraction. democrats are trying to vilify the maga republicans and donald trump supporters to rally their base. according to biden and other democrats, half of america is a threat to democracy because they now support or once supported donald trump. instead of trying to fix the economy or talk about it or