do you the right thing. that reportedly was part of the message sent to white house aide, cassidy hutchinson, ahead of her questioning of the january six committee. nbc news has confirmed she received at least one of the messages on tuesdays here ring on potential witness intimidation. here is a reminder of what it said. this is a call received by one of our witnesses. quote, a person let me know you have your deposition tomorrow. he wants me to let you know that he s thinking about you. he knows you re loyal, and you will do the right thing when you go in for your deposition. according to a source familiar with hutchinson s deposition, that person referenced there is your former boss, mark meadows. a spokesperson for trump s former white house chief of staff says, no one from meadows camp, himself or otherwise, has ever attempted to intimidate or shape miss hutchinson s testimony to the committee. it is worth remembering, meadows has yet to appear before the panel, despi
good evening, once again, i m stephanie ruhle. today was a very, very busy day on the hill. the fifth january 6th hearing, and we saw even more revelations of just how far former president donald trump was willing to go to stay in office. front and center. how the former president attempted to strong-arm officials and his own justice department to overturn the 2020 election. the riveting testimony came from trump s former acting attorney general, jeff rosen, his deputy, richard donoghue and ha council stephen engel. how often did president trump contact you or the department to push allegations of election fraud. so, between december 23rd and january 3rd, president either called me or met with me virtually every day. on december 13th, an organization called the allied security group issued a report that alleged that the dominion voting machines in that county had a secret 68% error rate. he was adamant that the report must be accurate, that proof that he in fact won
i am stephanie ruhle. it is the eve of another critical january six committee hearing, the panels fourth, one starting tomorrow at 1 pm eastern. california congressman adam schiff will take the lead. the focus, first, to pressure state officials into overturning joe biden s 2020 victory, a race, of course he won fairly. i m gonna say it one more time, a race he won fairly. and the plan to get fake electors to washington, d.c., in time to stop the transfer of power on january 6th. this was, i think, really unprecedented in u.s. history. this brought effort to overturn the presidential election, and you ll see just what the weight of the presidency brought down on these officials. in another hearing, means more republican witnesses, and that s what we re gonna get to tomorrow. arizona s republican house speaker, bowers gets his turn. committee aides tell nbc news he will detail, for the first time, how trump and rudy giuliani leaned on him directly to overturn biden s victo
the lawyer who devised the plan to overturn the election. mr. eastman, we hardly knew you. it always happens, and they always seem so shocked. plus, president biden considers a move to provide a bit of relief at the gas pump, but he needs congress to agree. we also expect more economic data this morning that could offer clues into whether the u.s. is headed toward a recession. also, the crippling labor shortage. the latest industry to feel the pressure, airlines, with more chaos and canceled flights. cnbc s brian sullivan is standing by to discuss if the lack of labor is as big a threat to the economy as inflation and energy costs. would you or a family member like to fly a jumbo jet? if so, we have a job for you. that s the problem, it takes so long to become qualified to fly, and there are not pilots. often, people are waiting. it s crazy. or flights are literally canceled out underneath them. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, june
government to help as it is buckling under record cancellations and delays. let s go up front. i m poppy harlow in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, hunting down enemies. a republican senate candidate is calling on voters to take down members of his own party. republicans in name only, he said, pretending to hunt down maga opponents, a tactical team breaks down the door of a home, sets off smoke bombs and runs through with their guns drawn. he follows them in and says, quote, joined the maga crew, get a rino hunting permit, there is no begging limit, no tagging limit, it doesn t expire until we save our country, . the fraternal order of police condemning the ad, saying it sends a dangerous message that it is somehow acceptable to kill those with different political beliefs is beyond disturbing, and this violence needs to be called out. also comes at a time when the united states is on track this year to break the record for mass shootings and the department of homeland secu