on charge of seditious conspiracy trying to overthrow the government. last week, the group focused on the founder stewart rhodes. but today focused on afghanistan veteran, jessica watkins. and she cut off pool cues to serve as antifa smashers january 6th. if they re convicted of seditious conspiracy, watkins and her fellow defendants each face up to 20 years behind bars. now, there s been a lot of legal wrangling on the radar lately, but this trial is incredibly important because it is yet another example of individual accountability. in this case, accountability for a small group that sought to inflict significant ghdamage. at the same time, accountability does not get to the root of the problem. let s take the case that happened to d.c. police officer michael fanone on january 6th. i should warn you some of what we re about to show is graphic. if you don t want to see it, now is your chance to turn away. this is the image that made officer fanone famous. it s a snapshot tak
don t think i could even hear my own voice. all right, so, that was former capitol police officer michael fanone at the first january 6th select committee hearing, speaking about the horrors that he experienced while defending the capitol and our democracy on that day. today, justice for michael fanone. daniel rodriguez, the rioter accused of attacking fanone with his taser plead guilty to four of the eight counts that he was charged with, including conspiracy and inflecting bodily injury on an officer using a dangerous weapon. three of the charges to which rodriguez pleaded guilty carry a maximum of 20 years in prison. joyce vance joins us, a former u.s. attorney, now law professor at the university of alabama and an msnbc contributor. joyce, great to see you again. so, this seemed like a pretty clear case for prosecutors, and according to the indictment in federal court, rodriguez wrote in a group chat with other rioters, quote, omg, i did so much and got away.
that you spend. it s that ideals change and things change. and we have already seen democrats sort of champing at the bit at the potential for that hotly contested race, that will be one of the most i know every year, the most expensive senate race in the country, it smashes the record. i think the record will probably be smashed out of california this year for people seeking that. kim, tim, thank you both. greatly appreciate it, as as. up next, a guilty plea from one of the men who attacked officer michael fanone on january 6th. stay with us. 6th. stay with us
targets. the party chair and fake elector schaffer, a former state senator, informed members of the state gop committee on friday he won t seek a third term when the party votes this summer. but in case that decision seems too in touch with reality for him, there s more. quote, his mem poe is an aggrieved victim of partisan politics. he depicked 2022 as a dark environment in which the organs of law enforcement have been weaponized against republicans. we re back with michael steele and joyce vance. michael, i ll start with you. is this the most gop every. a fake elector steps down amid a criminal investigation and portrays and sees himself as a
they witness a crime want to help their government catch the people responsible. so mike pence s book title that he just res leased is called so help me god. that s what we say at the end of oaths we say. it s to defend our country. and by not standing up and helping his government, he s actually advocating the oath that is the title of his book. i hope he reconsiders this. i think he s better than this. michael, you chuckled through that committee, we learned so much about pence s involvement leading up to on january 6th. talk to me about what a critical witness he would be to the special counsel in all this ask why his testimony would matter. it s absolutely critical, and he knows it.