not intervene. the judge seemed not to buy his lawyer s argument that there was, quote, no legislative purpose to the request replying january 6th happened at the capitol, literally, congress s house. and are you really saying the president s notes talking points have no bearing on the investigation? as it tries to piece it all together the committee listens to more voices behind closed. liz cheney telling politico they have completed over 150 interviews with a whole range of people connected to the events, connected to understanding what happened. that just gives you a sense it is a range of engagement, some formal interviews, some depositions, there really is a large amount of work under way. john eastman, of whom we learned even more stunning details this week, what he was planning before, during, even after the violent attack. the washington post reported that a pence aide while in hiding in the capitol basement with the vice president was told pence s action was to bla
that outlined a path for vice president pence to toss out the election results on january 6th. the memo formed the basis for the pressure campaign by pence on trump by eastman and others. eastman was just caught on camera defending that memo saying that trump had intended to go to the capitol that day and referring to the insurrectionists who stormed the capitol hags quote, our guys. he was caught by a legal activist lauren windsor who approached him at a event saying she was at the rally on january 6th and that she was a sporter of his. watch. all your legal reasoning is totally solid? no question. it was a set-up. unfortunately, our guys walked into the trap. he would have gone down there if it hadn t been for the violence? yeah. like he decided not to go because people were engaging in violence and breaking stuff? yeah. raises more questions than it answers, doesn t it? nbc news reached out to him, that was eastman, and he had no comment. little fact check he
we ll bring you the latest as well as the conversation with arizona democratic congressman. also we re keeping an eye on merrick garland s system before the house judiciary committee on the january 6th insurrection and other issues. meantime the fda authorizes booster shots for the moderna and johnson & johnson vaccines as we learn more about the effectiveness of the pfizer booster shot. and we are live on the ground in haiti, as the search continues for 17 american and canadian missionaries, including children, who were abducted by a haitian gang. and on this latina equal payday, take a closer look at the huge pay gap between latinas and white non-hispanic men. we begin on capitol hill, democrats are once again grappling with how to pay for their multi-trillion-dollar social safety net bill, and arizona senator kyrsten sinema is apposed to raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations to president biden and democratic leaders said is key to funding their reconcilia
herself and her family. a school board member standing up telling the world enough. she is with us to say it again. from boosters for adults and the possibility of vaccines for kids, the first pediatrician elected to congress. she will talk to us about it all. that is here on american voices. all right. tonight, we are going to start with january 6, we begin this hour with new signs. the trump s hold on the gop remains strong. despite being impeached twice in just one term, we are going to talk about it all. for prove, look no further than the virginia governor s race in matchup between youngcincinnati and mccalloff. what tight rope is trump forcing youngkin to walk? rally goers pledge allegiance to a flag said to be flown at the capitol on january 6. youngkin called the move weird and wrong. in texas, trump s hold on the party is on full display. the state s extreme abortion ban and election laws and now putting texas teachers in a weird place. school districts like that
and then, you know, tough transition, because the president is moved by what is taking place, but at the same time, you know, perhaps in the back of his mind or now the front of his mind now that he s made his way back to the white house is his economic agenda and what kind of obstacles are in his way. reporter: that s absolutely right, and one thing seems pretty clear, the white house, democrats up on capitol hill and the president, are at least prodding, if not pressuring, those key moderates, joe manchin of west virginia, even kyrsten sinema of arizona to get on board or at least give some guidance as to what it s going to take to get the bill social safety net legislation over the finish line, what seems clear, at least at the moment, is that the $3.5 trillion top line number is going to come down. not clear exactly what that final number will be, certainly, at this point. but we do know the president has been trying to reach out, trying to make the point, along with