earlier against barrack, and there were misgivings, quote/unquote, at doj, and the u.s. attorney s office. now all of a sudden new administration, new attorney general, and here come the charges against barrack. i wonder if this was delayed for political purposes. let me ask you quickly before i let you go about what happened with the first person, paul hodgkin s, who was involved in the january 6th riot. in another column i m looking at, you called the judge who handed down the eight-month sentence smart and selective. but what does this verdict mean for the almost, what, 600 or so other defendants facing charges? yeah, you know, they say if you re in any decisionmaking role, including a judge, one sure way to know that you ve found a middle ground is that no one is particularly thrilled with your decision. so if social media reaction is any response, no one is particularly happy about this. put yourself in the judge s robe, as they say. there s the largest case with the most defe
there was a moment december 14th when the electoral college counts were certified in all of the state legislators when mcconnell formally recognized joe biden as the president-elect and congratulated biden and trump saw that as a betrayal. he was upset with mcconnell over that and upset with how mcconnell conducted himself and with the speech he delivered on the floor on january 6th about the importance of certifying the results of a free and fair election and not trying to contest whit there s no evidence of fraud. here s the best part of having both of you. nick is granting us two segments for this discussion, so we are not done with both of you yet. lucky us. lucky me. coming up next, the lies about the november election, whether the former president really believes them. we re going to ask. diabetes made food a mystery. everything felt like a “no.” but then paul went from no to know.
inherited, on january 20th, 2009. that is what joe biden inherited on january 20th, 2021. and because of the similarities between these two, there s a lot to learn. i mean, there are there are lessons about how to pass a democratic agenda. there are lessons about obstruction and senator mitch mcconnell s true nature. whether you can trust him. there are lessons about the importance of tangibly improving people s lives, as fast as possible. but one of the biggest lessons to my mind, one that occupies us on this day, is about accountability. the rule of law. and what happens to people who transgress. so, today, we saw the very first sentencing for a january-6th rioter, who was convicted of a felony. this is a first. his name is paul hodgkin s, 38-year-old out of tampa, florida, who pleaded guilty to obstructing official proceeding when he entered the capitol building carrying a trump 2020 flag. he took selfies there. he received eight months in
truth of what happened on january 6th. mr. jordan, what do you hope to accomplish on the republican side in this investigation? we know what this is about. this is about going after president trump. you know? i mean, the democrats. they don t want to talk about anything else. hmm. well, there you go. and that, right there, that s why kevin mccarthy chose him. to defend the disgraced-former president. still, the up disputed leader of the republican party. to defend the big lie and the big liar. the big liar. the white house with, you know, we all saw it. the whitewashers, excuse me, i should say, that we all saw with our own eyes on january 6th. a trump-supporting mob trying to overturn our free-and-fair elections. that, on the that, on the very day that the first capitol rioter convicted of a felony was sentenced. his name is paul hodgkin s. pleading guilty last month to
she s going to have to decide, are these picks acceptable. are you surprised he picked only white men for his picks? i think it s important to remember here that on the one hand, yes, i m surprised but on the other hand, mccarthy was spending his recess trying to reach out to members, trying to get people to serve on this committee. i would be interested to know who did the reach out to that wanted to be a part of the committee, who did he reach out to anyone who said no thanks. lauren, thank you so much for that reporting. a federal judge has handed down the first sentencing of a u.s. capitol rioter charged with a felony. paul hodgkin s of florida received an eight month sentence for his role in the january 6th attack on the capitol, despite prosecutors requesting he be sentenced to more than twice that time. joining us now to discuss, joseph d. mcbride, attorney for richard barnett, seen here in a widely circulated image, sitting in a chair in house speaker