told him he needed to be doing something more. and aware of the rioters chants to hang mike pence, the president responded with this sentiment, quote, maybe our supporters have the right idea. mike pence, quote, deserves it. mike pence deserves it. that s one of several new findings revealed yesterday. you may hear there was nothing new, but that s not the truth. cheney revealed multiple republican congressman, including gop representative scott perry, sought presidential pardons for their roles in trying to overturn the election. trump s attorney general bill barr told him, his claim the election was stolen was bs. ivanka trump testified she believed barr when he said that. and overnight a source close to former vice president pence told cnn that his team did not call the white house for help as the riots unfolded because they did not think the white house, that is the president, would help them. that s the vice president. capitol hill police officers who were attacked an
priority. we just had a circle breach the line. we need backup. key members of that far right extremist group are charged with seditious conspiracy. in an interview with cnn s jake capper right after the hearing last night, bennie thompson dropped a bomb shell about the role of extremist groups in all of this. are there going to be witnesses that describe actual conversations between these extremist groups and anyone in trump s orbit? yes. there will be? yes. we also heard top trump staffers admit there was no widespread election fraud. i remember sharing with him that we weren t finding anything that would be sufficient to change results in any of the key states. i made it clear i did not agree with the idea of saying the election was stolen own putting out this stuff which i told the president was bullshit. we also heard from trump s family members. i respect attorney general barr, so i accepted what he said was saying. and we heard what then presi
and aircraft. all kidding aside, he s come off the sidelines. he s retired, helped us identify and get ahead of the challenges that arise at our ports, our railroads, and on the road. this is about reducing costs for families. you know, i have to admit to you, a lot of the elected officials have been in office for a while. every once in a while something you learn makes you viscerally angry, like if you had the person in front of you, you would want to pop them. i really mean it. there are nine major ocean line companies that ship from asia to the united states. they form three consortiums. these companies have raised their prices by as much as 1000%. so everything coming from asia, 90 some percent of it is stuff coming from asia. they ve raised it by 1000%. that s why i called on congress to crack down. they re foreign-owned shipping companies that raised their prices, while raking in just last year $190 billion in profit. a sevenfold increase in one year. sevenfold increase
defending his response to the massacre. he s reportedly denying he prevented officers from breaching the shooting scene and confronting the gunman. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, the january 6th select committee is expressing a sense of urgency ahead of the next public hearing on monday. members warning over and over again that democracy remains in danger and that former president trump is still fanning the flames. cnn congressional correspondent ryan nobles is covering the insurrection investigation. reporter: the january 6th select committee is making the case donald trump is to blame for what happened using the words of trump s closest allies like bill barr. i didn t agree with the idea saying the election was stolen and putting out this stuff the told the president was bull shit. reporter: and family members. i respect general barr and so i accepted what
attention off the biden administration s failings. all they re doing is try to paint a new political narrative in november. it s inflation, sky high gas prices. border crisis. democrats created the crisis. the hearings are no more than an attempt to change the narrative. they are desperate. we all know it s a sham committee process. they want to put donald trump in jail. if they don t get that they want to keep his name off the ballot. dana: chad pergram is live on capitol hill for us this morning. hi, chad. good morning. the committee aimed to tie the riots to former president trump and his actions after the election. the panel played new video and audio tape of those close to the president that included former attorney general bill barr who said there was no fraud in the election. there was dramatic testimony from u.s. capitol police officer edwards sustained a traumatic brain injury defending the capitol. there were officers on the ground, you know. they were b