a to do list including sop of the most precedent setting decisions as they prepare to present closing arguments. add to that list what to do with the mountain of evidence they have accumulated specifically about donald trump s role, hands-on role as the driving force behind the campaign to overturn the 2020 election. one that would ultimately endanger his own vice president and members of congress. here s what committee chairman bennie thompson said about this when speaking to reporters on tuesday. i think now that the department of justice is being proactive, i think it s time for the committee to determine whether or not the information can be beneficial to that investigation. so thompson added in that press avail that the committee will issue an interim report in october followed by a final report by the committee at the end of the year. all the vital work by the the select committee happens as the existential threat to democracy posed by trump and his big lie, a threa
the committee should have access. but heat hear what one of the judges said about what s really at stake here. this all boils down to who decides, who decides when it s in the best interest of the united states to disclose presidential records. is it the current occupant of the white house or the former? look, there are a lot of novel questions that are raised in this case. trump lost at the lower court. likely whatever happens here at the appellate court, this case is very likely going to be heading to the supreme court, whether they take it up, that remains to be scene. beyond the actual substance of whether or not congress will get to see these documents which matters the most. all these precedent-setting decisions that courts are going to make. thank you. good to see you, paula. president biden today is hoping to remind americans what he s accomplished. is it enough? we ll talk to the man in charge of keeping democrats in control of the house, next.