donald trump s role in the plot to overturn the 2020 election. including the violent and deadly attack on the capitol by a mob of insurrectionists, and ongoing threat to democracy. they will be the first opportunity for the public to see clips from the star witness, pat cipollone, s recorded testimony last week. the former white house counsel was reportedly cooperative. the panel has requested that an added version of alex holder s newly released documentary, unprecedented. so we could see some behind the scenes footage. not included in the final cut. although, it s not clear just how much we will learn from it. what we did learn is that the trump kids had nothing to say about january 6th. you said before you didn t want to talk about january 6th, the capital hearing let s skip the sixth. let s go to nbc s, julia, at the capitol where anticipation is building. she is getting new information about the committee s witness list. julia, we ve heard another big player, steve
things they care about. we don t have to make things up when the republicans do their big tax bill in 2017, they said it will reduce your taxes to the average middle class person. it was aimed at the rich. we are talking about exactly what this bill does. we don t have to make it up because we are aiming directly at the american people and what they want. so, let me say this. say no to something is easy. it gets mistaken that no, say no, that is tough. there is no strategy or counting to saying no. it s simple, it is easy. legislating is about getting to yes. i ve always been a yes person. not a no person. always wanted to get something done. if you ask me, what helped you get the stun? some people have asked me that. i put it in one word, persistence. i just tell you a brief story for those of you who haven t heard about my dad. my dad passed away in november, he would have been 99 on flight day, june 14th. he was i won t go into the whole story, but he was a brilliant par
january six insurrection took direct aim at former president donald trump for his role in inciting the events of the day. the prime time televised hearing paid into a picture of a president who at best was unmoved by the chaos he helped create. at worst, was intent on capitalizing on the arrest we, unrest, to overturn the 2020 election. [inaudible] multiple members of congress requested pardons from trump after the sixth. i was one of the first to call after that day a coup. the house select committee has only confirmed my suspicions. unfortunately, many of the americans who most need to hear the truth about what happened in the tumultuous final days of the trump presidency, remain in the dark. many of the largest conservative media outlets have chosen to play down or completely ignore the select committee s important work. joining me now, congresswoman robbyn kelly, democrat of illinois, who sits on the house oversight and reform committee. congresswoman, thank you for joini
Stopgap measure thats their own numbers crafted. A small group of republican Holdouts Numbering at about 21 voted against. Its that small group was more than enough to tank the bill, and send republicans back to square one. Possibly taking any hope of avoiding a showdown with them. It was the latest sign of the ongoing division and disarray among the house gop conference. Since the beginning of this, year unresolved tensions between speaker Kevin Mccarthy and a handful of the parties extremists led by florida congressman matt gaetz have repeatedly pled to to our door. Now it appears that they are willing to make good on those threats. As things stand right, now neither house, nor the senate have managed to pass any bills that can avert a shutdown. If no deal is mixed reached by midnight, tonight about 820,000 federal employees, thats nearly 1 million federal workers, in major agencies will be according to the White House Office of management and. Budget millions of americans, including
Majority leader, Kevin Mccarthy who is now threatening members of his own party. Plus, pitiful priorities, i will speak with congressman jimmy gomez of the House Oversight committee, as the gop focuses on impeachment instead of keeping the government open. And will later on, no obstruction allegations, what a former aide says donald trump told her just after the classified documents organization was speeding up. Im Charles Coleman junior, in for ayman mohyeldin. Lets get started, i got a lot to talk about. But first, breaking news, time is running out, we are just seven days away from a Government Shutdown and most House Republicans are nowhere to be found. Literally. They have left washington to go home with no resolution insight. Now on thursday, for the second time this week, House Republicans failed to start a debate on a bill to fund the government after five farright members of Speaker Mccarthys own caucus block the measure and demanded additional spending cuts. This marks yet an