the decision not to lie even though donald trump told them to, it s their turn next in front of the january 6th select committee. one of them set to testify in the coming days, the election s boss in the state of georgia, brad raffensperger. he was on the other end of that infamous phone call with the then president of the united states who was desperately scrambling to come up with votes that didn t exist. so look, all i want to do is this. i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have because we won the state. raffensperger is expected to appear with his deputy gabe sterling, and now we know that rusty bowers, the arizona house speaker who backed trump s re-election but also refused oto go along with his scheme will be joining them. earlier i spoke with the committee member of the january 6th committee, congresswoman zoe lofgren. these individuals are republicans they voted for trump. they are, you know, supported him, but they wouldn t do illegal t
for nearly five hours as rioters overwhelmed the capitol, looking, chanting, to hang him. we were told they came within 40 feet of the vice president s evacuation route and we re also learning new details about a heated phone call between trump and pence on that morning of january 6th. this is what witnesses include ing ivanka said about trump s demeanor on the call. i remember hearing the word wimp, he called him a wimp, i don t remember, he said, you are a wimp, you ll be a wimp. it was a different tone than i d heard him take with the vice president before. also a major new piece of evidence revealed by the committee, john eastman, the conservative lawyer central to the plans to overturn the election results asked for a pardon after january 6th. and new this morning, the new york times obtained a copy of a letter sent by the house select committee to ginni thomas, the way of supreme court justice clarence thomas. they want to speak to her next month. they have emai
forward to pressure vice president pence anyway. the committee outlining how close to imminent mortal danger the vice president was on january 6th, 2021. our investigation found that immediately after the president s 2:24 p.m. tweet, the crowds both outside the capitol and inside the capitol surged. mike pence has betrayed the united states of america! mike pence has betrayed this president and he has betrayed the people of the united states and we will never, ever forget! i m telling you, if pence came, we re going to drag the [ bleep ] through the streets. real simple, pence betrayed us, which apparently everybody knew he was going to, and the president mentioned it, like five times when he talked, you can go back and watch the president s video. make no mistake about the fact that the vice president s life was in danger. a recent court filing by the department of justice explains that confidential informant from the proud boys told the fbi the proud boys would ha
paid millions of dollars in hush money to cover up an alleged affair. cnn s jason carroll has that story. please welcome chairman of wwe, vince mcmahon. larger than life, vince mcmahon, more famous than some of the wrestling stars he helped create. he s the guy. i mean wwe is vince mcmahon. you can t separate them. wrestlemania. now mcmahon forced to step back from his role as chairman and ceo of world wrestling entertainment, wwe, while the company s board investigates misconduct claims against him. his daughter, his interim replacement. the wall street journal reports mcmahon paid a former employee, who he allegedly had an affair with, $3 million to keep her quiet. according to the journal, the separation agreement prevents her from discussing her
following hush money allegations. mcmahon has agreed to step back from his responsibilities as chairman and ceo while the wrestling company s board investigates him for alleged misconduct. the wall street journal reports mcmahon paid a secret $3 million settlement to a former employee he allegedly had an affair with. his daughter stephanie mcmahon will serve as interim ceo and interim chair. cnn s coverage continues right now. it is the top of the hour this friday morning. good morning, everyone. i m poppy harlow. jim sciutto has the day off. today, more attention shifting to the justice department and what steps it may soon take after thursday s pivotal hearing from the january 6th select committee. the big headline the panel detailing evidence that former president trump and his attorney john eastman knew the plan to overturn the 2020 election was not legal, but still pressed