Balance between focusing on this problem and making absolutely sure that we dont disparage all of our military service. Were out of time. Shawn, thank you so much. I appreciate it. Well see you soon. Thanks, don. Thanks for watching, everyone. Our coverage continues. Good evening. Less than a week away from the president at the scene of his alleged crime of his democracy, members of his party are deciding right now who they are and where their loyalties actually lie. Theyre at it right now. The meeting, which has reportedly been tumultuous, is still under way. House republicans choosing whether they stand with the former president in the extremist Freshman Congresswoman he calls a rising star or with the staunchly Conservative Party leader and daughter of a former Vice President who voted to impeach him. The fact that this is happening just hours after leaders of that party paid tribute to one of the victims of the crime, Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick. Really throws the moral s
Do you want that person to protect the confidentiality of the investigation . Even rumors about your case can impact your reputation. You want someone who values the truth. You want someone with the courage to make the right decision, even if its an unpopular decision. Theres an Old Supreme Court case that sets out the Job Description of a prosecutor. It is not the win. It is not the simply get convictions. It is to be a minister of justice. I have a daughter in law school. Shes heard me say this a million times. Good prosecutors clear more innocent people a month than Defense Attorneys do in a lifetime. But you have to be objective. You have to be fair. And you have to be honest. I would be hard pressed to think of any lawyer i worked with in congress who is less qualified to be a prosecutor than adam schiff. Yet this week we learned he wants to be the next Attorney General of california. I guess california is progressive. I guess the next Attorney General there will not share any of
Wont take actions against taylor greene, the internal debate over whether to take action against liz cheney, the third highest ranking republican in the house, after her vote to impeach former president trump. Rachel scott on the hill tonight. The developing headline, meanwhile, from the pentagon tonight. The new defense secretary lloyd austin ordering whats called a servicewide standdown over concerns over extremism within the u. S. Military. What does this mean tonight . And it comes as prosecutors reveal nearly 20 suspects arrested for the deadly siege at the capitol are military veterans. Martha raddatz with late reporting tonight. The coronavirus here in the u. S. And news tonight on yet another potential vaccine and whats different about this one . Could it not only he you, does it also help Stop Transmission of the virus . What dr. Fauci is saying about that tonight. The abc news investigation this evening. The black former nfl players accusing the league of discrimination. Afte
Formalized a deal that cements their control of the United States senate. President biden and his colleagues have made it clear that on covid relief, they have zero interest in waiting on republicans. Yesterday democrats pushed forward with a motion to pass bidens 1. 9 trillion covid package with or without republican support. Mitch mcconnell called the move totally partisan. Which is rich coming from a guy who used the exact same tool to pass a 1. 5 trillion tax cut for the rich. Youll notice that republicans love to wave the word unity like a bloody shirt when they criticize democrats. You know whats better than fake unity, action, action that helps people. Thats the job of governing. In many ways, were now down to just one governing party. This morning speak nancy pelosi and Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer led a congressional tribute to Brian Sicknick who died during the insurrection last month. Each day when members enter the capitol hill, this temple of democracy, we will rem
Now its time for The Last Word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening, lawrence. Good evening, rachel. So im wondering is this more or less homework for you . Because back when you couldnt get the cdc director you would still have to do stories about it, and youd have to try to figure out certain things that were not easily apparent. Tonight you could actually go into that interview not knowing the answers to the questions because youre going to get actual answer tuesday the questions. Well, the thing that i mean the thing that changes that you dont have to anticipate what the interviewee is going to say, what they think or what was their motivation because you can ask them directly. But you still need to know about the issues and you know how to follow up and press them on it. It is just being able to interview dr. Fauci and dr. Wolensky and, you know, youve been talking to the white house Chief Of Staff ron klain, and andy slavitt has been on chris show. Being able to talk to the peopl