that will pass both chambers. not be stopped by the filibuster, and be signed into law. anything less is insufficient. and unwelcome. end quote. joining us now, the chair and the ceo of the new georgia project which is one of the groups that signed onto that letter. and it s good to see you again. thank you for being here tonight. that is a forceful letter. i m curious about what you think the reaction will be, and what you d like the president and the vice president to be able to do to meet the standards that are set out in that request. well, i will say that some of the earlier reactions have been quite visceral. i continue to think that we are being sort of harsh or sharp in our critique. but what our intent is, and what i think is happening is that we are creating the demand. so that there is no doubt that
that sometime this month, the january 6th investigation plans to invite former vice president mike pence to appear before the committee. the chair of the investigation, congressmen bennie thompson tails npr the vice president was put in a tough spot. the president was putting a lot of pressure on him to break the law, and he stood fast, and because of his respect for law, there were people who came to the capitol a year ago wanting to hang him, and so if for no other reason, our committee really needs to hear, what are his opinions on what happened on january 6th, end quote. now, mike pence has walked a very fine line over the past year. he s never disavowed his decision to carry out his role in certifying joe biden s victory against donald trump s wishes, yet on every other point he has been nothing but fawning toward trump. but if you want to see the ship, the ship from what we all agree that this was a violent attack on our democracy to republicans aren t even allowed to say it was