Loony lies, conspiracy theories are cancer for the Republican Party and our country. Somebody that suggested perhaps no airplane hit the Pentagon On 9 11, that horrifying School Shootings were prestaged, that the clintons crashed jfk jr. s airplane is not living in reality. This has nothing to do with the challenges facing American Families or the robust debates on substance that can strengthen the party. Now, i would wager every one of you agrees with what i just said. But you have not heard this from the majority of gopers in congress. Here is the question. Is that about to change . Why might it change . Because i just read a quote from senator Mitch Mcconnell. Hes the guy who just said that. He just said it. The media is amazed at his amazing candor. Seriously . One, he is stating the obvious. Two, the only amazing thing is how long it took. And, yet, relatively, he is ahead of the curve. Because what is truly amazing is there is a retrumplican who actually thinks democrats drink th
Breaking news to report on the attack on the capitol last month. Sources tell cnn it has been recommended that prosecutors decline to bring charges against a Capitol Police officer in the shooting of a rioter. The shooting remains under investigation. No final decision has been made. The Justice Department could make one in the coming days. Now to a separate investigation by cnn State Election data shows at least eight people facing criminal charges for their involvement did not actually vote. Donovan crowl is a member of a selfstyled militia and was removed from ohio rolls in 2020 for never voting. There is also no record of him voting in illinois where he was once registered. Jack griffith faces a number of charges. Including violent entry. Court documents state that he posted on the facebook the cavalry is coming. Election data from two states showed he voted in 2018 but he did not vote in 2020. There you go. They were saying the election was a fraud. Votes were stolen. They didnt e
This magnitude. We are not out of the fight yet. The continued message is to please stay off the road. Announcer this is new day with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world, this is new day. Its tuesday, february 2nd, 6 00 a. M. Here in new york. And a cancer for the Republican Party, scathing comments from Senate Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell about a fellow member of congress. Honestly, you never hear this kind of talk from mcconnell about another republican member. So why is he saying this only now about congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene . What does it tell us about where that party is going . We have new reporting about a possible showdown between republicans today in just a minute. Meanwhile, a peculiar sight at the white house. Look at this. What would you call this . This is like a political unicorn. I it doesnt compute. A substantive bipartisan meeting inside the white house. President biden with a group of re
Vows not to dilute, dither or delay that legislation. The white house focuses today on immigration as President Biden prepares to sign a series of executive actions, including Assembly Task force to reunite families separated at the border during the Trump Administration. Welcome to tuesday, its Groundhog Day, the longest Groundhog Day any of us have ever experienced, isnt it, anyway, it jen psaki will hold her briefing the house Impeachment Managers have filed their pretrial brief this morning as well. Well get to both of those in a moment. The Daily Briefing comes after President Biden met with ten of the most moderately minded Senate Republicans, not necessarily an ideology but perhaps in tone last night at the white house. The that meeting they proposed a covid relief deal that they probably knew biden could not support and biden probably knew they wouldnt be able to stay united on that anyway. Case in point, its not every day you see Mitch Mcconnell publicly renouncing or praising
President biden will actually sign three Executive Orders to undo President Trumps harsh Immigration Policies including those separated from their families at the border. Well talk to a Biden Administration official about that. And House Republican leader Kevin Mccarthy just finished speaking in texas. He didnt get any questions about what he will do with congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene and her inflammatory statements as Pressure Mounts for Mitch Mcconnell. Well get reaction. We have a lot to unpack. Joining to us start off our coverage, cara lee is covering the white house for us. And Jonathan Swan is here as well. Great to have both of you. So lets get right to it. Run us through the key arguments made by the House Impeachment Managers and the president s legal team. Sure. Well, on the house Impeachment Manager Side of this, you have them making the argument that the president has singular responsibility for inciting this riot on january 6th in the capitol. They say he has the u