talk to us about this new development as it relates to the january 6th committee and this intent to respond to this doj request for transcripts. it was something the department of justice had to ask for twice to this point. yeah, had to ask for twice. and you saw in the letter that came yesterday, as hearings were ongoing, that the justice department said that by not having this, it could also be hampering some of the investigations that they are already ongoing with. that s something that i posed to chairman bennie thompson yesterday after the hearings were over. he said, basically, it wasn t a question of if they were going to comply, but went. although, now, we do have a better sense that that compliance is happening. i can throw up for you on the screen there a statement from a committee spokesperson who says, the select committee is engaged in a cooperative process to address the needs of the department of justice. they re not inclined to share the details of that publ
at pnc private bank, we ll help you take care of the how. so tell us - what s your why? top of a brand new hour on cnn newsroom, good to have you. i m victor blackwell. we begin with the latest case from the january 6th house committee that donald trump held a key role in the insurrection at the capitol. at its second hearing, the committee kept pounding, the proof that trump refused to listen to the truth that he lost the 2020 election, and not from democrats but from his own people in the white house, and working on his campaign. his campaign manager, bill stepien recalled what he told trump about his prospects. this is just after the election. very very very bleak. you know, we told him that the group that went over there outlined, you know, my belief and chances for success at this point. you know, my belief is that it was a very very 5 to 10%s, it s not a very good optimistic outlook. 5 to 10% there. well, then the committee showed how trump continued to embrace