of people understandably want to go, look, that was i d just as soon not face it. you got to face it. that s what great nations do. they face the truth. deal with it and move on. reporter: mr. president before we go, i do want to ask, though, you know, former president trump was supposed to give a press conference today. he didn t do it, but steve bannon is doing it in his place. mark meadows and steve bannon have been held in contempt but steve bannon is out there continuing to push the big lie day in and day out. it s frustrating for the american people. well, it is frustrating and of course, more than frustrating, it s dangerous that these people continue pushing that big lie, and no more destructive than the big liar himself, donald trump, still out there, even if he was silent
0 it s impossible to deny that. as president biden will discuss this morning january 6th represents an ongoing threat to our democracy. in the year since nearly 20 states have passed laws to restrict voting and in many republican circles trump s big lie about the 2020 election still goes unchallenged. bottom line, january 6 has become a stark testament to the fractured nation we ve become and warning sign for what is coming next. with us throughout the hour, nbc s monica alba, she covers the white house, garrett haake on capitol hill, ellison barber outside the capitol, katie benner covers the justice department for the new york times , phil rucker senior washington correspondent for the washington post, eugene daniels co-author of the politico playbook and peter baker, chief white house correspondent for the new york times. monica, let s start with the president. how is he going to approach this one? he s going to mark, of course, the solemn anniversary, steph, but instead