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on to the national stage a little more than a year ago and flirtation before and since with one of this country s two mainstream political parties. first, though, all we learned since last night, which is a lot. some of which, helps further bury false notions about the insurrection that we have all the been literally hearing since day one. for starters, remember the initial refrain subsequently amplified that these weren t really trump supporters but were antifa? in fact, a lot of former president s supporters still seem to make that argument. well, according to page 22 of the indictment, rhodes responded on on his signal chat channel to a claim that antifa broached the capitol according to the indictment, rhodes replied nope, i m right here, these are patriots. keep that in mind as you think back to how many times over the last year, you heard lawmakers try to whitewash the insurrection with variations on the theme that the people who stormed the capitol weren t real ....
we played for you this sound last night. here it is again, manu raju asking about his flip flop about the january 67th committee that wants to question him. regarding the creation of an outside commission, you also oppose the select committee. that s not true. go ahead and ask your question. reporter: you said, sure, you d be able to testify. what was the date of that? reporter: that was last year. now you re saying you won t voluntarily cooperate. why should thepublic not conclude that that you re hiding something? great question. i hope everything gets corrected at cnn. one of the reasons they want to talk to the congressman is they want to know his state of mind at the time, talk to people who were talking to the former president has the capitol was being assaulted. here s part of the q & a yesterday. you a unique window into that day. you were one of the few people who spoke to him that day. doesn t the american public have a right to know what the p ....
believe. get your space helmets and stay for that. but first of all, there is a new poll that caught my attention. it claims that 58% of americans believe democracy is in danger of collapse. collapse! i can see why they might think that. i m not talking about the media fuel that january 6 narrative or a band of goofballs broke windows of the capital. citizens obnoxious trance. trespassing s are not a threat to the democracy. otherwise the doj would have a task force tracking down the rioters as well. the real threat is the one the founders identified appeared to an tyrannical government that forces its will on citizens. regardless of what the constitution says. a good example is the biden administration s push to secure what it calls voting rights legislation. they are in mind the democrats have introduced versions of their election reform bills for years. they brought it to a vote around flag day they might have argued the bill has to be passed or you will never see ol ....
for that. but first of all, there is a new poll that caught my attention. it claims that 58% of americans believe democracy is in danger of collapse. collapse! i can see why they might think that. i m not talking about the media fuel that january 6 narrative or a band of goofballs broke windows of the capital. citizens obnoxious trespassing are not a threat to the democracy. otherwise the doj would have a task force tracking down the rioters as well. the real threat is the one the founders identified. an tyrannical government that forces its will on citizens. regardless of what the constitution says. a good example is the biden administration s push to secure what it calls voting rights legislation. they are in mind the democrats have introduced versions of their election reform bills for years. they brought it to a vote around flag day they might have argued the bill has to be passed or you will never see old glory again. but with mlk day approaching, they made the bil ....
material witness who can speak to trump s mind-set, not only during the insurrection, but in the weeks that followed as he pushed false claims that the election was stolen. now mccarthy says he will not cooperate despite saying that he has nothing to hide. the gop congresswoman liz cheney, the committee s vice chairwoman, will not rule out sending mccarthy, her colleague, a subpoena. we know that leader mccarthy was pleading with the president to tell people to go home when police officers and others were being beaten here at the capitol. so, you know, i wish that he were a brave and honorable man. he s clearly trying to cover up what happened. he has an obligation to come forward, and we ll get to the truth. he s clearly trying to cover up what happened. cnn s john harwood starts us off this morning in washington. reporter: there is a major development overnight in the select house committee investigating the january 6 capitol insurrection. the committee reques ....