chartered vehicles. yeah. they stayed in hotels, motels, all of that. somebody had to pay for it. we want to look at whether or not the paying for that participation was legal and whether or not it contributed to what occurred on january 6th. the chairman of the january 6 select committee bennie thompson saying the committee will follow the money in an effort to uncover what exactly transpired in the leadup to the insurrection. his committee is investigating the connection between a trump campaign funded war room in the willard hotel where key allies plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election and the capitol riot. joining us now, congressman ted lieu of california member of the judiciary and foreign affairs committees. he also served as an impeachment manager during donald trump s second impeachment. congressman, i wonder first your reaction to the new reporting of
michael myers is the essence of evil. the boogeyman. needs to die. if you track michael s victims, it s a straight line to michael s childhood home. [ screaming ] tonight my family will kill him. [ gasps ] [ screaming ] we have one of the teams on the committee whose sole purpose is to look at the financing of january 6th. it s just interesting to note that a lot of people came to washington by bus, by plane, by
a specific crime, that s a very different sort of an investigation, always motivated by the context that doj has to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in the courtroom. the carryover between those two basically legal systems is not clear yet. i want to ask you, chairman thompson says the select committee is following the money. take a listen. we have one of the teams on the committee whose sole purpose is to look at the financing of january 6th. a lot of people came to washington by bus, by plane, by chartered vehicles. they stayed in hotels, motels, all of that. somebody had to pay for it. and we want to look at whether or not the paying for that participation was legal and whether or not it contributed to what occurred on january 6th. joyce, going back to your