Donald trump didnt want to help. Speegser pelosi outmaneuvered republican leaders. Investigators say theyll use their legal power to compel testimony. I would expect to see a significant number of subpoenas for a lot of people. I want to know what the president was doing every moment of that day after he said im going to walk with you to the capitol. If anyone is scared of this investigation, i ask you one question. What are you afraid of . Republican Representatives Mccarthy and jordan already admitted to basically speaking with trump that day which would make them interesting witnesses at least. There is very little precedent on whether congress can force its own members to testify if they refuse in . Kind of setting. The Washington Post reported on the intricate details there. If the committee does have representatives to testify, prepare for a legal brawl. This is not like some of the battles that we all remember or lived tHrough from the days of the trump White House which had to
Donald trumps absence from the White House theres a near perfect synergy between the chaos of this following and the cowardice of his allies of elected office and the same gop lawmakers who are Taller Kelly Cosigned the insurrection now insist there was an isolated incident, even after some of them participated in the horror of that day or one of its many runins and run ups in the past year when trump artisans attempt to run the Campaign Vehicles off the role in texas where white nationalists planned to kidnap and brutally murdered the governor of michigan and rightwing Terrorists Storms the Oregon State house armed with weapons of war at now congressional republicans even if theyre internally opposed to the insurrection that threaten their lives, that forced them the coward fear the same legislators are content to use the disorder sold by the trump years to stay in power. That is why they killed the commission to investigate the insurrection before it ever stood a chance. And that is
Performance for Phil Mickelson. Well talk about that in a little bit. Good Morning And Welcome to morning joe. Its monday, may 24th. With us to kick things off, we have white House Reporter for the associated press, Jonathan Lemire and u. S. National editor at the financial times, Ed Luce joins us early this morning. So guess what, everybody. The Pandemic Outlook is improving nationwide as new Coronavirus Cases drop to rates not seen in nearly a year. Death rates are also as low as theyve been since last summer, according to the cdc, 60 of people over 18 have received at least one shot and are almost half almost half are fully vaccinated, contributing to the sharp decline in covid19 cases. The vaccine makes a huge difference. Health experts do caution that the virus remains dangerous in communities with low Vaccination Rates. And thats that not enough americans have vaccinated to completely extinguish the virus, leaving the potential for new variants that could extend the outbreak. So
Not like the insurrection now say it was a misunderstanding in the horror of that day and in the runups in the last year. When President Trump threatened to run vehicles off the road in texas, when white nationalists planned to kidnap and brutally murder the governor of michigan. When right wing terrorists stormed the Oregon State house armed with weapons of war, and now congressional republicans, even if theyre internally opposed to the insurrection that threatened their lives, that forced them to cower in fear, these same legislators are content to use the disorder sown by the trump years to stay in power. That is why they killed the offer to investigate the insurrection before it even had a chance. Thats why theyre threatening to kill the Voter Protection Legislation. But the gop lawmakers and the lawlessness being upheld by the republican lawmakers is the biden administration and its Justice Department which will be standing in the way with his leadership. Joining me now, congressm
Related to the death of a black man after his arrest by troopers in louisiana. The death of Ronald Greene adding new urgency. Senator cory booker, one of the negotiators negotiating the bill, expressing his optimism earlier today. I wouldnt have a Negotiating Partner in Tim Scott if Mitch Mcconnell didnt believe that that is something that we should be at the table trying to work through. There are a lot of people who know the crisis we have in this country. The federal government has a responsibility, i believe, to deliver substantive, meaningful police reform. And now to expand for you on the hours headlines, Nbcs Monica Alba and Garrett Haake. Monica, now that Infrastructure Discussions have stalled on Capitol Hill, what options are White House officials exploring ahead of the memorial Day Deadline just over a week ago . Reporter exactly, alex, the White House is saying theyre preparing to explore going it alone again. What that means is employing the strategy they used for the covi