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had conversations with the former attorney general already. that s right, the chairman confirming that the committee has spoken to former trump attorney general bill barr, loyalist who made an abrupt and ugly exit after the 2020 election. what might he know about the trump efforts to overturn the results, efforts that reached a fever pitch on january 6th? in a moment, i m going to talk to january 6th committee member congresswoman zoe lofgren about that, as well as where the committee is now and where they re headed in the investigation. plus, a new nbc poll shows major divisions in the country, but one thing that appears to unite almost everyone, fear that our very democracy is in danger. this time, the threat is from within, but democrats in congress say they re willing to continue to fight for it. i think there is widespread understanding of what we have done for the last six months has failed from the policy point of view, it has failed politically. we need to ....
i was thinking of people that did something heroic but you re right, whoever better or worse and the better is michael smesh con smerconish. you re on this weekend, right, saturday? tomorrow morning. all right. i ll let you get out of here because you need rest. thank you. have a great week. thanks for saying that. this is don lemon tonight and make no mistake, the warning lights are blinking and blinking red. january 6th was not the end. we were just talking about it. what dominated the news cycle more? january 6th? what was it? whatever it is both say our democracy is at risk and we re running out of time to do something about it. the committee issuing six in pa seepa subpoenas that tonight and made a direction connection between organizers of the january 6th rally and the former guy, the then president. you may not know their names but these are people that know what was really going on behind those closed doors at the white house leading up to janu ....
thanks, mike. you are on this weekend, right? this saturday? tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning. all right. i ll let yget out of here. i will see you tomorrow and i will see you next week. thanks. this is don lemon tonight and make no mistake. the warning lights are blinking and they are blinking red. january 6th was not the end, it was really, people it was just the beginning. we were just talking about it. you know? what dominated the news cycle more? was it january 6th? was it the unvaxed? what was it? whatever it is, both of them tell us that our democracy is at risk, and we are running out of time to do something about it. the committee investigating the attack on the capitol issuing six new subpoenas just tonight and for the first time, they have made a direct connection between organizers of the january 6th rally and the former guy, the then president. you may not know their names but these are the people who know what was really going on behind those clo ....
thank you for joining us this evening. it took nearly a month to get it, but we finally have it. the d.c. circuit court of appeals has ruled on presidential immunity. donald trump s last best attempt to evade a criminal trial for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. in his unanimous ruling written by all three federal appeals court judges overseeing this case two biden appointees and one appointee of president george h.w. bush. those judges spell it out in no uncertain terms a former president cannot be prosecuted is worthless. quoting from the ruling, it would be a striking paradox if the president alone is vested with the constitutional duty to take care the laws be faithfully executed where the sole officer capable of defying those laws with impunity. we cannot accept former president trump s claim that a president has unbounded authority to commit crimes that would neutralize the most fundamental check on executive power in recognition and implementation of e ....
the secretary of state is now in qatar for talks with the emir. meanwhile, at a cabinet meeting, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu pledged to continue the war in gaza until all of their goals are achieved. translation: we are not stopping until victory. the war must not be stopped until we achieve all of its goals. the elimination of hamas, the return of all of our hostages and ensuring gaza no longer poses a threat to israel. i say this to both our enemies and friends, this is our responsibility and this is our commitment. every other consideration must be set aside and we will continue until total victory. i asked our correspondent injerusalem, wyre davies, to put mr netanyahu s comments into context. yes, interesting points in the statement by benjamin netanyahu, a message to enemies and friends, a clear message to the americans and european governments who would like israel to show more restraint in its bombing campaign in gaza and to even call for a ceasefi ....