And that is because before this bill passed the house of representative, Mitch Mcconnell came out publicly and said he was not going to support it. That was a big sign to his republican Colleagues on where to stand on this issue. There has been a lot of discussion both behind the scenes and publicly about the formation of this commission among republicans. The majority of republicans are just following the lead of their Leader Mcconnell and choosing not to support it. Just to highlight this. This is a significant moment. All americans saw what happened on January 6. This commission would be bipartisan and independent. We have heard from four former Dhs Homeland secretaries saying that politics should be put aside, saying we need to get to the bottom of this. Yesterday we heard from the mother of an officer who died a day after the attack on the capitol calling on the lawmakers to follow the constitution. It looks like this will fail. But right now i want to get to other breaking news.
District attorney ssers were justified in that shooting. Plus, a major split in the gop over whether to back a bipartisan agreement to form a commission to investigate the January 6th siege at the capitol. The houses top republic now opposing the deal. Will the party try to quash the commission all together . And a new train of attack in israel and gaza, hours after President Biden said he supports a ceasefire. The violence suggests theres No End In Sight from this conflict. Good tuesday afternoon. It is meet The Press daily. Im Andrea Mitchell in for chuck todd. Kasie hunt will be with us in a moment. But we start this hour with Breaking News, a court ruled Deputy Courts were justified in the deadly shooting of andrew brown jr. Last month. They were serving an Award Warrant on Felony Drug charges. In a Press Conference that ended about an hour ago, District Attorney Andrew Womble said none of the others involved would be criminally charged and their actions were consistent with their
To white wash and rewrite the shameful events of that day to avoid accountability and turn away from difficult truths. If we avoid confronting what happened here a few short months ago, we can be sure that intimidation, Coercion And Violence will become a defining feature of our politics. That was peter meyer, one of the few republicans who voted to impeach the insurrectionist former president speaking The Truth, someone who doesnt speak The Truth is this woman. Ms. Jewish Space Lasers herself, marjorie taylor greene, who in a deranged speech on the House Floor actually uterred the sentence, quote, the people who breached the capitol on January 6th are being abused. She then continued, quote. When will the Witch Hunt of donald j. Trump and all of those who support him come to an end, end quote. Another member of the racist domestic Extremist Group proud boys has been arrested for his role in the attack, a florida man that goes by the name milkshake. Milkshake. As the Washington Post no
You know, thats really the truth of whats happening here. On wednesday the fbi released new footage from the insurrection. Now stick around and take a look at this video because when they call this a peaceful protest its tantamount to spitting in the face of The American people and trying to convince us its rain. Just stop it. [ bleep ]. Now next week the Commission Bill heads to the senate where it will join other house approved bills like the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and the for the people act, the bill to protect Voting Rights, but because Mitch Mcconnell is opposed to the commission it will likely just be the latest in a long list of nonstarters in the legislative graveyard known as the u. S. Senate. Joining me now is Joe Negose. Very happy to have you with me this morning to break down all the things that are happening on the capitol. I want you first to take a listen to this Sound Bite from Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell and the reverse he does when talking ab
Purging his party of anyone who dares challenge Donald Trump. Like Liz Cheney. Mccarthy has been learning to ingratiate himself to the 45th president ever since Trump Pet named him, and i quote, my kevin, on the eve of his inauguration. And since mccarthy figured out trumps favorite starburst flavors. You read that right. Its worked for him so far. Mccarthy did allow some daylight between himself and trump when the carefully quaffed californian spoke his conscience about the January 6th attack on the capitol. The president bears responsibility for Wednesdays Attack on congress by mob rioters. He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. And that is true. But with his eyes firmly affixed on the Speakers Gavel, mccarthy promptly gaslit his way back into trumps good graces. Do you believe that former President Trump provoked i dont believe he provoked if you listen to what he said at the rally. Really . Joining me now to discuss, Michael Steele, former Rnc