I stand behind seeking truth, fighting nonsense and then acting in defense of the constitution. nbc news has not seen the texts in question. joining us now, congressional reporter at politico, nicholas wu, good morning, you have been following every twist and turn by the january 6th committee. they are not commenting on these latest rounds of texts, at least not yet. but give us a sense as to what sort of avenue this could open up for investigators looking into these lawmakers and what it means now to shift the focus on republicans who are still sitting there on capitol hill? well, these texts bring us back the simple question of whether the committee will recall more republican lawmakers to testify before them and we have reached out to three different lawmaker, kevin mccarthy and jim jordan and scott perry all house members about the election and their
That contradict what he was saying publically. congressman chip roy tweeted out a response to our reporting. he said that he is only going to say this once. no apologies for my private texts or public positions to those on the left or the right. i stand behind seeking truth, fighting nonsense and then acting in defense of the constitution. of course, all these text messages already in the possession of the january 6 select committee. they continue to be a key part of that investigation. laura? ryan, thank you so much. we will be right back. their home and auto insurance. isn t that right, frank? i saved 25%. booyah. you protected your casa? sure did. and the frank tank? you know it. and now you re relaxing. i m working from home. sure you are. alright i see a lot of head nods. let s circle back tomorrow. you weren t kidding. save up to 25% when you bundle home and auto with allstate. click or call for a quote today.
And congressman chip roy said, quote, no apologies for my private text positions. i stand behind seeking truth, fighting nonsense and acting in defense of the constitution. these texts, obviously in the possession of the january 6th select committee and they remain an important part of that investigation. ryan nobles, cnn on capitol hill. extraordinary revelations. thank you, ryan. still ahead, how music is helping to boost the spirits of ukrainians in their darkest hours. meet the ukrainian bruce springsteen next. they re both investsted. in green energy. and also each other. digital totools so impressive, you just can t stop. whatat would you like the power to do?
Seeking truth, fighting nonsense and then acting in defense of the constitution, sarah murray, good evening, let s begin right after the election, november 2020, what were lee and congressman roy saying on these text messages at that point. you know, what you see in these text messages is just how eager these republican lawmakers were at least initially to get behind donald trump s claims somehow there was wide spread fraud, election was stolen and he was the true victor so here is chip roy talking to mark meadows the then white house chief of staff saying dude, we need ammo, fraud sampled, and need it this weekend. then he says we re working on exactly that. then lee weighing in on his two cents, sydney powell, waiting to get to see the president but she s being kept away from them, apparently she has a strategy to keep things alive and put several states in place.