Congressman matt gaetz. We touched on this story before, but i have never said what im about to say to you tonight. The feds are eyeing possible Obstruction Of Justice. This stemming from a phone call that a witness had with the maga favorite and republican congressman matt gaetzs exgirlfriend who patched gaetz into the call. This is a story broken by politico. It has been confirmed by nbc news. We can see how the investigation is moving with this key Witness Spilling Everything to the feds, including what, by definition, sounds like things that some people might not want to get out. Meanwhile, gaetzs guilty and convicted association cooperating, talking to the feds under a legal obligation to share anything and everything, whether he wants to or not, whether he thinks it is relevant or not saying, quote, Congressman Gaetz pursues justice. He does not obstruct it. Let me be clear. That is a specific new charge that tells you on the one hand that this is a big and significant thing they
Overturn the results of the legitimate election, and in the senate any minute we might learn about a vote on that lastminute Debt Ceiling Deal that would avoid an economic crisis for now, but it might be Deja Vu All Over Again in just a couple of months. With the potential for a wrench to get thrown into this whole thing. Also live in suburban chicago. President biden set to talk a little bit later to make his pandemic pitch for more businesses to require workers to get the covid shot. A lot going on on this thursday afternoon. Im Hallie Jackson in washington. We start with the key Investigative Committee investigating the january 6th insurrection. The president telling the four former aides now required to turn over documents to defy those orders. That could move this whole investigation into a new phase, but we already know about plans for other deadlines coming up. The committee preparing Criminal Contempt Orders for individuals who defy Subpoena Reports and a report on what they de
Capitolere connected to the insurrection. And were on the ground in ohio where voters are about to head to the polls tomorrow in the first Senate Primary of the 2020 midterms. And a major test of mr. Trumps clout at the ballot box. Welcome to Meet The Press Daily 237 im Kristen Welker in for chuck todd. Were talking about the 2022 midterms. Right now in ukraine, civilians have been evacuated from mariupol after weeks of failed attempts to do so. This is video from the Ukrainian National guard of civilians fleeing the steel plant where they have been holed up for weeks. Those civilians are set to arrive i the city about 140 miles northwest of riupol th is video from reute of the bs headed there where nbcs matt bradley has been all day. Reporter we have been waiting all hereday here. We have not seen much anticipated arrivals from the steel works in mariupol. This is what we have been waiting for. But ill, theres been quite a few people, civilians who have been coming in from elsewhere f
the capital in an attempt to o overturn the twenty twenty election results. for more , let s go to chief congressional correspondent chadress pergram. good afternoon. the committee aimed to tieye the riot to formerd president trump. the panel played new audioudpr and videotape of those close tof the president that included former attorney general bill barr who said there was no fraud in the election. y wyoming republican liz cheney invoked a painting in the capitol which shows president george washington resigning his military commission. p cheney says former president trump did all he could to stay in office with this noble act. washington sete the indispensible example of the peaceful transfer of power what president reagan called nothing less than a miracle the sacred obligation to defend this peaceful transfer of power has been honored by every american president except one . there was dramatic testimony from u.s. capitol police officer caroline edwards. she sustain
and we have brand-new images of president biden from just moments ago embracing his now-convicted son, hunter. the president blowing up his entire schedule, rushing back to delaware to be with him. hunter biden found guilty on all three counts in his gun trial. the verdict still sending shock waves through out the white house, with karine jean-pierre even canceling today s press briefing. that is something she rarely does. hunter is now facing up to 25 years in prison, but it is unlikely that he will get the maximum since it is his first offense. and it all happened so fast this morning, as judge jeanine will tell you, and the first lady, jill biden, she was not even physically in the court yet to hear it being read aloud. she arrived just afterwards. president biden says he will respect his son s conviction, but talk about irony. after the trial revealed that hunter s revolver was dumped into a trash can, the president spoke at a gun violence prevention summit where he calle