day. we expect to hear two live witnesses that day, caroline edwards one of the first to respond to the attack. she was injured that day, as well as the documentaryian who was embedded with the mailitia group, the proud boys. they have been diving deep into this topic, and promising a lot. manu, tonight is just the first of several hearings in 2022. what can we expect in the days and weeks to come? we expect this month to be filled with hearings. two are expected next week. as far as additional ones through the course of this month, all of which leading up to a report that will come out later this year, probably before the midterm elections, detailing what this committee found. tonight will be the beginning of that effort to detail what they found leading to that report, as they try to complete this investigation in the coming months. all right, thanks so much. joining us now is a member of the house committee investigating the january 6th riots. congresswoman elaine lo
they try to complete this investigation in the coming months. all right, thanks so much. joining us now is a member of the house committee investigating the january 6th riots. congresswoman elaine lori of virginia, she served two decades in the navy and vice chair of the house armed services committee. you ve said it s important that the committee look not just at the events of january 6th, but the things that led up to it. but republicans are saying there s so many issues plaguing the american people, high gas prices, inflation, covid, school shootings. who is your response to that? why does this matter? well, you know, i m only several yards away from where this violent attack took place, and every american who saw the violence that day, the attempt to stop the functioning of our government, to disrupt the certification of the election results and to overthrow the norms of our democracy should be concerned. there s lots of things going on.
the house committee investigating the january 6th riots on capitol hill is moving full steam ahead. this week issuing 11 new subpoenas and it comes as new reporting from the guardian says donald trump is planning to sue to block the release of white house records from his administration to the committee. joining me now the reporter who wrote that story, hugo lowell, congressional reporter for the guardian. welcome back to the broadcast. tell us about your reporting on this, and has there been any movement? i think it says a lot about how the investigation is progressing, right? because on the surface of this, they now have 11 new subpoenas targeting people involved in the women for america first movement. organizers of the rally and the march that descended into the capital attack, but most interesting to me is what was in the bottom of the letters, which was that these people were targeted not so much because they organized the rally but more because they had communications with t
certainly it s devastating to us. devastating indeed. congresswoman joyce beatty, chair of the congressional black caucus, appreciate your time. thank you. looking forward to the march. yes, indeed. we ll cover it here on msnbc all weekend. the house committee investigating the january 6th riots wants to know every move made by the former president who incited that insurrection and every person he spoke to leading up to the attacks. now the cops are turning on him, too. that s next. [relaxed summer themed music playing]