The most visible part of Donald Trumps attempt to hold on to power. Tonight we talk to those who witnessed the whole plot unfurl and tried to stop it. The lies. This election was stolen from you, from me, and from the country. If you ask how Many Republican congressmen believe donald trump was reelected, id say maybe a couple. 60 of our base does. Reporter Conspiracy Theories. That could have been mickey mouse. Im watching going this is the craziest thing ive ever seen. And then people just bought it whole cloth. Reporter lawsuits. They tried to not have your votes counted. They did not want your vote to count. Reporter potentially illegal Pressure Campaigns. I just want to find 11,780 votes. What he was asking for wasnt supported by the facts, wasnt supported by the constitution. Reporter extraordinary scheming. Lets talk about the eastman memo. Just breathtaking that you would have laid out such a clear game plan that so clearly violated the constitution. Reporter and all too many in
i get accused of all kinds of things every single day as does every member that serves in the public eye. but that doesn t stop you from doing your job. it is our duty, and it is my duty. the fbi just seized my phone. oh, yes, congressman scott perry under investigation by the doj for his role in the plot to over turn the 2020 election, will now be part of the investigation into his own investigation. just the latest in a long history of republican oversight madness. also tonight, two big depositions. fox s main man, rupert murdoch, under oath today about his network s role in pushing false election riggling theories as donald trump makes a very telling mistake in the e. jean carroll rape allegation lawsuit. plus, florida students can take a.p. courses in italian culture, german culture, and japanese culture, but ron desantis has decided learning about african americans, quote, lacks educational value. but we begin the reidout tonight with the republican circus that h
needed. you are going back to the fight? yes. he s confident eastman will find ways to fight for their country. it is a lot of, work it is a lot of money, it is a lot of time, why do it? they do not tell you, this but you can read it in their body language. they have a second chance. that is very rewarding. erin gilchrist, nbc news, silver spring, maryland. and we hope and pray those ukrainian soldiers are able to get that important second chance that they all deserve. and on that inspiration, i wish you a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. do you remember italy gate, it was a conspiracy theory that made it all the way up to the white house after the 2020 election, and claim that somehow any taliban defense contractor had conspired with the cia to use military satellites to conflict votes from trump to biden. pennsylvania republican congressman scott p
conspiracy theories. that could have been mickey mouse. i m watching this is the craziest thing i ve ever seen, and then people just bought it. lawsuits. they tried to not have your votes counted. they did not want your vote to count. potentially illegal pressure campaigns. i just want to find 11,780 votes. what he was asking for wasn t supported by the facts, wasn t supported by the constitution. extraordinary scheming. let s talk about the memo. just breathtaking that you would have laid out such a clear game plan that so clearly violated the constitution. and all too many in the republican party do you believe this was a free and fair election? and maga media who followed along. unverifiable dumps of votes. stop the steal! and it all might have worked if not for a few people in key places. notably among them, brave republicans. in the moments of truth you need the right people to pass the most difficult tests. we had just enough peop
pat cipollone has corroborated almost everything that we have learned from the prior hearings. and he had clearly tried to talk president trump down from his efforts to override the election. reporter: cipollone speaking to the committee after bombshell testimony by former white house aide cassidy hutchinson. he said something to the effect of please make sure we don t go up to the capitol, cassidy. keep in touch with me. we re going to get charged with every crime imaginable if we make that movement happen. reporter: meanwhile, in a stunning reversal, steve bannon now saying he is willing to testify publicly before the january 6 committee. after spending months refusing to cooperate. on monday, a judge ruled bannon s new willingness to testify will not delay his trial next week. for contempt of congress. charges brought because bannon stonewalled the committees s repeated questions. federal prosecutors calling it a last ditch attempt to avoid accountability. the main