this interview and after the january 10th floor speech. do you think the committee should examine whether something along the lines of witness tampering took place during that meeting in mar-a-lago or in previous phone conversations between the expresident and mccarthy? i think that s exactly some of the issues that the committee is looking at. they want to get the facts. so what is mr. mccarthy afraid of? the facts. what did he know in advance of the attack? what did he know during the attack? what was his conversation with the president during the attack? as he called upon the president, as reported, to do something, to speak out. could you imagine any other republican president, even if not responsible for the attack itself, sitting there for 187 minutes? picture ronald reagan sitting in the dining room for 187 minutes as the capitol and his own vice president were under attack. mr. mccarthy is calculating.
here s what he said in his weekly press conference yesterday. in the spirit of disclosing private conversations, did you tell house republicans on a january 11th phone call that president trump told you he agreed that he bore some responsibility for january 6th as chairman thompson s letter indicates? i am not sure what call you are talking about. the january 6th select committee grappling with the obstruction the house gop leader is where we start this hour. betly woodruff swan is here, of plitto, as well as an msnbc contributor. also joining us, steve schmidt, and congresswoman madeleine dean also joins us, a member of the house judiciary committee. congresswoman, i start with you. what do you think happened to kevin mccarthy between his answers to a local radio station, station in his district, that are consistent with his january 10th floor speech, and this sort of posture