reporter: he stoked false election fraud claims and the fervor among trump supporters. help us pay for the staging, the transportation and, most importantly, the security of our peaceful protesters. reporter: he raised millions of dollars. he was among the speakers at rallies in d.c., leading up to january 6th. and now they seek nothing less than the heist of the 2020 election, and we say no way! reporter: while the interview with stone was short and likely did not yield much information, the committee may have had more luck with caroline wren, another organizer who met with the committee for several hours. multiple sources previously told cnn investigators are interested in wren s role as a frazer for various pro-trump rallies, including the one on january 6th. they also want to hear from phil waldren, a man behind a powerpoint filled with plns to overturn the election results that the committee said mark meadows was in receipt of. committee members say they ve iss
against a political leader involving anonymous packages, threatening letters and raw meat, and it s all over vaccine mandates. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. any moment we expect president biden to address the nation from one of the towns hardest hit by the string of deadly tornadoes that ravaged several states and the u.s. last weekend. the president started his visit in mayfield, part of graves county, kentucky, where 21 kentuckians are confirmed dead so far. biden promised local leaders that not only is the biden administration on the ground to help now. they are committed to helping rebuild as long as it takes, he said. mr. biden also saying he s in awe of how these communities have come together in the wake of such destruction. just came out of nowhere to help as a community. and that s what we re supposed to be doing. that s what america is supposed to be. there s no red tornadoes or blue tornadoes. there s no red states or blue states when this stuff start
theory that trump ally jim jordan got from a government lawyer and forwarded to meadows. jordan s office tells cnn. the committee did not reveal the names of the lawmakers texting with meadows in the lead up to january 6th, but they did put them on notice. indeed, some of those text messages madam speaker, came from members in the chamber right now. members who understood that a violent assault was under way at the capitol. reporter: today the committee met with ken klukowski, a former doj official who worked under jeffrey clark. clark pushed top brass to investigate unfounded claims of election fraud. he is in danger of being held in contempt himself. some resist. hundreds of others are cooperating, including dustin stockton. after his interview with the committee, he put much of the blame for that day on donald trump. the buck s got to stop at president trump. he knew better, and there s no excuse for him sending people down into that situation. reporter: and it app
we ll keep a close eye on that. judge, thanks good to see you, judge michael luttig. that is all in on this thursday night. alex wagner tonight, nning, right now. good evening alex. thanks alex, great guest to have on at this juncture, at this critical moment for democracy. great show. thank you. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. his name is alexander butterfield. he was the deputy assistant to president richard nixon, and as the surprise witness during the watergate hearings in 1973, he changed the course of history with this moment. mr. butterfield, are you aware of the installation of any listening devices in the oval office of the president? i was aware of listening devices, yes sir. it was alexander butterfield, who told watergate investigators, and the world, about the existence of secret white house tapes that would, ultimately, expose nixon s involvement in the watergate plot, leading to his resignation. if there is a modern equivalent to w
to local officials and migrants, as his administration tries to make the case that they are doing a lot to combat the prices, and are prepared to do more. i want him to see the extraordinary work of the men and women of the united states border patrol. of customs and border protections field operations. how we have addressed a challenge that is not unique to the southern border of the united states. it is a challenge that is a really gripping our entire hemisphere. we are also following the drama on capitol hill, kevin mccarthy said to faces first big test as speaker. right away as members continue to dodge just the chaotic fight that got mccarthy the gavel, and what it means moving forward. i would argue that exactly have offenders extended it the function that was historic we saw this week is not at an, and it s just the beginning. i will be talking about all of this live with the democratic congresswoman debbie dingell and ilhan omar. that is ahead. first, we