We know that the national archives asked mr. trump to return 15 boxes of documents they say were improperly taken from the white house. those were retrieved in january. and the justice department to look at whether the handling of those records violated federal law. that s what we know. the search does not mean that prosecutors have determined that the former president has committed a crime. but it is significant nonetheless. and we re getting into why. joining me from west palm beach, across the lagoon from mar-a-lago is vaughn hillyard. and kendall laney and ali vitali and phil rucker at the washington post, an msnbc analyst. and chuck rosenberg, also an msnbc contributor and he is the person we go to when we want answers on topics like this. so, chuck, i do want to begin with you, because i want you to set the expectations for us.
Mastriano did not answer any questions. the meeting only lasted about 15 minutes. joining me msnbc national reporter sahor kapur. reporter: he left less than 15 minutes after the dispute of the terms of the arrangement, the committee, mastriano and the attorney did not agree on it. notably, one thing that mastriano seems to have learned you don t blow the committee off. that s how you get a contempt charge, and bannon did that. on pompeo, he s expected to appear virtually before the committee. and details are shrouded in mystery, unlike mastriano, pompeo was not subpoenaed. it s come by that the cabinet
At the same time, defense secretary lloyd austin has informed seven republican governors their state s national guard members must be vaccinated against covid-19 amid an ongoing dispute between gop leaders and the pentagon over that mandate. pentagon press secretary john kirby responding right here on msnbc. we are rock solid and convinced that the secretary has the legal authority to mandate these vaccines, mandatory vaccines are not new in the military. we ve been doing it since george washington at valley forge. this mandate is absolutely solid in terms of our authorities and we ll continue to pursue a mandatory vaccine regimen for the rest of the force. meantime, on capitol hill, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is calling for an end to the covid-19 state of emergency. it s time we accept that covid is here to stay and we just need to get on with our lives. it s time for state of emergency to wind down.
We re in a fortunate position, but there s a big strategic question there that i m sure will be part of the aftermath of all of this. karen pierce, appreciate you coming in. good to get your perspective with us. thanks for having me. be sure to tune in to msnbc at 3:00 p.m. my colleague hallie jackson will interview state department spokesperson ned price on the growing ukraine crisis. up next, as the omicron surge subsides, the cdc is reviewing a wide range of covid recommendations including mask wearing. we ll have the latest after the break. you re watching meet the press daily. g meet the press daily. hearing is important to living life to the fullest. that s why inside every miracle-ear store, you ll find a better life. it all starts with the most innovative technology. like the new miracle-earmini, available exclusively at miracle-ear.
Chairman benny thompson said yesterday they re still hoping to speak with her. she s one of the key people who was speaking with trump on january 6th, allegedly trying to get him to do more to call off what was happening here at the capitol. the committee, of course, very interested in hearing who she was talking to, what she was saying and more insight into what was going on in the white house on january 6th itself. back to our breaking news. president biden set to speak any moment now about the successful u.s. counterterrorism mission in syria taking place early this morning, leaving the leader of isis dead. with me msnbc security analyst jeremy bash and retired four-star army general barry mccaffrey. jeremy, how do you view the specifics of this strike and what are the potential implications moving forward? chris, i think this is a major victory for the united states, for the biden administration, taking out the leadership of isis which was hold up there in that