subpoena should be prosecuted by the justice department. i hope that the committee goes after them and holds them accountable. should they be prosecuted? yes. that is strong stuff from the president after the white house tried to distance itself from the criminal contempt referral against steve bannon and the doj says the department of justice will make its own independent decision in all prosecutions based solely on the facts and the law period full stop. that is happening as democrats on the committee are speaking out tonight holding bannon and purveyors of the big lie accountable. we re not bluffing. we ll hold people accountable and we expect people to appear before the committee as is everyone s duty before congress and we will take the next step, which is criminal referral. we want mr. bannon s cooperation. he s clearly hiding behind this privilege he doesn t hold and that s fine. if he continues to stone wall, we ll use every means necessary including the t
mandates anywhere in the world and why some say it is a form of discrimination. we begin in the uk where police are calling the fatal stabbing of a member of parliament an act of terrorism. the suspect has links to terrorism. the second member of parliament to be murdered in five years. police quickly arrested a 25-year-old man believed to be a british national of somali heritage. the police say this was a terror incident. the murder so gruesome. this must be so much for the community to take in. absolutely. the outpouring of shock and grief has been great. we ve seen people coming to leave flowers and expressing sadness at the loss experienced. they are waking up to this terrible news that this incident is being treated as a terrorist incident being taken over by the counter terrorism policing unit and they have said the early evidence is that this attack could be linked to islamic extremism. they don t suspect any other individuals were involved. they are not looking fo
anti-vaccinations. and plus why steve bannon and others who refused to testify about the capitol riot could face criminal charges. and we begin this hour in the uk where police are calling the fatal stabbing of a member of parliament on friday an act of terrorism. a short time ago, borisson, labor leader and patel arrived to pay respects. long time mp, sir david is the second to be murdered this way in five years. police quickly arrested a 25-year-old man on the suspicion of murder. the british media reports he is believed to be a british national of somali heritage. police later said they were search two addresses in london as part of that investigation. cnn s phil black is downing street and we want to begin our coverage with nada bashir. you were just there when the prime minister made that all-important visit. it s been shattering there. how are people reacting to the news overnight that this is indeed a terrorist act? reporter: well, paula, people in this communi
to the january 6th capitol riot. a capitol police officer has been indicted on charges of insurrection. michael a. riley advised the rider to remove online facebook posts that could be incriminating. reilly allegedly took this person he was just looking out for them. let s go to cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider, how did this come to light? reporter: this is all detailed, alisyn, in a six-page indictment that was just unsealed this morning, after this officer, michelangelo reilly was arrested. officer reilly appeared in court an hour ago. it was visual. he was in his holding cell while the proceedings were held online. he s being released with restrictions, he needs to get approval for any travel. he can not have any weapons. that includes guns. this all came about according to this indictment in the beginning of january when this officer first friended someone who later appeared at the capitol riot, made his way inside the capitol. one day after the capitol rio
first. and former president bill clinton remains hospitalized for an infection that spread to his bloodstream. we ll tell you what we re learning about clinton s condition tonight. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with a new indictment against the u.s. capitol police officer accused of obstructing justice for a january 6 rioter. let s go right to our congressional correspondent ryan nobles on capitol hill. ryan, what are you learning about these charges? reporter: federal officials are taking these accusations against the capitol police officer very seriously. they are saying that he reached out to one of the individuals accused of breaking into the capitol on that day and warned him to take down his pictures of his role in the insurrection to avoid being charged. tonight a capitol police officer is being charged with obstruction of justice, accused of warning someon