To stoke chaos in the aftermath. these messages not only reinforce the role that mark meadows was playing, but i think they drive home the fact that dozens of gop members were also involved in some way in pedaling these dubious legal theories that contributed to the deadly assault on january 6. the committee itself is reluctant to try to get all these committee members in. they don t really want to have that test of the constitution, whether they can try to compel congress members to come in. they have executive privilege issues with meadows. that s right. that s where these texts come in handy from a big picture standpoint. they reveal in startling detail the scope of the effort to overturn the election and keep donald trump in power, even though he lost. these facts are relevant to two components, the run-up to
Because you worked down in the obama white house. this is something that he tackled. many administrations have. tackled by the administration is trying to push a bill through congress that many see will not do much. what needs to be done from a bigger picture standpoint? well the bill pending, the george floyd justice in policing act, it s really kind of a baseline. it s eliminate eliminating some of these things. it addresses some trading issues. it says you have to treat people he mainly. there should be accountability. you shouldn t use force that isn t necessary. changing the standards of accountability. let me stop you. let me stop. you how with that law actually prevent what we saw right there, on that tape, in monroe, louisiana? do you think those guys were worried about that law says? yeah, right there. with that picture. they were not. it s a culture change that needs to happen. that s why i m saying it s really a baseline.
That these would be. but because of behavior and statements going back to the campaign, we seem to be somewhat calloused to this. that, from a big picture standpoint, i find very disturbing. it s such a great point, director clapper. luckily, we have seth meyers keeping track of it for us because the news deluge is overwhelming to so many people. thank you. always great to get your perspective. thanks. joining us now, cnn chief legal analyst, jeffrey toobin and cnn political analyst, david gregory. all of what we heard is the backdrop for what takes today in washington where both of you gentleman are, the confirmation hearing for william barr to be the next attorney general of the united states. we learned within the last 24 hours not only did barr write this controversial memo saying he did not think the president
The hearing at large was very good. it seems like he was disturbed like wait a minute, i am i the only one that heard him say there was a lynch piece and he was trying to drill down on tha that. what s happening right now from the bigger picture standpoint is the senate is also moving forward with sanctions on russi russia. it seems like there is agreement on the senate intelligence committee that russia was trying to do these things, the sanctions might actually be a bipartisan endeavor at the end of the day. greg: at the end of the day. okay, a lot of things i hate and i can t keep track anymore. a lot of democrats suddenly love james comey again after his testimony today. you will hear some of the reaction in the mainstream medi media. jesus take the wheel. kimberly: jesus take the wheel.