continuing to whitewash the january 6th insurrection, on the doorstep of the department of justice. in this universe, the insurrectionists are victims of persecution by the doj and fbi. those who embark on what seems like a live filled acid trip on some qanon holdouts. paul gosar is a major source of conspiracy theories about what happened that day, even though as someone inside the capitol that day, knows what happened. as congresswoman cheney tells it, she helped him open his gas mask. marshall cohen joins me now. what happened at the rally that you were at earlier today? looks like they re continuing to engage in this almost fantasy like living in an alternate reality. that whole position was that the capitol rioters are being mistreated, mistreated in court and jail, they had the father of one of the defendants in jail now speaking, but the context matters. it is obviously horrible for people in jail. nobody wants to be in jail. but there are 500 people charged. most of
more than 400 suspects have been arrested and charged for their roles in the capitol riot. according to the acting deputy attorney general, quote, the fbi has made an average of more than 400 arrests a day seven days a week since january 6th. today on the 100th day anniversary the department of justice secured its first guilty plea in connection to the riot. john shafer, a founding member of the far right group the oath keepers stormed the capitol while wearing a tactical vest armed with bear spray. shafer pled guilty to obstructing an official proceeding and entering the capitol with a deadly or dangerous weapon. both felonies that can carry up to a total of 30 years in prison. as part of his plea agreement shafer agreed to fully cooperate with the government. he s now the first defendant to potentially flip in one of the largest and most complex criminal investigations in u.s. history. the plea agreement calls for a recommended sentencing range between 41 and 51 months, but
founding member of the far-right group the oath keepers. stormed the capitol while wearing a tactical vest armed with bare spray. schaffer pled guilty to obstructing an official proceeding and entering the capital with a deadly or dangerous weapon. both felonies that can carry up to a total of 30 years in prison. as part of his plea agreement, schaffer agreed to fully cooperate with the government, he is now the first defendant to flip in one of the largest and most complex criminal investigations in u.s. history. the plea agreement called for a recommended sentencing range between 41 and 51 months, but the judge could ultimately hand a sentence outside those numbers. shea first cooperation with the government could prove instrumental in helping prosecution pursue much broader conspiracy charges against 12 other members of the oath keepers involved in the capital insurrection. leading off our discussion is glenn kirschner, a former prosecution tour and legal analysts. glen th
6th insurrection, let s go out front. good evening, i am erin burnett. heartbreaking testimony today from the youngest witness from the killing of george floyd. one witness only nine years old. it felt like he was stopping his breathing and kind of like hurting him. you can t see her on camera because she s nine, under age. the day george floyd lost his life and we heard the toll that floyd s death is taking on them. each of them testified about watching george floyd s final moment. derek chauvin was seen kneeling on floyd s neck for nearly 10 minutes. here is darnell frazier. she was 17. s this is the video she took. i heard george floyd saying i can t breathe, get off of me, i can t breathe. he cried for his mom. he was in pain. it seems like he knew it was over for him. the jury also hearing testimony from a firefighter who broke down after revealing the police would not let her check on floyd s condition. when you could not do that, how did it make you feel?
the question is when are elected officials going to have the courage to do something to protect americans who aren t safe from gun violence in the supermarkets, aren t safe at work, not safe at schools, in churches and synagogues, on and on and on and on and on? colorado senator michael bennett, emotional on the senate floor just tonight. i m not asking anybody here to show the courage that officer talley showed or the other men and women of law enforcement who constantly have to deal with the inability of this place s capacity to deal with these issues. i m just asking us to show an ounce of their courage by doing whatever we can to keep weapons of war out of our communities. president joe biden facing the roadblock that has tripped up so many of his predecessors, what to do about guns and a government that just won t act. vice president kamala harris demanding congress stop hiding behind the second amendment. it is time for congress to act, and stop with the false cho