it s 4:00 in new york. s.w.a.t. teams, secret phone calls, testimony from some of the most prominent political figures in america and a windowless conference room in which 23 people investigated a plot to end democracy. an exclusive and extraordinary piece of writing and reporting from the atlanta journal constitution pulls the curtain back on the special grand jury in fulton county, georgia, one of the two criminal investigations into the twice impeached disgraced ex president. it could result in anything truly historic and unprecedented. the indictment of a former president of the united states. from that piece of reporting, quote, in an exclusive interview with the atlanta journal institution, five of the 23 special grand jurors recounted what it was like to be a pivotal but anonymous part of one of the most momentous criminal investigations in u.s. history. they described a process that was, by turn, fascinating, tedious, and emotionally wrenching. one juror said she woul
attack no, and i was the top democrat on a hearing last week around jim jor dab s obstruction of justice committee, where they hauled in the department of justice in a very rich way jim jordan was complaining they were not complying with subpoena ises but every republican on their side pointed out all the violent threats to other judges around the country. i took that opportunity to interact with him. i said i condemn violent threats to justice cavanaugh i condemn when tucker carlson had protesters in his house harassing his wife why won t you condemn the threats to school board members or the violent threat toos our colleagues they justen won t because they are so beholden to that 25 to 30% base congressman swalwell, i know you re multitasking today.
correspondent ryan nobles. ryan, this time the committee is going after extremism groups and their leaders. some familiar names that people at home will recognize. no doubt about this. these right wing groups played a big role in the violence and chaos that took police here on january 6th. and members of two of the groups, the proud boys and the oath keepers, many of them have already been subject to investigations by the department of justice because of their role on january 6th. tonight the web of inquiry for the january 6th select committee continues to spread out. the committee has issued a total of 45 subpoena ises. the latest, a new group targeting groups involved in the riots. the committee asking for information from two far right groups, the proud boys and henry tario and the oath keepers and their president. also subpoena issed, robert lewis, chairman of the fringe
militia group with connections to qanon, the first amendment provided security on that day. expect each of these individuals to show up, tell us the truth and help us uncover all of of the facts. reporter: on monday they handed down five new subpoena ises focused on see players in the rallies leading up to january 6th. the two high profile targets, conservative provocateurs. the duo has a long standing relationship with donald trump and fanned the flames of misinformation about the 2020 election leading up to january 6th. jones promising chaos during the certification of the electoral college results the day before. jones and stone both already forecasting that they won t give the committee a what they are