Stop the steal movement the times also details gop congresswoman laura bobert of colorados, close connections to Militia Group, colleague the 3 ers that had at least one member who entered the capitol, and matt gaetz connections is described this way republican tiff gaetz of florida appeared at an event attended by members of the proud boys, another Extremist Organization whose role in the assault like those of the oath keepers and Three Percenters is being investigated. The times said in signaling either overt or tacit support, a small vocal band of republicans now serving in the house provided legitimacy and publicity to Extremist Groups and movements as they built toward their role in supporting mr. Trumps efforts to subvert the outcome of the 2020 election and the attack on congress. This caucus of extremists, which including the qanonsupporting Conspiracy Theory peddling Marjorie Taylor greene, appear to be creating incorrect tension on capitol hill right now, to the point that on
the tape from donald trump discussing a very sensitive military document could be a game-over moment for the ex-president in the classified documents investigation. it s a recording that not only significantly increases trump s legal exposure. but it also blows a gaping hole through many of the defenses that team trump has been peddling in public in the case. the ex-president s lawyer jim trusty went on cnn last night, playing defense in the wake of the bombshell news first reported by cnn of the tape s existence. and repeated a line that will be familiar to anyone who s been following this case. will trump display documents at will or as trump puts it even by just thinking about it. what i will tell you is there is no doubt as commander in chief when the president left washington, d.c. for mar-a-lago, he was actually still president, when he left with boxes that he brought he was the command in chief. there s no doubt he had the authority as commander in chief to be classi
Babies thinking, weve only seen one. You just have to be older than ten months to have seen your first impeachment trial already in this country. This is where we are. True, true, true, true. Rachel yes . Fascinating to hear you with Michael Cheryl talking about what she called a possible Reconnaissance Mission in the house. And to realize shes using the term professionally. She doesnt throw that word around as i would as a air force veteran, former federal prosecutor. Stunning information she was delivering. What ive been trying to track out is what records might there be of the names of people being given those tours by republican staff or republican members. And apparently there are some ways they could have slipped past having their names recorded as having entered the complex. But most people, almost everyone, has to get a record of their entry into that complex at this point. But who knows what happened that day . Right. But it is interesting that you raised that point about her
Usually count on you and i count on you every night. And tonight i was counting on you to cover the flint, michigan, water story and the crimes that have arisen from it that we always in our hearts, if not necessarily our legal minds, believed them to be crimes in that situation in flint water. Im not going to be able to cover it in this hour, and i was counting on you to do exactly what you did in the last hour, as you have led us and this network on this story from the beginning. And once again, what you did tonight on whats happened in flint and the importance of it and identifying the importance of it in this news environment by putting it right up there at the front of your show was so important. And again, its oh, thank you. Im so grateful for it because anyone who missed it, im insisting go find it. Watch the rerun later tonight. It is everything you need to know about it. Thank you, lawrence. Thats very nice of you to say. I mean, my heart is still part of my heart is in flint,
Now its time for the last word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening, lawrence. Good evening, rachel. Theres a bunch of 10monthold babies thinking, two impeachment trials . Weve only seen one. You just have to be older than ten months to have seen your first impeachment trial already in this country. This is where we are. True, true, true, true. Rachel yes . Fascinating to hear you with Mikie Sherrill talking about what she called a possible Reconnaissance Mission in the house. And to realize shes using the term professionally. She doesnt throw that word around as i would as a air force veteran, former federal prosecutor. Stunning information she was delivering. And what ive been trying to check out is what records might there be of the names of people who were being given those tours by republican staff or republican members. And apparently there are some ways they could have slipped past having their names recorded as having entered the complex. But most people, almost everyone, has t