The man in that video, The One M the red jacket, is thomas webster. Hes a former marine, a Retired Nypd officer, being charged with seven federal crimes, including assaulting police, unlawfully entering Capitol Grounds with a dangerous weapon and civil disorder. Despite that and despite federal prosecutors charging several others, some republican lawmakers are downplaying or outright dismissing what happened that day, refusing to acknowledge the heroism of the as far as who put their lives on the line. Terrence gainer joins me. You saw the video. Cnn and other outlets pressed to get the video for transparency. You are a former u. S. Capitol police chief. Thank you for being here. Good morning. What do you make of what you just saw . Well, its painful for me to watch and i wasnt even there, but having spent so much time on that hill with those officers, i get how it hurts them. And every time theres a video like this that comes out and i am glad there is transparency on that, it really
Britains Royal Family as he prepared for the high Stakes Summit with Vladimir Putin in just a few days. Welcome to friday. We made it. It is Meet The Press daily, im Kasie Hunt in for chuck todd. Well talk about what we dont know surrounding the revelations that Trump Justice Department seized Cell Phone data from perceived members of the house committee. Adam schiff and Eric Swalwell have confirmed they are were targeted, first reported by the New York Times that the Justice Department subpoenaed records from apple for at least a dozen people, including House Intelligence Committee Family Members and at least one minor. This came as the committee was conducting its investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election. Congressman Schiff And Other Democrats are calling for an investigation. Democratic leaders in the senate want Bill Barr and Jeff Sessions and others to testify, a House Intelligence Committee official tells nbc News Theyve been frustrated by lack of information
This was a watershed event. The affordable Care Act is here to stay. Reporter what the decision tells us about trumps three nominees. Inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters, now. Welcome to Inside Politics sunday. Im abby philip. President biden had a chance to hone his diplomatic skills at last Weeks Summit with vladimir Putin And Hell need them to be sharp in the critical days ahead for his top domestic priorities. Among them is voting rights, scheduled for a key Senate Vote this tuesday. Senator Joe Manchin made a last Ditch Appeal to republicans for a narrower plan than most democrats want but a key player Stacey Abrams says she can live with it. If Joe Manchin and the u. S. Senators who support this legislation are willing to come together on a compromise we will make progress. We will help to continue to ensure access to democracy for as many americans as possible. The reality is it is still dead in the water without republican support. Here is what th
process. here s a small portion of it. these videos are just part of the evidence in various capitol riot court cases. so that s the reality, what you are seeing with your own eyes. now for the unreality several republican lawmakers and right-wing fox hosts are desperate trying to bury what happened on that day, and you heard them already claim the attack was mostly peaceful, and the rioters were not armed or they were not really pro trump supporters and a mob. in fact, republican congressman andrew klei thinks what we saw here resembles a normal tourist visit. and now, this is the d.c. metro officer beaten with a flagpole while defending the capitol that day. i am not here to make this a political issue, it just so happens that one party is lying about what thousands of officers experienced that day on capitol hill. i m going to confront anybody that lies about that day, because while these members are betraying their oath, thousands of d.c. police officers and u.s. ca
we have a lot of work to do this hour, beginning with vladimir putin, who picked today of all days to abolish happiness in the world. which was so unfortunate. we re going to get to that. and big joe manchin breaking news, he s softening on the so-called filibuster rule. he s embracing an idea that two of our guest have proposed. and he had a meeting with some democrats from texas who have come to washington to lobby him on the voting rights bills. we ll have one of them join us. but here s what you missed. and this is big. donald trump finally conceded tonight, he delivered the concession speech. he did. yes. not making this up. to sean hannity on that hour. here s how it went. it s not the traditional form. first of all, sean hannity said to him, more than once, began questions with, if you were still president. and donald trump did not correct him. donald trump went on okay. and said words. i m not going to say he answered the question, but he said words after the