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mike johnson wants to prevent all that. mike johnson wants to stop every one of those arrests that could still be made because unlearn citizen makes a call to the fbi he wants to stop possibly hundreds of arrests that could be made. mike johnson is much better than outlying the. trump long trump to sound like a liar every day of his life. he has never once started sounded like anything but a pathological liar to, me going back decades to before he became a politician. mike johnson, sounds like your accountant, telling how mature mortgage deductions going to be this year. >> the release of jerry six tapes is a critical important exercise. we want transparency. we should demand that the american people do. >> we want transparency. his face could not be straighter when he says that. donald trump would strain over a word like transparency if it appeared in his teleprompter, so obviously not meaning what he was saying, but mike johnson? with his unthreatening accountant like demeanor, delivers trumpian lies without the fireworks
mike johnson wants to prevent all that. mike johnson wants to stop every one of those arrests that could still be made because unlearn citizen makes a call to the fbi he wants to stop possibly hundreds of arrests that could be made. mike johnson is much better than outlying the. trump long trump to sound like a liar every day of his life. he has never once started sounded like anything but a pathological liar to, me going back decades to before he became a politician. mike johnson, sounds like...
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that was how speaker, mike johnson.nalists, now second in line to the presidency. explain to the american people where they can find his policy position. stuart stevens, jennifer reuben, christina greer, they're with us to discuss this. before we went to a break, stuart, you spoke about the fact that speaker johnson was comparing himself to moses. jennifer, in a speech at a gala celebrating right wing christian lawmakers tuesday night, johnson had this to say about being voted in as the new speaker of the house. >> [inaudible] >> okay. so we are having problem with the sound. i'm just going to read the quote. he says, at the time, i assumed the lord was going to choose a new moses. thank you, lord, you're going to allow me to be aaron to moses. 13 people ran for the votes, the lord kept telling me to wait. then, at the end, the lord said, now step forward. me? i'm supposed to be errand. >> your reaction, jennifer. >> this is six stuff. these people really do believe there ordained by god. apparently god never told him t
that was how speaker, mike johnson.nalists, now second in line to the presidency. explain to the american people where they can find his policy position. stuart stevens, jennifer reuben, christina greer, they're with us to discuss this. before we went to a break, stuart, you spoke about the fact that speaker johnson was comparing himself to moses. jennifer, in a speech at a gala celebrating right wing christian lawmakers tuesday night, johnson had this to say about being voted in as the new...
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notably speaker mike johnson and all of the republican leadership in the house voted to save him.o, the mass republicans defied their leadership. and miguel markez is live from his district in new york. >> reporter: ex congressman george santos leaving congress. intense to the very end. moments before his chaotic exit, cnn capitol hill reporter annie grayer spoke to santos as he watched the vote turn against him and his congressional career come to an abrupt end. >> it is over. >> yeah. >> but what reaction? >> i mean -- >> that is their vote: sure. they just set new dangerous precedent for themselves. why would i want to stay here. to hell with this place. >> reporter: mike johnson and the entire house republican leadership voted to keep him in power. but in his long island, new york, district, relief. george santos has been expelled today. what was your reaction to that? [ clapping ] >> that was my reaction. >> reporter: the allegations snowballing since he was lekked in 2022. his resume and life story came under glaring scrutiny. claimed that he was jewish and his mother was in
notably speaker mike johnson and all of the republican leadership in the house voted to save him.o, the mass republicans defied their leadership. and miguel markez is live from his district in new york. >> reporter: ex congressman george santos leaving congress. intense to the very end. moments before his chaotic exit, cnn capitol hill reporter annie grayer spoke to santos as he watched the vote turn against him and his congressional career come to an abrupt end. >> it is over....
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his name is mike johnson. mike johnson. mike johnson, that is a name.st generic-sounding congressional leader since the election of speaker james kirkland brand. johnson was just elected this afternoon, getting votes from all 220 republicans. finally, a man who appeals to all factions of the republican party: the maga faithful, the social conservatives, the white nationalists, and the horny beetlejuice goblins. [cheers and applause] johnson is now second-in-line to the presidency, prompting news outlets to triumphantly proclaim, "who is representative mike johnson?" "who is mike johnson?" "who is speaker nominee mike johnson" and "5 secrets to reduce belly fat." also, "who the hell is mike johnson?" so he's a little innocuous. he's just another boring white guy in a suit with glasses. wait a second, jimmy. put him up again. hold on. hold on a second. [cheering] [mouthing words] am i mike johnson? the fact that no one knows who he is might be johnson's greatest strength. because apparently, there doesn't appear to be anyone who hates johnson enough to sa
his name is mike johnson. mike johnson. mike johnson, that is a name.st generic-sounding congressional leader since the election of speaker james kirkland brand. johnson was just elected this afternoon, getting votes from all 220 republicans. finally, a man who appeals to all factions of the republican party: the maga faithful, the social conservatives, the white nationalists, and the horny beetlejuice goblins. [cheers and applause] johnson is now second-in-line to the presidency, prompting...
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mike johnson was in the hudson valley recently fundraising for mike lawlor who is one of the more gullible incumbents so something that both leaders are doing. schumer and mcconnell also do fundraisers for the party. that something you see up and down leadership, committee chairs and ranking members, the top number of minority tend to be important fundraising vehicles for their caucus as they try to hold on to those leadership positions
mike johnson was in the hudson valley recently fundraising for mike lawlor who is one of the more gullible incumbents so something that both leaders are doing. schumer and mcconnell also do fundraisers for the party. that something you see up and down leadership, committee chairs and ranking members, the top number of minority tend to be important fundraising vehicles for their caucus as they try to hold on to those leadership positions
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and mike johnson has been very quiet, right? about who he really is.o are aware of who this individual was. but i think the vote itself to make him speaker and the unanimous vote, really tells you where the republican conference is. that this is the type of person that they really wanted. they want someone with that ideology. they just want them to be quiet and go about meticulously taking away individuals rights to do that. and so, i'm not surprised that mike johnson is there, and i have a bet that he is going to stay through the election >> through next year? >> through next year. >> not survive. >> i think he's going to survive because that's who they want, should trump lose again, prayerfully, and he challenge the election. if he wants to have mike johnson standing on that speaker's podium, when that happens, because of his beliefs, not only in these crazy conspiracy theories, but in his orchestrating of the denial of the election. >> this is such an important point, and liz cheney, of all people, i bet you never thought we would be talking about l
and mike johnson has been very quiet, right? about who he really is.o are aware of who this individual was. but i think the vote itself to make him speaker and the unanimous vote, really tells you where the republican conference is. that this is the type of person that they really wanted. they want someone with that ideology. they just want them to be quiet and go about meticulously taking away individuals rights to do that. and so, i'm not surprised that mike johnson is there, and i have a bet...
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mike johnson to light the 2023 capitol christmas tree.e are also privileged to present this year's youth christmas tree lighter ethan reese from beverly elementary school in west virginia. [cheers and applause] >> lighting the capitol christmas tree has been festive tradition since 1964 and one to continue this year. we are delighted to have the capital christmas tree that west virginians and all americans can be proud of. a lot of preparation and effort goes into finding the perfect christmas tree for the u.s. capitol. and i'm delighted to say that we made a beautiful selection this year, a 63-foot norway spruce from the national forest the allegheny mountains of west virginia. [cheers and applause] >> the tree is from greenbrier ranger district, home of capitol christmas tree provided by the united states service in 1970. i would like the thank the fire service for finding and providing the people's tree over these many years. the tree is nicknamed which means bright tree. the name certainly rings true. tonight the tree will glow with t
mike johnson to light the 2023 capitol christmas tree.e are also privileged to present this year's youth christmas tree lighter ethan reese from beverly elementary school in west virginia. [cheers and applause] >> lighting the capitol christmas tree has been festive tradition since 1964 and one to continue this year. we are delighted to have the capital christmas tree that west virginians and all americans can be proud of. a lot of preparation and effort goes into finding the perfect...
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no one is formally whipping these votes, not house speaker mike johnson.antos has said he is not trying to sway votes one way or the other. he has told me and other reporters that he's out today and my colleagues from "politico" on the hill have one whipping of the votes themselves, it seems that that two-thirds vote is there but there's a lot of discussion not just about ethical transgression but any sort of criminal laws that may be broken because whether he stays in office or not he is up in court in a couple months' time facing serious charges. >> in case people have been living in the forest for the last few years, forget the federal charges, the 23 federal charges, forget the ethics committee report which said, you know, that he misused campaign funds for vacation, meals, spa, botox and only fans which i only learned what it was last week. >> i don't believe you. >> but the reporting before that george santos lied about his high school and college resumÉ, that he worked at goldman sachs, that he lost employees at the pulse nightclub shooting, that he
no one is formally whipping these votes, not house speaker mike johnson.antos has said he is not trying to sway votes one way or the other. he has told me and other reporters that he's out today and my colleagues from "politico" on the hill have one whipping of the votes themselves, it seems that that two-thirds vote is there but there's a lot of discussion not just about ethical transgression but any sort of criminal laws that may be broken because whether he stays in office or not...
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mike johnson was today at the wall street journal ceo council summit and he explained what he thought an impeachment inquiry was important. >> i am a constitutional law attorney and served on the impeachment defense teams twice. that is not ever an expertise i thought i would need to develop but i was on record hundreds of times lamenting that the democrats, and at that time, i think politicized impeachment. i think they did real damage to our system and the institutions in that process. next to a declaration of war, impeachment might be the heaviest that the white house has. it is given to the house and it is not something to be taken lightly. i think that the house, it is incumbent upon us, as was presented in this case, to investigate properly, slowly, deliberately, and not in a deliberate manner. we have a constitutional responsibility to do that in the inquiry vote is the next step to fill that. it is not a political decision. it is a legal one and i made sure my colleagues know where i am on that. we don't prejudge but we need to know where we are. the white house has begun to -
mike johnson was today at the wall street journal ceo council summit and he explained what he thought an impeachment inquiry was important. >> i am a constitutional law attorney and served on the impeachment defense teams twice. that is not ever an expertise i thought i would need to develop but i was on record hundreds of times lamenting that the democrats, and at that time, i think politicized impeachment. i think they did real damage to our system and the institutions in that process....
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what mike johnson is doing with the january 6th stuff is very important to the trump project.ortant that trump's claims that the 2020 election was illegitimate be seen as completely legitimate, that those questions he has raised, which are not really questions, they are complete fably -- fabrications, be taken seriously so his voters will feel, we don't have a democracy. 2020 was stolen, so we might as well go with this guy who says let's get rid of whole provisions of the constitution. >> yeah. big stakes. chai komanduri, thank you for being our leadoff guest. we mentioned liz cheney who's made news with her book. she's our guest here. we have a lot more to get into here. our guest tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. eastern. later in the show, skeptics questioning tech titans like elon musk as we look at the rising punchback with labor organizing and rights. there's some interesting include diet energy here we're going to get into. first, andrew weissman on jack smith's new blueprint, next. (carolers) ♪ iphone 15 pro, your husband deserves it! ♪ (mom) carolers? to tell me you want a new i
what mike johnson is doing with the january 6th stuff is very important to the trump project.ortant that trump's claims that the 2020 election was illegitimate be seen as completely legitimate, that those questions he has raised, which are not really questions, they are complete fably -- fabrications, be taken seriously so his voters will feel, we don't have a democracy. 2020 was stolen, so we might as well go with this guy who says let's get rid of whole provisions of the constitution....
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and mike johnson, who's now house speaker. it was a whole host of cowards and enablers and co-conspirators in the house and the senate, cheney says. many of whom had an epiphany on january 7th, 2021 after they saw the hate and the destruction and the death their lies wrought and who just as quickly lost their clarity and their principles when trump phoenix-like rose from the ashes. cheney has a brand new book that has quickly become a best-seller. it's a stark warning to the nation, and she says ignore it and her at our democracy's peril. joining me now is former republican congresswoman liz cheney. her new book is "oath and honor: a memoir and a warning." it's very briskly written and a great historical record. but it's a good read. >> thank you. >> also. so congratulations. the book opens two days after the 2020 election. you're talking to then leader kevin mccarthy. he tells you donald trump, quote, knows it over and he needs time to, quote, go through the stages of grief. and then almost immediately you see this on fox new
and mike johnson, who's now house speaker. it was a whole host of cowards and enablers and co-conspirators in the house and the senate, cheney says. many of whom had an epiphany on january 7th, 2021 after they saw the hate and the destruction and the death their lies wrought and who just as quickly lost their clarity and their principles when trump phoenix-like rose from the ashes. cheney has a brand new book that has quickly become a best-seller. it's a stark warning to the nation, and she...
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maybe mike johnson will still be speaker.given what mike johnson did in and around the 2020 election, what is the risk in terms of him potentially still being speaker of the house? him controlling the house of representatives in the aftermath of the next election? >> you know, it is -- it's terrifying. and i say that with no -- no pleasure. it pains me that that's where we are. but -- >> you were friends with him. >> i was. we were elected the same year. our offices were next door to each other. and i believed mike to be a man of principle. what i learned was that he was willing to do things he knew to be wrong in order to placate donald trump. and, again, a situation where you have a speaker of the house who, as you detailed at the beginning of the show, so clearly set aside what he knew to be the facts, what he knew to be the law, what he knew to be our obligations under the constitution in order to try to help donald trump and his efforts in 2020, we cannot count on -- on a majority of republicans, on someone like that to
maybe mike johnson will still be speaker.given what mike johnson did in and around the 2020 election, what is the risk in terms of him potentially still being speaker of the house? him controlling the house of representatives in the aftermath of the next election? >> you know, it is -- it's terrifying. and i say that with no -- no pleasure. it pains me that that's where we are. but -- >> you were friends with him. >> i was. we were elected the same year. our offices were next...
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the story of mike johnson is a story of a collaborator. >> i collaboration is happening in plain sight. >> we have to blur some of the faces of persons who participated in the events of that day because we don't want them to be retaliated against. and to be charged by the doj. >> tonight, speaker of the house announces plans to help january six rioters escape justice. then, martin gellman on trump's stated plans to use the power of the presidency to evade justice and punish enemies. plus, emergency meeting on florida to replace a republican party chairman of amid disturbing rape allegations. and how one senator's crusade against aircraft carrier poetry just came to a bizarre and. >> we are so woke in the min military. we've got people doing pawns on aircraft carriers over the land loudspeaker. >> when all in starts, right now. >> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. the first notifications for jury duty have gone out. what is arguably the most important criminal trial in history of democracy. john allen goes hand to what looks like a form for prospective jurors in donald trump'
the story of mike johnson is a story of a collaborator. >> i collaboration is happening in plain sight. >> we have to blur some of the faces of persons who participated in the events of that day because we don't want them to be retaliated against. and to be charged by the doj. >> tonight, speaker of the house announces plans to help january six rioters escape justice. then, martin gellman on trump's stated plans to use the power of the presidency to evade justice and punish...
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and mike johnson again, i believe if he wants to get a deal, may have to rely on democratic votes to do it, and then he will face the backlash from the right. and we've already heard from people like chip roy, one of the leaders of the house freedom caucus, that there are already one or two strikes against mike johnson and there could be a third one coming. >> okay, we shall watch that closely, as well as the funding for ukraine and israel, at least these aid packages, and of course the southern border, when congress returns and is back in session. where were things left off? i was going to ask you where it stand right now but i don't know if there's much of a debate as everyone is on holiday. >> right. so unrelated, in some ways to the fight to keep the government open, is this aid package, this national security package, both to help ukraine fight off the invasion by russia, and to help israel in the war in gaza. also, money for taiwan, and there is money for our southern border as well here in america. and right now, probably each one of those items has support from the congress a
and mike johnson again, i believe if he wants to get a deal, may have to rely on democratic votes to do it, and then he will face the backlash from the right. and we've already heard from people like chip roy, one of the leaders of the house freedom caucus, that there are already one or two strikes against mike johnson and there could be a third one coming. >> okay, we shall watch that closely, as well as the funding for ukraine and israel, at least these aid packages, and of course the...
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we have melanie zanona who talked to the speaker of the house mike johnson and listen in. mela melanie. >> no, no, no. give me a second. >> we are not quite ready. we are not quite ready, but now we are. go ahead, melanie. >> sorry about that. i was bending down to picking up my microphone, because we had the speaker walk by and we had asked him about the historic moment about having one of his own republican members expelled, and he said he would not comment on that and he would turn his attention on other issues that are important facing the house, and including getting an aid package to israel passed through the house. but it was interesting that kate noted earlier that speaker johnson presided over the vote, and he brought the gavel down when he announced that he would be expelled. he had a solemn tone. normally, he does not have to be in the chair to preside over the moment, but clearly, he understood the significance and the weight of that moment, and he, himself, as we said, he voted against the expulsion, but at the same time, he said to the members, free to vote t
we have melanie zanona who talked to the speaker of the house mike johnson and listen in. mela melanie. >> no, no, no. give me a second. >> we are not quite ready. we are not quite ready, but now we are. go ahead, melanie. >> sorry about that. i was bending down to picking up my microphone, because we had the speaker walk by and we had asked him about the historic moment about having one of his own republican members expelled, and he said he would not comment on that and he...
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what mike johnson is calling retaliation, doj calls identification and prosecution. >> let's bring in a democratic congresswoman, and republican former congressman adam kessinger of illinois. both served on the january 6th select committee, let's start with the news from the special counsel, they want to use trumps continued support for writers of january 6th to help prove he intended to inspire violence that they, how might this potentially bolster the prosecution's case? >> i will leave it to prosecutors to discuss the rules of evidence, the former president has made it clear that he stands with law violators and the rioters. he intended the right to occur, his behavior before, during, and after the riot is all of one piece, he was for violence to overturn the government. >> former congressman, what's your reaction, do these statements shed light on trumps intent before the riot given he's continued to talk about these individuals being patriots and deserving pardons? >> completely, he calls them political prisoners, what is it like, three weeks ago he opened up a rally with these q
what mike johnson is calling retaliation, doj calls identification and prosecution. >> let's bring in a democratic congresswoman, and republican former congressman adam kessinger of illinois. both served on the january 6th select committee, let's start with the news from the special counsel, they want to use trumps continued support for writers of january 6th to help prove he intended to inspire violence that they, how might this potentially bolster the prosecution's case? >> i will...
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i think that just look at -- mike johnson was part of the weaponization committee.se are all of the extremists of the republican party. and their job is to push conspiracy theories, to set the stage for the election for donald trump. and to do his bidding, time and time again. so i am absolutely -- one of the other things liz cheney said in the book is that the conversation with jim jordan, he says winning is the most important thing. it is not about doing what's necessary for the american people, because we've seen throughout this tenure, the year now that they've been here, that nothing related to the american people has taken place. all of the amazing things that they said that they were going to do to support the people of this country, they have not done, not one signal piece of legislation related to that. >> which is an important reminder for everyone to hear. i want to ask you about impeachment, because house gop lawmakers sent a inquiry vote, and that it could happen next week. speaker johnson said the democrats were brazenly political when the bleached tru
i think that just look at -- mike johnson was part of the weaponization committee.se are all of the extremists of the republican party. and their job is to push conspiracy theories, to set the stage for the election for donald trump. and to do his bidding, time and time again. so i am absolutely -- one of the other things liz cheney said in the book is that the conversation with jim jordan, he says winning is the most important thing. it is not about doing what's necessary for the american...
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johnson, he's always coming up with some kind of argument.t, he plays a very complicated game. he wants to exchange altogether, or exchange aid to ukraine for major concessions, joseph biden and on his political, essentially on blows on his political image. that is, he is playing, behind him is donald trump, i am sure of it. that is, he has his own line. but he won't be able to do that, for example, when he now responded to the letter, the white house, that, not only is the problem that there is funding, but show us what this money will go to, and show us a plan where this money goes, to what types of weapons, how they will help to win, it seems a beautiful formula, yes, but in these conditions, when the days are already standing, it drags out the process, it plays against his interests, he wants to drag it out until january, so the presence of the minister of defense directly in conversation with him will already remove the possibility of manipulating this issue, because it is the minister of defense who will now provide him with answers to
johnson, he's always coming up with some kind of argument.t, he plays a very complicated game. he wants to exchange altogether, or exchange aid to ukraine for major concessions, joseph biden and on his political, essentially on blows on his political image. that is, he is playing, behind him is donald trump, i am sure of it. that is, he has his own line. but he won't be able to do that, for example, when he now responded to the letter, the white house, that, not only is the problem that there...
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behind this is donald trump, following the position of mike johnson, who is currently being sued by the current american authorities, but they want to show that if donald trump is not allowed. to participate on equal terms, then there will be such chaos, that is, it will continue, in fact, so we do not need, i say again, every day, these will waver and then all these decisions, today, for example, joseph biden spoke , yes, it would seem, well, on the eve of, we think, the most important vote, yes, and my prediction for this vote is negative in the senate, because, because for some reason the democrats excluded from this package at all... the question , which the republicans are interested in, but the next steps will be, i think closer to the 15th, they will vote in the senate and the house of representatives, the main issue of mike johnson, to move the budget process into parts and not pass the budget, but if he doesn't white will still succeed and win house, then they will vote on the budget by the 15th, i will tell you this, if we see a vote on the us budget by the 15th of december, f
behind this is donald trump, following the position of mike johnson, who is currently being sued by the current american authorities, but they want to show that if donald trump is not allowed. to participate on equal terms, then there will be such chaos, that is, it will continue, in fact, so we do not need, i say again, every day, these will waver and then all these decisions, today, for example, joseph biden spoke , yes, it would seem, well, on the eve of, we think, the most important vote,...
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mike johnson, the new speaker, led it.s become something of a symptom of this enabling against his own past claims about what he wanted to do with power. you have to be careful when people amass more power, what they do with it like selling out the government they wanted to lead in order to protect people, in this case people who want to overthrow democracy. consider these comments. >> the founding fathers warned against single-party impeachment. they said it would be bitterly devisive. >> we've shown great restraint. there are people that are frustrated this hasn't moved faster. a rushed, sham impeachment. >> it writes itself. mike johnson wasn't saying he has a political view and is super partisan. he's cast himself and tried to exude this more serious founding father energy, that he's not a partisan. as he said there, he's so anti-partisan that any single-party impeachment would be a sham. that's what he said. today i showed you the vote. they're not impeaching biden, but moving forward on a partisan vote to get the "i"
mike johnson, the new speaker, led it.s become something of a symptom of this enabling against his own past claims about what he wanted to do with power. you have to be careful when people amass more power, what they do with it like selling out the government they wanted to lead in order to protect people, in this case people who want to overthrow democracy. consider these comments. >> the founding fathers warned against single-party impeachment. they said it would be bitterly devisive....
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and our investigative unit, the k file, they found this clip of speaker mike johnson, he was rank ande congressman at the time, and he was warning that an impeachment into trump would set a dangerous precedent. take a listen. >> the founding fathers warned us, i mean, they feared a single party impeachment. and the reason they said that is because they knew that it would bitterly divide the country. and they openly said and wrote about, spoke about how it might be irreparable damage to the country. >> now, of course it does seem as though republicans are going to go ahead with a single party impeachment inquiry in this case. how are they explaining that at this point? >> as you played, as speak are mike johnson on fox news yesterday saying this is just them going through the procedure. the argument that going new the impeachment inquiry without unanimous support of the house of representatives with democratic support is an argument that the white house made, which is why we're on this road. they sent a letter to republican committee chairs a few weeks ago saying we don't take your imp
and our investigative unit, the k file, they found this clip of speaker mike johnson, he was rank ande congressman at the time, and he was warning that an impeachment into trump would set a dangerous precedent. take a listen. >> the founding fathers warned us, i mean, they feared a single party impeachment. and the reason they said that is because they knew that it would bitterly divide the country. and they openly said and wrote about, spoke about how it might be irreparable damage to...
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mike johnson was in the hudson valley recently. michael lawler is one of the more vulnerable. it is something that both leaders are doing. schumer and mcdonough -- mcconnell as well. that is something that you see up-and-down leadership. the top member of minority and fundraising vehicles for their caucus, as they tried to hold on to those leadership positions. i imagine that will only pick up. part of that is to make sure that they are able to get that time away from washington to fund raise. host: jess in hyattsville, maryland. caller: my comment is that, as relates to the possibility of donald trump becoming president again, i will say at this point that our military will have to make a decision because the fact that he claims to want to suspend or do away with the constitution and the other things -- for some reason people have these grandiose ideas that everything is going to work to their benefit and they are not seeing the bigger picture. that will be detrimental to the whole country and to all the media, everything that he is setting out to want to destroy. if the amer
mike johnson was in the hudson valley recently. michael lawler is one of the more vulnerable. it is something that both leaders are doing. schumer and mcdonough -- mcconnell as well. that is something that you see up-and-down leadership. the top member of minority and fundraising vehicles for their caucus, as they tried to hold on to those leadership positions. i imagine that will only pick up. part of that is to make sure that they are able to get that time away from washington to fund raise....
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i thought, mike johnson wrote the foreword to the bible? do you think mike johnson can hold his party together now that he has taken the mantle? >> first of all, i don't think he can hold his party together. second of all, you're exactly right. mike johnson and what he believes is one of the greatest threats we have today to the united states. [ applause ] i promise you. i know these people. >> he's a christian nationalist. >> exactly. this is a bigger threat than al qaeda to this country. let me tell you something. the speaker of the house, they got probably at least two supreme court justices, maybe more, all right? don't kid yourself. people in the press have no idea who this guy is, how he was formed, what the threat is. this is a fundamental threat to the united states. it is a fundamental -- he don't believe in the constitution. he'll tell you that. mike johnson himself says what is democracy but two wolves and a lamb having lunch. that's what they really, really believe. to say, come on, man, that's just some crazy -- no, no. they be
i thought, mike johnson wrote the foreword to the bible? do you think mike johnson can hold his party together now that he has taken the mantle? >> first of all, i don't think he can hold his party together. second of all, you're exactly right. mike johnson and what he believes is one of the greatest threats we have today to the united states. [ applause ] i promise you. i know these people. >> he's a christian nationalist. >> exactly. this is a bigger threat than al qaeda to...
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cheney: mike johnson is not a rule of law guy, i can tell you from first-hand experience watching him operate in terms of the arguments he was making, both in terms of the amicus brief he encouraged members of the house to sign that was itself unconstitutional and also with respect to the role he played in encouraging members of the house to object to the electoral votes. he consistently made arguments about the power of congress he knew were not true. that he would admit were inaccurate and didn't have a basis in law or the constitution and he would speak very quickly and make those same arguments again, as you sort of saw him do there. you can't be a rule of law guy if you ignore the rulings of the court. which he himself did repeatedly with respect to the objections for the electoral vote. secondly, we've seen donald trump attempt to seize power. we've already watched what he was going to do. we've already watched on january 6 the extent to which when the violent mob he sent to the capital was attacking the capital, donald trump watched it on television and did not allow people to
cheney: mike johnson is not a rule of law guy, i can tell you from first-hand experience watching him operate in terms of the arguments he was making, both in terms of the amicus brief he encouraged members of the house to sign that was itself unconstitutional and also with respect to the role he played in encouraging members of the house to object to the electoral votes. he consistently made arguments about the power of congress he knew were not true. that he would admit were inaccurate and...
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house speaker mike johnson right now. we have been watching him move through the capitol building all morning long and waiting for him to comment if he chooses to do so, but he has not chosen to do so. but we are getting comment about the pitch he is making behind closed doors from some of the lawmakers themselves who have emerged from the meetings, and then chased down by roving news finder manu raju on capitol hill. manu, what have you heard about what is taking place at these meetings? >> yeah, zelenskyy is actually telling members that he does not expect the united states to fail in its push to provide aid to ukraine, and he said that they are still counting on the money from the united states to pushback against russia even though things are stalled on the capitol hill, and the dynamics have not changed despite the urgent pleas behind closed doors of volodymyr zelenskyy to approve the aid for the air missile systems and the other defense systems to help them fight russia. he says if they fall, it is going to provide
house speaker mike johnson right now. we have been watching him move through the capitol building all morning long and waiting for him to comment if he chooses to do so, but he has not chosen to do so. but we are getting comment about the pitch he is making behind closed doors from some of the lawmakers themselves who have emerged from the meetings, and then chased down by roving news finder manu raju on capitol hill. manu, what have you heard about what is taking place at these meetings?...
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and they're threatening to do it again to mike johnson. mike johnson is one of them. is a very unfortunate and problematic situation, in large part because there is so much at stake. >> you say, sir, that mike johnson is one of them. but you also recently said that mike johnson has a second chance to try and govern. you said that. do you actually believe that he is willing to do that? i guess, also, the question is, what incentive do they have at this point? >> well, it's a great question. he does have a second chance. we are coming into a new year. and we have to pass a budget. he has got to make a decision. is he going to blow up the economy by shutting down the government? by cutting off critical investments to families? is he going to punt on border security. is he going to punt on helping ukraine and israel? and part of those two things, the biggest part, he's avoiding two global wars. if we let putin win in ukraine, we are going to be pulled into a global war in eastern europe. if things escalate beyond what is happening now in the middle east, we are going to g
and they're threatening to do it again to mike johnson. mike johnson is one of them. is a very unfortunate and problematic situation, in large part because there is so much at stake. >> you say, sir, that mike johnson is one of them. but you also recently said that mike johnson has a second chance to try and govern. you said that. do you actually believe that he is willing to do that? i guess, also, the question is, what incentive do they have at this point? >> well, it's a great...
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this is speaker mike johnson, a republican from louisiana.e appears on cnbc's squawk box earlier this month and was asked about the separation of church and state. these are more of his comets on the separation of church and state, as well as him talking about praying on the house floor. [video clip] >> you have talked quite publicly about faith in your life. i think it was the first day you had been sworn in, it appeared that you were praying on the floor of congress with a number of other congressman. there was a question about the separation of church and state. we often talk on this show about folks about whether religion should play a role inside a company, whether people should be allowed to pray inside a company. it is one thing to pray outside and to have your faith and there is great importance and that. how do you think about that and the public perception of that? >> listen, faith, our deep religious tradition is a big part of what it means to be an american. the founders wanted a vibrant section of faith because they believed a ge
this is speaker mike johnson, a republican from louisiana.e appears on cnbc's squawk box earlier this month and was asked about the separation of church and state. these are more of his comets on the separation of church and state, as well as him talking about praying on the house floor. [video clip] >> you have talked quite publicly about faith in your life. i think it was the first day you had been sworn in, it appeared that you were praying on the floor of congress with a number of...
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pushing toward earlier today, house speaker mike johnson said tonight, action was, quote, called for inappropriate. which is certainly a change from the mike johnson of four years ago, who believed the exact opposite on the subject of the impeachment was donald trump. >> the founding fathers, the founders of this country warned against single party impeachments. they had a very specific reason for warning us against that. they said that it would be bitterly divisive, perhaps irreparably divisive for the country. that's what is happening now. >> that was four years ago. when mike johnson said that, he had already seen plenty of evidence against the former president, including sworn testimony from ex administration officials, that the former president had tried to pressure ukraine's president into investigating, or at least announcing an investigation into then candidate biden and his son hunter. that wasn't enough for him then. this time, it is different. there is next to no evidence of impeachable offenses yet, he's on record all the way back in the august saying, and i quote, the ev
pushing toward earlier today, house speaker mike johnson said tonight, action was, quote, called for inappropriate. which is certainly a change from the mike johnson of four years ago, who believed the exact opposite on the subject of the impeachment was donald trump. >> the founding fathers, the founders of this country warned against single party impeachments. they had a very specific reason for warning us against that. they said that it would be bitterly divisive, perhaps irreparably...
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this is then thrown to the house of representatives where a speaker, mike johnston, mike johnson the from louisiana is the speaker. barbara, can you talk about the impact of not just the election of trump to a second term, but a speaker, mike johnson, who would be in place between election day and inauguration day, whether or not republicans hold on to the majority in the house. >> we now have extremists in power. trump would be in the white house, if he is able to come back into power. whit congress and the republican leadership, they are political radicals. they do not want to pursue policies that a majority of americans want. they are pursuing the policies of an extreme wing of the republican party. that period of time between the election and the inauguration would be a highly uncertain. time americans would feel insecure. this is again, part of that authoritarian playbook. this benefits people like trump. he can use this insecurity to go around the country and start talking about how, yet again, the democrats are trying to steal the election from him. yet again, the system is fa
this is then thrown to the house of representatives where a speaker, mike johnston, mike johnson the from louisiana is the speaker. barbara, can you talk about the impact of not just the election of trump to a second term, but a speaker, mike johnson, who would be in place between election day and inauguration day, whether or not republicans hold on to the majority in the house. >> we now have extremists in power. trump would be in the white house, if he is able to come back into power....
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mike johnson. >> she writes extensively about him in the book, it's fascinating.ly wrote the book before johnson was named speaker. but you had a lot of interaction with him. she was telling me, people who were involved in the book court like, why are you spending so much time talking about mike johnson? now it's very prescient she did include him in the book. but she really does view him as somebody who portrayed himself is a contradiction scholar, who's making specious constitutional arguments. and putting out an amicus brief that also, some members of congress failed, has an implicit threat that president trump would be looking at all the members who went along with him. >> do you get the sense that she thinks it's a lost cause, that the republican party is a wholly owned sub dearie of donald trump? now >> this iteration of the republican party, it does seem she thinks it is beyond salvaging. i think she has talked about thinking of a third party run or the creation of another sort of party. i'm not sure, obviously, i think there is a lot for her to figure out
mike johnson. >> she writes extensively about him in the book, it's fascinating.ly wrote the book before johnson was named speaker. but you had a lot of interaction with him. she was telling me, people who were involved in the book court like, why are you spending so much time talking about mike johnson? now it's very prescient she did include him in the book. but she really does view him as somebody who portrayed himself is a contradiction scholar, who's making specious constitutional...
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what if mike johnson says, why should any of us run for re-election? i'm speaker now.t just do elections. the mechanisms that make elections happen, someone has to start those mechanisms. what if they don't do it? what if trump is maduro or is bibi netanyahu and says, i'm about to get prosecuted. let me take over the supreme court. it happens in countries that have had elections. that's how it happens. that's how it starts. >> or that it doesn't work. supposing you're a senior office in the military. you probably get orders all the time you disagree with, you think are stupid. but you understand that civilians have the right to issue the orders. before the order is issued, you can argue with it or express doubts or leak to the press if you're really upset. but you have sworn an oath not to the president but to the constitution. and you have a military code that says you can't follow an illegal order. how do you know which orders are legal and which aren't? what we're going to have is a kind of brain seizure at the center of the military when trump tries to order them t
what if mike johnson says, why should any of us run for re-election? i'm speaker now.t just do elections. the mechanisms that make elections happen, someone has to start those mechanisms. what if they don't do it? what if trump is maduro or is bibi netanyahu and says, i'm about to get prosecuted. let me take over the supreme court. it happens in countries that have had elections. that's how it happens. that's how it starts. >> or that it doesn't work. supposing you're a senior office in...
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this is a tweet in october, y after mike johnson -- around time mike johnson was becoming speaker. this is what he wrote. he s, "in january, rep mike johnsonoined me on the house floor while in a deadlock over who our next speaker wou be. ifted up the speakers raced to the lord and ask asked for hine guidance. immediately after the prayer, 14 members changed their vote, ultimately securing the gavel by the end ofhe day. conservative but is a strong christian. he is not afraid to look to his faith for guidance. america needs that more than ever in the u.s. house. i look forward to voting for mike johnson as our next speaker. again, that was a tweet from representative greg steube, a republican from florida. here is one from representative jamie raskin, he is a democrat from maryland. he is jewish. here is what raskin wre. this is the same day of representative stu beast tweet back around the time speaker mike johnson was becoming speaker. he wrote, speaker mike johnson, anti-choice, and type lgbtq, anti-gun safety, anti-mocracy. this is what theocracy looks like. again, that is jami
this is a tweet in october, y after mike johnson -- around time mike johnson was becoming speaker. this is what he wrote. he s, "in january, rep mike johnsonoined me on the house floor while in a deadlock over who our next speaker wou be. ifted up the speakers raced to the lord and ask asked for hine guidance. immediately after the prayer, 14 members changed their vote, ultimately securing the gavel by the end ofhe day. conservative but is a strong christian. he is not afraid to look to...
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i was calling about mike johnson. how much of life and the essence of life must you deny to believe that the earth is 6000 years old? you have to be in denial of earth's history. you have to be in denial of just about anything with ol og y on the end. these are the people that are running our country. if you don't see that as a danger, what's wrong with the taliban? what's wrong with the way they run things in saudi arabia? and those are the questions that the people in america who are smart enough to realize, realize. that's what i've got to say. >> paul in missouri, our last caller in this open forum. >>> and a very good monday morning to you. go ahead and start calling and now. this is the headline in today's washington post. the white house warns congress of an urgent need for ukraine funding. it was national security adviser jake sullivan in the white house briefing room echoing those warnings yesterday. >> on ukraine, as you've all seen earlier today, ome director shalonda young sent a letter to congressional le
i was calling about mike johnson. how much of life and the essence of life must you deny to believe that the earth is 6000 years old? you have to be in denial of earth's history. you have to be in denial of just about anything with ol og y on the end. these are the people that are running our country. if you don't see that as a danger, what's wrong with the taliban? what's wrong with the way they run things in saudi arabia? and those are the questions that the people in america who are smart...
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mike >> johnson is in way over his head right now. as he and the republican party barrel toward and unfounded preach impeachment inquiry, the entire world is waiting on this congress to take action. to the ukrainian president zelenskyy was in washington d.c. timid with both president biden and speaker johnson about desperately needed aid. right now russia is ramping up its military offensive in ukraine in what u.s. intelligence says is an attempt to undermine support for ukraine and western nations. like this one. new democrats support sending ukraine assistance immediately, but house republicans, under the leadership of speaker johnson, have refused. they are instead demanding the democrats reach a series of extreme border policies before signing on to any ukrainian package. policies like bringing back trump era covid restrictions on immigration, mandating electronic monitoring of immigrants of in the u.s. including children, and expediting deportations. so there are some huge looming issues right now. peoples lives are hanging in th
mike >> johnson is in way over his head right now. as he and the republican party barrel toward and unfounded preach impeachment inquiry, the entire world is waiting on this congress to take action. to the ukrainian president zelenskyy was in washington d.c. timid with both president biden and speaker johnson about desperately needed aid. right now russia is ramping up its military offensive in ukraine in what u.s. intelligence says is an attempt to undermine support for ukraine and...
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there's a new report out today about -- that it was just last year that mike johnson was writing theward to a book that pushed conspiracy theories. this guy is very extreme. you can make that case in a television ad a lot more clearly than you can to try to associate these guys with george santos. i think in some sense, he is off their back. that's why this happened today. this is politics all the way down, frankly. george santos wasn't providing anything anymore to the republicans that was useful. they felt like they could get rid of him and try to get rid of some of the baggage. i think it will be mike johnson's baggage that will have more -- >> they were so eager to do this so it didn't happen yesterday, so they did it on a friday. they are probably heading to the airport right now. tim miller, thank you very much. >>> trailblazer. sandra day o'connor, the first woman to serve on the supreme court dying at the age of 93 and leaving an unprecedented legacy. that's next when "andrea mitchell reports" is back in 60 seconds. you are watching msnbc. are watcc the subway series? it's th
there's a new report out today about -- that it was just last year that mike johnson was writing theward to a book that pushed conspiracy theories. this guy is very extreme. you can make that case in a television ad a lot more clearly than you can to try to associate these guys with george santos. i think in some sense, he is off their back. that's why this happened today. this is politics all the way down, frankly. george santos wasn't providing anything anymore to the republicans that was...
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and why speaker mike johnson is drawing scrutiny over his comments about insurrections from january 6. >>> welcome back. americans paul whelan and evan girs ershovich remain in custod russia. matt miller talked about the efforts so get them released. >> in recent weeks we made a new and significant proposal to secure paul and evan's release. that proposal was rejected by russia. shouldn't have to make these proposals. never should have been arrested in the first place. they should both be released immediately. >> monday is going to mark the 250th day of imprisonment for gershovich, a "wall street journal" reporter. five years this month for whalen. the u.s. has designated both as wrongfully detained. joining us from london is bianca nobilo. always great to have you. so matt miller didn't detail what the new insignificant proposal was, but the deal included to release those on espionage charges. so if that is not enough, what is? >> clearly russia has specific individuals in mind. we know for example that nat one of the names discussed is partly because he is held in germany on a life
and why speaker mike johnson is drawing scrutiny over his comments about insurrections from january 6. >>> welcome back. americans paul whelan and evan girs ershovich remain in custod russia. matt miller talked about the efforts so get them released. >> in recent weeks we made a new and significant proposal to secure paul and evan's release. that proposal was rejected by russia. shouldn't have to make these proposals. never should have been arrested in the first place. they...
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mike johnson having no experience going into the speakership?s in the house to lead and put the people of this country over their political infighting. they have been the chaos caucus. they cannot pass anything without democratic votes. right now the vast majority of the house just wants to get our job done. we want to make sure vladimir putin cannot over run ukraine this winter. we want to make sure that we take care of our people at home. we want to make sure that the faa gets its reauthorization, and that our military gets the help that it needs. we want to take care of people who are relying on government benefits to get through the winter. and he is simply bowing to the chaos caucus, and -- putting things down the road. >> do you think americans are realizing that the -- screeching to a halt not because of the, democrats but because republicans are doing exactly as you explained that they only making chaos, and only doing it to self-serve? >> i believe the american public is sick of this republican caucus. george santos, these breaks of gov
mike johnson having no experience going into the speakership?s in the house to lead and put the people of this country over their political infighting. they have been the chaos caucus. they cannot pass anything without democratic votes. right now the vast majority of the house just wants to get our job done. we want to make sure vladimir putin cannot over run ukraine this winter. we want to make sure that we take care of our people at home. we want to make sure that the faa gets its...
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mike johnson, the speaker, he came out and said he is going to vote against. have the reasons that he has stated? why would he vote against? >> mike johnson was asked about this on tuesday and he said he has a real problem with this because if you look at the precedent in the house of representatives, there is only five people who have ever been expelled. three were members of the confederacy expelled in 1861 and traficant and ozzie meyers in 1980. both of them had been convicted in a court of law. this is where you have speaker johnson, steve scalise, majority leader, indicating that they said you know, he hasn't been convicted in court. his trial is scheduled for february. maybe we should wait and see. now what they tried to do was give a little bit of modicum of process here where they went through and completed the ethics committee report. michael guest, the chair of the ethics committee introduced this resolution to expel santos. for some members, a lot of republicans from new york state and long island and swing district, they indicated that they thought
mike johnson, the speaker, he came out and said he is going to vote against. have the reasons that he has stated? why would he vote against? >> mike johnson was asked about this on tuesday and he said he has a real problem with this because if you look at the precedent in the house of representatives, there is only five people who have ever been expelled. three were members of the confederacy expelled in 1861 and traficant and ozzie meyers in 1980. both of them had been convicted in a...