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on the nations fastest, most reliable network. time for the big show, "don lemon tonight." with don lemon. >> so, what do you want to talk about? ufos? you want to talk about the shaman insurrectionist? >> listen. shaman guy. that was his stunt to get attention. i just didn't want him to get it, on my back. i never called any of his people crazy. i tried very hard not to use that word, and i don't want to give him the excuse. it's one thing, if you are mentally ill. you have diminished capacity. that's vulnerability and susceptibility. that's not what these people have, until you prove to me otherwise. sure, there are lots of people, who are vulnerable and open to suggestion. it doesn't exempt you from the law. and if he's so worried about people being warehoused, and
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held unfairly, for nonviolent crimes. then, he should take up the sys systemic-inequality fight, and just deal with generations of people, from minority communities, who have been incarcerated, exactly that way, and for that reason. >> and you can't have it both ways. you can't say that, you know, trump supporters -- when other folks say trump supporters are stooges and they are being co-opted and they don't know what they are doing, and have -- and take offense to that. and then, on the other hand, argue in court to get your client off, that your client was susceptible. >> what he should have done because he is a smart guy, right? sorry, took a shot at my facial hair. >> he did? i didn't see it. i don't see any facial hair, either. >> well, you should get your eyes checked. you're old. "don lemon tonight," with glasses. so, here's what he should fight for. you know what he should fight for? the january-6th commission. >> yes, absolutely right. >> because that is the cure for what ails these men and women,
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who you believe deserve all our compassion. the truth. let them see how it happened. what led to it, the groups that helped organize it. that's how you help them. not by calling them names, and coming up with silly ineffective to get the pc police all in a flutter. >> that is never going to happen. you know? they are never going to allow that to happen. >> it's going to happen. they may not want it but it's going to happen. >> them going along with it, or someone arguing for it or any of the trumplicans arguing for that. they don't want people to see their culpability. you know, they -- they helped the president. they did what the president wanted and those people at the capitol, also, did what the president wanted. so, there you go. >> and those people, in congress, who were in the leadership, are just doing what that president wanted. >> i should say the former guy. people get mad. they say, why do you keep calling him the president? well, he was the president. all right, sir, i'll see ya. i got to -- i got a razor in my
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office for you. if that is, indeed, hair and not a smudge. >> i got a scale in my office. >> you need it more than i do. >> d lemon, you are beautiful. you look even better on your new show. >> thank you, sir. >> i love you. >> this is "cnn tonight." i am don lemon. excuse me. this is "don lemon tonight." you know it's -- i knew it was going to happen once. this is don lemon tonight. 35 republicans voted to stand up for the truth tonight. we were just talking aest it. and maybe, the most shocking part is, these days, that's what passes for -- for a lot of republicans. like, 35. that means a lot. so, you see their names there. i am going to put them up. scroll them up right on the screen for you. there they are. in doing so, they went against their spineless leaders, who are so afraid of a president, who was voted out of office six months ago, that they don't even want to investigate the insurrection that could have killed them. could have killed them. don't want to investigate it. gop sources are telling cnn that 35 republican yes votes represents, quote, a huge
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bipartisanship, in today's world. but that means, 175 republicans buried their heads in the sand, and voted against the commission. so, i want you to think about this. the vote took place, in the very same building that the rioters stormed hunting for lawmakers. and 175 of them, still, couldn't muster up the courage to do what they have -- to do what they have to do. to do what they know is right. democrat, tim ryan, absolutely unloading on those republicans, tonight. >> we have people scaling the capitol, hitting the capitol police with lead pipes across the head, and we can't get bipartisanship! what else has to happen in this country? cops! this is a slap in the face to every rank-and-file cop in the united states. we need two-political parties, in this country, that are both living in reality. and you ain't one of 'em. >> yeah. i like his emotion, in this -- his rage.
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there should be more of it. there should be more of it, and there should be more of it, on the republican side. there should be republicans speaking, just as he is. or as he did. with this much rage, outrage, as much outrage, as he spoke. you know, i ever said it before. reality, versus unreality. fact, versus fiction. truth, versus lies. and tonight, we saw the republican party come down on the side of lies. with the exception of 35 republicans, who had the courage to do the right thing. next stop? the senate. and that's where mitch mcconnell is, already, doing everything that he can to kill the january-6th commission. going on the record against the bill, hours before it was passed by the house. >> it's not, at all, clear what new facts or additional investigation, yet another, commission could actually lay on top of existing efforts by law enforcement and congress. >> wow. y'all do remember benghazi, right?
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these people are just -- i mean -- they don't care. they just make up stuff. just to fit whatever situation that is -- that makes them look better. that's what they keep doing. benghazi. investigate, investigate, investigate, investigate. something went wrong. let's investigate. let's hold another investigation. remember trey gowdy? those same people were in the senate then, and in congress. but they don't want to investigate this. what happened in their own house. so, you're against the commission, because you don't know what new facts the investigation will uncover. isn't that how investigations work? that's how investigations are supposed to work. come on, mitch mcconnell.
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now, let's remember when mitch mcconnell's hypocrisy, on full display, when he said this. here it is. >> there's no question. done. that president trump is practically, and morally, responsible for provoking the events of the day. no question about it. the people who stormed this building believed they were acting on the wishes, and instructions, of their president. and having that belief, was a foreseeable consequence of the growing crescendo of false statements, conspiracy theories, and reckless hyperbole, which the defeated president kept shouting into the largest
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megaphone on planet earth. >> hmm. that was the other -- that was the mitch mcconnell alter ego, that day. that, as a source tells us that -- cnn -- is telling cnn that kevin mccarthy pulled out all stops. calling members that he heard were supporting the commission. right? but asked if -- you know, he was worried about being subpoena, mccarthy said, i have no concern about that. but that's somebody playing politics with it. not wanting to get to the core of what happened. so, let's break down that statement. okay? i have no concern about that. he does. that's somebody playing politics with it. that's you. not wanting to get to the core of what happened. you don't. see how that works?
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y'all think people are really stupid. that's why i have to get here, every night, and you really think people are dumb. and i -- if you're falling for that. see how they lie and deny? but then, the truth comes out if you just look for it. like, all you have to do is just look for the truth, and it comes out. that is why we need a commission to investigate what happened on january 6th. the truth comes out, if you just look for it. i know. don lemon. i can hear you, now. i'm just spitting facts, logic. it's that easy. no matter how many republicans, like kevin mccarthy and mitch mcconnell, are willing to sell their souls and the soul of
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their party. no matter how hard they try to sweep it all under the rug. let's remember, exactly, who they're selling their souls for. okay? a disgraced, you know this part by heart, right? i say it every night. a disgraced, twice-impeached, one-term, former president. sometimes, i add, insurrection-inspiring in there. but you should know the drill, by now. who lost the house, the senate, and the white house. whose failing business is under investigation, by the new york's -- by new york's attorney general. and manhattan's district attorney. an investigation, that has gone, from criminal, to civil. who is, himself, under investigation in fulton county, georgia, for a phone call where he pushed georgia's secretary of state to quote find votes to overturn the election results. who is being sued for defamation, by two women. carole, who alleges he raped her in the 1990s and former apprentice contestant who
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alleges he sexually assaulted her in 2007. who is being sued by his niece, mary trump, alleging that he, his sister, and his late brother, committed fraud to keep her from getting her fair share of the estate of trump's father. who botched the response to the worst pandemic in 100 years. a pandemic that has killed more than 480,000 americans. 580,000 americans. 580,000. who suggested a powerful light, or disinfectant, could kill the virus, even though he knew it was airborne and didn't tell americans. who courted white supremacists, over and over and over. who ran, in the first place, on the racist-birther lie that barack obama was not born in this country. who repeatedly tried to divide us on race. who incited an insurrection on one of the darkest days in american history. his supporters rioting, in an attempt to overturn the
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foundation of our democracy. our free-and-fair election. and let's remember, his republican enablers are trying to rewrite the history of that terrible day, still. comparing blood-thirsty rioters to tourists. calling them peaceful patriots. and trying to head off the january 6th commission, before it's even begun. members of the capitol police telling cnn, a group of 30-to-50 officers, true-american heroes, who risked their lives to protect our democracy, sending a scathing letter to congress. quote, it is inconceivable that some of the members we protect would downplay the events of january 6th. members' safety was dependent upon the heroic actions of uscp. it is a privileged assumption for members to have the point of view that it wasn't that bad. that privilege exists, because of brave men and women of the uscp protected you, the members.
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hmm. republican congressman ed upton. one of the 35 republicans, who voted for the commission, saying this. >> if it had not been for the brave capitol and metropolitan police men and women that day, who knows how many of our heads would've been swinging on those gallows that were constructed on the east front of the capitol? >> there it is. you can see it, now. but we, all, saw it on that day. the gallows, with our own eyes. let's remember, exactly, what happened that day. let's remember the violent -- that violent trump supporters, the ones who beat police officers, the officers who were trying to defend our capitol. and there's new evidence, tonight, of exactly how terrible that attack was. the fbi releasing new videos. showing the rioters assaulting police. videos, that, like so many we've seen, are disturbing to watch. this one's showing a suspect, allegedly, attempting to rip off
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an officer's gas mask. then, picking up a tactical baton, and hitting officers with it. okay. so, there you go. can you, please, roll that again, while i read this? please. just so you know. this is from the fbi. releasing new video. just say, this is for the peaceful tourists who were there. showing the suspect, allegedly, attempting to rip off an officer's gas mask. and then, picking up a tactical baton and hitting officers with it. those were the peaceful
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patriots, right? that some of our lawmakers talk about. the tourists. have you been on a tour like that? if you -- send it -- send it to me. i want to see it. did you survive? that's the truth that those republican liars and deniers are trying to hide. those are the brutal attackers they compare to tourists and call peaceful protestors. and to keep that lie going, they'll do anything and everything in their power to stop the january-6th commission. to whitewash the truth. that's what all, but a handful of republicans, 35 of them, stand for. while, the president of the united states, joe biden, stands for an optimistic view of america. >> the world is changing. we're at a significant-inflexion point in world history. and our country and the world and the united states of america has always been able to chart
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the future in times of great change. we have been able to consistently renew ourselves. and time, and again, we have proven, there is not a single thing we cannot do, as a nation, when we do it together. and i mean that. not a single, solitary thing. >> that's the choice america faces, tonight. renewing the nation? standing for truth? or standing for a big, ole, whopper, lie. whitewashing one of the darkest days in our history. like i said, the truth comes out, if you just look for it. and now, the battle over the january-6th commission moves to the senate. will more senate republicans stand up for the truth after today's vote? >> really, it's essential, we don't move past this without
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tonight, the house voting to create an independent commission to investigate the january-6th insurrection at the capitol. 35 republicans voting yes, with democrats, breaking with kevin mccarthy, who called on his members to vote against it. legislation, now, goes to the senate, where republican leader mitch mcconnell opposes it.
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i want to bring in, now, cnn's chief political correspondent, dana bash. and political commentator, charlie dent. a former-republican congressman. good evening, to both of you. charlie, you won't mind, dana, i will start with dana. she is one of my favorite people in the world. hi, dana. good to see you you. >> hi, don. >> let's talk about this stuff. 35 house republicans broke with -- with mccarthy, even after he made these calls to twist arms. that's according to our jamie gangel. is this a rebuke of their relationship or his leadership, i should say? >> certainly. but he made it so, because the -- the week started with the republican leadership in the house saying that this is a vote of your conscience. we're not going to tell you how to vote. changed, very rapidly, to kevin mccarthy saying, publicly, he was opposed to it. privately, with the congressman dent's former colleagues telling them that he was opposed to it and why. and then, even it was under the radar, i, too, am told that he
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and other members of the republican leadership were twisting arms, big time, to try to keep that 35 number down. and because he put his leadership on the line with this, it is -- it -- it can be seen as no other -- in no other way than a rebuke to his leadership, with 35 members of his caucus saying, no. we're going to -- we're going to vote for the truth. we're going to vote to get the truth out. and not vote to, you know, suppress that, because that's what the former president wants and, you know, there are people worried about subpoenas. and perhaps, kevin mccarthy is one of them. although, he says that that's not what's driving this. >> yeah. so, take us -- take us forward, charlie, to the senate, if you will. you know the folks up there. and you know how this works. you know, very well. does this create any momentum, at -- or add any pressure on senate republicans, despite mcconnell opposing it? they need, what, ten gop votes? >> don, i do think it provides for some pressure on the senate. because if you look at the 35
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votes, they were geographically dispersed. members from utah, idaho, wyoming, oklahoma. the deep south. arkansas. you had a -- you had a broad number of members voting for this. i think it puts pressure on the senate. the fact that senator mcconnell's come out against it certainly puts his finger, heavily, on the scale against. but there are seven impeachment votes in the senate. or removal votes. and they need to pick up three more. so, i still think it's a bit of a heavy lift in the senate. but it can happen. but even if this fails in the senate, majority leader steny hoyer has said he is going to create a select committee that will be more partisan. but they are still going to go through these motions to investigate what happened january 6th. they are better off with an independent commission, in my view. >> let me ask you, because you saw -- i don't know if you saw gary tuchman's story on the capitol, right? he went down to the district of
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the -- of the congressman. the gop lawmaker clyde, who said that, you know, it was tourists, charlie. but he said, not-one republican, the ones who even voted for him, not one thought that it was a normal-tourist event on capitol hill. so, i'm wondering if that's -- if maybe, at this point, that some of at least the congressmen are feeling, are understanding their constituents aren't going along with this. and they may have to vote for a commission? >> well, it's clear, to me, don, that i think every -- every member, nearly-every member in the house-republican conference, understands that donald trump lost the election. you know, it's -- it's sad that only so few are willing to admit it publicly. but for that one member to stand up there and suggest that that was some kind of a tourist day for these folks. i mean, it's just beyond absurd. i mean, it's -- it's so -- it's laughable. it's a clownish statement. and it, you know, to me, it -- it seems that a lot of these members, thoughtful members, like french hill from arkansas and mike simpson from idaho,
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representing conservative areas. they are voting for a commission. it's clear, their constituents want it. it's clear that they believe it's the right thing to do, and they are willing to suffer the consequences, whatever they are. so, if i'm a senator, i got to be thinking hard about that if i am a senator from idaho or arkansas or some of these other states. and they see their house members putting their necks out. i think they are going to have to take a serious look at this. >> dana, i see you shaking your head in agreement. but on the other hand, some republicans are telling cnn this january 6th investigation could h hurt their midterm message. is that persuasive, when we are talking about an attack on our democracy? and they haven't had a message, other than, you know, a pro-trump one? >> it is persuasive, if the whole reason for the action or inaction among so many republicans right now is about their own -- keeping their own power. and even advancing their own power, because they're in the minority, right now, in the senate and the house.
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so much of this is about trying to retake control of the senate. retake control of the house. kevin mccarthy wants to be speaker of the house. and they believe that, especially in the house, the path to do that goes right through donald trump. because -- not so much because they think that he will help some of these members, who are in districts, like congressman dent was in. moderate, you know, sort of, more-swingy districts. but because he could hurt. because he could, you know, put his thumb on the scale for a very conservative member, who could beat an incumbent. or beat somebody in an open seat in a primary. and that means that that seat goes to the democrats. so, that is -- it's very, very specific calculus. but it doesn't speak to the bigger question, don. the right question, which you are uposing, which is, who care about that? what everybody should care about, as americans, never mind
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if you're a politician, or not. is how did this happen? how was the united states capitol attacked? and the fact that the people who were under attack, so many of them aren't voting for a commission to get the answer to that, in as much of a bipartisan way as possible, really speaks to how dire the divide it right now. >> yeah. i -- i -- the longer this goes on, both of you, i just -- i think they are making a terrible miscalculation. i think that the -- they -- i think the -- they believe the former-president actually has more power, than he has. and that he will have, in the future. especially, come 2024. or 2022, as a matter of fact. charlie, this is the second time, in a few weeks, where the focus has been all over how much the gop is in -- is in disarray. the white house is firmly focused on policy. how much of that connects with the people, at home, right now? >> oh. well, i -- i think, right now,
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the problem for the gop is that, you know, they're -- they're really not that focused on policy. they have been focused on everything, but policy. n now, shelley moore capito and a few are certainly focused on infrastructure but this has been a big problem. i mean, the fact that it's been exposed now. the conference, in the house anyway, is really fractured. you look at a guy, like john katko, a good, thoughtful member. negotiates a fair deal with benny thompson on the commission. only to have his legs taken out from under him by his own leadership. that sends a terrible signal, to members, that, you know, the leadership, you know, wants you to empower you to go out there and do your job. only -- and they are expecting a predetermined outcome, at the same time. you can't have both. and i think -- i think it has a chilling effect on a lot of these members, who are trying to work, in good faith, to have their leaders work against them. so they are not focused on policy, sadly, at the moment. they are focused on all these other things. and, you know, loyalty to a president -- a former president who may be indicted. and then what, don? what do they do if donald trump
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gets indicted? they still going to continue with this trump love and trump loyalty? i mean, at some point, you have to -- you have to cut bait. >> well, i'm sure he'll use it as a badge of honor. dana. where is the lie? >> uh-huh. yeah. i mean, i have -- you know, i mean, how many different ways can he claim witch hunt? >> yeah. yeah. thank you, both. charlie, you are one of my favorite people, too. but, you know, dana. dana's dana. >> you're both my favorites. >> i will see you guys later. thank you so much. republicans doing everything they can to turn a blind eye to reality. can they even handle the truth? dan rather. well, he doesn't think so. and he joins me. he's next. one of my favorite people, too.
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mr. rather, always an honor and a pleasure, sir. >> thank you very much for having me, don. >> yes, of course. a majority of house republicans voted against the commission. and it -- it may get killed, altogether, by republicans when it goes to the senate. now, you posed this question. can republicans handle the truth? we posed that question last night, too. doesn't seem like it, does it? >> no, there's nothing in there recent record covering the last at least four years, that would indicate that they can handle the truth. furthermore, they seem to believe that, if they tell the big lie often enough, and engage in the massive coverup, that enough people will, either, believe what they're saying, if they say it often enough. or the people will just sort of lose interest, as time goes by. i think it's critical, don, to see what this is about. january 6th. the public at large say january
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6th is beginning to fade, in some people's memories, just what this was. let's keep in mind, this was a -- a -- a riot, an insurrection. it was, in my opinion, a kind of attempt at a coup. it left five dead, 140 capitol police injured. it suspended the electoral-college count, confirming biden's election. that's what it was about. this was an armed-insurrectionist mob, got inside the capitol, and actually stopped the electoral college count. and by the way, was threatening the life of the then-vice president of the united states. this is -- makes it one of the most damaging days in the peacetime history of our country. we can't lose -- can't lose sight of that. can -- can we, the people, handle the truth? and can republicans handle the truth? frankly, a lot of this is cynical. overwhelmingly, republicans know what the truth is.
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but they decided to follow this autocrat who is sulking away, down in florida, that other guy. and the cult that he has got in a shameless fashion. we -- we -- we keep saying the big lie often enough. and then, we have this massive coverup. and this will just fade away. i don't think, in the minds of most people in the public, it's going to fade away. but mitch mcconnell holds a lot of power in the senate. i am aggoing to use the phrase used early in your program. i think it's a heavy lift. but that doesn't mean the coverup, necessarily, succeeds because the democrats, remember, they control both houses of congress up till now. they can open congressional hearings. >> right. >> that's not as good as a commission. but if they don't get a commission, that's the next-best thing. >> so, let's look at this. i mean, if you're -- if you are
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a glass-half-full person, and if you're looking for the truth. still, i mean, it's not a lot. but in this day and age, it's a lot, i think. there's still 35 republicans who broke away from leadership. and what the former president wanted and voted to fully investigate the mob on -- on the capitol. the mob, that he incited on the capitol. so, that's not a small number. given that there's been, you know, an ongoing purge within the gop, no? >> no, i agree, it's not a small number. and it could be -- it could be an indication that things are beginning to turn, just a little bit. i agree, it's not a small number. 35 republicans in the house vote for the commission. and it's entirely possible that we could have what we do not expect happen in the senate. again, i think it's -- it's -- it's -- it's odds against. but donald trump is in charge of his party. and he is -- whether he does it directly or indirectly, he's threatening every member of the
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party. every congressional-seat holder, senate and house of representatives, if they don't take in the big lie and coverup. he will take them on in the next primary and beat them. now, you know, it requires some profiles in courage on the part of the republicans. and i tip my hat to the 35 republicans in the house who voted for the commission today. the other republicans have to look in the mirror, ask themselves and answer the question, speaking of can you handle the truth? they -- they put their own, personal ambitions and their party, ahead of their country. now, there are people who would call that cowardice. no one's done it publicly, so far, as i know. but they run the risk of that being what history -- how history judges them. but, don, i do think this has a long way to go, yet. and even if the commission is not approved, which it's still odds against that it -- it won't be approved, it's not going to be approved -- there is a lot
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the democrats can do. but here's one thing the republicans and donald trump are betting on. they believe that, in the end, that the democrats usually play a little soft. that the democrats don't really have the heart. don't really have the gut to press this, as hard as they might. i think, we are about to find out whether they -- they -- they are right in that assumption, or not. >> yeah. i posed that question last night. if -- if democrats really realized what they were up against, with this whole voter suppression. with the whole trying to whitewash the insurrection and so on. so -- but, let me ask you this, mr. rather. do you think -- do you think that this country can function, without a second functioning -- operate, without a second, functioning party? because it doesn't appear that there is a second-functioning party. at least, one party doesn't believe in reality. >> don, i hesitate because i'm just not sure. as you and i have discussed, many times before, you know, i hope i'm pretty good about reporting on what has happened
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or what is happening. when it comes to predicting the future, it's very hard to say. but i don't want to dodge your question. i think the country really needs two functioning, political parties. and without a two-party system, at least a two-party system, quite honestly, i would -- i would consider it very dangerous time. that's the reason i keep saying this is a perilous time. because the republican voting has been turned over and taken over, almost completely, by donald trump. and the party that donald trump leads, donald trump, himself, it doesn't believe in reality. it doesn't believe in the truth. it can't handle the truth. and it thinks, as long as it engages, keeps telling lies over and over, over and over. and runs a very sophisticated coverup, that they can get through this. and by the way, don, if i may. a number of people have asked, i think to be one of the very core questions about this whole
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january-6th thing. is we still don't know why it took so long for the national guard to come in. the capitol had been breached. an armed mob was stopping the electoral college, and it took two hours for the national guard to move. we -- that's a big question mark. and then, behind that is, where was president trump when that was happening? was he talking, if anybody? i would say those are two questions that all of us, in the press, can keep -- can keep driving home because they're right at the core of what occurred and the big lie and the big coverup. >> dan rather, always a pleasure, sir. take care. i will see you soon. >> all right. thaf thank you, don. >> thank you. body-cam video from the arrest of a black motorist in louisiana two years ago, really raising some questions. it shows ronald green saying that he was scared, before being tased, dragged, and kicked. 6 we are going to go through what happened, next. the world around you may seem like an immovable, implacable place.
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more and more questions, tonight, about the actions of some louisiana state troopers during an incident with a black motorist, two years ago. in which the man died. the incident was captured on body-cam video, which is now being seen by the public, for the first time. a warning, it is disturbing to watch. here's cnn's ryan young. >> reporter: terrifying pleas from ronald greene, after a high-speed chase led to a deadly confrontation with louisiana state police, just outside the city, in may of 2019. in body-cam video, obtained by "the associated press," troopers can be seen, repeatedly, punching greene, after dragging him out of his vehicle. >> taser, taser, taser. >> reporter: troopers tased green multiple times, while he is face down on the ground, as they attempt to handcuff him. another trooper can be seen kicking greene.
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"the associated press" released three segments of the original video, which it says, it 46-minutes long. only two of the video clips have audio. cnn has, neither, reviewed or obtained the original video. and it's unclear what occurred before or in between the video clips. the video's being seen by the public for the first time. but the incident took place two years ago. the body-cam footage is shocking, considering the way the encounter was described. and louisiana state police' initial report in 2019, which says troopers attempted to pull greene over for an unspecified-traffic violation, that ended when greene crashed his vehicle. the report, also, says, quote, greene was taken into custody, after resisting arrest. and a struggle with troopers. greene died on the way to the hospital, the report said. at no time on the video can troopers be seen trying to render any-medical aid to green, who according to "the associated
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press," was face down and moaning for more than nine minutes. cnn has reached out to the attorneys for the officers for comment. lee merritt is an attorney for the greene family, and spoke to cnn. >> it's not only what you are seeing but the sounds that go with it. you can hear him screaming and writhing in pain, as he says i'm your brother. please, stop. i'm sorry, i was just scared. >> reporter: the department of justice is investigating the incident and in a statement to cnn, the louisiana state police says the premature release of investigative files and video evidence in this case is not authorized and was not obtained through official sources. lsp is confident in the judicial system, and fair review of this incident and continues to offer our full cooperation. unauthorized release of evidence undermines the investigative process, and compromise a fair and impartial outcome for the greene family, lsmp employees, and the community. we are unable to provide any-further information, at this time. greene's mother tells nbc she
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thinks louisiana state police murdered her son. >> they beat him with the purpose of letting him just die. >> ryan young, cnn, atlanta. >> ryan, thank you very much. greene's family filed a federal wrongful-death suit on may 6th of 2020, which alleges greene was brutalized by louisiana state police and union parish deputy officers, which caused his death. the lawsuit alleges officers used lethal force against him. the defendants filed a moetion o dismiss the lawsuit. an attorney for the greene family tells cnn the case is stayed pending the outcome of a criminal investigation. we will continue to follow. emotional testimony from a survivor of one of the worst acts of racial violence, in this country's history. she says the horror from the 1921 tulsa massacre has never gone away. when i'm on my hands and knees and i'm digging through the dirt. i feel something in me, like a fire, that's just growing. i feel kinder, when nature is so kind to me.
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107-year-old viola fletcher telling members of congress that she will never forget the violence of the mob as she escaped her home with her family. >> i still see black men being shot, black bodies lying in the street. i still smell smoke. i still see black being burned. i still hear airplanes flying overhead. i hear the screams. i have lived through the massacre every day. our country may forget this history, but i cannot. >> viola fletcher, one of three survivors to testify. also telling congress that terror is inflicted on black americans every day, and she would like to see justice. we're going explore the tulsa massacre when cnn films presents "dreamland," the burning of black wall street. it's going to be on memorial day
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