hearings claims that a brand-new book that rudy giuliani groped her backstage at the rally that preceded the insurrection at the capitol. we've got a lot more to come on that issue. plus, there are fireworks on the hill. the attorney general of the united states was in the hot seat on this very day. and, what can be called a quite combative house judiciary committee hearing. merrick garland pushing back on gop accusations after politicizing the doj. insisting he is not the president's lawyer. nor congress is prosecutor. so, was all of this a preview of what is to come next week when house republicans are going to launch their impeachment inquiry of president biden? plus, to colorado cops going on trial today in the death of this young man. 23 year old, elijah mcclain, who was just walking home from a convenience store with ice tea when he was confronted by police. three days later, he was dead. did not talk to a mother who

lost her son at the hands of police, rowvaughn wells, the mother of tyre nichols. and, with all of, this all of the crucial issues we face as a nation, what is the senate battling over? a dress code? it is a suit and tie a requirement to cover the united states of america? i've got some thoughts about all of that. and i'm gonna share them with you, tonight. we've got a lot going on tonight from cassidy hutchinson's accusations against rudy giuliani, to giuliani itself to, merrick garland's push back against gop attacks on the doj. >> we apply the same laws to everyone. there is not one set of laws for the powerful, and another for the powerless. one for the, rich and another for the poor. one for democrats, and another for republicans. our job is not to do what is politically convenient. our job is not to take orders from the president, from congress or from anyone else

about who or what the criminally investigate. i am not the president's lawyer. i will add, i am not congresses prosecutor. >> i want to bring in jay michael, the quick for merrick garland in the second year on the d.c. circuit bench back in 1998. also, westchester county district attorney and former usa in new york as well. i'm glad to have both of you here, we were all watching what took place on the hill and i can't say that i'm surprised that he had a bit of a hostile crowd, as you all, know he likely anticipated it when he stepped on capitol hill today. he was defined, the right? he was talking about not being the president's lawyer, not being congress's lawyer. and, it's difficult though because he is facing criticism after criticism after criticism. weaponization let alone the pace of his prosecution. what was your take on his approach today to really be

defined in the way he addressed congress. >> i thought it was actually the perfect tone. you know for merrick garland to be defiant is the rest of us, i think, calm but he is an institutionalist he is to the core. and so, i think it backfired to try and make merrick garland, of all people look political. it just feels. he is a political person who will defend the core mission of the department of justice and the career prosecutors. that's who he's defending. he is not talk -- about political appointees, like u.s. attorneys. he, using, circle as david weiss the personal prosecutor trump appointed u.s. attorney. go as. kim anything you want, but my career prosecutors and the agents leave them out of this. we are just doing his job. and he is so sincere in that that i think trying to paint

him as political really fills. and the one other thing i wanted to point out is that they kept saying doj has this really low approval rating, and that is your fault. >> no, that is the goal of donald trump starting back in 2016 even before that. his goal has been, and these people are helping him carry it out to do the grading in the reputation and dignity in the legitimacy of the department of justice. they have tried to do that and they've been somewhat successful. >> on that, point obviously if someone were to look at the chart, of the executive branch, it is counter intuitive that somebody hoping to be president of the united states, even before, or once again would want to take away the authority of those who are going to serve under him, obviously the executive branch, enforcing the law of the country and doj fits in that. but, there is a lot of special councils here. and, the reason i point that out is that one of the big issues on the hill today, in particular is that he didn't

really have a direct immediate answer as to why he elevated david weiss, who you just mentioned. obviously oversees the hunter biden probe. and has resulted in three federal indictments of gun charges. he didn't have a really explanation as to why then. and it got me thinking, with all the difference of special councils that they have, is he walking into a kind of trap, as you've laid out about undermining the power of the doj when he delegates in this way? >>, well these members of congress were just doing it for the gram, right? this was like a fundraising exercise by these members of the judiciary committee. they were showboating. that kind of club to sue. trying to get a little piece of the action so they could go back to their constituents and say they're fighting merrick arland and the justice department. so there was no choice that i think he could've made that would have been saved. had he not appointed david weizmann in this case, he would, say why did you throw up the republican. the donald trump appointed, bringing this other person. and you, know he said he won this. way and i think you could tell

in the way that attorney general garland conducted himself that he knew what was going. on that this was a political show. in a sense. and, i think a. great and i think, in a way i think there was a happiness, an opportunity to state his case that one of his main objectives as attorney general was to restore respect and independents to the department of justice. which had been so solid under trump. >> you, know speaking of what took place in part of the impetus for all the conversations around merrick arland, and of course january six in the pace of prosecution has been what happened on january six and before. well, we've been looking at those issues and there was some bombshell revelations today. there's an upcoming, a forthcoming book from cassidy hutchinson. and she is accusing rudy giuliani of coping. here i want to just read a section, four, moment of what she had to say. she, said the corners of his mouth split into a cheshire cat smile, waving a sort of stack of documents. the moves towards me like a wolf closing in on its prey.

we have the evidence. it's all here. we're going to pull this off. rudy wraps one arm around my body. closing the space that was separating us. i feel his stack of documents pressed into the small of my back, i lower my eyes and watch his free hand reach from the hem of -- reach for, the home of my blazer. by the, way he says, fingering the fabric. i'm loving this leather jacket on the. his hands slip under blazer, then my skirt and the power dyn, obvious. the accusations, repulsive. what's your giuliani, has alreay said why she coming out with this? now why was she coming out with the? before >> immediate retort. >> yes, that's the playbook, right? well, know she

would end up because it's the power dynamic that you're talking about. >> of course he couldn't say. then she was deeply entrenched in that administration at that time and she did not have the freedom to say, if he didn't even have the freedom to tell the truth before the committee until she got a new lawyer. and, so let alone come up with something like this, and, look she can deny them and my guess is that those might end up being litigated somewhere. maybe just in the public arena, maybe in court but the fact is that men who abused power in one day usually abuse it in more than one way. and giuliani has showed himself to be very good at abusing his law license, abusing his power and so i credited it. >> you, know when you think about bridging the gap, and obviously his advisers have called this a disgusting, like they're asking why we're all learning about this right now, as you mention the immediate retort. but, if they came back and he, said it is fair to ask cassidy

hutchinson why she is now coming up with these allegations from two and half years ago as part of the marketing campaign for her upcoming book release. then when you look at this, maybe it makes his point about and she said she has a science credit and the way of saying that i believe the person that should be assigned some level of truthfulness to what they are saying, but there is this idea of what impact this might have and what she described. how you would relate this to other aspects under which rudy giuliani finds himself under a microscope here. >> yes, you know, it's really tragic, it's kind of a lifelong new yorker and i never really agreed with rudy giuliani's policies, i think he gets a pass for some of what he did when he was mayor. but he did have a moment, of moral leadership. to see how far he has fallen but these allegations just being the latest, last draw. i wonder if it doesn't impact, because there's so much. you, know there's so much that he, did and if you look at the georgia indictment all of these pressure tactics there is so

much that i feel like a lot of folks are really overwhelmed at this point. and it's really difficult to try to really put it all into some kind of a perspective. which is interesting, let's just think about the timing, here in this. case it's the classic thing that people say, it's almost like a cliché of what abuser. say they, say why did she wait so long. that's literally central casting line if you're a sexual predator. to then come out with that kind of accusation. and the timing accusation was also kind of relic didn't at the hearings. if this is about weaponizing the department of justice for political gain, he should've indicted trump three years ago. why are we having this conversation now? right? because it was because there was this methodical, careful investigation. and i, know there are many folks on the left overseeing indict trump now, right? in 2021 but that isn't what happened. things take time and their power relationships there. and if you're being diligent of whether it's, in this case, with rudy giuliani, or whether it's the indictments against

trump the sort of artificially say things have to happen on my schedule that is not how the law and careful jurisprudence work. >> the allegations remain, and they don't appear to immediately have an impact on many of these indictments, but they have said that they believe it's discussing, lives but you can't help but question why only some people are identified and questioned about credibility after all this time. you had so many people come up with books, right? since january, six and beyond. let alone the administration of trump and pence and beyond. you don't hear the same criticism as to the why, now why are you coming about this now? there is a level of credibility assigned, and undermined another direction. both of, you thank you for joining me tonight. really important to hear your insight on all of this. i want to bring in andrew mccabe, former fbi deputy director, and cnn senior law enforcement analyst. andrew, i'm so glad to see you. although, your distance from me today. i usually have you by my side. but nice to see you from a distance for a moment. you are used to being quite

tightlipped about investigations. by necessity, obviously, from the fbi. an attorney general merrick garland was trying to speak on many of these investigations. but he obviously did not, was not forthcoming on everything. either by the fact that he had already delegated it, wanted to be known that he was not in control of a variety of different investigations under special counsel. , or perhaps, he knew the power of the straight comment. from your experience, from the fbi and leading investigations, help us understand what the gravitas is of the attorney general or any government attorney speaking about active investigations? >> so, it's great to be here with you tonight as. well and i can tell you from my experience in having the unfortunate experience of having to testify in front of this committee and many others during my time and the fbi. these are moments that leaders in the justice department and the fbi absolutely dread.

because you have essentially no margin for error. by definition, the work that you're doing is sensitive. it's criminal investigations that we do not discuss publicly. we don't discuss with congress. and all those investigations are ongoing. so you know, looking at the door, you don't have any satisfying answers that you can give these members. so literally, the bar for winning in this situation is survival. you just want to enjoy the beating, be able to get up under your own power and leave at the end of it still having her job been able to get back to your office. so on that very low standard, i think the attorney general did a phenomenal job today. he held the line in a consistent and reasonable way and i thought the republicans really revealed themselves to be kind of a one note course. you know, they all spent the entire day asking, essentially,

the same three questions and they all got the same answer. which, of us i'm, sure lovely unsatisfying for them. >> well, we make a lot of discussions about how you have the right to remain silent, everything you say can be used against. do we often look at donald trump and questioned whether he should be interviewed by various outlets, and what his attorneys must be thinking. and how they let him go in front of the cameras, let alone in front of somebody. we don't give us much thought to what's happening when prosecutors do so. when they are then, in a position to possibly tar and feather people in the public square, and then be told that they have, two and they ought to abide by due process rules they can't get both done. but it's interesting, when you think about this dynamic care -- when you look at this from the perspective of what could go wrong, how does it undermine what the fbi or investigators could do if someone were to publicize, or make a lot of

comments about the investigations? >> it goes to the very fundamental concept of pre-judging. and that is something that we avoid doing in our system of justice, right? everyone is innocent until they are proven guilty in a court of law. it would be fundamentally unfair for anyone on the prosecutorial side, for the agents, or the prosecutors, or the attorney general himself to start sharing information in the open that's been derived from a sensitive criminal investigation, one in which you are using grandeur information, that's protected by the rules. you have information that's protected by the privacy act to share that information in open forum would unreasonably cast doubt and judgment upon the people that you're investigating. you can prejudiced the jury pool and you could simply drag people through that awfully you milligan-ing an embarrassing experience.

without ever having completed so much as an indictment. much less a conviction. so, in order to observe the rights of the people who you are investigating, and who you may, or maybe you are prosecuting you have got to keep your mouth closed about the information you know from that investigation. >> i feel you just find what would be fairness in a system. and if you, did dandruff he didn't. i think it's a really satisfactory. perhaps that is by design. i think this would invite people as well. signed the u.s. attorney. attorney general in many of them. they did not have a direct impact on the day-to-day prosecution or day-to-day investigation. so maybe he should have added, i am also not the dictator of what the fbi ought to be doing. angela, kate thanks for joining us tonight. >> excellent. >> amara, brand-new cnn poll in new hampshire and what it tells us about what to expect at the

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>> tonight, a new cnn poll shedding some light on the respective gop nomination. donald trump is holding on to a pretty wide lead in the early state of new hampshire. but with another gop debate next wednesday. how much room is there for any people on the screen. colin he joins us now. cnn political analyst john avlon. senior data reporter. i had to. god have you here with me. >> little purple background matching everything. let me ask you to begin with. trump has a commanding lead. it seems to be shocking is not? and, yet these numbers have a little bit more.

>> there's a few things i point out. first off, the fact that ron desantis is dropping like a rock in the granite state. >> do your kara? >> he was north of 40% at the beginning of their. now of course he is basically down to 10%. i think that gives you an understanding that if you look at the polling right now. and you look okay, i'm certainly supporting your candidate or am i change my mind. that's majority of them say i'm solid, i'm certain port for donald trump. if you look at the support of all of the other candidates, what you see is very few of them at this particular point. that is why i think this race is wide open. at least the extent of who might be the alternative to trump. we saw ramaswamy, we saw haley. kristie going up versus the last poll we had. i do not think we are done churning through at this particular point. that is something i'm looking

forward to added the next debate. >> what do you attribute this to? ron desantis, did he just peak in the political high school? when it comes to before he talked about going on becoming a candidate. what is this attributed to >> he's plummeted among moderate voters. he went from having around 23% support to around ten. so this is a real problem. he has really pursued a plate at the base culture war strategy and that is not helped him. in the course of his campaign. failing as a candidate. as i just mentioned, the fact haley, ramaswamy and christy have doubled their numbers in new hampshire. it indicates fluidity. also, donald trump's water level in new hampshire is lower than you would expect. 60% of voters in new hampshire are looking for an alternative. that is interesting also. open primaries in a state where a plurality of voters are registered independents. so that creates a lot of room for different dynamics here. >> coleman, independents are like the coveted group.

pick up their brain and try to use a crystal ball to see where they are going to do. the water level is lower. trump still has a commanding lead. when you look at and i can't help but go back to president biden's don't judge me against the almighty. judge me by my alternative right. people seem to be looking for alternatives. >> definitely, people are looking for alternatives. as harry said, they open to changing their opinion at this stage. you mentioned among moderates. where desantis has been losing. that is precisely where nikki haley has been gaining. you have to imagine people like desantis a few months ago have switched shifts to haley. that's a good sign for her. another thing that came out of this poll was that major rift in the republican party right now policy wise is ukraine. the people that like vivek and trump they want to and funding for the war in ukraine. the people that like christy to an extent desantis and nikki haley. they are on the other side of that issue. that is a major faultline right now. so i think that we should expect the flash point to come up again in the next debates.

>> precisely why of course zelenskyy was at the un general assembly giving a speech. obviously to roaring applause by the way in terms of the sustained support. you do have almost universal condemnation of what russia has done in ukraine. in the invasion and beyond. but the support the way in which it is going to manifest a big part of the conversation. it was interesting, that a lot of these different candidates we would not have had the same conversation before the first primary debate. victims when i was in the center nikki haley came out pretty strong on the very issues of foreign policy. saying he wanted to return ukraine russia i'm paraphrasing. his foreign policy chops were on full display. or maybe lack thereof. what do you anticipate is going to happen from this next debate. are these funds going to continue. >> not necessarily, we've seen republican primaries pass. we've seen candidates move up and move down, in 2012 for instance morale me seemed to be leveling despite who is going to be the alternative tonight around. i'm some reminded where look at

these poll numbers of a different primary though on the republican side in new hampshire. and that is the 2000 republican primary. why is that? because if you look back at the polls. that george w. bush held a very similar lead to the one donald trump now holds. he was at the time to establish a belief that 45% in second place was lyndon dolan at 15%. and a guy by the name of john mccain. we talk about foreign policy. he was a 12%. this will happen in the upcoming for months that when the voting actually took place? john mccain came back from 12% won the primary with 49% of the votes. crushing george w. bush. who came in at just 30%. this is not something in the hypothetical theoretical. >> new hampshire republicans in the state might say you know what, hold on a second. we want to take another look at these candidates and we do not want this primary just to be a runway for the leading candidate. >> just chomping at the. but >> it's point,

understandable cats are not quite have a competitive primary presumably. independent voters might feel even more compelled to participate because this is really one of the chances to put the dent in donald trump's momentum. remember south carolina's next nikki haley has a good debate next week. that could really solidify her status as the preeminent alternative to donald trump or if somebody else steps up but she clearly benefited from the debate performance last time around. so a lot of expectations and her growth. don't sneeze on. something with chris christie. >> coleman, john, harry thank you all. love to hear your insight as always. this next story as touch coming in a lot of ways. for so many people remembering what happened to young elijah mccain. he died in 2019 after police put him in a nicole. and paramedics injected him with ketamine. even though he was not even armed. now there is a high profile trial for officers in elijah mcclain's death. and it is underway.

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colorado police officers from 2019 death of a larger mcclain begins today. randy or deem and jason rosen black face charges of reckless manslaughter criminally negligent holman side. assault causing serious bodily injury. if both pleaded not guilty. the case stems from the arrest of elijah mcclain. seen here, on august 24th 2019. after officers responded to a call about a suspicious person wearing a ski mask. he was just walking down the street. but a camera footage shows police wrestle the 23-year-old mcclain to the ground. and place him in a carotid hold. paramedics later injected him with a sedative ketamine. he suffered a heart attack on the way to the hospital and was pronounced dead three days later. as the trial was getting underway, mothers of the movement were on capitol hill. meeting with leadership from the congressional black caucus to discuss a path forward for police reform.

my next guests were among those at the meeting. joining me now is democratic congresswoman sheila jackson lee of texas. civil rights of tony benn crumb and tyre nichols mother. roman wells. thank you all so much for being here. the continued work that you are investing in to ensure that this does not happen again. if i could begin with you. last week, the five officers involved in the death of your son were indicted on federal charges and today you are on capitol hill talking to leaders of the congressional black caucus about police reform. what do you want to have changed. ? >> first what i would like to have changed is them to pass the george floyd bill. i feel like that bill would save a lot of kids today. i know it probably would have saved my child. because tyree was just on his way home.

>> the police officers pulled him over and they murdered. what i would like to see is, i would like to see that bill passed. and i would like those republicans to get off their butts and pass it because i want them to understand that we as mothers are getting tired of our children being killed by those that are here to protect and serve. my son was on his way home. and they pulled him over and he never made it home. so it is a lot of that going on these days. and i would like to ask those republicans to stand in our shoes and see how we feel us losing our children to those that are here to protect and serve.

>> i want to tell you as a mother of a little boy. i thank you personally for the work that you are doing. because in so many names. we are all hoping not to be inevitably mothers of a movement so thank you so much. >> congresswoman you have been intimately involved in the george floyd act of 2021 and it actually passed in the house and installed in the senate. but the lawmakers perspective, doing what it takes to get this legislation passed. and there might not be the appetite as you well know on a bipartisan basis. so how do you get it done? >> or, first of all thank you for having me. i'm honored to be here. with mrs. wells and the courageous women that we met today. certainly attorney ben crump who has never stopped working >> with any american today want to be in the shoes of mrs.

vaughn wells? or any of the mothers i met today. >> this is an american issue. public safety, which is now in the minds of so many americans concerned of their children and gun violence. maybe a little different than four years ago. george floyd bill. that family was so hurt and public safety is still a national issue. it is an issue of patriotism and none of those mothers in that room that we were discussing this issue with them said anything more than they wanted their child to come home to them. and we all said we want police officers to go home with their fame. so the key is for republican party to walk in the footsteps of those who simply want to be treated as an american. with fairness and justice. this bill was passed twice. it was a bipartisan bill. and it is a bill that gives back to police and police departments. how does it do that? it improves on police community

relationships provides professional development training. deals with racial bias training. and it helps police work more effectively with the community. there is no reason if you look at the facts of the tragedy the tyre case of young tyre. he could not have said going away. do not do this next time. or we understand what you are saying. but we are not going to hold you this time. it is all that was needed. so my belief is that this can be done with a republican majority. they just have to understand her message. her pain and they have to understand they want any other mother, including those in their family or father to be able to experience the pain of losing a child. without justification. >> i want to bring in ben. the work you're doing. obviously there is a legislative path. there is a litigious path. there is pressure you've been

flying to ensure that there can be justice on the legal side of the issue. >> a powerful vehicle for deterrence as well as punishment. from the litigious and litigation side of it. what do you think needs to continue to be done? >> as a lawyer, you know we have the seventh amendment of the constitution that allows these families when they can get justice in the criminal court. to bring a simple action. we've been making a lot of progress raising the values. of black lives and mother marginalized citizens. the rare questions this llorico. you talked about portlandia mcclain. his death on a video. tyre nichols's death on video. ronald greene and george floyd's death on video. how many more videos to have to show you america before we finally pass's police reform on the federal level.

>> been speaking about truth to power. also about power. >> congressman trick we need to make sure. >> let me make clear. the original basis of the george floyd bill, in the midst of the tragedy was based on a former republican presidents executive order. we now have an executive order by president biden. having the same elements in the chokehold. why would any american object? why would any city object to having a police force? we have a police force in houston that understands those elements. why would anybody reject having that kind of police force with federal law that would govern everyone and save lives and would've saved the lives of tyrethose courageous women we met today. and those that mr. crump represents. no one should be against. that >> ben crump congresswoman

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>> a battle is brewing in congress. i'm a big difference in the fight of the federal budget. but who is going what on the senate floor. nearly every gop senator. signing a letter today urging majority leader chuck schumer to continue enforcing the chambers more form under dress code. that after asking senate sergeant and arms to relax the dress code. a move seen as a nod to senator john fetterman's preference. to discuss, journals covering blue youth political culture. founder of the up and up.

dj clemente, fashion and culture historic. at the university of nevada a las vegas. glad to see both. let me begin, many republican senators are against this decision. arguing the dress code disrespects the institution that they serve. does it actually make an impact? is it disrespectful? are we talking of a sign of the times? >> listen, dress codes are and have long been criticized. it's a way of control. the straight narrow standards. but the american wardrobe is dynamic. and these fuss over the changes. we've heard the phrase of what you want to be. there were elected perhaps provide being authentic hopefully.

present have an impact on one's job performance or is it a matter of personal expression. you hit the nail on the head. it is the authenticity. they want to be showing up as themselves wearing clothes that represent who they are. and in many cases, whether it is at this stage. legislature level or and city councils or conference representatives maxwell frost, there is they will to color within the lines playing in their own color and personality to the way that they are addressing and adhering to those dress goods. we've seen from the younger elected officials that they're able to dress authentically in appears themselves. well adhering to the dress codes. if there is going to be a push of the needle one changing of the status quo. >> there's condescension right.

your tenure, this is one other aspect. the senate floor is a place of honor. they don't always adhere that in the conversation. >> i certainly expect there's a time in place for. that when there's a push back on the old way of doing business. these kinds of standards put in place holden wild ideas of race, class and gender. you are seeing this and live action. you are seeing cultural change in live action. >> we are looking, and you mentioned the idea rachel of younger, members of our society. being elected as themselves and of course what we think of as

who had ought to be in office and. not it is time for us to reflect. that rachel, do you jake, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> look, like you i have heard all of this foolishness about a senate dress code. i know it's a thing. we've just talked about it. but obviously, i really can't help but wonder how many care about the. because it feels to me like a distraction from the much bigger issues ahead. we are actually days away from a government shut down. there as an impeachment inquiry. massive immigration issue along the border. a speaker of the house who's grip on power feels illusory. it's gun violence that still is rampant. you of course have the economy and did i mention a four-time indicted former president. is foreign in 12 days away from having his name on the general elections ballot. all of that is somehow subordinate to what they were on the floor. now i am all for.

i get that you want to see people who might look the part. but i care far more about what is happening in the periphery. when they dangle a shiny wardrobe object in front of me and tell me not to look in the wings. people, we've been here before. remember when everyone was clutching their pearls over president obama wearing a tanned suit? remember what he was talking about? remember when people could not believe that a freshman new york representative were red lipstick in hoop earrings. remember what she was talking about? number one congresswoman marjorie taylor greene wore you for ko or kyrsten sinema colorful dress. what congressman jim jordan and his rolled up sleeves with no jacket. why vice president in her converse. do you remember what they were all actually talking about? while the pearl clutching commenced. i'll give you a hint. it was all important. it does not matter if you actually agreed with what the content was or not. they were talking about sexual assault. they were talking about

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