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adam kinzinger's tear well speech. we focused a lot on liz cheney's rebukes of the republican party. we are to believe -- let's dip in and listen. >> it made the experiment of our great nation so remarkable was that the american people put their faith in their fellow citizens to tell the truth and to make difficult choices we have taken these ideals for granted for far too long. instead of using our platform to advance the well being of our nation and our people, we have turned this institution into an echo chamber of lies. coming home, i believe american democracy was infallible. how could a nation that fought a civil war for the freedom of all, a nation that van kwushed fascism and communism, how could it falter? how could we stand atop mount everest only to decide that we prepare to fight in the mud. i have sworn an oath both in uniform and in this office to protect this nation and its constitution. while overseas, i witnessed the dangers that radicalization of believes can have on people in iraq and afghanistan. sa

adam kinzinger of illinois.was first elected to the house 12 years ago and for the bulk of his time in office he served without distinction in virtual anonymity. a few of his constituents had heard of him but none expressed interest in learning more. then in 2018 came the transformation, that was the year he turned 40 and things began to change inside of him. the first signs were subtle but unmistakable, choking up but a car insurance commercial opening up an instagram commercial and think pictures of himself wearing spandex bike shorts to starbucks without shame and sometimes with the fanny pack. by 2021 he had a full-blown case of male menopause with all the familiar symptoms. mood swings, hot flashes, cravings, uncontrollable weeping. a lesser man would have retreated from public life, chosen new pronouns in transition a a in private. he wanted other middle-aged men to know there is life after a hormonal imbalance. he came out of the closet as a weepy man, we remember the moment. >> i never expected the date

that's how adam kinzinger described the u.s. house. warning for republicans and the democrats coming days before his january 6th committee drops its final report and the criminal referrals that will come with it. >>> plus if you haven't gotten sick lawsuitly, you're lucky. everything from flu to strep to covid, one doctor says it's like a bomb of viruses going off at once. >>> and finally, civil rights icon john lewis honored this week with a brand new postage staffer. we'll talk to the man who took the portrait and ask about lewis' legacy. >>> we start on capitol hill, where lawmakers are trying to squeeze in major pieces of business in the few days of the congress. that includes passing a massive $1.7 trillion government funding bill. they have less than a week to get that done. for the january 6th committee, it means holding its final public hearing on monday, potentially with new, never-before seen evidence. it may also be the last time we see adam kinzinger, who is leaving congress next month. not before issuing this stark warning

because we know adam kinzinger and liz cheney are not true republicans. now, i want to talk about what we do know. we know there are many people in washington that hate donald trump area -- trump. we know they did not want him to be president in 2016, we also know that when he became president and did such a good job straightening this country out, they made up their minds saying they would make sure he never got back in that white house. i wonder if you could answer some questions, especially about the fairness of that committee. host: thanks for the call. guest: sure, thank you. as you may know, it is a bit ironic there are some who claim this was a partisan committee, because, as many will remember, the effort that was made was to have a bipartisan, evenly divided 9/11 like commission look into this. that was blocked by the republicans in the senate. so, had the democrats in the house who introduced the resolution to create that commission had their way, there would have been a 9/11 like commission split evenly among republicans and democrats. the reas

adam kinzinger sits on that committee.tol. out of those ten republicans, only two were reelected. the first either lost or races, or the rest either lost the races, or like kissinger, left office at the end of their term. this week kissinger -- farewell speech on the house floor. where he condemned his party's dissent into authoritarianism. and warned of ongoing risks to democracy. >> we must not a baton or values or beliefs in the u.s. constitution. we all swore i know. in this very chamber. to support and defend the constitution of the united states, not a political party, and not a single man. let us renew this belief, while casting out those who take the unprecedented call to abolish this sacred document. more republicans once believed that limited government met lower taxes, more autonomy. today, limited government means inciting violence against government officials. our leaders today but a little and in some cases justify attacks on the u.s. capitol, as quote, legitimate political discourse. the once great party of

. >> we're one-on-one with national security council coordinator john kirby and adam kinzinger on concerns that putin scored a victory. >>> senate shakeup. >> i've registered as an arizonian independent. just days after a senate win in georgia secures a democratic majority. our political director rick klein breaks down what it means for the president's agenda and our powerhouse ronaldtable comes all the week's politics. >>> plus, mission to the moon. >> it's an amazing time not only for nasa but really for the whole country and the world. >> reporter: spacecraft orion prepares for re-entry this morning. we're live as nasa inches closer to a return to the moon. >> announcer: from abc news, it's "this week," here, now, martha raddatz. >>> good morning, and welcome to "this week." it was a week of political surprises here at home. a long-awaited breakthrough overseas, in washington, kyrsten sinema's abrupt decision to leave the democratic party caught capitol hill offguard. it will complicate their agenda and add new uncertainty. we'll discuss all of that in a moment. but first, that surprise

committee, you heard adam kinzinger talk about this little, what are you expecting?ould be potentially be looking at criminal referrals. >> no surprise there. >> but i mean, there was a little bit of confusion on the hill this past week that we'll see them, we'll probably will see them, what our team is hearing we're looking at number of referrals, people close to trump, like mark meadows, rudy giuliani, looking at charges potentially everything from obstruction to perjury, but look, at the end of the day this could ultimately a largely symbolic move, the doj doesn't have to act on charges referred from congress. i think it remains to be seen on what happens. >> and they don't have to act, but does it add pressure? >> well, i think it does, but the doj has not demonstrated that they're really listening, there's a ton of grassroots pressure out there, indict trump and they just go through their work, so a referral, yes. i think they'll be interested in the documents, interested in the interviews. you'll see a lot of collaboration on the information, but a referral mea

adam kinzinger said i know i can leave here with my head held high and not look back on any regrets. that is not true of most members on the republican side of the aisle. it just does not. i would lay a finer lens on it and say this. most leading republicans right now, from mitch mcconnell to mike pence to run desantis to mike pompeo, they actually want doj to get donald trump and i want the january six committee to get donald trump because they don't have the courage to do it themselves. they want somebody else to knock out donald trump and clear the path for them and then pretend that none of this ever happened. and that is how republicans are acting in this moment. they are not going to be able to speak -- a sleep well at night, like adam kinzinger says he will be able to do. >> is it a much lazier pass -- charlie, david, barbara, thank you. next, a new ruling on title 42 as the biden administration prepares to put an end to the trump era policy. what comes next for asylum seekers, and later, remembering sandy hook ten years later. the gun violence epidemic stands -- the other big

. >> retiring illinois congressman adam kinzinger delivered his farewell speech on the house floor. he was one of 10 house republicans who voted to impeach former president donald trump and was a member of the january 6 committee. he is retiring from congress at the end of the year after six terms representing northeastern and central illinois. >> thank you, mr. speaker. it is with great pride that our rise today and for the next few minutes i'd like to reflect on my 12 years serving this body. i knew from a young age that i wanted to serve our nation. while i was in college i was elected to the mclean county board, the youngest person ever to do so. in 2003, i was this submission in the air force commercial and civility i took seriously. returning from operations in iraqi freedom enduring during frame, i ran for congress and i won. at the time, i did not have a family. a promise to myself to leave them a better country than the one i inherited. to leave them a better country than the one i inherited. untornl, i cannot in good conscience that i have done that. in preparing this spee

capitol hill reporter, melanie. >> you heard what adam kinzinger said.is a liar when it comes to republican can dress in the house. do you think that the former presidents hold is still solid there? >> i think it is stronger than it would seem based on trump's political 14 shuns right now. which are certainly decelerating. i do think that trumpism has a hold on these members. trump's political base is still what alexei's members and republican primaries. i think that trump has control over certain districts more than others. he is still a big factor here. i think that's what cans igor is battling against. >> melanie, what are house republicans are threatening to do? >> they're getting increasingly worried about the prospect of chaos. on january 3rd, you have the small band of edging the republican starting to take him down. they're throwing hardball tactics. one of those options, my colleagues, to kick those members of their committee as a former rapper tribute. jim for now, tabling the idea. they're considering other options. but a close minerals packag

liz cheney and adam kinzinger are by bipartisan exercise. adam kinzinger are by no means died in the wool liberals, they are conservatives, this was a bipartisan investigation and i think if you see an activity— investigation and i think if you see an activity undertaken by a republican house majority that is designed from the start to exact retribution against people who are in the _ retribution against people who are in the committee, that is already disqualified. i would say that the democrats are also have to abide by the rule _ democrats are also have to abide by the rule of— democrats are also have to abide by the rule of law and that will put them _ the rule of law and that will put them in — the rule of law and that will put them in an— the rule of law and that will put them in an interesting position if there _ them in an interesting position if there are — them in an interesting position if there are subpoenas. that is why there _ there are subpoenas. that is why there are — there are subpoenas. that is why there are three branches

you heard what adam kinzinger said.r when you look at the republican caucus in the house. do you think the former president's hold is still solid there? >> i think it's stronger than it would seem based on trump's own political fortunes right now, which are decelerating. i think trumpism has a hold on these members because trump's political base is still what elects these members in republican primaries. i think that trump has control over certain districts more than others. he is still a big factor here, and i think that's what kinzinger is battling against. >> and melody, what are the moderate house republicans threatening to do? >> they're getting worried about the prospect for chaos on january 3rd. you have a small ban of anti-mccarthy republicans threatening to take him down. one of those options, sources tell me, is to kick those members off of their committee as a form of retribution. for now they've decided to table that idea, but they are considering other options, including voting against a rules package, and

here's what committee members adam kinzinger and adam schiff said earlier today. >> the criminal referrals themselves aren't necessarily something that's going to wake doj up to something they did not know before. but i do think it will be an important symbolic thing the committee can do, or even more than symbolic, making it clear that congress thinks a crime has been committed here and the doj should investigate it. >> we have been far out ahead in most respects of the justice department in conducting our investigation. i think they have made use of the evidence that we've presented an open hearings. i think they will make use of the evidence we've presented in our report to further their investigation. >> let's bring in and mississippi see news senior politics reporter, jonathan allen, along with msnbc legal analyst and former u.s. attorney joyce vance as well. let me start with you. aside from being a fly on the wall to the virtual meeting that's happening right now, give us the who, what, when's, and how many, right? what's going to be inside this final january 6th report? who's going

from retiring congressman, adam kinzinger. to take us off the air tonight. very somber and serious note i wish you all a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late! i will see you at the end of tomorrow! i will see you at the end of tomo>> tonight on all in -- >> president trump's major announcement. >> this is going to be huge. >> i've just read the stakes. a disgraced ex presidents reinvents an old grip as we get evidence he's at an all-time political low. then, how even more new meadows texts prove the chiefs chief has

meanwhile, republican congressman adam kinzinger gave his farewell speech on the house floor. he reflected on his time serving in the military in iraq and afghanistan and the halls of congress. >> instead of using our platform to advance the well being of our nation and our people, we have turned this institution into an echo chamber of lies. coming home from war, i truly believed that american democracy was infallible. how could a nation that fought a civil war for the freedom of all, a nation that vanquished fascism and communism in europe, how could it falter. how could we stand atop mount everest only to decide that we prepare to fight in the mud. i have sworn an oath both in uniform and in this office to protect this nation and its constitution. while overseas, i witnessed the dangers that radicalization of beliefs can have on people in iraq and afghanistan. sadly, since coming to congress, i've watched how republicans and democrats have weaponized fear in much the same way. we must not abandon our values or our beliefs in the u.s. constitution, we all swore an oath in th

plus representative adam kinzinger joins us with a preview of the january 6th committee's final reportat's set for release in less than two weeks. janai? >>> now to tributes pouring in for u.s. journalist grant wahl, writer credit for popularized the sport here, died while covering the world cup in qatar. abc's elizabeth schulze is here with us. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning, janai. grant wahl was a prominent reporter and writer who helped introduce americans to some of soccer's biggest stars. after his sudden death this weekend, friends and family and readers and listeners around the world are still in shock. >> the world cup continues today without one of the sport's best voices and biggest advocates, grant wahl. >> reporter: this morning, tributes pouring in for renowned sports journalist grant wahl, wahl, who was covering his eighth world cup died friday after collapsing in his seat in the press area during the argentina/netherlands quarterfinal. medics performing cpr and then rushing wahl to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. just a day before wahl tel

now we shelter the ignorant, the racist -- >>> some of the final words there of adam kinzinger. s thatrs. we're joined by katy kay, special news correspondent for the bbc. hi, katy. >> hi, ari. >> we think you bring great -- so often these things are lumped under one topic, which is trump and jan 6th. this is much broader, though. what kinzinger talks about with fidelity to truth, how you adjudicate problem at all he as a republican says is in his party. your thoughts? >> you can approach this as an independent and say there is plenty of data showing that over the last 20 years the republican party, both parties moved further away from the center, but the republican party has moved much further away from the center than the democratic party has. it's moved much further to the right and the democratic party moved to the left. were it not for the electoral college there wouldn't be a question in how america was going to vote, certainly in presidential elections, but because republicans have this in-built advantage at the senatorial level and electoral college level, races are close. but

questions that is to be answered is what is the political destination or future or direction for adam kinzingercheney? because there's talk about them challenging trump in a republican primary, there's talk about them doing some kind of nonprofit organizational effort. but they represent a very significant number of moderate republicans who are uncomfortable with trumpism and are looking for some kind of home. >> here is how congress zoe lofgren explained what they're going to tell us all on monday. >> there is no live interviews, but there's a lot of information that we, and evidence, that we compiled that we were unable to lay out during our hearings. some of that maybe touched on on monday. all of it will be touched on either in the report or i think even more importantly, the publication of the committee records that will follow the report. >> so, maybe they're just drumming up interest for the report, which comes out on wednesday? maybe they're just reminding people, okay, report. coming >> that's what i hear from that. and that's what i've heard from some folks. i don't think that means t

this isn't anything new for adam kinzinger he's been critical of his own party, especially with trump in office and january 6th. but that -- he's choosing to make that his farewell speech on the floor for a reason. >> yes. he is incredibly frustrated, incredibly sad. i'll give you a little -- don't tell anybody i'll give you a preview. i talked to him for our january 1st new year's day show on state of the union and he gets emotional. he is emotional. he feels very abandoned by the people in his party, by his colleagues who did not stand up to the former president, did not stand up to the people who he serves with still every single day, when they didn't act and react the way he expencted them to after they were attacked by the people who were -- who were stoked and people who were following the conspiracy theories of the former president. and it just is so telling. you all remember it wasn't that long ago he was the darling of the gop. perfect resume, able to talk on tv, a military guy, he's still in the reserves. and look at where he is today. he decided to retire, because he was go

it ended up being bipartisan because adam kinzinger and liz cheney became members of the committee, andertainly, than kevin mccarthy expected, and frankly, then, anyone i expected in bringing this investigation to life, and presenting it to the american people in a way that was impactful, digestible, it wasn't, you know, just a bunch of people going blah, blah blah, for hours on end. they used video, the used testimony, they used video of the actual insurrection, they -- very effectively, produced this presentation for a maximum impact. it did have impact. people did watch it and pay attention. no, there were no dissenting voices in the room. kevin mccarthy didn't want any dissenting voices in the room, didn't allow any in the room. it's really on him. >> kurt, one of the people he wanted to put on the committee was one of the people who was involved, jim jordan. jim jordan, who is now being referred on ethics charges because he ignored subpoenas. that's one of the people he wanted to have on the january 6th committee. >> yeah, this entire thing, and jean's right here, it is, in part, t

earlier today, congressman adam kinzinger gave a powerful final speech on the house floor. . in his speech, he said that knowing the consequences of standing up to the big lie, you heard him, he still do it all over again. >> were republicans once believed eliminate government meant lower taxes and more autonomy, today, limited government means inciting violence against government officials. following the tragedy, oklahoma city bombing, former president george h. w. bush publicly refuted those who used fear to gain support. and star contrast, our leaders today belittle and in some cases justify attacks on the u.s. capitol as, quote, legitimate political discourse. the republican party used to believe in big ten, which welcome the tire, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free, now, shelter the ignorant, the racist, only stoke anger and hatred to those who are different than us. our constituents voted based on our beliefs. we cannot use our faith as a sword and a shield, while ignoring the fact that we are all children of god. that we are all americans. to my dem

because we know adam kinzinger and liz cheney are not true republicans.talk about what we do know. we know there are many people in washington that hate donald trump area -- trump. we know they did not want him to be president in 2016, we also know that when he became president and did such a good job straightening this country out, they made up their minds saying they would make sure he never got back in that white house. i wonder if you could answer some questions, especially about the fairness of that committee. host: thanks for the call. guest: sure, thank you. as you may know, it is a bit ironic there are some who claim this was a partisan committee, because, as many will remember, the effort that was made was to have a bipartisan, evenly divided 9/11 like commission look into this. that was blocked by the republicans in the senate. so, had the democrats in the house who introduced the resolution to create that commission had their way, there would have been a 9/11 like commission split evenly among republicans and democrats. the reason we do not hav

. >> that was a part of, that adam kinzinger, you should go back and listen to the whole thing.st a farewell speech to congress this week. kinzinger is one of two republicans on the january six committee who stood up for democracy and against extremism. neither kinzinger nor the republicans in congress, or this cheney, will be returning to the halls of congress next year. for more the republican parties increased willingness to accept extremism and ideas, i'm joined by rick -- rick is the cofounder of -- and he's msnbc political strategist, former national spokesperson for the ted cruz campaign. he's the author of the book, still, write a -- composting american makes the case for conservatism. and he is a good old friend. rick, good to see you this morning. >> ali, it's great to be with you. >> so we just played adam kinzinger, we talked about being a conservative, and what being a republican he would be like. and i just saw this a conversation with john bolton if you minutes ago, who takes a very different view of what conservatives are. john bolton made an interesting point to

adam kinzinger is leaving congress and he offered a blistering critique of his colleagues in his finalknown that standing for truth would cost me my job, friendships, and even my personal security, i would without hesitation do it all over again. when i can rest easy at night knowing that i fulfilled my oath to the office, i know many in this institution cannot do the same. unfortunately, we now live in a world where lives trump truth. where democracy is being challenged by authoritarianism. if we, america's elected leaders, do not start within ourselves for a way out, i fear that this great experiment will fall into the ash heap of history. >> lucy, do you think that speech will resonate with his fellow republicans? >> you know, it will not. but more importantly, there is more that kinzinger said that we didn't play just now. and that was, when he himself a person who has been sort of never trump hero of the january six committee, one of alone handful republicans who've stuck their neck out, even adam kinzinger very disappointedly could not resist the opportunity in that speech to par

and you have people like liz cheney, adam kinzinger, who put their political lives on the line who neither to run for reelection, liz cheney got, you know, was beat largely because of taking on this action. to show to both the public and justice department what exactly is at stake, and then just to show what a great job they have done. i was surprised to see a poll that showed 64% of respondents said that they intended, wanted to read the report that was going to come out of the committee. they have managed to put this in the right context, lay out a road map for justice and engage the american people so that people, you know, we saw what happened in the midterms. people voted around this. but for people to pay attention and understand that the threat isn't over yet. i mean, look at who's taking over the republican congress. this is a very real, present threat. >>>. >> so, jen, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell who has called donald trump practically and morally responsible for the events of january 6th issued this simple statement to yesterday's news, i'll read it to you. the entire

illinois republican congressman adam kinzinger celebrated griner's return. >> but it disappointed as other americans are still in russia. >> if you make it clear that you're willing to take a deal no matter what you're going to get a bad deal. and i think you have to negotiate from a position of strength on cbs's face the nation. california democratic congressman adam schiff worries what the situation could mean for the future. whatever your trade, an innocent american for gil, 2 it's an incentive to other. >> despots essentially grab an american, use them as a bargaining chip that was once seen as the world's largest weapons smuggler. former u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, preet bharara put bout in prison in told nbc's meet the press that he could still pose a threat. so he's a dangerous man. then. >> i don't how dangerous he is now. >> u.s. officials say they are not done and they will continue to negotiate to get more americans back reporting live in washington. i'm basil job. all right, basil, thanks for that update. still to come on the kron 4 morning news t

illinois republican congressman adam kinzinger celebrated griner's return. >> but it disappointed as other americans are still in russia. >> if you make it clear that you're willing to take a deal no matter what you're going to get a bad deal. and i think you have to negotiate from a position of strength on cbs's face the nation. california democratic congressman adam schiff worries what the situation could mean for the future. whatever your trade, an innocent american for gil, 2 it's an incentive to other. >> despots essentially grab an american, use them as a bargaining chip. that was once seen as the world's largest weapons smuggler. former u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, preet bharara put bout in prison in told nbc's meet the press that he could still pose a threat. so he's a dangerous man. then. >> i don't how dangerous it he is. now u.s. officials say they are not done and will continue to negotiate to get more american prisoners back reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> up next, karen bass makes her first official move is l a's. new mayor declaring

with you in this studio nat can win a member of the us house of representatives, a republican, adam kinzingerssumptions about russia three days ago on social networks, and while the countries of the north atlantic alliance are in no hurry to consult with the kremlin, putin continues to play the main games on the eve of the russian the tyrant went to minsk, as if to persuade his belarusian brother to join the war against ukraine, and now the west was quite frightened by the details of the visit and how dangerous he is both for ukraine and for the whole of europe, see the material taken from the baranovych airfield. and in minsk litovyshche, a long armored motorcade is waiting for the kremlin dictator yes he is in a hurry to set foot on belarusian soil, almost falling off his strap, this is his first visit to the country in the last three years, on the airfield , bread and salt, flowers and lukashenko himself having taken the heir with him on the day of the russian tyrant's visit, belarus completes a check of his army's readiness as suddenly as hers and it began on the instructions of lukashenk

to talk about the facts and circumstances of january 6th and zoe lofgren has talked about, and adam kinzinger, there are important things we learned along the way of january 6th we feel should be shared with the american public. we're going to do that. we're going to do it in a thoughtful way. members are working each and every day, editing the documents we will be putting out in accordance with house rules. we are preserving the important documents and we'll be transparent about this process. the american public will see a full report. >> okay. will the justice department get all the underlying documents merrick garland said at a press conference that they would like to get ahold of your evidence? >> we look forward to the department of justice and the american public seeing all of the work we have done. that includes transcripts and documents. >> when? >> soon. very soon, margaret. i think in the next couple weeks, but clearly our committee ends on january 2nd. so, we're going to do this this month and put this information out. >> do you personally believe that at this point there is enough

yeah, but wrap's is cool, according to adam kinzinger. kin yeah, there's something else going on here. so let's all stop lying for once. would be great. i appreciate your coming on ands tellining seth story.ing us >> t thank you. thank you. you so just for perspective, the u.s. congress is about to send billions more to ukraine in our latest one point seven trillion dollars spendingd bill , which is more than 4000oa pages long. and most people no idea what'scs in, including most in congress. but north carolina congressman dan bishop actually did go through the whole thing cod tweeted about a lot, just like it was before.e you >> anything you've ever seen. congressman, i appreciate cominyour doing that and comin on now. we d probably we ship three hours for this, but we don't give us the highlights. e th what what stuck in your craw in this bill ? boy, tucker, it's hard to boilts it down, but this is the wayrk washington works. this is the systems inn wa washington. it's not a departure fromshin the systemgton. o what the party wants to do

even if the republicans that the party is saying, like adam kinzinger and liz cheney, it's not lost oner could even bring himself to vote for the marriage act. these people need to be defeated, in the general election through supporting the most extreme person in the primary, as has been effective this cycle, i think that's something we need to be open to. >> i mean rene, but congressman makes a good point, you know. it is one thing to stand up for democracy, but when it comes time to vote for legislation that impacts the lives of real people, nowhere to be found? >> i mean, i think what the democrats did was a terrible strategy, no question about that. i would not say that it didn't work, i would say it did not backfire. i would put it squarely in the category of, fooled around and found out strategy. >> i mean, you cleaned up the language, and we know what it is! >> i was trying to be so careful. but to this point, he has to remember where this starts. this start in his party. i am not defending what the democrats did, but there is no defense. i am not seeing this bevy of republicans

she appointed liz cheney and adam kinzinger. those two are not returning to the 118th congress. to democrats on the committee are also not returning to the 118th congress. stephanie murphy decided to retire from congress and elaine luria lost her reelection bid. paul in park city, utah. caller: hello. host: we are listening to you. what is your take on a january 6 work? -- on the january 6 committees work? caller: the important question is who is here? where i am, where you are, where all your viewers are, who is here to decide that this is some kind of proposition? is it a proposition or nothing more than a distraction as far as a populist view? why bother to decide who is reporting the events? it is all about a survival instinct as to who or what is deciding the fate of our future of our nation. democrats and republicans unfortunately in this age of media are in some sort of talent high school show. host: did you watch the 10 public hearings or any of them? caller: i wish i could. i have not had much time but over the last -- since 2016, we have been watching an awful lot of c

once again, here's congressman adam kinzinger. >> i don't think criminal referrals are pointless. i think the point on that is that it's very clear that doj has decided to take this effort up. i mean, there's no doubt. i don't know anything that you don't not on that, doj doesn't necessarily tell us what their activities are, but you just have to look out and say, they're very interested in what happened on january 6th. the criminal referrals aren't necessarily something that's going to wake doj up to something they didn't know before. but i do think it will be an important symbolic thing that the committee can do, even more than symbolic, that congress thinks that a crime has been committed heard or doj should invest gait it. >> the january 6th committee's final report laying out a potential criminal case against donald trump and his allies is where we begin today with some of our faorite reporters and friends. kyle cheney is here. his body of reporting is something we've talked about a whole lot here, we're so glad he's here today. carol leonnig is here with us from "the washing

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. >> errant prophesies, that was outgoing republican congressman adam kinzinger member of the january committee speaking to the incredible impact that christian nationalism had on january 6. the christian nationalism, the belief that united states should be run by christians and christian theology has become a dangerous and growing political identity among conservatives. you recall january 6 rioters prayed out of the capitol carrying crosses, saying jesus is my savior, trump is my president. and even carried them into the capitol during the insurrection. in the report, christian nationalists is cited once in the passing of white supremacist fuentes. the report did not go into religion and the role of religion in the attack. that doesn't mean that extremists use didn't play a role. religious freedom expert amanda tyler testified to the role of christian nationalism on january 6. >> christian nationalism helped fuel the attack on the u.s. capitol january 6th uniting disparate actors and infusing their political cause with religious fervor. christian nationalism often overlaps with and p

. >> that was republican adam kinzinger and democrat tim ryan delivering their final speeches as congressmenn the house floor. with just days to go until the new congress we have a cnn exclusive for you. jamie gangel sits down with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer for their first joint interview and back with us john berman, congressman espiat and congressman joe walsh. let's listen to this sitdown over lunch with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. they're talking about if they would like president biden to run again. >> this is the cnn poll that just came out that shows there's little appetite on both sides for a biden/trump rematch in 2024. you're stepping aside. do you think president biden should step aside for a younger generation? >> i think president biden has done an excellent job as president of the united states. i hope that he does seek reelection. he's a person with a great vision for our country. he's been involved for a long time, so he has great knowledge of the issues and the challenges we face and he's the most empathetic president. he connects with the american people. the visio

from retiring congressman, adam kinzinger. to take us off the air tonight. and on that very somber and serious note i wish you all a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late! i will see you at the end of tomorrow! i will see you at the end of tomo>> tonight on all in -- >> president trump's major announcement. >> this is going to be huge. >> i've just read the stakes. a disgraced ex presidents reinvents an old grip as we get evidence he's at an all-time political low. then, how even more new meadows texts prove the chiefs chief has been lying post coup. marc elias on why he is still filing lawsuits in the wake of the midterms and we'll new police body cam details for the paul pelosi act quiet the conspiracy theorists? for some reason. when all in starts, right now. good evening to new york. i'm chris hayes. today the president united states, joe biden, posted on twitter, in all caps, quote, i have some major announcements last couple of weeks, as well. a list of accomplishments includes inflation

. >> and adam kinzinger is leaving congress 'reflected on the cost with pursuing the truth. >> had i known that standing up for truth would cost me my job, friendships and personal security i would without hesitation do it all over again. i can rest easy at night knowing that i fulfilled my oath to the office. i know many in this institution cannot do the same. >> what do you think about that? i suppose you probably can relate to what he just said there. >> absolutely. adam's one of the few members of congress that i have considerable amount of respect for and privileged enough to call a personal friend of mine and there are a lot of parallels between his experiences and my experience, especially when it comes to the amount of threats that have been leveled against our families. that being said, i kind of developed this saying that when i speak to people that the truth will set you free from employment. and unfortunately that seems to be the way of the world at least with regards to here in america. at this point in time. >> but you and other officers were awarded the congressional g

the 10 of us will pick whether it will be adam kinzinger or liz cheney or fred upton.e'll pick a more moderate republican member, partner with democrats to make them the speaker. we'll not let you pick the speaker. kevin mccarthy or someone really liberal that will be the choice that the republicans have in the house. in the end i think they rally around kevin mccarthy. neil: i will hold you to that. if you're wrong, i will keep playing conversation. >> great. neil: i hope you have a beautiful christmas, my friend, congratulations on new show, on 23rd. you and dagen will hit it out of the park. >> thank you, my friend, bottom line, p.m. starting start 6:00 p.m., starting january 23rd on fox business. we have the dow up a teeny bit, up 66 points. if you're waiting to see a positive santa claus rally out of this, we're running out of time. all major averages are are down, down a whole lot, including nasdaq down 33%. stay with us. ♪ [laughing and giggling] (woman) hey dad. miss us? (vo) reflect on the past, celebrate the future. this season with audi. if you used shipgo t

first off, to think that they would even entertain this kind of discussion, to adam kinzinger's point, but then, next level, what do you think happens if you -- if you suddenly give life to this theory within the constitution itself? and that's something that i think, when you hear the oral arguments here and you look at the approach that's taken, you really hope that someone like a justice roberts, who, say what you may about how he may have come down on other cases, is in the final analysis an absolutist about the integrity of the court, keeping the court as far removed from political shenanigans, and certainly the politics that we see of the day, as much as possible. so, my hope is that, okay, they got this case in front of the court, the court now will look at it and go, you know what? we're just not going to do this. because they know the ramifications. certainly someone like justice roberts knows the ramifications, so, i hope that he's able to cobble together a 5-4 majority to send this thing into the hell pit that it belongs in, constitutionally, and keep it away from those sta

cheney, the vice chair of the january 6 committee, voted with fellow republican committee member adam kinzingerrefer him to justice department for potential prosecution. she condemned trump's actions january 6. >> no man who would behave that way at that moment in time can ever serve in any position of 40 in our nation again. he is unfit for any office. amy: later, the program, we will be joined to guess to talk about the committee's referral, the first, excerpts from the hearing. their final hearing. this is demrat zoe lofgren of california. >> x president trump was told repeatedly by his campaign advisers, government officials, and others there was no evidence to support his claims of election fraud. even since our last hearing, the select committee has obtained testimony from new witnesses who have come forward to tell us about the conversations with ex- president trump on this topic. here is one of his senior advisers. >> the only thing that matters is winning. >> the cha recognizes the geleman from illinois, mr. kinzinger, for opening statement. >> certainly one of the many important compo

one member of the january six committee, adam kinzinger, said yesterday that he believes donald trump is absolutely guilty of a crime. those are his words. absolutely guilty. a former attorney for donald trump, ty cobb, says that he expects the january 6th committee to issue a criminal referral to the justice department on donald trump. in its hearing on monday, the january six committee is expected to present their findings and vote to adopt their final report and any criminal referrals the committee may also choose to make. and speaking with reporters today, chairman bennie thompson hinted that the hearing will include new evidence. quote, it could be evidence that we have not shared in the hearings. it could very well be. the committee source tells nbc news that parts of the report itself were sent to the -- printing press today for release the next wednesday. leading off our discussion tonight is harry lippman, for me former deputy airy deputy cistern general. also with us, we'll carry all, former acting u.s. solicitor general. what is your sense of the potential importance of cri

. >> a stark warning about the future of our democracy from retiring congressman adam kinzinger. he'll take us off the air tonight. what that very somber and serious note, i wish you all a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late. i'll stay -- see you at the end of tomorrow. he end of tomorrow >> it is too easy to make fun of former president donald trump in the new nft collection he launched today and we are not going to do it. we could do whole big thing on it and how he is quote unquote trading cards or trump photoshopped in the fantasy scenarios like this one where he is a cowboy. or this one where he is an astronaut. or this one where he is a race car driver, or this one where he is superman. or this one where he is so cool that hollywood has changed its named to trump world or this one where he is some sort of big important stop guy. we aren't going to. the comedy is just too obvious, it's low hanging fruit. we could talk about the bizarre video he put out to promote this thing today. we could talk about how

congressman adam kinzinger addressed why the committee felt it was important to vote on these referralscessarily something that will wake doj up to something they didn't know before. it will be a symbolic thing the committee can do. very clear that congress thinks a crime has been committed here and the doj should investigate it. >>> ryan, good morning. what's the latest this morning? >> they are still deliberating how many criminal referrals they want to issue as part of their final report. and just to what agencies they want to send the referrals. the department on of justice at the top of the list. they could be sent to the federal elections committees and others. they held a meeting sunday night where they discussed these issues. they want unanimous agreement among all nine members before they move forward. it appears a final decision has not been made. >> congress is facing a government funding deadline friday. where are lawmakers are reaching a deal there? >> well, there is optimism. senator brian shan't from hawaii thinks there will be an omnibus spending deal in place. right now