host: brendan boyle from the second district of pennsylvania. a democrat, we appreciate the time you give viewed the opening day of the biden administration. joining us via zoom congressman buddy carter republished men of georgia. were you there on the west front yesterday? rep. carter: i was at the inauguration. i had a special guest, my guest was the mental health advocate of the year for the state of georgia. i was glad to have her with me. host: what was her name? rep. carter: dr. carla sapp. she works in our prison bureau and does a fantastic job. mental health is extremely important to me and it should be to all of us. she does a great job within that system and i'm very proud of her.

joining me now is that congressman, brendan boyle. thanks for joining us on this. really appreciate it. this was pretty shocking to hear this move that you have now made. do you think you're going to get a vote on this? and if it passes, do you think it has any teeth here? a criminal investigation being launched into a former president at that point. >> yeah, well, certainly nothing could be more shocking than the events of january 6th and having a president of the united states incite this sort of riot that we saw perpetrated by hundreds if not over a thousand domestic terrorists. i have called for in my house resolution a criminal investigation, one that i am confident will lead to the indictment of donald trump. remember that come wednesday, right after 12:00 noon, he will be able to be indicted just like any other citizen. certainly an investigation and a full one has to take place first, but i believe just based on the evidence that is already publicly available, donald trump has committed at least two very serious felonies. >> let's talk about some of the evi

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. >>> congressman brendan boyle is joining us next. he was evacuated along with his colleagues. he's been outspoken against critics of the election. he tweeted, ted cruz, just stop. you know better. i know you know better. how many 20-year-old staffers do you want to be terrorized and hiding in your offices. congressman boyle joins me now. congressman, you introduced a resolution to open a criminal investigation into the president for his involvement and incitement of the violent attacks on january 6th, 2021, why? >> thanks, chris. obviously the impeachment vote, which i voted in favor of and what's happening right now on the senate or about to happen in the senate with the trial, both of those things were important. and i mentioned this earlier this week in a meeting of my fellow house democrats, we have to make sure the criminal investigation and prosecution is not lost in this. at 12:00 on january 20th, donald trump will no longer be under the protection of the justice department. i outlined in my resolution at least two different federal crimes i believe already based on the

congressman brendan boyle, thank you so much. appreciate it.he days ahead. >>> coming up, everyone, in our 4:00 p.m. hour, by the way, i'm going to talk to impeachment manager congresswoman madeline dean on plans to prosecute the president in the senate. >>> also, vaccination frustration, what was once a shot of hope on the horizon now a source of exasperation as confusion and poor communication leaves most of america in a holding pattern. in a holding pattern. >> every time you get a notification that there's something available, you click on it, and it's already filled. >> we knew this was coming. we knew we were getting this vaccine. somebody should have thought this out. sulhod have thought this out it's velveeta versus the other guys. clearly, nothing melts like velveeta. ♪♪♪ trelegy for copd. ♪ birds flyin' high you know how i feel ♪ ♪ breeze drifting on by you know how i feel ♪ [man: coughing] ♪ it's a new dawn, it's a new day... ♪ no matter how you got copd it's time to make a stand. ♪ ...and i'm feelin' good ♪ start a new day with trel

brendan boyle is a democratic congressman from philadelphia who says he's confident the house will voteh the president. i am a co—sponsor of that resolution and i'm hopeful that we will have some republican votes as well. if we are not going to impeach a president, even though he only has about a week and a half a left in his term of office, if we aren't going to impeach a president over incitement of insurrection, that i don't know what exactly would merit impeachment. for the latest on the impeachment process, i've been speaking to our north america correspondent barbara plett usher. the democrats in the house of representatives today introduced articles of impeachment, one crime noted, the incitement to insurrection. they also asked republicans to unanimously consent to a resolution calling on the vice president to take steps to remove mr trump. he would have to invoke the 25th amendment of the constitution to do that and republicans wouldn't go along with that. so now we will see a series of votes on both of these issues over the next couple of days, the democrats will probably vote

brendan boyle is a democratic congressman from philadelphia who says he's confident the house will voteach the president. am a co—spons and i am a co—sponsor of that resolution and i'm hopeful that we will have some republican votes as well. if we are not going to impeach a president, even though he only has about a week and a half a left and his term of office, if we are going to impeach a president over incitement of insurrection, that i don't know what exactly would mirror impeachment. bryan lanza is a republican strategist who served with president trump's 2016 campaign. he says he's not surprised by the impeachment bid. —— wita —— wit a merit insurrection. democrats have been talking about impeaching president trump for four yea rs. at impeaching president trump for four years. at this point they know how to do it and then i had to do it faster now. that may be a good thing and also a dangerous thing. you can't really suspend due process of an american president for these matters. that just goes an american president for these matters. thatjust goes to show you that the start of cr

as the member designated by congressman brendan boyle, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that congressman boyle will vote yea on h.res. 38. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does -- for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new jersey rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by -- the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new jersey rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. schneider, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. schneider will vote yes on h.res. 38. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. blumenauer, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. blumenauer will vote yes on h.res. 38. as the member designated by mr. lowenthal:, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal: will vote yes on h.res. 38. as the member designated by mr. peters, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. pete

host: brendan boyle from the second district of pennsylvania. democrat, we appreciate the time you give us. rep. boyle: thank you for what c-span does. host: it's 9:00 a.m. on the east coast. an hour left in our program to let you know what is happening on capitol hill. at 10:00 a.m. eastern we will take you to the senate side of the capital, the senate commerce , science, and transportation committee area they will hold the confirmation hearing for pete buttigieg, nominee for transportation secretary. that is happening at 10:00 a.m. this morning. at 10 speaker nancy pelosi will hold her weekly press dugout and minority leader ken mccarthy is expected to hold his own press dugout at 11:30. the senate is at noon today, and the house gavels and at 2:00 p.m.. expecting more action on the executive order front from the biden administration. president biden expected to sign up to 10 covid related executive actions, so it will be another busy day in washington and you can stay here with us on c-span all day long to watch it all on the c-span networks.

of the black lives matter banners -- >> i'm going to interrupt both of you we have congressman brendan boyle who can give us a first-hand account. our producer just said they were told they needed to go under their desks. what can you tell us from your perspecti perspective? >> yeah, hi, guys. i've never experienced anything like this. i'm literally in my office working on my floor speech for later today when my state of pennsylvania is objected to. as i'm writing and pres-- about preserving our dock si i'm hearing explosions. we got an alert from the capitol police to snaessentially shelten place. make sure all of the doors are locked. put everything on quiet, essentially, any electronics. so for the moment that is what i'm doing. but certainly have a small skeleton staff given covid, all in their 20s, by the way, attempting to figure out what we should do next. >> have you gotten any word on how long you'll be in recess? >> we just have a report from pete williams. charles grassley has been take ton a secure location. senators are told to stay away from the doors. >> there you go. they did

congressman brendan boyle, thank you. live pictures we were seeing moments ago, the cameraman had to bring it down it was very clear what was happening. the clearing of the capitol. is this still live is that live this is accurate this is live they are clearing the steps of the capitol. it's my understanding the process of clearing on the inside is continuing let's get to eamon javers, who is watching along with them. tell bus the logistics of the clearing of the capitol. >> what you're looking at, shep, a large group of trump supporters who have occupied the capitol building, the exterior and interior of t fbi and police officers will go through room by room in the capitol to figure out where these people went, what devices they may have planted if any, what equipment they may have brought with them and make sure each of those rooms are secure they'll have to clear that large crowd off the steps and away from the capitol building itself there is the potential for violent clashes, as we know, from crowd control history in

. >> that the member designated by brendan boyle, i inform the house that congressman boyle will vote yea on the resolution. >> so we are watching the vote count under way in the impeachment of donald j. trump. i'm nicolle wallace picking up our coverage. we are joined by our

as the member designated by congressman brendan boyle, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that congressman boyle will vote yea on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speakerment mr. speaker, as the member designated by -- mr. speaker. mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. adam smith of washington state, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. smith will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representative kirkpatrick, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that representative kirkpatrick will vote aye. as the member designated by mr. cardenas, member pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. cardenas will vote aye on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva of arizona, pursuant to h.res.

we can now speak to another member of congress on the other side of the aisle brendan boyle is a lockdowntol hill without he joins me well at his office on capitol hill without hejoins me now well at his office on capitol hill without he joins me now from the democratic side by phone. thank you for joining democratic side by phone. thank you forjoining me. democratic side by phone. thank you for joining me. can democratic side by phone. thank you forjoining me. can you tell me what happened to you over the last hour orso? happened to you over the last hour or so? well great to be back with you i wish the circumstances were different. shortly after one o'clock we obviously went into joint session as we done every four years since 1789. for the election of president george washington. and neverfrom then until now have we had something like this. about 15 or 20 minutes into the session of his eye, you could hear the commotion that the us capitol had been breached. we went into recess, i am capitol had been breached. we went into recess, iam in capitol had been breached. we went into recess,

. >> that the member designated by brendan boyle, i inform the house that congressman boyle will vote yea on the resolution. >> so we are watching the vote count under way in the impeachment of donald j. trump. i'm nicolle wallace picking up our coverage. we are joined by our friend claire mccaskill. claire? >> good afternoon. i miss you, nicolle. the last impeachment, we had snacks. i'm on my own this time. i'll tell you what irritated me about the debate, nicolle. i am really tired of people who embraced the lie of election fraud lecturing people about unity. what they did was incredibly corrosive to our democracy. they have helped the president convince millions of people that our elections aren't fair or free, and most of them know it's a bold-faced lie. they really do not come to this argument about unity with clean hands. it's like fingernails on a blackboard. . >> i keep thinking these are the same figures who have menacing words for people who carry out acts in the name of international terrorism, but when they're domestic terrorists who happen to be supported by some members

as the member designated by congressman brendan boyle, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that congressman boyle will vote yes on h.res. 24. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by dr. dunn of the state of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that dr. dunn will vote nay on h.res. 24. as the member designated by mr. buchanan: of the state of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. buchanan: -- that mr. buchanan will vote nay on h.res. 24. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida's fifth congressional district, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on h.r. 24. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representative michelle steel, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that representative steele will vote no on h

host: brendan boyle from the second district of pennsylvania. a democrat, we appreciate the time you give viewed the opening day of the biden administration. joining us via zoom congressman buddy carter republished men of georgia. were you there on the west front yesterday? rep. carter: i was at the inauguration. i had a special guest, my guest was the mental health advocate of the year for the state of georgia. i was glad to have her with me. host: what was her name? rep. carter: dr. carla sapp. she works in our prison bureau and does a fantastic job. mental health is extremely important to me and it should be to all of us. she does a great job within that system and i'm very proud of her. host: i know you were listening to that portion of the inaugural we played. what did you make of the call for unity and where do you see your role in that as a member of congress? rep. carter: i applaud president biden for his message yesterday. that's exactly what he should have been saying. i thought he did a good job, that we need unity in this country, th

however, congressman brendan boyle from pennsylvania delivered the weekly democratic address. he talked about the security breach at the u.s. capitol. rep. boyle: fellow citizens, i'm speaking to you from the united states capitol, where this week the whole world watched a shameful assault on our democracy play out right before our eyes. a violent mob stormed the capitol in order to stop congress from upholding its constitutional responsibility to validate the presidential election. incited by some and radicalized by others, these domestic terrorists wanted to impose their will over that of we the people. they failed. at 3:40 in the morning, i stood in the well of the house of representatives, the people's house, as vice president pence announced congress had carried out its constitutional duty and affirmed the election of joe biden as president of the united states and kamala harris as vice president. what was at stake this week was not choosing the next president, for the people already made that decision in this election. this was about something bigger than donald trump, o