is there still a sword of damocles over meng wanzhou's damocles over meng wa nzhou's said, damocles overu's said, there is if. she damocles over meng wanzhou's said, there is if.— said, there is if. she is prohibited _ said, there is if. she is prohibited from - said, there is if. she is| prohibited from making said, there is if. she is - prohibited from making any statements that contradict the statements that contradict the statements that contradict the statements that she said under oath are true. so, if she were to held a press conference and say i had nothing to do with this powerpoint they're talking about and try to hide our relationship with this other company doing business in iran, she contradicts the factual statements that she has made, then the us government can go before the district court in new york and seek to withdraw from this agreement and she would be subject to prosecution all over again and it's hard to say whether she will be careless in her international travelled like she was when she travelled like she was when she travelled to vancouver a few years ago but sh

is there still a sword of damocles over meng wanzhou's head?ited from making any statements that contradict the statements that she said under oath are true. so, if she were to held a press conference and say i had nothing to do with this powerpoint they're talking about and try to hide our relationship with this other company doing business in iran, if she contradicts the factual statements that she has made, then the us government can go before the district court in new york and seek to withdraw from this agreement and she would be subject to prosecution all over again. hard to say whether she will be careless in her international travelled as she arguably was when she travelled to vancouver a few years ago, but she will be at risk of rearrest if she violates the terms of this agreement and thejustice department before the court of new york to get the court to withdraw this agreement. david loughman firmly of the us department ofjustice speaking department of justice speaking to department ofjustice speaking to us earlier. in germany, the las

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but the focus that bennie thompson has spoken about is not the same sword of damocles timeline above this congressional committee. it's really about to prevent this from happening again but also to understand the root causes, to refortify the security force at the capitol, to enjoy the integrity of our elections going forward in general. so the timeline is actually a little bit longer. but i do agree that the process by which you have to secure their testimony is likely to be protracted. but remember the executive privilege is held by the executive branch. this is a former president of the united states at this point, so he might have a weaker argument being able to, if he tries to assert some basis for privilege, being able to say that he is the one who should hold at this juncture right now, knowing he is no longer the president of the united states. >> laura, jeffrey, thank you both. i really appreciate it. >>> i want to bring in now cnn's senior political analyst john avlon. he is now with a new weekly video series on cnn digital that will examine the rise of extremist groups her

. >> that hangs over our head every day like a damocles. steve kornacki.s always it's wonderful to have you on tonight. >> thank you, rachel. >> much more to get to tonight. stay with us. uch more to get tot stay with us is suggesting. is suggesting. >>> the town of cullman is in north alabama right between birmingham and huntsville. the local paper there is the "cullman times." and a few days ago the story that led their print edition was an obituary. antiques and auctioneering. businessman ray demonia remembered for community service. it's their lead story. and there's a reason it was at the top of the paper. he was clearly a beloved local figure. for decades he'd been dealing antiques and hosting auctions in cullman, alabama. many of them for charity. the paper printed a great old photo of him hosting an auction in his younger days and included an excerpt from a profile the "cullman times" had done about him a decade ago. it said, "his showmanship makes for a fun day, watching him encourage, cajole, and entice his audience is a thing of beauty. he knows

to say nothing of the fact that you're always going to have that sort of damocles, a trump tweet or statement hanging over your head, that's something you have to consider as you're running. >> amy, last question for you which is what lesson are you taking from california for anything to look ahead nationally, if taking any lesson? >> the blue state, et cetera, that the spending is totally one sided on the democratic side. i think turnout is critical to see. how much better did republicans do in terms of getting their voters out, the energizing factors we talked about in a state where they're outnumbered two to one. it is interesting to watch how the issue of covid is turned on its head. covid and the french laundry dinner that helped propel this issue onto the ballot of the recall and newsom forces turned it against elder the same way as we are seeing in virginia, using elder's opposition to things like mandates, vaccine mandates, mask mandates, using that as a positive message or again, turning focus on covid away from what newsom did wrong to what elder is doing wrong. i think that helps t

offense for elections workers to do all the things they have to do in their job, sort of hanging a damocles over all of them. it is a two-lane idea, both that election officials may need to be defended from new forms of legal liability that are written as intimidation into these new laws but also to try to get them some sort of recourse against people that continue to make these threats. i guess having been through this yourself most acutely in december, did you think these threats would have eased out of by now and that wouldn't have to be so much of a concern any further? >> you know, i think in the weeks up to january 6th and the tragedy that happened in our capitol that day, every week would begin with this being it, that we would be able to move on, certify the election and prepare for the next round of elections. i think after january 6th, we realized that this is not this end. this is just the beginning. and we have seen really how the big lie, this idea that last year's election was anything but a secure reflection of the will of the people. this big lie has become the foundation no

sort of hanging a sort of damocles over all of. them now it seems that it is a two lane idea.ction officials may be defended from new forms of legal liability that are written as intimidation to these new laws. but also to try to get them physical defense, try to get them some sort of recourse against people who continue to make these threats. i guess, having been through this yourself most acutely in december, did you think these threats would have eased off by now? when have to be so much of a concern any further? >> i think in the weeks after january 6th and the tragedy that happened in our capital that day, every week would begin with me hoping that this would be, at that we would be able to move, and certify the election, and begin preparing for the next round of elections. after january six, we realize that this is not the end. this is just the beginning. we've seen how the big lie, this idea that somehow last year's election was anything but an accurate, secure reflection of the will of the people. this big lie has become a foundation, not just for hundreds of laws that

. >> which is the gigantic asterisk that hangs over our heads like a sword of damocles every day.ornacki, msnbc's political correspondent. as always it is wonderful you have to on nights like this. thank you so much. >> thanks, rachel. >> much more to come tonight. stay with us. an audio system? why include the most advanced active safety system in its class...standard? because when you want to create an entirely new feeling, the difference between excellence and mastery is all the difference in the world. the lexus es. every curve, every innovation, every feeling... a product of mastery. get 1.9% apr financing on the 2021 es 350. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. ♪i got it, you got it♪ ♪i want it, you want it♪ ♪when i want it, you've got it♪ ♪when you want it, i got it, i got it, yeah♪ ♪when they want it♪ ♪we got it, yeah♪ ♪ feel the cool rush of claritin cool mint chewables. powerful 24-hour, non-drowsy, allergy relief ♪we got it, yeah♪ plus an immediate cooling sensation for your throat. feel the clarity, and live claritin clear. if you have this... consider adding this.

it is damocles sword hanging over their head. this is how great nations died. it is not the border, it is not the -- in afghanistan and the embarrassment of the way that went down, it is the way we implode under the weight of bad decisions with good intentions, but this is all going to be paid for on the heads of our children and grandchildren. i don't have to go over the numbers of the deficit that will be exacerbated as a result of these policies. it is all in there. i appreciate the time. i yield back. >> mr. gomez, you are recognized. >> a move to strike the last read. >> you are recognized. >> thank you. we are on the verge of an historic vote and passage of historic legislation. in combination of the budget reconciliation act and the bipartisan infrastructure bill. these issues are issues that people have been working on not for just years, but decades. it is something that will have a profound impact across the board. paid family leave and the issue of being able to take care of one's child when they get sick has been a personal issue of mine since i was

that do, none of them, none of them have this sort of political fight where a figurative sword of damocles is hanging over the entire country and its economy. it makes no sense and there is no benefit to it. none. now, year in, year out when we have this, again, dumb and unnecessary debate over the debt ceiling, a lot of -- especially people who have been in town for a while will say somewhat cynically, eventually they'll raise it. what's the fuss? eventually they'll raise it? and sure enough every single time it has finally been raised. but that sort of kind of fight over seeing which side will give in first, that sort of political game of chicken has a real cost. i want to cite this figure. 10 years ago, almost exactly 10 years ago, that we came the closest to not raising the debt ceiling. it was in the summer, late summer of 2011. the congressional budget office -- the g.a.o. found that that delay in raising the debt limit, that sort of uncertainty as we approach the deadline, that increased treasury's borrowing costs by 1.3 -- $1.3 billion. just imagine what we could do right now with

it is damocles sword hanging over their head. this is how great nations died. it is not the border, it is not the -- in afghanistan and the embarrassment of the way that went down, it is the way we implode under the weight of bad decisions with good intentions, but this is all going to be paid for on the heads of our children and grandchildren. i don't have to go over the numbers of the deficit that will be exacerbated as a result of these policies. it is all in there. i appreciate the time. i yield back. >> mr. gomez, you are recognized. >> a move to strike the last read. >> you are recognized. >> thank you. we are on the verge of an historic vote and passage of historic legislation. in combination of the budget reconciliation act and the bipartisan infrastructure bill. these issues are issues that people have been working on not for just years, but decades. it is something that will have a profound impact across the board. paid family leave and the issue of being able to take care of one's child when they get sick has been a personal issue of mine since i was

would be a very dark day, and that is the sort of daniocles — dark day, and that is the sort of damoclesd the amounts involved here, there are only three taxes that you — here, there are only three taxes that you could look at. about two thirds _ that you could look at. about two thirds of— that you could look at. about two thirds of all tax is raised through inconie — thirds of all tax is raised through income tax, national insurance and vat. _ income tax, national insurance and vat. and _ income tax, national insurance and vat, and then you ask yourself what criteria _ vat, and then you ask yourself what criteria we _ vat, and then you ask yourself what criteria we are going to apply to the tax — criteria we are going to apply to the tax measures to test whether they are — the tax measures to test whether they are the right ones or not. i say there — they are the right ones or not. i say there are two, one being that we should _ say there are two, one being that we should look— say there are two, one being that we should look after the least advantaged in our society, the lowest — adva