joining us tonight is congressman david cicilline. thank you for joining us tonight. >> my pleasure. >> what is your reaction -- to this case for a large part, and -- to the committee may be considering a criminal referral of the president for insurrection? >> well, the committee has done an extraordinary job and they are going to make a determination as to whether or not they will make criminal referrals on what offenses. but the legislation that i introduced with 40 of my colleagues based on the 14th amendment, as you said. it disqualify someone who has engaged in insurrection, which is basically inciting rebellion against the authority of the united states. there is overwhelming evidence that donald trump did that. and section five of the 14th amendment authorizes congress to pass legislation to enforce this provision. so, this is our duty. we taken oath to the constitution. it sets forth disqualifying events that prevent someone from holding office. he has committed those acts and the resolution lays out in detail his participatio

thank you very much, congressman david cicilline for your time today. i appreciate you. coming up on simone, it is go time, y'all. the january six committee, as we just discussed, is putting the final touches on the report. my political panel will be here to discuss what to expect tomorrow, and we're also going to get into something happening on wednesday. the lifting of title 42, and what effect it will have, and a major impact will have, on the southern border, politics, everything. but first, our bestie is here. my colleague rachel louis. happy holidays, what if you got? >> happy holidays to you as well, simone. we've got a lot to talk about today. a celebration in argentina, if you're a fan of argentina. defeating france in the fifa world cup final today, led by soccer icon lionel messi. argentina beat the defending champs after a series of penalty kicks to break the 33 tie. messi scored twice in what would call the most exciting world cup finals in history. americans in peru fear the political unrest, rocking the country. several americans are trapped in machu picch

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david cicilline out of rhode island, also a dear friend. and we ended up being the cochairs.ran and won. that is what gave me a seat at the leadership table. oh gosh, i would say probably my most enjoyable two years out here in washington because we built our messaging from the ground up. we met with every single one of our caucuses multiple times to get their feedback, then we wrote what ended up being the messaging won won where we back -- where we won back the majority. some people credited us with staying focused. stop talking about donald trump. we all know what donald trump is, we know who he is, so let's not focus on that. let's focus on our people back home. and how we came up with that, it is nothing overly interesting. but i still remember a number of our caucus coming into one of our meetings and saying, i was home and somebody asked me, what do democrats even stand for? and i didn't know how to answer that. it was kind of like, we stand for the people. that ended up being our closing message. then we had these categories about, what does that mean? we are going to

president biden: representatives like jerry nadler, who introduced the respect for marriage act, david cicillinethe equality caucus and so many others who are here today who did what was right. standing behind me are dozens of plaintiffs. dozens of plaintiffs who fought for marriage equality through the years as well as families whose existence would not be possible without the bonds of love. look, we are here today to celebrate their courage and everyone who made the day possible, courage that led to progress we have seen over the progress, progress that gives us hope that every, every generation will continue our journey toward a more perfect union. on this day, i think of a i don't know woman of color and a young white man and i met his family and they fell in love. 1958, they drove to washington, d.c., to get married because the relationship was illegal in virginia. they went back home five weeks later. police burst into their house and arrested them for the crime of being married, a crime of being married. they were sentenced to one year in prison unless they agreed to leave virginia and no

before we introduce our witnesses, i would like to ask unanimous consent to allow congress member david cicilline and mondaire jones to participate for the purposes of asking questions. without objections, so ordered. we now introduce our first panel of witnesses. please note these witnesses will only be giving statements, they will not be taking questions. first, we will hear from michael anderson, a survivor of the club q shooting. then, we will hear from mr. matthew haynes, founding owner of club q. finally, we will hear from mr. james slaugh, a survivor of the club q shooting, and the witnesses will be unmuted so we can hear them. please raise your right hand. do you swear or affirm the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? let the record show, the witnesses answered in the affirmative. thank you. without objection, your written statements will be made part of the historical record of this meeting. with that, mr. anderson, you are now recognized for five minutes for your testimony. >> to the distinguished members of the hous

david cicilline, and sharice da davids leaders of the minority caucus.o many more who did what was right. standing behind me are dozens of plaintiffs. up there. don't jump. dozens of plaintiffs who fought for marriage equality through the years, as well as families whose existence would not be possible without the bonds of love that this wall honors and protects. look, we're here today to celebrate their courage and everyone who made the day possible. courage that led to progress we've seen over the decades. progress that gives us hope that every, every generation will continue our journey for a more perfect union. on this day, i think of mildred and richard lovie, a young woman of color and young white man who met this family and friends and eventually fell until love. in 1958 they drove to washington, d.c. to get married because the relationship was illegal in virginia. they went back home five weeks later, police burst into their house and arrested them for the crime of being married. the crime of being married. they were sentenced to one year in pris

along with my colleagues, senator elizabeth warren, congressman david cicilline and others who have been active in the antitrust base, i will continue to urge regulators to consider how proposed media mergers can impact the latino community. there is clear evidence that corporate mergers reduce job opportunities for women and people of color, i would like to see antitrust regulators push much harder to protect latino employment. federal regulators play an important role in enforcing equal opportunity. i want to touch briefly on other work i have done in collaboration with many folks in this room to open more doors for latinos and latinas in media. i have engage directly with more than one dozen media companies across various platforms to seek accountability on these issues. second, i have worked with members of congress and state legislators to apply greater scrutiny to public subsidies that benefit media and entertainment companies. too many of our communities are subsidizing their own exclusion, that needs to change. third, i put forward legislation to use the influence of the federal

. >> joyce, yesterday congressman david cicilline introduced a bill that reads no person shall be a senatorngress or elector of president or vice president or hold any office that has engaged in a civil insurrection. it's unclear whether this will go forward, but do you see any legal merit to this? >> this is a constitutional provision that's clear on its face, but there's no mechanism for enforcing it. it's not clear whether you have to wait until someone is criminally convicted or whether committing the act is enough. the most recent precedent is in the civil war era. it's difficult to imagine an effort to exclude trump moving forward without protracted litigation, injecting more uncertainty into the election process. >> thank you to you all. >>> the sentencing of one of the faces of the january 6th attack. doug jenson has been convicted and sentenced to five years. he's seen here chasing eugene goodman and wearing a qanon shirt. joining me now is correspondent ken did he lane january. walk us through what happened. >> reporter: the judge threw the book at jenson. this 60-month sentence w

number one, the question david cicilline is challenging congressman clyburn for the number 4 democraticion. he made the point leadership should include an lgbtq member and he would add to that. >> listen, i fully support jim clyburn. i think he's staying on the leadership team and a valuable and key player. and we're going to -- you know, we do reflect the beautiful mosaic and that includes lgbtq, so we will see tomorrow. >> we'll find out tomorrow. the other thing is there is a lame duck session before you all take over the new leadership team. and i'm going to put up a few things on the docket. there is funding the government, which i think a lot of people would not like to see to the chaos congress that could come, the chaos leadership that could come, covid-19 funding, additional aid to ukraine that people like marjory greene have said they would like to end and also reforming the electoral count act to make sure we can't have a legislative version of another insurrection. how much do you think gets done in the lame duck? >> we're going to try to do all of that. as you said we know

congressman david cicilline, thank you so much for joining us this evening. thank you so much. that's tonight's read out, all in with chris hayes starts right now. s hayes starts right now. >> tonight on all in. >> the fbi just came in -- >> the doj asked a federal judge to hold trump team in contempt of court. tonight, the latest escalation in the mar-a-lago documents case and what it can mean for potential indictments. then the president a peru arrested for attempted coup, mass arrests in germany to stop a far-right coup plot there. tonight, congressman adam shift on our former presidents escape from justice nearly two years after his failed coup. and incredible new details of the prisoner swap that got brittney griner out of a russian prison. >> she's safe, she's on a plane, she's on her way home, she will soon be back in the arms of her loved ones. >> all in starts right now. >> good evening from new york, i am chris hayes. we have big developments in the special counsel to investigations into former president donald trump. washington post has new reporting up tonight a few

it's been introduced by david cicilline.this would bar donald trump from holding federal office under the 14th amendment. it says that no one who previously took an oath to support the constitution and engaged in insurrection or rebellion shall hold any office. at this point, as republicans prepared to take control of the house, is this seen as more symbolic of a vote or could this actually pass and get to the president's desk? >> i support the legislation because it basically puts into law what the constitution already had. it helps enact the actual works of the constitution. i think there's a chance that republicans -- the one thing they can't stand as a loser. not only did he lose, all his candidates said he has supported it for federal office. they lost in the senate races. a lot of his ideas are becoming a loser ideas such as election denialism. i could see republicans trying to support it. they don't want him to run because he is causing them to lose again. >> never one to mince words. that's what we bring you back all

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sponsor and congressman david cicilline lead i laid out the stakes. >> i've seen my colleagues all the time, your grandchildren are going to know that you are in congress during this period. they're going to study the trump presidency in school. they're gonna come home and say grandpa, grandma, what did you do? and they're gonna have to say i helped him or i did nothing. i want to be sure that why mass that question i can say i did everything i possibly could to hold him accountable, to protect our democracy and to uphold the constitution. >> what did you do? that is, of course, the big question. january six committee will publicly open referrals monday. the final hearing is set for an p m eastern and could include new evidence. joining me to kick off the hour, msnbc political contributor eugene daniels, white house reporter and writer for politico, jennifer reuben, opinion columnist for the washington post, and former watergate prosecutor, jill wine-banks, msnbc contributor and co-host of the hashtag sisters in law podcast. great to see you all. nbc reporter weijia uses committee meet

job in democratic leadership, this despite a last-minute challenge from democratic congressman david cicilline. cnn's manu raju joins us now. manu, you just spoke with congressman scicilline. why did he challenge clyburn? >> reporter: he said he believed democrats needed to have a spot at the table from the lgbtq community. he said this will be the first time someone from the community will not be represented by house democrats. he did announce a bid yesterday even though jim clyburn announced a couple weeks ago he in fact would run this position, which represents the number 4 position in the house democratic caucus. he said he ultimately decided to step aside because he got assurances from house democrats that they would include some sort of position from a member of that community on their leadership team. he said it's still being formulated. he said it's important particularly given attacks that have been leveled from republicans against some members of that community, namely the trans community. after cicilline decided to step aside, clyburn was in fact elected by -- unanimously by the hou

equality caucus chair david cicilline, and every member of the equality caucus. and the grassroots activists out there without whose mobilization so many pieces of legislation to expand freedom in our country will not be possible. i say that because when i came to this floor 35 years ago, my first speech on the floor after i was sworn in was to talk about -- say i came here to fight h.i.v. and aids. what i learned after that, we had to fight against discrimination against people with h.i.v. and aids. two people who were so significant in that are phyllis and del, champions in our country. i will talk about them in a moment. first, i want to salute the senate for their strong bipartisan legislation under the leadership of chuck schumer and senator tammy baldwin and the bipartisan strong support that this house gave the legislation to send it over to the senate. marriage equality has been a law across our country since 2015, and proudly, even longer in the state of california. indeed, my thoughts today are with phyllis lyon and del martin, two friends and iconic tr

. >> joining me now, democratic congressman, david cicilline of rhode island. he was an impeachment manager or donald trump's second impeachment. he is also the author of house on fire. fighting for democracy in the age of political arson. congressman, thank you for coming back to the sunday show. first, your thoughts on what we heard from trump, and on what testimony from pat cipollone, impactful men, could mean. >> well obviously the convening of the grand jury in their testimony could be very damaging to the president. the notion that the president, the former president is saying that people who attempted to overturn the results of a free and fair election in this country, of violent insurrection that resulted in the death of five police officers and dozens more injured and significant damage to the capital, that somehow they're being treated unfairly because they're being prosecuted, has promised issue a full pardon if elected president, i think shows that this is a president who is responsible for the excitement of a violent answer action, and continues to

. >> narrator: in washington, democratic congressman david cicilline has launched an antitrust investigationon's stements suggesting that it seeks to act in the best interest of independent sellers? >> i disagree with that. we get, i don't know, what i might call bullying with a smile. >> we were able to get several c.e.os. to come to a public hearing. that required tremendous courage because there's a real potential for economic retaliation for their sharing that. >> we don't have the resources to fight amazon. we could use some help. >> in the course of your investigation thus far, and you've had several public hearings, have you seen any evidence of anti-competitive behavior by amazon? >> um, we have seen evidence of anti-competitive behavior by all of the large platforms as a result otheir market dominance. but it sort of doesn't fall on the companies to fix this problem. it falls on us. without objection, the hearing is adjourned. >> narrator: cicilline's committee is considering everything from imposing limits on what businesses a company like amazon can engage in, to restricting the c

of course, david cicilline and the speaker for bringing this important bill to the floor. today, i voted to protect marriage equality across the country. following the supreme court's shameful decision to overturn roe v. wade, right-wing extremists who have been advisely organizing for decades to curtails hard won sights have set their sights on other freedoms. we can't consider justice thomas from overturning marriage equality. what's coming next? the respect for marriage act will enshrine marriage equality into federal law as one of the founding members of the equality caucus with my good friend, congressman barney frank. today, i'm reminded of martin luther king's profound insight when he said that the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice. and i want to thank all those who voted for this. this is an historic day. we did the right thing. thank god we're moving forward in this country. thank you, again. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: ask unanimous consent to address th

equality caucus chair david cicilline, and every member of the equality caucus. and the grassroots activists out there without whose mobilization so many pieces of legislation to expand freedom in our country will not be possible. i say that because when i came to this floor 35 years ago, my first speech on the floor after i was sworn in was to talk about -- say i came here to fight h.i.v. and aids. what i learned after that, we had to fight against discrimination against people with h.i.v. and aids. two people who were so significant in that are phyllis and del, champions in our country. i will talk about them in a moment. first, i want to salute the senate for their strong bipartisan legislation under the leadership of chuck schumer and senator tammy baldwin and the bipartisan strong support that this house gave the legislation to send it over to the senate. marriage equality has been a law across our country since 2015, and proudly, even longer in the state of california. indeed, my thoughts today are with phyllis lyon and del martin, two friends and iconic tr

. -- i'm gonna give you the opportunity to answer david cicilline. i also colin allred on the nonprofit security grants that you mentioned earlier -- or trying to increase funding. my question to you is, are there things for which you are like grant can apply to, for what a currently does not. another, where is their place rethink we can expand the african ability of these rounds. with that i will yield and let you answer those two questions, one from -- and one for. me >> regarding the grants. yes to expand it, i don't know the details enough, or the specifics. i'm not a policy expert. i do know that there was testimony given by eric fingerhut of congressman fingerhut of jewish federations. and michael masters from scans, the security queue network but i believe would help address how that can be expanded. not just in terms of funding, we certainly want support for some smaller congregations. that is one thing i can certainly speak to. smaller congregations don't have the resources to write out the grants and do that work. so, we need support as far

before we introduce our witnesses, i would like to ask unanimous consent to allow congress member david cicilline and mondaire jones to participate for the purposes of asking questions. without objections, so ordered. we now introduce our first panel of witnesses. please note these witnesses will only be giving statements, they will not be taking questions. first, we will hear from michael anderson, a survivor of the club q shooting. then, we will hear from mr. matthew haynes, founding owner of club q. finally, we will hear from mr. james slaugh, a survivor of the club q shooting, and the witnesses will be unmuted so we can hear them. please raise your right hand. do you swear or affirm the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? let the record show, the witnesses answered in the affirmative. thank you. without objection, your written statements will be made part of the historical record of this meeting. with that, mr. anderson, you are now recognized for five minutes for your testimony. >> to the distinguished members of the hous

. >> he kind of got a late minute -- a last-minute challenge from representative david sis lee -- cicilline who said they did not have a representative from the lgbtq community. he suggested that clyburn who is kind of hanging on to leadership after the other members stepped aside, that clyburn should follow them as well. that challenge didn't have a lot of legs behind it. clyburn has a lot of support from many members in congress, including the powerful congressional black caucus. cicilline read the room before the vote took place, stood up and withdrew from the contest and clyburn ended up being elected to that position unanimously. this was the first hiccup they had and it looks like they've gotten past it and remain unified. lindsey? >> ryan nobles, much appreciated. >>> we'll be watching the white house this hour for that press conference with president biden and french president macron. we will bring you that live. first, it took years, but house democrats have finally gotten their hands on former president trump's tax returns. so what are they looking for? i'll talk to a member of th

david, big day for him, he will be the new house democratic leader. i'm sorry, matt. dave cicillineenging jim clyburn. what's your take? >> i think a whole generation taking over. i think with nancy pelosi's everyone can say performed well. she's a g. o. a. t. as a speaker. when you have people like mitch mcconnell, joe biden, chuck schumer, nancy pelosi. i think there's a time for new generation. i think the democratic party is smartly recognizing it is time to put in position a new generation into politics. i think that's what this is. about i think clyburn has served exceedingly well his state in the country and, the democratic caucus. but there's a sense it's time for another generation. and if you look at the vote totals, where democrats win elections, they are winning elections with people under 45 are under 50 years old. so i think it is about time we had a new generation, because this generation of leaders has basically been in power for the last 30 years. >> and lizzo would say, it's about damn time. wouldn't you agree? >> oh, totally. i think we have a huge gerontocracy pr