enter gaetz's exgirlfriend.ous relationship for some time and she was with him when he was alleged by so far anonymous accuse e greenberg among them that he had had sex with a 17-year-old in 2017. she was also with him on a bahamas trip where a bunch of friends of gaetz's and her friends went -- this is being examined to see if it violated the mann act which prohibits taking people across state lines to engage in prostitution. she was also on the phone with him and another woman who is a witness in the case where investigators believe gaetz may have obstructed justice. and she may have helped him. and that has come to a head here, we believe. we are basing it on sources and also just the timing of it, where she was facing a potential obstruction of justice charge, gets a's ex, in return for her not being charged with that, it appears she is close to f not has already struck an immunity deal to give testimony in return for not being charged. so at the three charges that gaetz faces potentially are sex trafficking

they did suspect her of participating in an as-yet obstruction of justice scheme with gaetz.re she was on the phone with one of the women who was involved in this case, they patched in gaetz in a three-way call, and then allegedly or purportedly justice was obstructed in some form or fashion. again, he denies that. for months she had been working -- her lawyer had been seeking this immunity deal, and the prosecution was essentially stalled. that got unstalled and unstuck on wednesday when she went into that courthouse. what she said to that grand jury in her all-day testimony presumably is not inuring to the benefit of matt gaetz. >> i don't think i had quite tracked that this had developed quite this far. we know -- we knew greenberg was cooperating and we knew that from court filings in which the fed said he needed a sentencing date. he now has a sentencing date. and we just learned the ex-girlfriend testified. i guess i didn't know for sure the victim herself had come before the grand jury. do we know that? >> we don't know if she came before the grand jury. but from what

to which gaetz responded, "oh, i gaetz hasn't confirmed or denied the call ever happened, but, turns witness: friend of joel greenberg and man telling the h.r. rep that he will not attend the respectful workplace training, "big" joe ellicott. big joe just flipped on gaetz and has reportedly told investigators that he can confirm the details of the call because he was in greenberg's office when it took place. what masterminds! admitting to their crimes in front of a witness. (as criminal) "are you wearing a wire? no? then record me with your phone. this is going to be good. i am so guilty." ellicott had the access because he's greenberg's longtime best friend, as well as a former sports radio shock jock. we have a recording of the phone call: >> dude, that girl we both slept with is underage. >> no way. >> yes way. (airhorn) >> this is all being recorded! your life is going down the-- (flush) i don't wanna work. i just wanna rat on matt gaetz all day! ♪ (sound effects) >> j-j-jail time! >> stephen: we'll be right back with some great news for anyone waiting for a covid test! i'm a mil

we don't know, again, that she had been told by gaetz at the time that gaetz had had sex with a 17-year-oldrutinizing that trip to see if the people along -- on it, including matt gaetz, violated the mann act, which prohibits taking people across state lines to engage in prostitution. when this broke, the ex-girlfriend was talking to another woman who was talking to prosecutors that felt woman may have recorded the call and may have patched in matt gaetz at the time and prosecutors suspect he tried to illicit or entice or suborn obstruction of justice and his ex-girlfriend may have participated in that. that was the basis of her getting an immunity deal. don't charge me for this and i'll tell you the things you want to know. exactly what she told them is key but what's important to note here is that she's an important bridge that unlocks the case or unstalls it. it was stuck in neutral. now the case is clearly going forward. can't promise he's going to be indicted but the chances are higher. >> look, he says it's a witch hunt, right? that's what gaetz has said time and time again, to use th

now a young woman who gaetz -- she was in college, he was in his late 30s.nd jury. she's significant because she was on the bahamas trip, which is a serious allegation that gaetz and greenberg went to the bahamas with this girlfriend, who was a congressional intern, and several young women, including the 17-year-old. the allegation is that it was a drug-fueled baccanalia in the bahamas and greenberg has said that both he and gaetz had sex with the underage young girl and that he actually saw gaetz have sex with the underage young girl. so these are very serious allegations. it's a violation of the man act to transport a woman, especially a woman underage, and to give gifts or money in exchange for sex. it's a minimum of ten years in prison. >> yeah, as you say, a serious offense there that could overlap with potential testimony. we have to see what comes ouch it, but all very serious stuff, nancy erika smith, for the legal breakdown, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> absolutely. >>> we have a lot more coming up, including the talking head david byrne, bu

>> bad news for matt gaetz.er, that there was light at the end of the tunnel, but it turns out the loit was on an oncoming train. this is bad for him but worse that the ex-girlfriend testified before the grand jury. she's really the linchpin between matt gaetz and child sex trafficking and the mann act, which says you can't transport individuals across state or federal lines for purposes of prostitution, and witness tampering. when it comes to big joe ellicott, he's more of a corroborating witness for that phone call that greenberg made to gaetz in a panic because he had just found out that one of the girls that they were with from the seeking arrangements website was underaged. >> now, all of that sounds really bad on the evidence and the underlying potential offense. gaetz's side not only have denied it, as i say, but they tend to argue that the evidence, though, is not as bad if it has to hang on a phone call or a second-hand account of a phone call. why would that kind of information you called it corroborat

now, ellicott, his lawyer says by his own admission was not necessarily close himself with gaetz.ome of the same circles. they partied together at times, and it seems as though ellicott is going to serve as a corroborating witness as this investigation plays out. >> and how is congressman gaetz's office responded? >> reporter: from the beginning, anderson, he has claimed he did nothing wrong. in the past, he's said he's never had sex with a woman under the age of 17 while he was not above the age of 17, and his office put out a statement today continuing along that line, saying, quote, after nearly a year of false rumors, not a shred of evidence has implicated congressman gaetz in wrongdoing. we remain focused on our work representing floridians. so despite this new development, gaetz is not at all changing his story that he has done nothing wrong. >> is there any sense of what kind of a timeline this investigation is operating on because it has been going on a long time? >> reporter: it has, anderson. that remains a mystery. keep in mind that the federal government has never offi

so, this is shortly after the investigation was opened, after gaetz had retained an attorney., anderson, they are likely gonna want to know what did gaetz and his associate want to talk to her about? was she pressured not to be truthful? did she pressure anyone else not to be truthful? and whether she has any other evidence of criminal activity. >> and how is the congressman responding? >> it's interesting to watch this shift in tone from his team today. obviously, he 's not been chargd with any wrongdoing but in a statement today, his lawyer said, quote, we have seen no credible basis for a charge against congressman gaetz. we remain steadfast in our commitment to challenge any allegations with the facts and the law and that is a real shift in tone from his camp, which has historically just dismissed or mocked this investigation. but the woman we saw today, having testified before the grand jury, anderson, based on what sources have told me, she could be a star witness in any potential trial. and legal experts say this is the kind of step that you take before you charge someo

that, they're investigating that matt gaetz could be linked to. with gaetz, by his own admission, but he did run in some of the same circles. they partied together at times. and it seems as though he is going to serve as a corroborating witness as this investigation plays out. >> and how is congressman gaetz's office responded? >> from the beginning, anderson, he has claimed that he has done nothing wrong. in the past he has said he has never had sex with a woman under the age of 17 while he was above the age of 17. his office put it out a statement saying something along those lines, saying not a shred of evidence has implicated congressman gaetz in wrong doing. we remain focused on our work representing floridians. despite this new development, gaetz is not at all changing his story that he has done nothing wrong. >> is there any sense of a timeline this operation has been going on? >> that remains a mystery. keep in mind the federal government has never officially said they're investigating matt gaetz. this has been uncovered through reporting

now, today's witness as you noted was an ex-girlfriend of gaetz's and she is seen as a key witness.d jury hearing evidence in the case in orlando today. and, anderson, i want to be clear. this is not the woman who was just 17 when sources say she allegedly had sexual contact with the congressman and several of his associates. this woman is a former capitol hill staffer, she was linked to gaetz as far back as the summer of 2017. and that's significant, because investigators are interested in that time period, because that is when he is accused of shavin sex with that underage girl. now, investigators are not only looking at whether he may have been engaged in sex with that girl, they are also looking at whether he was involved in sex trafficking and whether he or any of his associates have tried to interfere into the federal investigation into these alleged crimes. now, let's look at the timeline here. the investigation began into gaetz began in around the summer of 2020 under then-attorney general bill barr. and what started out as an investigation into these allegations of possible

it's unclear if gaetz acted directly. gaetz denies any crimes and any illegal activity.e gaetz and his office did decide to put out a new public statement today which gives you some sense of the import of news. they said, after nearly a year of false rumors, not a shred of evidence has implicated congressman gaetz and it is interrupting his work. >>> a pre-trial ruling for the oath keeper from january 6 and a development he may not like. anua of psoriatic arthritis. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting...get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections some serious... and the lowered ability to fight them may occur. development he may not like. or if you've had a vaccine or plan to. tell your doctor if your crohn's disease symptoms... develop or worsen. serious allergic reactions may occur. watch me. ask your rheumatologist about cosentyx. ♪ limu emu and doug.♪ and it's easy to customize your insurance at libertymutual.com so you only pay for what you need. isn't that right limu? limu? limu? sorry, one sec. doug blows several different w

congressman gaetz denies all allegations and has not been charged with any crime. legal questions and for the legal answers, we turn back to lawyer and former prosecutor mya wiley. welcome back. how do you analyze or view the significance of someone like this going into the grand jury? >> i view it as very significant, ari. it's just this simple. his ex-girlfriend from 2017 and 2018 off and on, who was apparently, as far as we know, someone very close to him, spent a lot of time with him. the mere fact that we know, or at least we believe, we have reason to believe has been having long conversations with prosecutors now going into the grand jury under oath, under the penalty of perjury that this is bad news for matt gaetz and as you point out on top of mr. greenberg, who pled guilty to sex trafficking of a minor, the very thing that we believe is being investigated in the case of matt gaetz. this is not good news for him, as was the guilty plea of his close friend. >> from the reporting here, which i'm reading buzz it goes to the investigation, it's not trying to p

congressman gaetz ha accusations. he insists he never paid for sex with a minor why is congressman gaetz's ex-girlfriend such a crucial witness. >> she fills in a lot of gaps. she, his e-girlfriend was with him when they went with other men and women to the bahamas she was also on a call where it was her, another woman involved in the investigation and matt gaetz. they suspect he may have tried to get them to obstruct justice and the ex-girlfriend went along with it. ha those facts are, we don't know it's safe to assume when someone testifies and you have been under investigation for year, it's not good for you. >> this investigation started with gaetz former friend being charged with a host of crimes. how important of a role does he play >> he was the person who introduced gaetz to these various women. he's bad for the prosecution because he's a liar and a scum bag. he's be pedophile and pleaded guilty to sex trafficking a minor. he ripped off taxpayers in a cryptocurrency scheme. this is not a trustworthy guy. prose

gaetz did not respond to a request for comment. but legal sources familiar with the case say congressman gaetz is being investigated for three distinct crimes. sex trafficking a minor, violating the man act, which prohibits taking women across state lines for prostitution, and obstructing justice. so, again, that was reported today just after noon eastern time today by reporter mark caputo at nbc news. and i don't know how house republican leader kevin mccarthy's day was going up to that point, but after having had to deal already with three different republican members of the house being charged with multiple federal felony charges while they were serving in congress, now to get that news breaking at lunchtime today, can you imagine if he has to deal with a fourth one? i imagine that was a dispep tick moment for republican leader kevin mccarthy today. oh, to be a fly on the wall at the next republican caucus meeting. can you guys please stop with the criming? just for a little while. just for a hot minute. trump is not here to kee

gaetz, for his part, denied any wrongdoing. not charged with a crime.rly a year after false rumors, not a shred of evidence is implicated in his wrongdoing. we remain focused on our work representing floridians. >> whitney wild, stay on top of it. thank you so much. >>> still ahead, president biden and supreme court justice breyer expected to appear as he announces his retirement. how quickly we expect the nomination process to begin and end. but it's not like that's my only interest. i also love cooking with heart-healthy, idaho potatoes. always look for the grown in idaho seal. you're a one-man stitchwork master. but your staffing plan needs to go up a size. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. indeed instant match instantly delivers quality candidates matching your job description. visit indeed.com/hire what happens when we welcome change? we can transform our workforce overnight out of convenience, or necessity. we can explore uncharted waters, and not only make new discoveries, but get there faster, with better outcomes. with app, cloud

gaetz's ex-girlfriend occupies an important role in the investigation of him.ed of having sex for money with a 17-year-old. she was also on the bahamas jaunt a number of months later in 2018 where there were a number of women whom are suspected having been paid for sex. it's against the law to transport someone across state lines for purposes of engaging in prostitution. and the third thing is then in 2020, when the investigation was gearing up, one of the women involved in this case was speaking to the ex-girlfriend of gaetz, they patched in matt on the three-way call, he was giving them advice and suspected having given advice with obstructing justice and the girl friend is suspected of participating in this alleged scheme. she wanted immunity deal. i'll talk to you guys, you prosecutors but you have to give me immunity in case you want to charge me with obstruction of justice. it's inferred right knew she got that immunity deal. the lawyer for the ex-girlfriend is kind of an immunity deal master. he once got an immunity deal for a man who admitted to committ

matt gaetz is writing this out. he's in a safe district.we'll see what happens but so far he seems like he sitting tight. mark caputo, thanks so much. >> thank you. >> that is all in on this thursday night. the rachel maddow chill starts right now. right now. desparting supreme court justice stephen breyer at the white house today. the event basically formalized the announcement of justice breyer's retirement. president biden also invited justice breyer and his wife to have a sleepover in the lincoln bedroom sometime i president biden at the white house today, he reiterated his pledge to appoint an african american woman as his nominee to the supreme court for justice breyer's seat. even though other presidents including ronald reagan, including donald trump, have made pledges of that kind, to pick a specific demographic for the court. in

klepper confronts matt gaetz and ariana de bose debose, this is the daily show with trevor noah. >> trevor: hey, what is going on, everybody. welcome to the daily show, i'm trevor noah. let's jump straight into today's headlines. we kick things off with donald jumanji trump, america's 45th best president. last weekend he was back on the rally circuit kicking off his campaign to reclaim the oval office and the white house disney plus account. but trump might want to slow his role a little bit because it units out he's not the only one making plans for his future. >> former u.s. president donald trump is in hot water today with the new york attorney general. letisha james says her team has uncovered numerous instances of quote fraudulent or misleading practices related to the trump organization's financial documents. >> the case also turning up the heat on trump's children. who james says quote have been closely involved with the transactions in question. investigators now taking legal action to compel ivanka and don, jr. to comply with subpoenas and appear for sworn testimony about the comp

this is matt gaetz today on the steve bannon podcast. listen closely.ing. listen. >> newt's right, we are going to take power. it won't be the days of paul ryan and trey gowdy, with the republicans lose their backbone and fail to send a single system system. it would be the days of jim jordan, matt gaetz, and marjorie taylor greene, and we'll get reanswers about what happened in the election. >> did anybody here kevin mec mccarthy? >> he's not a kevin mccarthy fan. they want matt gaetz out there, saying things like that, because they believe their beth hope at keeping power is to pain the republicans as extremists coming in, and they would wield the gavel and have unilateral subpoena power in the house. >> john, it's also why kevin mccarthy is hoping and praying for a big sweep in the fall. he wants to dilute the power of figures like matt gaetz and marjorie taylor greene, and the new freshmen, the more juice and leverage he has in trying to keep the more marginal figures in the conference. >> a great reminder as we wind down january. we have a fascinat

just like congressman gaetz said, we are going to be asking our own questions. we don't have to fall in line behind anyone in the type of questions we are asking -- types of questions we are asking. thank you, everyone. d.c. metropolitan police about what they experienced a year ago. >> while i have been a sworn officer and washington, d.c. for almost two decades i law enforcement career actually began in this building as a united states capitol police after 9/11. in part because of the 2021 attack -- the 2001

matt gaetz is writing this out. he's in a safe district.eems like he sitting tight. mark caputo, thanks so much. >> thank you. >> that is all in on this thursday night. the rachel maddow chill starts right now. good evening, rachel. >> good evening, chris. thanks very much. i appreciate it. thanks for joining us, really happy to have you here. president biden hosted the parting supreme court justice stephen breyer at the white house today. big an event to formalize the announcement of justice breyer's retirement. president biden also invited justice breyer and his wife to come to sleep over in the lincoln bedroom sometime if they want to. president biden at the white house today reiterated his pledge to

gaetz of florida, i inform the house that mr. gaetz will vote present by proxy on the quorum call. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by the following members, i inform the house that that the following members will record their vote as present. vela, napolitano, gonzales, roybal-allard, aguilar, and ruiz. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, as the member designated by the gentleman from texas, mr. babin, i inform the house that mr. babin will vote present on this quorum call. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. mceachin, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will record his vote present. as the member designated by ms. porter, i inform the house that ms. porter will record her present. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> thank

where was gaetz, jordan? where was marjorie greene? you have to have balance here. the american people see that. that is why the polls show that trump has a lead over by then. that is why they are scared to death because after all of this, he is still popular. nothing is wrong with what joe biden said, but if he gave the narrative today and said we had a summer of love that was a disgrace, police officers, waters being poured on their head in new york city during summer and no one says anything, everything is the republicans. they are the ones trying to circumvent. host: ok, we go to doug in st. petersburg, florida. democrats line. you are on. caller: hello, thank you. i'm so thankful for our president. i have never felt prouder of our nation. a man of integrity who said what needed to be said and he spoke about the united states and about bringing us together. that is what he is doing as president and i'm think will. i was so impressed with vice president harris's comments before. i think her speech will go down with the gettysburg address, washington's inaugural a

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if you're matt gaetz this morning you cannot be happy about this news. no comfort in the fact this is not going away, but could be progressing into a more serious stage. if you're bringing in a witness to the grand jury, someone like a former ex-girlfriend, former girlfriend, i should say, former staffer, someone who was privy to some of the interactions apparently, allegedly, with this other young woman, that's a sign that they might be trying to get a material witness to cooperate against him. they already have one person, joel greenberg, this former florida politician, who has agreed to cooperate in this probe. so if they get another person with intimate knowledge of the facts here that is not good news for matt gaetz. i mention, of course, he denied wrongdoing in any of this saying he didn't do anything wrong. didn't pay for sex. the whole allegation, he's violated federal sex trafficking laws by paying somebody underage for sex, crossing state lines, potentially luring her in with gifts and money and other things. so it is an ominous sign for him. >

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you also had a run-in with congressman matt gaetz, the republican from florida. >> hey, matt gaetz, didgoing to take a [ bleep ] in the rotunda, and also who's going to make the gallows? isn't that a little bit childish or is that what attracts you to this? >> i can't understand why he didn't stop to talk to you, jordan. >> you know, i'm shocked. the guy usually likes cameras, and, in fact, i was catching up to him after a stunt he pulled just outside of the capitol. and usually he wants those cameras around. you'd expect there to be some follow-up questions. sadly, he didn't get a chance to hear all my other thoughtful, well-researched inquiries. he was more interested in talking about the cia and the fbi and the issues they had with january 6th. but, i don't know, if the world has any justice, perhaps matt gaetz will get his one-on-one time with the fbi soon. >> yeah, that day may come, no question about it. and the political rhetoric is out of control these days. i have to play this other exchange in which you challenge a man on the way he chooses to, let's say, voice his discontent

subpoenas is going to host special on his podcast featuring marjorie taylor greene and matt gaetz andat if kevin mccarthy won't program green and gaetz will. what we have seen from bannon and gaetz and other allies, we can expect of a strong attack and making some of these rioters like ashley babbit died on as m. >> we know the former president uses that term loosely. do we have any sense of trump's team feeling inquiry from reporters? >> it's a great question. what we have heard so far that his press conference at mar-a-lago is a full attack. it's unclear on our reporting that we don't have whether he's going to be taking questions. we know he's going to be leaning hard into attacking the january 6th committee, pelosi, he's going to call it a witch hunt and sources familiar to his speech and plans to really embrace what happened on january 6th. this is significant. we obviously seen the former president railed against this committee and how democrats are perceiving what happened on january 6th. this will be the first event that he's fully dedicated to embracing what has happened and

gaetz will not be the only one pushing ashamed of nothing line. there is a contingent, faction in american life, minority faction but one that has essentially seized one of the two parties that want to turn today into a holiday. an occasion to celebrate. and they could win if everyone who believes in american democracy, who believes as i do the core vision of a multi racial, multi sectarian, self-governing people across all sorts of line of difference commanding our own fate together, collectively for ourselves, if all of those people across those lines of difference do not band together in the face of the people who refuse to be ashamed of their attack on that principle one year ago. then the recollection of this day could look very different in the future. congressman jamie raskin is a democrat from maryland, a member of the house select committee to investigate january 6th. he is the lead impeachment manager for the second trial of donald trump for his role in the insurrection. he has a new memoir about the insurrection and aftermath titled "un

>> again, john, this is the third person in gaetz orbit into the republican congressman.his time it is this radio host, big joelle cot. his client has met with federal investigators to share what he knows about the allegations against gaetz, including sexual contact with a minor and obstruction of justice. he pled guilty in a separate bribery scheme. he pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and distribution of a controlled substance. it should be noted that ellicott has not been called to testify before the grand jury, but his testimony can serve to corroborate joel greenberg. he is a former florida tax official. he's been cooperating with authorities after pleading guilty to several charges last year and that includes knowingly soliciting and paying a minor for sex. an ex-girlfriend of the con man testified earlier this month before a grand jury. he has not been charged with any crime. his office writes in a statement, after nearly a year of false rumors, not a shred of evidence has was implicated congressman gaetz in wrongdoing. we remain focused on you on work

just like congressman gaetz said, we are going to be asking our own questions. we don't have to fall in line behind anyone in the type of questions we are asking -- types of questions we are asking. thank you, everyone. host: that was marjorie taylor greene and matt gaetz, two republican members of congress, late this afternoon, and their press conference. we have been showing you events from all day long commemoration of the january 6 capital attacks. that was one of the events. coming up, we will show you some historians talking about insurrection and civil war in america and how that may or may not relate to january 6. we will also show you president biden's remarks from this morning at the capitol. that is all coming up. in the meantime, we will continue to take your calls and hear your voices. please include your first name and your city. the conversation continues on social media, facebook, twitter, instagram, @cspan's are handled. -- is our handle. there has to be accountability and examples made of donald trump, senators, congressmen, and women and down

and i'm not just talking about the obvious crazies -- the matt gaetzs, marjorie taylor greenes, pauls, and louie gohmerts of the world -- or as gaetz called them last week -- >> the killer gs we've heard of the killer bees but now it's greene, gosar, gaetz, goode, gohmert. >> seth: "the killer gs" is a good name for that group, as every time you remember they're elected officials, your reaction is, "kill me, or jeeeesus. [ laughter ] also, you'd think if you had within the last 12 months helped foment a violent insurrection where rioters actually chanted they wanted to kill the vice-president, you'd wouldn't go by the killer gs. that's a little too on the nose. it's like we found out "the new york times" spelling bee was designed by the zodiac killer, which wouldn't surprise me [ laughter ] only a seriously twisted mind could come up with such an elaborate form of psychological torture. yesterday i spent the entire day trying to find every last word in the puzzle, and when my kids asked me what they could do to get me to make them dinner i said, "find me a word that uses all seven of

. -- gaetz. their views are not representative of anybody in the conference.evin mccarthy did not even issue a statement. it is a very difficult day. republicans did not do well. yamiche: it is an unusually dangerous time. you immediately began reporting about how rioters broke in. what have we leaed about the possible role of lawmakers or president trump in this attack? >> i immediately began getting leads from my law enforcement sources. i really had no idea. what we have learned is so important. there was great investigative work. things that the january 6 committee is now corroborating. they are making it admissible evidence. so is the fbi. donald trump was sitting on his hands for more than 2.5 hours watching gleefully as his supporters broke through a police line. as they took bear spray into a radios and other weapons and began attacking police. his only concern came when he found out things had gotten violent. and someone had been shot. she was breaking through the glass into speak -- speaker pelosi's lobby. that is when president trump became concerne

gaetz of florida, i inform the house that mr. gaetz will vote no on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from -- gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by representative speier, i inform the house that she will vote yes on h.res. 868. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? intl as the member designated by mr. louie gohmert of the great state of texas, i inform the house that mr. gohmert will vote nay on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by defazio votes yes on h.res. 868. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. brooks of alabama, i inform the house that mr. brooks will vote no on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated

it's going to be the days of jim jordan and matt gaetz and marjorie taylor greene and you know what? we're going to get answers. >> grift. that's all it is. are you going to be -- are you bamboozled by the grift? grift. whatever you can to hold on to power and to make money. grift. and then there was this moment at the white house today. reporters shouting questions to the president. president joe biden after his remarks on efforts to bring prices down. i want you to listen to what happens when fox's peter doocy asks about inflation and the midterms. >> will you take questions on inflation then? >> thank you all. >> that's a great asset. more inflation. what a stupid son of a bitch. >> ah, so, look. i see social media some people, oh, this is funny. it's great. it's not a good look. it really isn't. nobody's perfect. right? i saw that and i said, he's going to call him and apologize, right? that's what i said. so here's the thing. asking questions is a reporter's job. peter doocy asks a lot of questions that maybe you don't like. not always maybe in good faith. but that comes with th

that matt gaetz paid to have sex with a minor.d to long prison sentences. and the justice department -- for matt gates to be sitting there, saying things as the judiciary committee attacking the department. that is completely improper. and he is the only member of congress, i remember a few years ago, that voted against that crackdown on human sex trafficking. so he has been taking a lot of actions that have been improper. >> so matt gates was on steve bannon's podcast this week, let's listen to what he said. >> we are going to take power. and when we do. it's not gonna be the days of paul ryan, and trey -- where the republicans were limp arrested. where they lose their backbone. and failed to send a single subpoena. those are gonna be the days that jim -- and matt gates and marjorie taylor greene who gets answers of -- and the wuhan institute of technology. >> congressman, that type of vitriol stands in stark contrast to some of the more moderated kind of language that we usually hear coming from the democrats. it really and gend

marjorie taylor greene and matt gaetz say they will give a response to president biden's january 6th there's another side. one former colorado state representative has had enough tweeting it has been one year since january 6th, 2021. all downhill from there. election lies, vaccine misinformation making it harder to vote, excusing january 6th thug ri, conspiracy theories galore, i'm tired. i tried, excuse me, i encouraged a reason. i urged a pivot from trump. i failed. i'm out. #unaffiliated. that was cole wis, a former colorado house assistant minority leader and he joins me now. cole, good evening to you. very brave of you. . >> evening, don. >> that's very brave of you, where did you get the guts to do that? >> well, you know, i think i was raised in a family where we rise up and do the right thing, tell the truth. the republican party used to stand for telling the truth, and unfortunately we've seen that it no longer does that. i'm not sure how the party of ronald reagan, the man who became the party of matt gaetz, marjorie taylor greene, lauren boebert and other folks who simply

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marjorie taylor greene and matt gaetz will weigh in with their own views of january 6th with what they're calling a, quote, republican response. meanwhile demands for accountability with regard to the capitol riot are growing louder, and they're being increasingly directed to the biden justice department. as "the new york times" asks, quote, will the justice department move beyond charging the rioters themselves? today the attorney general, merrick garland, tried to respond to the mounting pressure on his department. during his speech garland gave something of an update on the ongoing criminal investigation into the riot and noted that more than 700 people have been arrested and charged. he then vowed to pursue everyone who might have been involved in the insurrection. >> the justice department remains committed to holding all january 6th perpetrators at any level accountable under law whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy. we will follow the facts wherever they lead. as long as it takes and whatever it takes for justi

then of course there's your extreme fringy crowd, your gaetz, your gosar, your former president trump believes all of this is real. it's this middle ground folks, the steve scalises, the lindsey graham's, why are they behaving the way they're behaving? >> well, look, in part because when you are -- when you have a set of facts that is indefensible, it's a real pain in the nethers to defend it, and so what a lot of the republicans are doing is simply acknowledging, yeah, this is indefensible and then saying, but what about what they're doing? and i do think that there is some credence to charges that democrats are using january 6 in a political way. what i have no sympathy for are republicans who cannot concede that they gave this massive political issue for democrats to use, and if they had separated themselves, which both -- which their consciences and all facts should have dictated, if they had separated themselves in the days after january 6 from having any responsibility or any sense of endorsement of this, they wouldn't be stuck in this position of having to minimize or change th

. >> republican representative matt gaetz of florida and marjorie taylor, greene of georgia say they want to expose the truth about january 6 january 6 last year wasn't an insurrection. no one's been charged with insurrection. a year ago. gates and green joined fellow republican lawmakers in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election by blocking the certification of the results. joe biden certifications still occurred on january 6, but we were deprived of the opportunity to make. >> arguments of the country about election integrity. green says since that day, trump supporters have been unfairly targeted and thrown in jail. this is a 2 tier justice system that should never exist in our country. >> she says the justice department should use the same energy to arrest rioters from protests and the summer of 2020. the democrats cared about riots. they would have cared about the antifa. blm riots all over the country. >> gates in green are some of the only republican speaking publicly on the anniversary after former president trump canceled a press conference, illinois congressman s

with members of congress and an evening prayer vigil congress members, marjorie taylor green and matt gaetz will be delivering the republican response and holding a press conference this afternoon after former president trump cancelled his own. meanwhile, the congressional panel investigating the insurrection are urging sean hannity to cooperate they say dozens of text messages say hannity knew about president trump's plans leading up to the riot here's nbc news' garrett haake. >> reporter: they are seeking cooperation from fox news anchor sean hannity, the committee looking to question a top witness as a fact witness, r re revealing it has texts from trump. they suggested a vapsed knowledge against the legal team's planning. hannity writing the memos, january 5ing, i'm very worried about the next 48 hours. a few days later reporting meadows and gop congressman jim jordan about an apparent call with trump writing he can't mention the election again ever. i had a great call with him. >> it was a great deal that should be shared with the american people about planning before the 6th about con