he approached the officers, including sergeant gonell, apologizing for what he had done? >> reporter: yes, david. and tonight, sergeant gonell tells me that he does accept that apology from stephen ayres, but he believes he does need to be held accountable for his actions, david. >> and rachel, i want to go back to another key moment today, lawmakers obtaining text messages from former president trump's former campaign manager brad parscale. parscale texting a colleague after the scene unfolded on january 6th, saying, quote, a sitting president asking for a civil war, adding, i feel guilty for helping him win. he texted, a woman is dead. if i was trump and knew my rhetoric killed someone. remarkable text messages revealed by that committee. >> reporter: yes, david. and this is someone who has worked closely with the former president since his very first campaign. in fact, he is still working for donald trump. and today, another revelation in this hearing. the committee obtaining a draft tweet from trump just two days before the insurrection, actually calling on his spport

sergeant gonell, we wish you and your family all the best. we are here for you.alute you for your valor, your eloquence, and your beautiful commitment to america. and wonder what former president trump would say to someone like sergeant gonell, who must now go about remaking his life. i wonder if he could even understand what motivates a patriot like sergeant gonell. >> with us now, one of sergeant gonell's comrades on the january 6th attack, capitol police officer harry dunn. officer dunn, you have attended all of the hearings the committee has held publicly. you heard live testimony from someone who was one of the rioters, who breached the capitol on january 6th. what did you make of that? >> well, going back real quick, when you just teased the intro to the segment when you talked about former officers. that sucks to hear, man, because on january 5th, it wasn't former officers. that just sucks to hear that, because though guys, those other three gentlemen i served with and what a great, great -- that's what you want from police, just good individuals who take

sergeant gonell joins us today.is here in his own capacity and not speaking for the capitol police department. sergeant, thank you so much for taking some time with us. your piece in "the new york times" was extraordinary and important, because there has been so much whitewashing. entitled, "i was betrayed by president trump." so much whitewashing of what happened that day. people dismissing of how bad it really was, it was a regular tourist visit, all the things we've heard for apologists for donald trump. you wrote in specific debate about what happened that day and the toll it took on you. i think it's important, and i apologize, i know it is painful, i think it is important to recount your experience. you're a combat veteran from iraq. you were on the front lines, trying to hold a tactical line. what was it like for you on january 6th? >> good morning. thanks for having me. on january 6th, it was horrible. i mean, you have a lot of people still downplaying that horrific day. if it wasn't horrible for them, it wa

aquilino gonell, you said i could call you aqui.nt michael fanone, a former member of the metropolitan police department here in d.c. and a cnn contributor. daniel hodges is a d.c. police officer and harry dunn is also a u.s. capitol police sergeant. i have so many questions for you four. i watch you guys, you're at the hearing every time there's a hearing and i wonder what you're thinking, but i want to start with you because jamie raskin, congressman raskin, had a moment at the end of the hearing that was very emotional for all of us, and you as well. if we could play that. >> sergeant gonell, we wish you and your family all the best. we are here for you. we salute you for your valor, your eloquence, and your beautiful commitment to america. and wonder what former president trump would say to someone like sergeant gonell, who must now go about remaking his life. i wonder if he could even understand what motivates a patriot like sergeant gonell. >> the context of this, obviously, is a doctor just told you that your injuries from ja

gonell but he did take a poll and was hitting him with it and luckily sergeant gonell was able to block it with a shield but later suffered some injuries from another rioter. he was glad to see that the version. >> all right, thank you all for joining us tonight. busy busy night come around here. coming up, mike pence says he and the former guy may differ on focus and urged unity among republicans. but is that even possible? our political experts are here to break it all down when the 11th hour continues. all down when th we're hittin' the trails between meetings. and putting the brakes on fried foods. jardiance is a once-daily pill that...not only lowers a1c, 11th houand known heart disease. and jardiance may help you lose some weight. jardiance may cause serious side effects including ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration that can lead to tract infections. a rare, life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur. stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of this infection, ketoacidosis or an allergic reaction, and don'

gonell but he did take a poll and was hitting him with it and luckily sergeant gonell was able to block it with a shield but later suffered some injuries from another rioter. that sidelined him. he was glad to see that the version. >> all right, thank you all for joining us tonight. busy busy night come around here. busy busy night around here. coming up, mike pence says he and the former guy may differ on focus and urged unity among republicans. but is that even possible? our political experts are here to break it all down when the 11th hour continues. ntinues. your 995 plan fits my budget just right. excuse me? aren't you jonathan from tv, that 995 plan? yes, from colonial penn. she thinks you're jonathan, with the 995 plan. -are you? -yes, from colonial penn. we were concerned we couldn't get coverage, this guaranteed acceptance whole life insurance plan is our #1 most popular plan. it's loaded with guarantees. if you're age 50 to 85, $9.95 a month buys whole life insurance with guaranteed acceptance. you cannot be turned down for any health reason. there are no health questions and

sergeant gonell, we wish you and your family all the best. we are here for you. we salute you for your fowler, your eloquence, your commitment to america. >> you said you want to move on. how do you move on? this is a job that you love, sergeant? >> today was very emotional because prior to me going to the hearing, i was in a room with the fbi agents going over some trial prep, stuff like that. i don't please work for 16 years. reach 17 just last month. i was getting ready and excited too, because i found it a couple weeks ago that i passed the lieutenant test. i got my scores. we are celebrating that. i had to plant my, possibly, my life after being a police officer. everything has come to a halt because of january 6th and the person who perpetrated it is still in mar-a-lago, living the life and don't care about how many lives he ruined just for his loss of power. >> still saying that he won an election that he lost. >> correct. >> but he got to the people took the capitol. >> correct. >> correct. >> sergeant, are starting to sergeant gonell. above capitol hill

sergeant gonell goes on to describe how much this has impacted every aspect of his life.ant's test, i hope to be promoted. instead, on the day of ms. hutchinson's testimony, i was heartbroken to hear my doctors tell me that at 43, i should no longer work with the police force. the physical and emotional damage i sustained on january 6th not only cut short my career, it has upended my life. five of my colleagues in law enforcement died, and more than 850 rioters were arrested. so many families have been ruined because of one man's lust for power." the former president's summoning of the mob and directing it to march down to the capitol would be the focus on tomorrow's hearing by the january 6th select committee as it continues to draw a larger and more detailed and direct line between ex-president trump and the horrific and violent events of that day. sergeant gonell calls out the ex-president at the end of his new piece, saying, "the enabling of mr. trump needs to stop now. he should not only be banned from running for any other government office, he should never be allow

the first thing that pops into my head, you're all seeing me and sergeant gonell.re are so many other men and women of the capitol police force who fought bravely and heroically that day, you know, with a lot of law enforcement being scrutinized for being sympathizers or whatever. people are entitled to their opinions, but the men and women did their job regardless of any political affiliation. that's what we need from law enforcement. seeing the crowd, it was something i'd never seen before. i've been at the capitol -- i'll start my 15th year in november, and i think it is safe to say i've seen over 1,000 protests. nothing to the point of this level of violence, this level of rage. these people were possessed. i've said it before, they were like possessed zombies. there wasn't any rational discussions that could be had with these people. you hear it, there were clips of people saying, "these people want blood." they showed it, and they drew it. >> my god. >> i'm so sorry for what you went through, and we are so grateful for your service to the country. it's not an

i wonder if he could even understand what motivates a patriot like sergeant gonell. in his inaugural address, trump introduced one commanding image, american carnage. although that turn a phrase explains little about our country before he took office, it turned out to be an excellent prophesy of what his rage would come to visit on our people. mr. ayres just described how the trust he placed in president trump as a camp follower derailed his life and nearly wrecked his reputation and his family. a few weeks ago, we heard seamus and her mother, ruby friedman, speaker rusty powers from arizona and georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger described how hate filled intimidation campaigns by trump and his followers made them prisoners in their homes and drove their stress and anxiety to scoring new heights when they refused to do trump's bidding. american carnage, that's donald trump's true legacy. his desire to overthrow the peoples election and sees the presidency interrupted the counting of presidential electoral votes for the first time in american history. nearl

sergeant gonell, we wish you and your family all the best. we're here for you. we salute you for your valor, your eloquence and beautiful commitment to america. i wonder what former president would say to someone like sergeant gonell who has to go about remaking his life? i wonder if he could understand what motivates a patriot like sergeant gonell. in his inaugural address, trump introduced one commanding image. american carnage. although that turn of phrase explained little about our country before he took office, it turned out to be an excellent prophecy of what his rage would come to visit on our people. mr. ayres just described how the trust he played in president trump as a camp follower derailed his life and nearly wrecked his reputation and his family. a few weeks ago, we heard shea moss and ruby freeman speak of the georgia secretary state describe how hate-filled intimidations campaigns by trump an his followers made them prisoners in their homes and drove stress and anxiety to new heights when they renewed to do trump's bidding. american carnage, that

i have had the privilege of interviewing officer gonell.h, or do you need to be in there? >> it's not too much. it's a lot. but i guess too much would mean i would have to leave, but it's more important for me to see it all the way through and sit there and be there. one, because i want to show the committee that i am there. i am not going anywhere until we, me, myself, and the american people get answers. and there are people that can't be there, people who have lost their lives, who would want to be there, so the least i can do is suck it up and just tough it out. yeah, it's not easy to sit there and watch those images, the video clips of officers getting beat. nobody wants to relive that no matter how mentally strong you are. it's not easy. but i owe it to this country. i owe it to my coworkers. i owe it to the officers who can't be there. i owe it to the families of those officers who lost their lives or took their lives. and it's necessary, and it has to be done. >> this committee's work is bipartisan, you know, liz cheney is the vice

sergeant gonell, we wish you and your family all the best. we are here for you.ur eloquence in your beautiful commitment to america. i wonder what former president trump would say to someone like sergeant gonell, who must go about remaking his life. i wonder if he can even understand what motivates a patriot like sergeant gonell. it is integral address, trump introduced one commanding image, an american carnage. that turn a phrase explain little about our country before he took office, it turned out to be an excellent prophesy of what he's rage will come to visit on our people. mr., mr. ayres just describe how the trustee placed in president trump nearly wrecked his reputation and his family. a few weeks ago we heard from ms. moss and her mother ruby freeman -- described how hate filled intimidation campaigns by trump made them prisoners in their homes and drove their stress and anxiety to soaring new heights when they refused to do trumps building bidding. american carnage. that's donald trump true legacy. his desire to overthrow the peoples elections and sees t

. >> that officer, gonel, one of the capitol police officers injured on "morning joe" today. we'll hear more from him coming up later. >>> also overseas, britd any greiner back in a moscow courtroom one week after entering a guilty plea on drug charges for possessing vape canisters containing cannabis oil. her russian coach, teammate and team doctor all testifying about her character and contributions to russian basketball. we begin with the president's overseas trip, the biggest trip he's taken, most important certainly this year. joining me is nbc news chief white house correspondent peter alexandria in jerusalem and david ignatius. the president discussing the potential for nuclear talks. we heard the differences in language on iran a few minutes ago. let's talk about that. the president emphasizing he would take military action as he told an israeli journalist as a last resort, and taking a strong line saying we're not going to wait forever for iran to come back to the negotiating table. certainly disagreeing with the israeli prime minister. they've been taking covert and

. >> reporter: after he testified, he apologized to gonell. what was that moment like? do you accept his apology? >> i did accept the apology. i'm not a person who is vindicative or begrudge somebody for what they did. i know i'm at peace with myself with the decision and the actions that i did. >> reporter: today's hearing wrapped up with this warning from the committee's co-chair. > after our last hearing, president trump tried to call a witness in our investigation. a witness you have not yet seen in these hearings. that person declined to answer or respond to president trump's call. and instead alerted their lawyer to the call. their lawyer alerted us. and this committee has supplied that information to the department of justice. let me say one more time, we will take any effort to influence witness testimony very seriously. >> our thanks to rachel. >>> up next, meet one of the world's strongest men helping to reshape the conversation about muscles and might. detect this: living with hiv, i learned i can stay undetectable with fewer medicines. that's why i switched

i wonder what former president trump would say to someone like sergeant gonell who must now go aboutder if he can even understand what motivates a patriot like sergeant gonell. >> we don't know what donald trump would say, but we know what his closest allies in the press said. laura ingraham called them crisis actors. with our panel, david jolly and kimberly atkins. amanda, i want to ask you about the presence of the capitol law enforcement officials in that hearing room for every single public hearing. they were the first witnesses in the first public hearing. they set the standard for what would be the last seven hearings that we've covered. there has never been a change in posture, not just from trump but from his allies in congress. there's never been an apology. there's never been any sort of attempt to redo voting against the medals for them. what do you make of the republican posture towards the law enforcement officials who protected their lives that day? >> it's absolutely shameful. i mean, number one, my -- and i think all of our deepest gratitude to those men who not only

. >> last month, on june 28th, sergeant gonell's team of doctors told him the permanent injuries he suffered to his left shoulder and right foot now make it impossible for him to continue as a police officer. he must leave policing for good and figure out the rest of his life. >> reporter: as lawmakers spoke of his patriotism and sacrifice, sergeant gonnell quietly wiping away tears. today's hearing concluding with this warning from congresswoman liz cheney -- president tr witness in our investigation, a witness you have not yet seen in these hearings. that person declined to answer or respond to president trump's call and instead alerted their lawyer to the call. their lawyer alerted us and this committee has supplied that information to the department of justice. let me say one more time, we will take any effort to influence witness testimony very seriously. >> we're going to get reaction to that from the justice department in just a moment. our new reporting. but in the meantime, let's get right to rachel scott tonight. we were on the air together this afternoons that that remarkable mome

having the opportunity to interview harry dunn and sergeant gonell.police officer anymore because of injuries he suffered on january 6th. do you think this is a case that should be taken to the country in the midterm campaigns, david jolly? >> absolutely. as democrats continue to build their message for november and going into 2024 that's part of it. it brings home an issue that every american understands and feels and the natural contrast is that in donald trump the former president you had someone putting his own political interests above the security of law enforcement and the security of the nation. to jeremy's point about the republican caucus on capitol hill they side with donald trump. joe biden comes down with where the country actually is. it's an incredibly powerful commercial -- message. it reminds us of the singular failure point of donald trump, which is his own arrogance. he was willing to pursue family separation at the border. he lied about covid and covered up the impact of it. he was willing to create this january 6th moment, includi

wounded sergeant gonell and many more of those officers. and tried to stop the certification of our free and fair elections. the title of this op-ed, i was betrayed by president trump. but this is what he writes. he said i believe he betrayed his oath to defend the constitution. and it was to the detriment of me. my colleagues. and all americans. whom he was supposed to protect. he is right. we were all betrayed. by donald trump. betrayed by a president who swore to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states. full stop. period. >> let's bring in now seen and then snoop little analysts, bengal henderson, and former senior investigator for the january 6th committee. john would. so good to have both of you on. good evening to you. john, going to start with you. you've worked very closely with the committee. how are they going to show a direct connection between trump and these groups. kind of evidence with a layout? >> it remains to be seen whether there's many evidence showing direct communication between any of these

sergeant gonell told me he did accept that apology from ayres but believes that he needs to be held accountable. after nearly 17 years with the department he will have to end his career because of the injuries he sustained on january 6th. george? >> that was heart breaking to see yesterday. final hearing of the committee set for next week in primetime. rachel scott, thanks very much. robin? >>> now to the critical inflation report out this morning as prices rise. the prices are rising greatly as we know impacting americans everywhere so back to whit johnson with more. good morning, again, whit. >> reporter: robin, good morning. this inflation report just out this morning turned out to be worst than analysts expected. 9.1% inflation, the highest level since 1981. a significant jump from last month's report at 8.6%. it could push the fed to raise the interest rates again. it's costing americans $460 more a month on every day goods. a one-bedroom apartment now more than $1,700 per month. oil and gas prices high in june. those prices have started coming down a little. that is not documented in this

i've gotten to be text friends with sergeant gonell, who are showing their, and he shared his feeling as to what happened to him, that he is forced into retirement as a result of his hearings on the toll it's taken on his family. i remember in particular something that he said to me after the hearing with cassidy hutchinson. the only word he could say, when we redid each other was, betrayal. the betrayal of a president. the horrifying betrayal. and so i just treat them each time to say thank you to your service, thank you for standing for us and representing all of those with whom you serve. >> i'm sure glad you said that to them, it surely echoes the sentiments of so many of us. let me ask you about thursday's hearing, what happened before, we were just watching their. it took a pretty deep dive about with the former president was doing, or not doing, entering the hundred 87 minutes at the capitol when it was under attack. what stands out most you. how does it make you and your colleagues feel knowing that while your lives were in danger inside that chamber, trump chose to do absolut

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a couple of moments before sergeant gonell removed himself from the hearing room.tle overcome with emotion, prior to, you know, when representative raskin spoke about him. and i went out there after him, and we talked, and we had a moment. and then, we came back inside. and then, the last words of the hearing were happening. they were wrapping up. so, i was still focused on, you know, trying to get my head back in the game, so to speak. but no, i -- it caught me off guard, and you know, good for him for apologizing. but, you know, he owed an apology to the entire world, to the entire american democracy, to the american people, you know, whether he inflicted violence or harm on anybody, he kept us from doing our job that day. and he needs to be held accountable. so, i acknowledge his apology, but i had other things going on, where i am not accepting it at the moment. >> he was, as the evidence that we know of, one of the nonviolent invaders of the capitol. he, according to his testimony, left when donald trump told him to leave, finally, in that tweet. but it was my

. >> i know gonell personally, and i'm pretty well versed in his experience.ly, it's very similar to many officers' experiences when they suffer career-ending injuries. you know, he's had to jump through a lot of hoops with u.s. capitol police. i mean, it's very similar experience with my former department. you know, unfortunately, the agency isn't, you know, a hand-holding, loving entity. it's just an agency. and it works the same as most government agencies. it's indifferent to the personal experiences of its employees. >> wow. what could the administration be doing? >> i mean, listen, the police officers that responded on january 6th are solely responsible for the safety and security of the members of congress that day, their staff. yes, we lost lives. fortunately, it was, you know, only a few lost lives. however tragic. we did not lose any members of congress, which we've seen over these hearings was the intended goal of many of those who came to the capitol that day. you know, i was the disappointed to see that, you know, president biden didn't include an

they've been in almost all of these hearings, harry dunn, gonell, and michael hodges.orter in the room heard him say to the officers, i'm really sorry. the end of today's hearing also brought a shocking bombshell from vice chair of the committee, liz cheney. watch. >> after our last hearing, president trump tried to call a witness in our investigation, a witness you have not yet seen in these hearings. that person declined to answer or respond to president trump's call and instead alerted their lawyer to the call. their lawyer alerted us. and this committee has supplied that information to the department of justice. let me say one more time, we will take any effort to influence witness testimony very seriously. >> it's where we begin our coverage this hour with some of our most favorite reporters and friends. jackie alemany is here, "washington post" congressional investigations reporter, also an msnbc contributor. miles taylor is back, former dhs chief of staff during the trump administration. he's now the founder and executive director of the renew america movement.

i wonder if he can even understand what motivates a patriot like sergeant gonell.ugural address, trump introduced one commanding image, american carnage, that turn of phrase explained little about our country before he took office, it turned out to be excellent prophecy of what his rage would come to visit on our people. mr. ayres describe the trust he placed mr. trump derailed his life and wrecked his reputation and his family. a few weeks ago, we heard shaye moss and her mother, ruby freeman, speak of rusty bowers from verizon and georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger described how he felt campaign intimidation by trump and his followers made them prisoners in their homes and drove their stress and anxiety to soaring new heights when they refused to do trump's bidding. american carnage is donald trump's true legacy, his desire to overthrow the people's election and sees the presidency interrupted the counting of electoral college votes for the first time in american history, nearly toppled the constitutional order and brutalized hundreds and hundreds of p

. >> doctor gonell hartman, chief of homeland security and intelligence for d.c., told the committee 19th treat, unite violent groups across the spectrum on the far-right. >> we've got dr. information from olson, suggesting that some very, very violent individuals were organizing to come to d.c.. and not only where they organizing to come to d.c., but these groups, these non aligned groups or aligning. and so, all the red flags went up at that point. you know, when you have an armed militia,, you know collaborating with white supremacy groups, collaborating with conspiracy theory groups online, all toward a common goal, you start seeing what we call in, you know, terrorism of ideology, that's a very, very bad fight. and not just across one platform, but across multiple platforms, these groups coordinating, just like chatting, a house is going? or, what's the weather like where you are at? but, what are you bringing? what are you wearing? you know, where do we meet up? they had plans to the capital. that is operational. that is like operational intelligence, right? and that is somethi

his life, and understand what motivates a patriot like sergeant gonell.to be an excellent prophesy of what his rage would come to visit on our people. mr. ayres just described how the trust he placed in president trump as a camp follower derailed his life and nearly wrecked his reputation and his family. a few weeks ago, we heard shay moss and her mother ruby freeman speak of rusty bowers from arizona and georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger how hate filled intimidation campaigns by trump and his followers made them prison in their homes and drove their stress and anxiety to soaring heights when they refused to do trump's bidding. american carnage, that's donald trump's true legacy. his desire to overthrow the people's election and seize the presidency interrupted the counting of the electoral college votes for the first time in american history, nearly toppled the constitutional order and brutalized hundreds and hundreds of people. the watergate break-in was like a cub scout meeting compared to this assault on our people and our institutions. mr