. ♪♪ >>> we are joined by colorado democratic congressman jason crowe.rning. >> good morning. >> there's so much news this week. i want to pick up on the conversation about january 6 that we had with the vice president. you have spoken about your experiences that day in very vivid terms. you talked about helping other lawmakers shelter. they were fearing for their lives. to help them put on gas masks. the picture of you that day, even fighting your way out of the chamber since you had combat experience. what's your response to the vice president's defense of pardoning some of the violent offenders? >> i don't want to hear donald trump or j.d. vance or anyone else in this administration talk about backing the blue, talk about supporting law enforcement when they released over 1,000 cop beaters, people who brutally beat our law enforcement. i was there. i saw it firsthand. america saw it firsthand. the video is available for anybody to view. the brutality, the injuries. over 150 of the officers still have injuries, several of whom lost their lives because

. >>> plus, house republican mike turner and democrat jason crow. all just ahead on "face the nation." >>> good morning and welcome to "face the nation." we want to get right to our interview with vice president jd vance. his first since taking office. we spoke with him yesterday in a ceremonial office next to the white house. pete hegseth, it was a tie, bipartisan opposition, smallest margin since the job was created. you had to break that tie. if the nominee can't unite the party, how will he lead 3 million people? >> pete is a disrupter, and that disruption is credibly necessary. if you think about all of those bipartisan, massive votes, we have to ask ourselves what did they get us? a country where we fought many wars over the last 40 years but haven't won a war as long as i've been alive. they got us a military with a recruitment crisis, a procurement crisis, where we buy airplanes for billions of dollars, terrible cost overruns, the delivery dates are delayed. so we need a big change. admittedly, there are people that don't like that big chang

let's discuss this and more with democratic congressman jason crow of colorado. he sits on the house intelligence committee. congressman, thanks so much for joining us. first of all, do you agree with what you just heard from your democratic colleague, congressman jim himes i share jim himes deep concern for this. >> listen, this is one of the most important committees in congress. and i say that not just because i sit on this committee, but as a former army ranger, somebody that went to war for this country three times, as a paratrooper, as a ranger, i know that essential to protecting our troops and essential to protecting america is information. >> information is key about what our adversaries are doing, what our threats are. and it's the intelligence committee that sits over the top of our entire intelligence apparatus that provides oversight, budgeting that helps establish policy. so protecting this committee from politics is so important to the lives and security of americans. and i'm troubled by this move. >> congressman, i want to play for you and our vie

i'm just going to read you some highlights that congressman jason crow posted on social media about who some of these people are. one of the folks that trump pardoned was riley csapr a. felon who assault add police officer. this is what riley csapr said. there's something satisfying about pepper spraying cops in riot gear and washington from you like a pitch. even though they have facemasks, billy clubs. trumped pardoned that person. also david dempsey who pleaded guilty to two felony counts of assaulting an officer. he swung poles at officers, struck one in the head with a metal crutch, and attacked police with pepper spray and broken pieces of furniture. what the current president did in pardoning these folks was massively disrespectful to law enforcement. i read through all the orders. the list of them that trump ordered. none of them lowered the price of eggs. this doesn't lower the price of eggs and massively disrespectful. >> we'll leave this event here to take you live to the us us house. continue watching this and go to our website c-span.org or our c-span now app. 53 and adopti

joining us, democratic congressman representing colorado, jason crowe, a member of the house committee on intelligence and foreign affairs, also somebody that we remember very well in the aftermath and the moments of january 6th talking about both your experience and the way that you were table to calm down some of your fellow lawmakers as well. that's got to be a really surreal day for you, sir. can you explain? can you describe it for me? >> there's no doubt, there's a lot of emotion on capitol hill today. i think the people who are most emotional are those officers. i mean, there are hundreds of officers with the capitol police force who survived that day, who were brutally beaten by that insurrectionist mob, several of whom lost their lives as a result of injuries or the trauma of that day, so i think a lot about their families. i think about the injuries they have, both seen and unseen. i think about the fact that there are many who lost their ability to work and are trying to support their families, and the verge of a broad pardon by president-elect trump of a lot of those member

joining us now to discuss is democratic congressman jason crow of colorado. he's a former army ranger and serves on the house armed services committee. congressman, thanks so much for being with us. it seems like hegseth confirmation is imminent. your reaction? >> yeah, it does seem like it's imminent. and i'm deeply troubled by that. i have resisted his nomination since day one because the military is a leadership organization. there's nothing more important in the military than leadership. i served three combat tours as an army ranger in iraq and afghanistan, and leadership that the core of that is character and integrity. and these allegations of sexual abuse, alcohol abuse, financial mismanagement of nonprofits. it goes to the core of that. but what's more is his repeated assertions and statements over years that women are not qualified to serve in combat roles. women are not qualified, in some cases, to be in the military. and that just runs antithetical to everything i know about service. >> obviously, we mentioned your work on the armed services commit

plus, house republican mike turner and democrat jason crowe. it's just ahead on "face the nation." good morning. we want to get right to our interview with j.d. vance, his first since taking office. we spoke with him yesterday in a ceremonial office adjacent to the white house. pete hegseth, it was a tie. bipartisan opposition, smallest margin since the job was created. you had to break that. how is he going to lead 3 million people? >> i think pete is a disrupter. people don't like that. that disruption is necessary. if you think about all of those bipartisan massive votes, we have to ask ourselves, what do they get us? a country where we fought wars over the last 40 years but haven't won a war about as long as i've been alive. they have a military with a recruitment crisis. a procurement process where we buy airlines for billions of dollars, delivery dates are delayed. we need a change. there are people who don't like that change. it's necessary and it's explicitly what donald j. trump ran on and why the american people elected him. >> the main objective is changing all of that?

you some highlights that -- and so, i'm just going to read you some highlights that congressman jason crowts on social media about who some of these people are. so one of the folks that trump pardon was riley casper, a felon who assaulted a police officer. this is what riley casper said. "there is definitely something satisfying about pepper spraying cops in riot gear and watching them run from you like a bitch, even though they have face masks, billy clubs, and full body armor." trump pardoned that person. trump also pardoned david dempsey, who pleaded guilty to two felony counts of assaulting an officer. dempsey stomped on police officers' heads, swung poles at officers, struck an officer in the head with a metal crutch, and attacked police with pepper spray and broken pieces of furniture. what the current president did in pardoning these folks who assaulted police officers was massively disrespectful to law enforcement. i read through all the exact orders, the list of them that trump ordered. none of them lowered the price of eggs. this doesn't lower the price of eggs, and it's massivel

you some highlights that -- and so, i'm just going to read you some highlights that congressman jason crow posts on social media about who some of these people are. so one of the folks that trump pardon was riley casper, a felon who assaulted a police officer. this is what riley casper said. "there is definitely something satisfying about pepper spraying cops in riot gear and watching them run from you like a bitch, even though they have face masks, billy clubs, and full body armor." trump pardoned that person. trump also pardoned david dempsey, who pleaded guilty to two felony counts of assaulting an officer. dempsey stomped on police officers' heads, swung poles at officers, struck an officer in the head with a metal crutch, and attacked police with pepper spray and broken pieces of furniture. what the current president did in pardoning these folks who assaulted police officers was massively disrespectful to law enforcement. i read through all the exact orders, the list of them that trump ordered. none of them lowered the price of eggs. this doesn't lower the price of eggs, and it's mass

be joined by three other members congresswoman christie houlahan from pennsylvania congressman jason crow from colorado congressman eric swalwell from california as well as officer dunn and hodges and i will pass it on over. steny thank you congressman goldman. it's always an honor to stand here with my colleagues especially an honor to stand here with officers, officer hodges of the metropolitan police department and officer dunn u.s. capital police. listen this is very simple. donald trump inspired a that came and dissented on this capital surrounded the capitol trapped me in many of my colleagues in the house chambers and brutally attacked hundreds of officers wounding over 140 people. what a shameful day today or yesterday that he then went in pardoned hundreds of violent criminals. regardless of your political background or the letter behind your name it shouldn't take any partisanship to condemn an act of pardoning violent criminals who beat police officers. we are going to retell that story over and over again because it's what these officers standing behind me did serve in what th

and then if they're a very sad moment, but also moment for inspiration, colorado congressman jason crow says carter inspired his own service to country president carter as an inspiration to me. and think about servant leadership, which on track that i learned in the army, president carter and bodies that in so many ways. and later today, they'll be a private arrival ceremony at the capitol with members of the carter family and lawmakers. >> reporting in washington reshad hudson. >> back to we will continue to follow that live throughout the morning. in the meantime, we're talking about the ongoing bird flu crisis. now turned deadly in the u.s. yet. has officials in louisiana confirmed the first human deaths from the virus on monday. and of course, here in the bay area, it's led to lots of different ripple effects. yeah, like egg shortages and the prices, if you are through the roof covers jack moment has more. >> this is a safe way in pleasant hill with no eggs insight. this is another safeway in san francisco's financial district. this one in milpitas get the picture. i've heard that i

jason crow come out and said we have no problem in arash are a. who are we scooping up in colorado? s also tried to use propaganda they allege ice went to elementary school. i think it was in chicago. it wasn't even ice. it was the secret service. the president of the united states. >> steve: it said department of homeland security which is part of secret service is also under. they are losing this media war. tom homan is doing all of the networks set. showing all of the list of all of the criminals this they have captured. and it's not going their way right now when it comes to the media and democrats. >> ainsley: only seven days. think about this inauguration was last monday. trump has signed all these executive orders, he has gone to north carolina. he has gone to california. you have tom homan going to chicago. j.d. vance going to virginia to look at the hurricane damage to areas you have marco rubio working on this issue with colombia. you have the c.i. a director john ratcliffe is he releasing analysis supporting covid lab leak theory. hegseth is ending dei in the pentagon and

and then if they're a very sad moment, but also moment for inspiration, colorado congressman jason crow says carter inspired his own service to country president carter as an inspiration to me. and think about servant leadership, which on track that i learned in the army, president carter and bodies that in so many ways. and later today, they'll be a private arrival ceremony at the capitol with members of the carter family. >> and lawmakers reporting in washington reshad hudson, back to you. >> well, the city of alameda in the east bay now dealing with a series of break-ins and robberies last week, local restaurant 3.60, degree gourmet prieto's was burglarized. its owner says the thieves broke a window stole the cash register with thousands of dollars in it and took off with ipads that are used to ring up customers. he says this time. this is the first time this has happened in 35 years of business in alameda. >> safe here. money was israelis are, but ice is staying in. to my son. these idea maybe because too close to it, the way of i don't know exactly why. >> multiple other stores in

and now i want to go to the democratic congressman, jason crow. he was trapped inside the chamber as rioters stormed the capitol on january 6th. congressman, i appreciate your time. so stewart rhodes you heard him there talking to manu raju, and you can see him today at the capitol. he was in your actual office building today. how does that make you feel? >> well, donald. >> trump's blanket pardon. >> of over 1000. >> violent criminals is nothing more than a breathtaking betrayal of. public safety. of his oath to keep americans safe and a. >> slap in the face. >> to law enforcement everywhere, but particularly. >> the capitol police. >> officers, the metropolitan. >> police officers. >> who were brutally beaten had terrible. >> violence enacted on. >> them. on that day. i just spent time this afternoon with several of those officers who broke. down in tears to me, trying to grapple with what this meant to them and their families. as these people walked free after doing what they did. every american should be astonished that donald trump would do t

i want to show you what congressman jason crow had to say, also because he met with some of those officers. crow, of course, was in the house chamber, uh, was one of the members of the house that had to be kind of, you know, escorted out to safety because these rioters were threatening to breach the doors. let's watch what congressman crow said. hey, i just. spent a time this afternoon with several of those officers who broke down in tears to me, trying to grapple with what this meant to them and their families. as these people walked free after doing what they did. every american should be astonished that donald trump would do this. and of course, for these officers, there's now the question, why is the justice department sending all those messages to aquilino gonell? it's because there are questions about whether they may face threats or recrimination from people because they testified against them at trial. >> that's right. >> i mean, and there's so much emotion around this, and all of these people are in the physical place where it happened, right? i mean, we saw this at the inaugurati

and then after what i remember as, part of that impeachment team involved jason crow, a great american patriot, army ranger, and, you know, val demings, who, of course, is the former police chief in orlando. and jason said to me afterward, so i came, how did you remain so calm, cool and collected when all that commotion was going on? is that because from brooklyn, i said no jason it's because i knew seated right next to me was the former police chief of orlando, val demings and you a decorated army. and jason looked at me, he said, well, i don't know about val, but i was getting ready to dive underneath the table. but, you know, i think in times of turbulence for me at least you know faith and growing up in the cornerstone baptist church when my mom take my younger brother and i and that continues to be important to me and of the things that faith teaches us is that, you know, life is not a straight line. there are highs and lows there are ups and downs. their peaks and their valleys. i had to learn that initially in terms of my own political journey as we talked about with liz at the

let's bring in right now democratic congressman jason crow of colorado.ervices and the intel committees. congressman, thanks so much for being with us. you know, congressman turner, chairman turner very memorably was the republican that stood up on the house floor last year and warned republicans, you. you may not know it, but you are actually spreading vladimir putin's propaganda in the people's house. he did a great job as intel chair. do you? well, i don't want to i don't want to put it well, he commented on this. >> i said it was a foreboding. >> yeah. so do you. what? i'll just ask you this way. what do you make of the speaker of the house claiming this had nothing to do with donald trump? >> well, you know, in trump world, when you come to house republicans, the blurring of the lines, i mean, they might say that trump didn't actually pick up the phone and ask him to do something, but it's pretty clear what donald trump wants house republicans to do. >> you know, there is a large percentage of that caucus that travels to mar-a-lago consistently, that

. >> jason crow, who represents. >> aurora, colorado. first, what are you hearing from your constituents? >> well. >> nicole, i. >> represent one. of the most diverse communities. >> in the country, and i just want to. >> paint a picture for you. this is a community where. >> nearly 20% of. >> my constituents. >> were born outside of the. >> united states. >> i have 130 languages spoken in my public school system. right. >> and these folks are business owners. they go to school with my kids. >> they work. >> in our businesses. they are. >> so much a part of the. >> lifeblood and the strength. >> and the vibrancy. >> of our community. >> and they are. >> afraid. >> which is why. >> i'm standing. >> up and i'm being very. >> clear about. >> what we're going to tolerate and. >> what we won't. >> and i think this. is important for every american. >> right. now to. >> be really clear about what. >> it is we're dealing with. >> i haven't heard. >> or talked. >> to anybody. >> who says we shouldn't deport and. detain violent criminals, that we

let's bring in right now democratic congressman jason crow of colorado.ressman, thanks so much for being with us. you know, congressman turner, chairman turner very memorably was the republican that stood up on the house floor last year and warned republicans, you you may not know it, but you are actually spreading vladimir putin's propaganda in the people's house. he did a great job as intel chair. do you? well, i don't want to i don't want to put it well. >> he's commented on this. he said it was a foreboding. >> yeah. so do you. do you what? >> i'll just ask you this way. what do you make of the speaker of the house claiming this had nothing to do with donald trump? >> well, you know, in trump world, when you come to house republicans, the blurring of the lines, i mean, they might say that trump didn't actually pick up the phone and ask him to do something, but it's pretty clear what donald trump wants house republicans to do. you know, there is a large percentage of that caucus that travels to mar-a-lago consistently, that talks to donald trump consis

. >> i want to add to our conversation, democratic congressman jason crow of colorado.army ranger who had three combat tours in iraq and afghanistan. congressman, your thoughts? >> well, claire and david have really hit the mark here. i mean, the incompetence is the point. donald trump is not looking for somebody who can do the job. he's not looking for somebody who will do right by our men and women in the military. he's looking for somebody who will do exactly what he tells him to do. and there's no more surefire way of getting somebody who will be loyal than to appoint somebody who never would have got the job had it not been for donald trump appointing them into that position. right. we would not be talking about pete. pete hegseth, had it not been for donald trump, because the man not only doesn't have the experience, but has repeatedly disqualified himself through alcohol abuse allegations, through allegations of abuse of women. you know, i have his book here. we don't have to guess what he thinks. he tells us very clearly what he thinks, page after page after pag

. >> joining me now here is congressman jason crow, democrat of colorado.nuary 6th, 2021, he was trapped with other house members, and aides, and some police officers inside the chamber, as rioters broke in. you see a now famous unfortunately famous photo of congressman crow then who was a former army retired army ranger, trying to help his colleagues as they took cover. as the rioters, the insurrectionists were breaking into the house chamber. thank you so much for being here. i just want to get your thoughts today, as you prepare to certify donald trump as president again. how that feels given what happened and the photo we just showed four years ago. >> there's a lot going through my mind. it's a somber day. this always will be a somber day for me and for a lot of my colleagues and for the police officers and others who went through the trauma of that day. first and foremost, my thought is with the police officers, both with the metro police officers and the u.s. capitol police officers, over 140 of whom were brutally beaten, brutally beaten. i mean, we