congressman adam kinzinger congressman adam kinzinger >>> the republican congressional caucus is shedding member. illinois congressman adam kinzinger, long-time trump critic, one of two republicans on the january 6th committee, he announced he will not seek another term and will retire from congress. that makes kinzinger the ninth congressional republican to choose to pack up and leave washington this cycle. he joins three other house members and five senators, all members that are by and large more standard pre-trump republicans, i think you call them. now, for some context, ten house republicans vote today impeach trump the second time around. kinzinger is the second member in that group to retire and seven republican senators vote today convict, two of them have decided to retire. according to 538, as of april, get this, out of the 293 republicans in congress when trump was sworn in, 132 of them, about 45% are no longer in congress or have announced their intention to leave. shell goldberg is an op-ed columnist for "the new york times." tim million ser writer at large for the bulwark w

and vowing to help unseat him. >> adam kinzinger.orter: one possible reason for kinzinger's decision, his illinois district is being redrawn which could have pitted him against a trump ally in his primary. but there are other factors at play. kinzinger is one of ten republican house members who voted to impeach trump during his second impeachment earlier this year. trump has turned on all of them. kinzinger and anthony gonzalez are declining to seek re-election. other eight face primary challenges. trump today issued a state saying two down, eight to go. >> you step forward and are open with your criticism against the former president, you are exposing you're self-to former president trump openingly criticizing you and using his base as well to possibly turn against you. >> reporter: adam kinzinger is leaving open the possibility of running for office again saying in his parting statement today, that this isn't the end of his political future but the beginning. speculation ranges as to what kind of office he might seek in the future

is not running for reelection, to be clear, adam kinzinger is a real republican.right-wing conservative views, i don't like his politics at all, i'll just tell you, he voted with donald trump's position 90% of the time. i think there's basically nothing redeeming about the substantive commitments he has for how the country should be governed, except for the fact that he is anti coup. he is pro democracy. but that is now the defining issue for the conservative coalition. congressman ruben gallego is a democrat from arizona, you just heard him speak about his harrowing experience, from that clip on the hbo documentary for hours at the capitol, he joins me now. which is a mean, congressman. to have lies about that event, following the big lie of the election be used as the dividing line, the litmus test for wet essentially, participation an entrance into the modern-day republican party is. >> well, it means that the coup is ongoing. it means that the coup has moved from the rabble rousing nurse, those losers, there is want to be terrorists that showed up on january 6

we're also learning today congressman adam kinzinger of illinois is retiring from congress. that is too bad because kinzinger, a republican is a fierce critic of the former president, one of very few who are willing to stand up to his slash and burn stale politics and who stands up for the truth and stands up for our democracy. that's a real shame. kinzinger is one of ten republicans in the house to vote to impeach the former president and he's one of the only two republicans with liz cheney to agree to sit on the select committee to investigate on the deadly january 6th investigation making his announcement today and saying this. >> this country is in an incredibly perilous time because to prevail or survive, you must belong to a tribe. dehumanizing each other has become the norm. we've taken it from social media to the streets. >> he's right. dehumanizing behavior has become the norm. i'll give you some examples. so bear with me. followers of the former president fed a constant stream of lies the election was stolen. thought it was okay to storm the capitol on january 6th.

kinzinger out. 43. think i he's got a long future ahead of him. he's obviously a courageous guy. he speaks what's on his mind. and that's i think to be applauded. that authenticity is to be applauded in our politics. he's got a long future ahead of him. i don't know what he's going to do but i think we need more people, not fewer frankly in politics who are willing to say exactly what's on their mind even if it's not within vogue in their party at that moment. >> congressman, you and adam kinzinger were freshmen in the house in 2011 and i mentioned that since then you've gone so far as to actually leave the republican party altogether. what does this move say to you beyond just maybe he felt like redistricting was hurting him? what does it say about what he thinks about the party? >> well, i had the privilege to serve with adam for six years in the house of representatives. he was widely respected then. his credentials as a conservative were impeccable. but he did cross the line, crossing the line o

as you heard, it is congressman kinzinger as of today. so charlie, do you see this as a win for trumpism over truth? >> well i think this is bad for congress. that we're going to lose adam kinzinger. he's been a good friend of mine. we served together as the tuesday group now called the republican governing group. he's a strong principled voice and i'm sad that he's leaving. i'm not surprised. we were very much aware of the illinois redistricting or jerry mandering that would collapse his district to there in the hoods and it is a sad day for the institution but at the same time i think he will carry on the fight. he's a young guy and has a bright future ahead of him and he will be part of the next leadership of the republican party that sets it straight and talking about prince peoples and ideals rather than loyalty to a very flawed man. >> well, the flawed man you speak of, i assume, is former president trump who responded via statement, it is simple. two down, eight to go. and speaking about those ten who voted to refer the articles of

republican congressman adam kinzinger will not run for re-election.espondent lauren fox joining us now from capitol hill. he had said just a couple weeks ago he was going to look at the options, of course, after things were being redrawn in the state. what more do we know about how he came to this decision, lauren? >> reporter: it's a critical moment for the republican party in part because it is a reflection of not just redistricting and the politics in his own state but also the fact that there is not room in the republican party right now for individuals who do not back former president donald trump. adam kinzinger with liz cheney has been one of the most outspoken members in deriding the former president's politics, his style, his lies about the election, and adam kinzinger saying just a short time ago on twitter in a lengthy five-minute video that he is not going to seek re-election. >> it's become increasingly obvious to me in order to break the narrative i cannot focus on both a re-election to congress and a broader fight nationwide. i want to

so kinzinger was one of the top -- one of the trump ten.ump ten i should say, the ten republicans who voted for impeachment. now two of them are not seeking re-election. the rest are facing primary challenges, some backed by trump. will any of them be able to survive in the trump gop? >> that's a great question, don. i mean, today trump said "2 down, 8 to go." and he may well get the other eight too. they're all facing very tough challenges, including liz cheney, who has multiple challengers lining up to run against her. i think it's just very tough to be a patriot in today's republican party because anybody who stands up for our democracy and for the constitution is driven out. that's not what the republican party wants. they want trump lickspittles, people who will back the big lie, people who will back donald trump because pretty much the only thing holding the republican party together right now is loyalty to donald trump. >> you know, kinzinger was once seen as the future of the gop. served in the air force. he's a foreign policy exper

>> a couple different factors behind kinzinger's decision.ds to be a one-way ticket to exile from the republican party, and before this announcement illinois democrats advanced new maps that would chop up kinzinger's district and pit him against a fellow republican incumbent, and that would be the favorite in a primary in kinzinger would run again. the president saying, two down and eight to go, clearly referring to the 10 republican members of congress who voted to impeachment him. kinzinger is retiring, and another one, gonzalez of ohio is retiring, and the other eight all have primary challengers. some have cited the decision to impeachment the former president, and others have sent a clear message that the president is trying to enforce loyalty and on something of a revenge tour against those that crossed him after the 2020 election and the behavior that led to the january 6th attack on the capitol. >> what does this tell us, if anything, about the current state of the republican party? >> it tells us there's a battle of the soul of the r

kinzinger alluded to that in this video. after january 6th. and trump and his allies have also made it clear they were going to primary any of these republicans who either voted to impeach him or were critical of him. so it's very much still donald trump's party. >> and after kinzinger announced this because one of -- there are ten republicans that voted to impeach donald trump. congressman gonzalez who was at one point thought to be the shining light and a star in the republican party, maybe some day the first cuban american president, he has announced he's retiring after trump said he was going to challenge him with a congressman -- would-be congressman max miller. now kinzinger dropping out. that's two of the ten dropping out. and donald trump put out a statement, two down, eight to go. >> they called them traitors which tells you about the mood of a certain segment of the republican party. >> donald trump's endorsement. >> absolutely. but the -- one of the interesting things about this, i do think there's a certain short

i caught up with republican adam kinzinger, he's on that january 6th committee, and i asked him what'sstake with the contempt vote. he said it's not just about steve bannon. it's about showing congress can follow through and do its job. walk me through what we expect to see with this contempt vote later this afternoon. >> what kenz ger said there is the same thing his fellow republican liz cheney has said throughout this process really trying to speak to republicans and her fellow conservatives appealing to her better angels and trying to unlink the hold that former president donald trump still has over the bulk of his party. while we do expect to see, in kinzinger's words, that a handful of republicans may join the vote and send it over to doj, that's not even a small part of the republican party. the majority still stands in the former president's corner as he continues to tell the big lie about the 2020 election, which of course fed into the events here on january 6th. what we do expect, though, you said this vote could come in about an hour. that's an optimistic timeline. what we'r

republican congressman adam kinzinger announced he won't run for re-election.nger one of ten house republicans who voted to impeach donald trump and he's one of only two house republicans who were willing to defy trump and to serve of on the committee now investigating the january 6th insurrection. one factor here is redistricting. new lines in illinois essentially combine two republican districts, but this is without a doubt a short-term victory for trump who vows revenge against those who defy him. kinzinger vows his effort to raise money in support for republicans who reject trump will continue. >> i cannot focus on both a re-election to congress and a broader fight nationwide. i want to make it clear this isn't the end of my political future but the beginning. serving six terms in congress has been an honor of a lifetime. >> cnn senior legal analyst laura coats joins our discussion. he told manu raju just days ago, not that long ago, a couple weeks ago he would run no matter what, even in a redistricting complication. we can put up on the screen the ten rep

that map is illinois is deadly for adam kinzinger, and adam kinzinger as you noted in your interviewking about not running a couple of weeks ago, and he said, i'm done. he's not going to win in the primary and he knows that. he probably, absent to all these other things going on with the january 6th commission and committee and et cetera, he probably wouldn't have won anyway. the name in illinois is one of those famous state names where it's very tough to beat them in a primary even if you are kinzinger without the other baggage he has because of january 6th. >> it does appear donald trump is making the moves he needs to make to be eligible to win again. is he the democrats' best gift for 2024 or worst nightmare? >> you know, i think he's a gift for us. he's going to have some trouble. there are going to be some people running against him, and he'll be weakened by the time of the presidential election, but he would be a gift to run against for all of us. i wanted to say something about the salt tax because the majority of states in this country get more back in federal aid than they

adam kinzinger is one of those. have a bright future and i think people like that will be the future. >> he did say, i want to make clear this isn't the end of my political future, but the beginning. what that holds, who knows. >> barbara, thank you. >>> up next president trump kicks off his future with pope francis. >>> at the front of a special investigation. >> that is only when a patient has exceeded or are at their life expectancy. for people living with h-i-v, keep being you. and ask your doctor about biktarvy. biktarvy is a complete, one-pill, once-a-day treatment used for h-i-v in certain adults. it's not a cure, but with one small pill, biktarvy fights h-i-v to help you get to and stay undetectable. that's when the amount of virus is so low it cannot be measured by a lab test. research shows people who take h-i-v treatment every day and get to and stay undetectable can no longer transmit h-i-v through sex. serious side effects can occur, including kidney problems and kidney failure. rare, life-threatening s

first of all, you know, kinzinger made it very clear that he was not going to leave politics.said, you know, this isn't the end effectively, this is just the beginning, and when you look at adam kinzinger, what i think is really unfortunate for the republican party, this is exactly the kind of candidate that they wanted to attract to congress. he has served six terms. he's a veteran. he's conservative. he fought in the iraq war. he's a national security specialist, and he has decided because of donald trump that this really isn't a place for him. now, we should also point out that he got redistricted into a very tough race against a candidate who is pro trump, and so he knew that would be an up hill battle, of course, but i think you're going to see kinzinger try and find a way to stay in politics, whether he decides to run for the senate or governor or some have suggested today maybe team up with liz cheney at some time in the future. >> how is the senate a more welcoming place for a truth teller like adam kinzinger. the republican party doesn't have room for the adam kinzing

what are you hearing about kinzinger's decision?washington sense, in the post-trump era, in the republican party, but it's also a conversation about the realities on the ground, because of redistricting in illinois. they were going to be losing a congressional seat, illinois democrats in charge of this process were likely going to carve up his chicago district. that's going to be part of the reason. but it's hard not to see this as kinzinger lacking a home in the republican party as it exists right now in the shadow of former president donald trump. you mentioned some of the things on his resume, on the january 6th committee, one of two republicans who are there. he's alongside fellow trump detractor liz cheney who is facing her own tough re-election. for kinzinger, though, he said in this lengthy video about five minutes long that he just released on twitter, he derided the tribalism in washington, while also denouncing a government that doesn't work. and saying that there are leaders here who won't lead the party in this time wher

kinzinger out of step with the majority of his party. he's one of two republicans on that january 6th commission. he's alongside congresswoman liz cheney. to fan of the former president herself. we heard him in the statement reference the fact that he has been someone who has been a trump detractor, not just by being on the committee, but also being one of the ten republicans who voted to impeach the former president for his role in the january 6th insurrection. he referenced that in a lengthy five minute video explaining his retirement. here's how he put it. >> i stand in awe at the courage of the other nine members in the house who voted to impeach a president of their own party knowing it could be detriment tall to their political career. most importantly, i admire those everywhere a put their country above their party in service to their fellow man. >> kinzinger not the first of those ten republicans who voted for impeachment to resign. he is the second, anthony gonzalez of ohio was the first. clearly there is a political toll to hav

that's what we are seeing with adam kinzinger. but it -- there's -- that was a rather slim volume, anderson. those stories are not legion in american history. and right now, republicans are running for cover. they are frightened of donald trump. 78% of republicans embrace the big lie. they are worried about primary challenges. they are worried about losing their careers, and that's what makes what liz cheney and adam kinzinger did tonight and what, maybe, some others will do on thursday so notable. >> yeah. and i mean, chuck grassley as we talked about days ago. taking the -- the endorsement of -- of president trump, avoiding even the comments he, himself, had made about the insurrection now. david axelrod, dana bash, appreciate it. thank you. >>> coming up next, a closer look at the next steps from a legal standpoint if as expected the full house votes to refer criminal contempt charges against steve bannon. >>> later, one of the best-known lawyers in his state. now, the defendant accused of misappropriating millions, asking a ju

charlie, you know adam kinzinger very well. you used to work with him. what does his decision to leave congress say about the republican party today? >> well, i did serve in congress for eight years with adam kinzinger. we're very close friends. we co-chaired the tuesday group together. i'm very sad about this. i'm not surprised. what happening is, again, mainstream, reasonable voices are being pushed out while the most extreme voices are being embraced and uplifted. that's what's so troubling about this, that people like liz cheney and adam kinzinger, who speak truth, who are thoughtful, principled people, find that they're really not welcome in the party. and it's all about creating a new movement so that people, you know, who are, i would say, center right and principled can feel comfortable within the gop, and too many cannot right now. >> redistricting didn't help, though, right? >> correct. oh, yeah. he was dumped into the seat with daf darren la hood and we kind of expected that too. >> ron, former president trump's responded to kinzinger's decisi

now it is adam kinzinger. i feel like last week, nicole, you and i were talking about kind the slow disintegration of the group of ten republicans who voted to impeach president trump. they have gotten quieter and quieter, smaller and smaller. and now one of the biggest leaders of that group is calling it quits and throwing his towel in. >> mike schmidt, donald trump has smeared people, places things, but he has no venom quite as vicious as that for republicans who don't sort of kevin mccarthy him, pick out his favorite flaifrd star bursts and recant the truth about the insurrection. there is no one more vilified by trump and his crowd than republicans who, in his crew, cross him. >> did president -- the former president has been incredibly effective in this area. the list of moderate republicans that survived the trump era is small, if not non-existent. just this week, jeff flake was confirmed to be an ambassador for joe biden. just a clear example of where these people stand in trump's world, and the strongh

some people i talked to this morning, what about a kinzinger/cheney or chain/kinzinger ticket eventually. who knows, who knows. i think he wants to remain in politics, but there is no home for him right now in this party that is -- that is dominated by donald trump, and, again, lots of republicans are saying this is a guy who was our future before trump. >> he talked really clearly in that statement about the tribalism. >> right, exactly. >> that he saw, and i'm just curious as we look at all of the fallout as trump's hold gets even stronger on the party, i mean, who is next to say they are done? >> you know, there's a lot of redistricting that we'll be saying. i just mentioned anthony gonzalez has decided not to run, so there are republicans who are deciding to retire rather than deal with the tribalism, rather than face potential lawsuits. i mean, it's a very uncomfortable place to be right now if you are a republican who doesn't pay homage in every way, shape or form to donald trump, particularly in the house where the leader of the house pays homage to donald trump, goes to mar-a-lag

the wayne county canvassing board in michigan, there are a number of individuals, liz cheney, adam kinzinger, who stood up and did the right thing. but you have different people in those jobs or weaker people in those jobs and you do have an election successfully overturned and that is what donald trump tried to do as his own justice department officials told durbin's committee. >> you mentioned grassley and the idea that he was a man of integrity and perhaps when you see him now you don't have that same impression. it is a theme, though, jake, we have seen with a number of republicans and there is this line right now that we keep hearing from a number of them, including mike pence, that, you know, what is with this focus on january 6th? it is just, you know, critics of president trump sort of overblowing one day. what is the effect of that?

maybe not quite as out there as liz cheney and adam kinzinger. not on the january 6th committee but certainly someone who is seen as a serious lawmaker who, you know, saw that she had to come forward. and it really became an issue. i think this is part of the reason, what bob was talking about, why this committee needs to go forward, the work needs to happen. because we don't know what exactly kevin mccarthy knew, when he knew it, who he was involved in those recollections. her recollection appears to be different from his. it is putting all of those pieces togetherba because they are disparate and recollections can be faulty. it has now been months since january 6th. what exactly happened. what were people like steve bannon doing at the willard planning all of these different things that happened? it is pretty outstanding that you have just this view of republicans who were willing to go on the record to support this. >> i don't want to put you on the spot, but if you know and can name all nine, anna palmer can you take us would they are. >> i c

i will tell you congressman kinzinger voted against that bill. right now republicans in congress have the opportunity to restore the voting rights act. they have the opportunity to stand by the protections in our constitution particularly to protect the vote of communities of color and they are actively choosing not to do that. as you noted they have an opportunity to vote for the freedom to vote act to protect these provisions in our democracy to ban partisan gerrymandering and to make sure our democracy works the way it should which is to have the power in the hands of the people. that is what we want and what we're fighting for. >> the kinzingers and cheneys of this world talk a good game when it comes to protecting democracy but they don't vote to protect democracy which is a problem. then you have the white house, joe biden saying jim crow on steroids, voter suppression is bad. yet the white house continues to be under fire for downplaying the threat to small d american democracy when it comes to legislation, to getting stuff done. earlier t

you know, i think that it probably can't be easy to be congressman adam kinzinger or liz cheney today but i just want to play what adam kinzinger said about his republican colleagues. >> as a republican, don't let my side use the security posture as the straw man argument in this. the reality is that is the equivalent of blaming the victim of a crime for the crime. and while it is important, that's not what we're here to talk about today. madame speaker, voting on a criminal contempt resolution is not the position we hoped to be in but steve bannon went out of his way to earn this resolution before us and now we must approve it. >> your thoughts, margaret? >> the sound bite sort of stood out to me also when he said it because it helped explain the dynamic here. there has been a real willingness among many republicans to condemn the violence that occurred or some of the individuals who stormed the capitol that day and sort of perpetrated the violence but to try to separate it from the former president or his associates, to try to separate it from egging people on or giving them a predi

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kinzinger. >> aye. >> mr. kinzinger aye. >> how is the chair recorded? >> mr. mr. chairman, aye. >> the clerk will report the vote. >> mr. chairman, on this vote there are nine ayes, zero no's. >> the motion is agreed to. the vice-chair is recognized. >> mr. chairman, pursuant to clause 2 l of rule 11, i request that members have two calendar days to file with the clerk of the committee sub mental or additional views on the measure order reported by the commit tonight. >> so ordered. without objection, staff is authorized to make any necessary technical or conforming changes to the report to reflect the actions of the committee. there being no further business, without objection, the select committee stands adjourned. >> and that is a wrap. the committee adjourns. nine members unanimously vote to favorably recommend that the house of representatives vote through contempt charges against steve bannon. the members of the committee, who you saw, bennie thompson, for mississippi, who was the chair, zoe lofgren of california, adam schiff of can california, pete agui

. >>> and one more note from washington tonight, congressman adam kinzinger from illinois announcingwill not run for a seventh term next year. kinzinger is one of ten republicans who voted to impeach former president trump then defying party leaders to serve on the january 6th committee. in his video announcement today, kinzinger saying he would continue to fight against mistruths and divisiveness saying his, quote, political future is just beginning. >>> when we come back here tonight, there is concern at this hour outside washington, d.c., in the fairfax, virginia, and the surrounding areas heading into the halloween weekend. what they're saying to look out for and what to report in a moment. [sfx: radio being tuned] welcome to allstate. ♪ [band plays] ♪ a place where everyone lives life well-protected. ♪ and even when things go a bit wrong, we've got your back. here, things work the way you wish they would. and better protection costs a whole lot less. you're in good hands with allstate. click or call for a lower auto rate today. what's the #1 retinol brand you're in good hands wi

there's civil charges as representative kinzinger just said, they can go to a judge asking order testimony. that takes more time than the committee has. they can refer the case to doj, but it's doj that gets to decide whether to file criminal charges. picking up on the frustration i share and a lot of people share because there's just no consequences to any of this thus far. we've seen congress get slow played. we have seen d justice take a gentle path. doj historically has not charged contempt of congress cases. who's going to step up here, who's going to show resolve or backbone. will it be the committee, doj and merrick garland or nobody. >> e lie honig, thank you very much. >>> we're learning alarming details of failures of senior leaders in the capitol police in the lead up and after math of january 6th. >> cnn correspondent whitney wild is with us. we know these allegations are coming from a whistleblower who was a former high ranking capitol police official, right? >> reporter: that's right, and this person has 31 years on the department, so well versed in how the department works a

adam adam kinzinger announced this week he is not running for re-election. instead of the trump wing purged from the republican party, it is republicans trying to hold trump accountable for the coup attempt being purged. what do you make of that? >> first of all, adam kinzinger has been an admirable figure, one of a small number including liz cheney. i gather there's been redistricting in illinois, may have played into his thinking in terms of whether he has a real shot at getting reelected. whether he runs for the house or some other office, it is critically important for honorable republicans to stay involved in the political process, not to simply surrender, even though now it is a gloomy outlook. >> and how confident are you, mr. secretary, that the country can uphold democratic institutions, hold democratic elections in this country in 2022 and 2024 without violence? >> i believe we can have the elections and conduct them properly. i think we need to be prepared for the possibility of violence and as you know, we have a couple of elections at the state

you mentioned congresswoman liz cheney and adam kinzinger. also representatives meyer, gonzalez, simpson, upton, catco, and mace all voting in the affirmative. those eight votes along with the democratic majority assuring that this criminal contempt referral will pass. >> thank you very much. >> steve bannon, a long-time adviser of former president donald trump and the man who predicted this on the day before january 6th -- >> all hell is going to break loose tomorrow. >> reporter: -- is now in a legal predicament. the house of representatives set to refer him to the department of justice for criminal contempt of congress because he has refused to comply with the subpoena of the january 6th select committee. >> on january 5th steve bannon said on his podcast that all hell is going to break loose tomorrow. he promised something unprecedented, unforeseen, and told everybody to buckle up or fasten on or whatever. i mean, you tell me. >> reporter: the vote now triggers a process in the hands of the department of justice. they will decide if banno

rachel, what was the reaction to kinzinger's message and why do you think he made this move now?president trump is gone. it continues to show he has a firm grip on the party and it's hard to be a republican criticizing trump and running for office. earlier this year after kinzinger voted to impeach and he went out there and said he'll raise a bunch of money and primary republicans who supported the big lie. what a big change it's been in ten months to see him saying i'm going to go on the offense against republicans to i can't run for re-election right now. >> redistricting made things hard for him as well. what do you think it says on the state of the gop? >> let's be clear that he was, he lost at sea. the dems in illinois were doing him no favors despite his critique of former president trump, they're trying to pick up seats in the delegation and politics is ruthless when it comes to the redraw of the map in both parties. he would have faced a tough primary if he had run in his old seat. it's tough to be that public of a critic of the former president and survive in the primary

trump released a statement celebrating kinzinger's retirement. it simply said "two down, eight to go." trump's statement isn't just about kinzinger's retirement, it's also a reflection of how strong his hold is over the republican party. congressman anthony gonzalez is the other republican to announce that he won't seek re-election after voting to impeach trump. congresswoman elizabeth cheney, another republican who voted to impeach, and one of the most outspoken critics of both trump and the insurrection in the gop. she's facing a tough re-election challenge in wyoming. now the whitewashing of january 6th isn't just happening in washington. it's happening across the country on right-wing media in real time. fox news host tucker carlson, perhaps the most influential voice in maga media today, is set to release a three-part docuseries that he claims will, quote, tell the true story of the insurrection. now, i'm using that term "docuseries" extremely generously here, because as the trailer for the series makes clear, it appears to be completely unh

kinzinger didn't rule out running for office again.r he's out for veng as in a statement gloating two down, eight to go in reference to the republicans who voted to impeach him. >> i don't know if he's going to return to congress but he has a future as a state-wide candidate in illinois because he gets republicans and moderate democrats who appreciate he stood up to former president trump and many other republicans did not. he's a military veteran. he takes that oath seer rousely. he would be a pretty good candidate for a state wide office. you look at maryland and massachusetts, that would be in that same vein. >> daniel, cnn is reporting the committee is losing patience with former chief of stat mark meadows and considering forcing his cop operation. how do the chances rate? >> i think they don't have the best chance of getting cooperation because meadows is still close to trump. trump is telling people to fight this to the a end. he was there until the end as chief of staff. meadows does not want to piss off loyal trump supporters.

kinzinger? >> yea. >> mr. kinzinger yea. >> chair recorded. >> mr.e not recorded. >> i vote yea. >> mr. chairman, yea. >> the clerk will report the vote. >> mr. chairman, on this vote, there are nine yeas, zero noes. >> the motion is agreed to. vice chair is recognized. >> mr. chairman, pursuant to clause 2l of rule 11, i request that members have two calendar days in which to file with the clerk of the committee supplemental or additional views on the measure ordered reported by the committee tonight. >> so ordered. without objection, staff is authorized to make any necessary technical or conforming changes to the report to reflect the actions of the committee. there being no further business, without objection, the select committee stands adjourned. >>> and there you have it. obviously, unanimous and our laura coates norm eisen, and gloria borger are back with me. gloria, pretty important moment there with vice chair liz cheney wanting that voice call-out. that vote as she made her point of view very clear and, you know, telling her fellow republic

even if the justice department pursues it as congressman kinzinger -- kinzinger and others are tryingo do. >> you say even if the justice department pursues it. why wouldn't they? and i understand this hasn't happened, as far as you can tell, in a long time. and if so, hardly ever. but isn't an insurrection the type of thing that you want to get serious about if you have to? >> i do think it's likely that they will pursue it. i mean, you know, when you are dealing with these archaic legal doctrines like criminal contempt, like inherent contempt, which is -- which is a related point, is that, you know, the justice department is very careful about its institutional role and trying to make sure that they follow precedence that subsequent administrations would and should follow. i think it's likely. but all i'm saying is that in a congressional investigation that has a real time limit with, you know, this -- this congress ending in a little more than 12 months. the idea that steve bannon will be actually forced to testify or actually jailed for criminal contempt strikes me as remote. >> g

congressman adam kinzinger spoke about the urgency for finding these americans. >> we need to track down where they are and see if negotiations without paying ransom are possible or do whatever we need to on the military or police front. praebd everybody watching, at least one or two, i guess kevin bacons away, know somebody who has been a missionary to haiti at some point, and so this hits home. we keep them in our prayers and the u.s. government will do everything we can to get them back. >> alex, it is notable we have reached out to the u.s. state department. they have acknowledged reports of these kidnappings but have thought confirmed the kidnappings themselves. they said, quote, the welfare and safety of u.s. citizens abroad is one of the highest priorities of the department of state. we're aware of these reports but have nothing additional to offer at this time. according to the united nations, there are some 328 reported kidnappings to the haitian government in the first eight months of this year, which is about 100 more than all of last year. a wave of kidnappings that involve i

illinois congressman adam kinzinger. one of 2 republicans on the committee says the vote is an important step in finding the truth. i think the president has made it clear that we need answers to this. and i think, you know, the vast majority of americans agree. president joe biden is making clear his support of holding people like bannon in contempt. i hope that the committee goes but that could come down to the justice department who says it will make its decision on the law and facts. a lawyer for bannon says he will not be complying with the subpoena. adding that the documents, the panel is looking for are covered by executive privilege. kinzinger adds the committee's move could be a warning to others as us to anybody else coming in front of the committee. don't think that you're going to be able to just kind of walk away and we're going to forget about you or not. >> and rain right now. the vote is scheduled for tomorrow night. if it passes, it will move to the house for a full vote house floor for a full vote repor

kinzinger is a' critic of president trump and on the panel investigating the capitol riot.ter illinois announced redistricting plans for his district. the military veteran was one of 10 house republicans who voted to impeach then president trump on a charge of inciting the insurrection. >> in congress, i have witnessed how division is heavily rooted. it's also become increasingly obvious to me in order to break the narrative i cannot focus on both a re-election to congress and a broader fight nationwide. i want to make it clear this isn't the end of my political future but the beginning. >> bret: kinzinger called the insurrection capitol riot january the 6th. second republican who voted for impeachment to announce he will not seek re-election. today some of the hundreds of people charged with that incident on january 6th spoke with the committee looking into it. but many of the people, lawmakers most want to talk with, are not showing up so far. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is at the pentagon tonight with details of where this investigation is headed. >>

if you ask adam kinzinger and liz cheney, the only two republicans on that january 6th committee, theyt it's politically for the reason we were just talking about before even not great to have the former president up there because it is almost makes him a martyr, but to get to the bottom of it, which is what they are trying to do, you need to talk to people like that, and that's why adam kinzinger is leaving that on the table. >> let's pivot and talk about president biden and his agenda that's currently stalled right now. the white house has been in intention talks with two key senators in particular, moderates joe manchin and kyrsten sinema and progressives in the house like congresswoman jayapal who was with the president today, but these two senators want different things. even though they are both democrats when it comes to the big social safety net pack. a the hope what is to have a deal by halloween. can the president thread this needle in just a couple of weeks? >> well, he's going to have to to -- to save his agenda and to push forward on his agenda. it's really interesting the

you called adam kinzinger a bold choice for power.s week he doesn't have an intention to run again. obviously kinzinger, he's gotten a lot of rebuke from republicans. there's talk this may have more to do with the fact of redistricting and he would have to face a fellow republican who is sitting in congress. what impact will his absence have in congress? >> you know, my concern is that those who did speak truth to power will get forced out. i think we've seen it. there were other examples with republicans who spoke out against the trump administration and they decide just not to run. all along as a democrat, i was one of those asking them to show this courage. so for democrats who asked for this, we have to, on the other hand, give kudos and support those who showed that kind of courage. in the final analysis, the democrats can't do this alone. >> quick question for you, congressman. there's something to be said for the fact that adam kinzinger is more moderate. for example, senator manchin has been getting so much attack over the str

. >> so, hopefully one such kind of republican is adam kinzinger.to just tell the truth. >> leaders have got to stand up and tell people the truth. so, if you don't trust the media and you don't trust anything and you're inundated with sources of information, you're going to look at somebody that stands in front of you and talks, and if you trust them at heart, you're going to believe them. and when you have steve scalise not answer whether or not, you know, joe biden was legitimately elected or you have, you know, kevin mccarthy make it clear that donald trump caused january 6th and then put the, you know, the paddles on him in mar-a-lago and resurrect him politically, it's no wonder 70% of the base believes the election was stolen. my biggest fear is that there are some people who don't care what the truth is and that this idea of a stolen election is really just a cover, because this is now gone from, let's go compete in the field of politics. we were convinced the election was stolen. to just simply, you know, power at all means. and if you're i

i will ask one of only two republicans on that committee, adam kinzinger. >>> he is back. years after leaving "the daily show" jon stewart has a new show and a lot to say. >> overwhelmingly, i still believe this is an experiment worth having. how can it not feel good, jake s tapper? feel good! >> our interview and why he still has hope for america ahead. ♪ >>> hello. i'm jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is watching president biden's problems mount. the president is out fine-tuning his sales pitch for an economic agenda his party still cannot agree on. democrats are scrambling for alternatives after joe manchin appeared to kill the cornerstone climate policy in the party's social safety net package. as democrats try to sell their spending plans, the biden administration needs to calm fears over inflation and a supply chain nightmare that could get worse, plunging our nation's ports, railroads, trucks and critical infrastructure workers deeper into crisis just in time for the holidays. joining us now is secretary of transportation pete buttigieg. secret

this morning congressman kinzinger was asked why he did not support the john lewis voting rights act, a proposal put forward earlier this year. watch. >> you can call a bill the voting rights act and then left wing twitter goes nuts about this by the way, and they can say you voted against voting rights without looking into the details. the details, the voting rights act in the mid '60s came out with preclearance. that went on into perpetuity. it was intended to be temporary. in 2013 the u.s. supreme court threw that provision out and said history changes. we can't keep pretending like it's 1965. >> i've got to tell you something, representative kinzinger, we might be a little closer to 1965 than you think. we have a lot to discuss tonight with my panel. a democratic strategist and former dnc senior adviser. she's going to walk us through the political fight ahead as the redistricting battle heats up. mark covers courts and the law. we're going to talk to him about the role of the supreme court in all this and if there's a pathway out. also joining us david daly. he's an expert in all

. >> illinois congressman adam kinzinger says that he is not running for reelection considers one of 2 republican members of the house select committee investigating the january 6th riot at the u.s. capitol. he was a staunch critic of former president trump and was one of 10 house republicans to vote to impeach trump is now the second of that tend not to seek reelection consider releasing a 5 minute video explaining his decision. he says now is the time to move on from congress. but it's not the end of his political career. kinzinger has served 6 terms in congress, his current term ends in january of 2023. >> coming up at 6. thanks to some extra snow. several ski resorts are open ahead of schedule. we'll tell you which resorts are ready to go and san francisco's now embracing a busy weekend outside lands. >> it's happening at golden gate park right now. we're going to take you to check out this long awaited music fest. >> plus an airline passenger is facing charges will tell you about an oakland man who was involved. police say in a was involved. police say in a assault incident. i'v

that includes liz cheney and adam kinzinger as far as i am concerned. or you are in the camp that wants to pull plug and take us towards an authoritarian state. i welcome liz cheney. and give me the problem that in a couple of years if this democracy is still around where she and i can debate theish us we don't agree on. but free speech, freedom of press, freedom of markets, that could be all gone. we have to be a big tent party right now. i will say this. i used to believe what robert costa said. i think fear is a factor. adam kinzinger is afraid. he gets threats all the time. so is liz complainy. it doesn't get in the way of them doing the right thing. i think for some of these people they were never as honorable as they put out in the the first place. they are just now showing their true colors because donald trump put out in a permissive attitude that it is okay. >> i would like to add -- >> please. >> it is not just fear, i would add sometimes they explain it away as fear. but let's not forget, at the end of the day it's decision they make. it is a