, and by the way, liz cheney won't be the last. there will be other political opponents of donald trump who were referred for prosecution. now, that would be laughable today under an fbi and department of justice that doesn't lock up people for political reasons. but donald trump is changing the guard at the fbi. he's putting in someone loyal to him as the next attorney general. the person he's going to put in at the fbi wrote a book about how important it was to eliminate from government anybody that doesn't line up with the political priorities of the president. he has said that the people herb ran -- the people who ran fair elections in 2020 should if to jail, because if you didn't run an election that resulted in donald trump being elected, then you did something wrong. this week the house recommended liz cheney for criminal prosecution. donald trump cheered that recommendation. and we're getting ready to vote on an attorney general and a director of the fbi who have made clear they are ready to eagerly prosecute trump's politi

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summoned the mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack. >> he has deep grievances with liz cheney as she spoke out against him. at a time where most republicans were not willing to do that. >> and he believes deeply that she tarnished his legacy. >> trump has repeatedly personally insulted cheney, including just before the election, calling her a warmonger, imagining how she would do if she faced combat. >> she's a radical war hawk. let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrel shooting at her. okay. >> the new report from house republicans accuses cheney of colluding with cassidy hutchinson, a former trump white house aide who became a star witness for the january 6th committee after ditching her trump provided lawyer. >> i overheard the president say something to the effect of, you know, i don't even care that they have weapons. >> house republicans implying cheney might have broken the law by engaging in back-channel communications with hutchinson. >> did liz cheney commit suborn perjury, which is when she's encouraging someone to not tell the truth? reporter. >> b

and liz cheney had an impact.ot just on the committee, but really in american life, precisely because her family has this republican history. and she has this career as an arch concerted of it. for many people that simply prove that her opposition to donald trump's january 6th two attempt, and later assorted efforts to hide it, that it was based on principle. precisely because it was liz cheney. it was not some political or ideological disagreement that morphed into something larger. she backed donald trump for office in the campaign. she was in republican leadership. she clearly backed most of his conservative domestic policies. she only broke over the january 6th insurrection. >> the former president, who is attempting to unravel the foundation of our constitutional republic. we have to choose, because republicans cannot both be loyal to donald trump and loyal to the constitution. >> liz cheney chose. the republican party and donald trump choosing on this constitutional question? we are joined by a former prosec

and he has had a particular fixation on liz cheney. he brought it up in that interview, and he brought her up multiple times on the campaign trail. she is someone who has really gotten under his skin. now, the reason why this holds so much more weight now is given the fact that one, he is going to be president, but two, who he has installed to what he hopes is be the head of the fbi, because part of this is essentially the committee saying that liz cheney should be prosecuted by the fbi, which in trump's world, if all goes according to be planned to plans, would be run by kash patel, a trump loyalist who we believe based on everything we have seen from patel over the last several years, would do whatever it was that trump wanted, including potentially prosecute liz cheney. so i do want to talk a little bit about what's in that report. so here are some of the key findings from that subcommittee report that was sent out by a republican by the house republicans. it says liz cheney colluded with, quote, star witness cassidy hutchinson. aga

liz cheney is one of the last remaining symbols of a principled gop.going to try and stop until her memory is erased. but i think it's very important that she continue what she started. >> neal katyal, thank you so much. always one of the best explainers in the business and legal minds. appreciate you joining us. >>> coming up, democrats pass up a big opportunity to elevate one of their youngest and brightest stars. we'll tell you what happened and talk about it with our friend david hogg, candidate for vice chair of the dnc. we'll be right back. ce chair of the dnc we'll be right back. predicament, ace. you overdid it on the loaded fries. undo it with pepto fast melts. ♪ when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion, ♪ ♪ upset stomach, diarrhea. ♪ when you overdo it... ...undo it with pepto bismol. ♪ who knows what tomorrow will bring ♪ (dog whines) ♪ but as for me ♪ (knock at door) ♪ i'll wait and see ♪ ♪ and maybe it'll bring my love to me ♪ ♪ who knows ♪ ♪ who knows ♪ what causes a curve down there? is it peyronie's disease? will it get worse? how c

and liz cheney had an impact. not just on the committee, but really in american life precisely because her family has this republican history. and she has this career as an arch conservative. and so for more people that simply proved that her opposition to donald trump's january 6th coup attempt and later assorted efforts to hide it, that it was based on principle. precisely because it was liz cheney. it was not some political or ideological disagreement that morphed into something larger. she backed donald trump for office in the campaign. she was in republican leadership. she clearly backed most of his conservative, domestic policies. she only broke over the january 6th insurrection. >> the former president, who is attempting to unravel the foundations of our constitutional republic, we have to choose because republicans cannot both be loyal to donald trump and loyal to the constitution. >> liz cheney chose. how is the republican party and donald trump choosing on this constitutional question? we're joined by a

and liz cheney and liz cheney and matt gaetz. >> and what do you what do you see this as a legitimate report, this letter? no, i haven't read the report. but a couple of things. article one, section six of the u.s. constitution protects members of congress from criminal and civil cases. she was doing her job. this was a liz cheney. this was a select committee. it was approved by the house. they had lots of witnesses. i mean, it's part of the routine. i mean, if you you can't really i mean, this this would be unconstitutional, probably to go against her. the second thing is, and i'm not a lawyer, but if this did go so that she has to be a defendant, think of the people that she could call that refused to testify before the select committee. kevin mccarthy. what what about that line the president allegedly called you and said, i guess they care more about the election than you do. kevin, on january 6th, all of that. i mean, i mean, this is a can of worms that i don't think really anybody wants to see. >> and speaking of can of worms, i want you to take a listen to what trump's daughter

that is why we made a recommendation that the department of justice to investigate liz at cheney for ion of federal law. i am only using liz's own standards that she used for if you go back to july of 2022, and one of their televised hearings liz cheney started talking about donald trump making a phone call to one of the witnesses if it was not even successful he just attempted to make a phone call to someone that interviewed. she potential witness tampering just because he attempted to make a phone call. now, compare that to what we have the evidence liz cheney actually did. she did communicate with cassidy hutchinson. she did acknowledge it was inappropriate communications. cassidy hutchinson changed her testimony. then according liz cheney did encourage her to fire her previous attorney. then, liz cheney did help her find a new attorney. and then liz cheney then try but she did try to get disbarred in georgia and d.c. these are the things she did. just because donald trump attempted to make a phone call that he should be investigated. this is why we are saying. i cannot make that d

in a new report, house republicans say liz cheney should be investigated over her work on the january committee in a statement on blue sky, cheney said the report, intentionally disregards the truth and fabricates lives in an attempt to cover up what donald trump did. and fresh off his settlement victory over abc, the president- elect is now suing the des moines register for running a poll that he didn't actually like. senator chris murphy warned today that the legal attacks that we are now seeing are all part of donald trump's plan to, quote, cripple our democracy. watch what he said. >> and countries were that happens, where the opposition is going to jail so they stay home and the press doesn't tell the truth, because if your consequences, democracy dies. trump, over the last four days, showing you that plan to suppress the opposition and suppress the press. and so far, he has had stunning success even before he gets sworn in. >> i want to welcome senator jamie raskin of maryland. as of today, is also the new top democrat on the house judiciary committee. i don't know, you won this

liz cheney did not make that up. we heard from witnesses.think this allegation in the report should be referred for criminal prosecution, there is just no foundation whatsoever for that allegation. >> what is your sense of the bigger picture, of why liz and specifically her communications with cassidy hutchinson, are being manufactured as a potential predicate for investigation? >> look, i think ms. cheney has been a very outspoken critic of the president. she was very, very visible as the vice chair of our committee. as a result, she attracts a lot of attention. there is no question she was vitally involved in our investigation. she is a good lawyer. she asked good questions and she was personally very involved in the day-to-day work of the committee. that is what we should expect from a public servant. she did the right thing by doing her best to try to get the facts and circumstances that informed the attack on the capitol but because of her high profile and how persuasive, i think, she has been, she is a lightning rod. ♪ ♪ >>> thank you

liz cheney used to be one of their own. she was in the leadership of of the house republican conference. is this something where, you know, are any house republicans or senate or other republicans you talked to expressing concern about what might happen here? >> look, i mean, it's been a while since she's been one of their own. you're right. i mean, but time moves quickly here and now. she certainly is not. i mean, what this sort of is, another reminder is that there is a sense of litigation in the air. we're seeing it with the president elect that is one of his big focuses. we saw it yesterday with his suit against the des moines register, and their pollster. 311 this morning, as you pointed out, talking about liz cheney. so that is the mindset of the president elect. but i think overall, a lot of senate republicans, house republicans are really wondering what the balance of forward looking policy from this white house is going to be versus backward looking retribution. and we don't know. i mean, but there is a sense that

their goal is to tee up, i think, a federal investigation of liz cheney under false pretenses, whichns, characterizing them today as a gracious and unthinkable acts of crime, which they definitely are not. joining me now is our friend and former acting u.s. solicitor general, the best explainer out there, neal katyal. okay, this allegation against liz cheney is pretty baseless, we have said that, everybody has said that, but i think it is really important for our viewers to understand why. >> so, it is kind of nuts, jen, to think that the one crime that occurred around january 6 was not the hundreds of people who invaded the capitol or the leadership that led to that insurrection, but rather the crime was the investigation into january 6, but that's what this house report evidently says, that cassidy hutchinson, one of the witnesses against trump, had counseled, and that liz cheney ignored her council and just went and talked directly to cassidy hutchinson, procured another lawyer for cassidy hutchinson and the like. this is just bogus. it is true that there is a crime in the statute

but one of the things the allegations against liz cheney is that she took a conversation that liz cheney had with a, you know, a former trump aide and misrepresented it as witness tampering. my understanding is you believe that is obviously not illegal. but what do you make of that allegation? >> witness tampering is illegal, but witness tampering is not what actually happened here. even by even by the accused of accusing trump of witness tampering and that that that the allegation is that that was not actually what happened and that people were then enmeshed in legal jeopardy because the accusation was made in the january 6th committee that there was witness tampering happening. >> yeah. >> i mean, i think that's it's fair to criticize the january 6th committee. i don't think they're above criticism, but i also don't think >> donald trump was done hard by, therefore, anything goes the other way. that's retributive, and that's leading us in a very bad direction. and i'll be just as critical of those efforts. thank you very much. as always everyone else. >> hang tight. coming up next. pre

>> he's going after liz cheney now saying on truth social that cheney could be in a lot of trouble afters house republican report on january 6th, essentially recommending a criminal investigation into the former congresswoman. what do you make of that it's an attempt to intimidate not just liz cheney. >> and they picked the wrong person, you know her, i know her. she's not easily intimidated, and she isn't going to be intimidated by this. but it's really a message to all of his other critics, if you dare to cross me and to say anything that i don't like in criticism, i may sue you. and i may not win the suit, but i'll bankrupt you. that's really the message he's sending. >> yeah. and i will say, i mean, it is rich coming from trump because he has repeatedly accused his critics of attempting to silence him. let's play a little bit of that. >> they are targeting me because they want to silence me. they're not taking away my first amendment right. they want to silence me because i will never let them silence you. they want to silence me. they want to silence me. they want to silence me isn'

with respect to liz cheney. and that's where the report crosses the line. >> and if kash patel is at doj and uses this report as a predicate to prosecute liz cheney, what do you say? >> here's my concern. americans are very, very concerned about what happened on that day. and then subsequently the investigation, if it means opening up and making that, you know, transparent to everyone, even opening another investigation. so what? yeah, maybe there is some kind of witness tampering, but that's not how prosecutors work. >> we don't open up investigations to just let's probe around and see what's what. excuse me, i don't i don't. >> excuse me. >> we don't. i mean, listen, i'm not telling you every. >> preet didn't do that to to andrew cuomo. >> let me tell you this. >> i'm not i'm not saying all prosecutors are pure. i'm saying in the in the. this is not what prosecutors are supposed to. >> that's fair. that's fair. i agree. no that's fair. >> so this report should not be a basis, a pretext, any sort of foundation

this morning he gave into his apparently insatiable urge to go after liz cheney. charge to hold him accountable for his own actions. she served as the vice chair of the january six committee saying she could be in a lot of trouble and should be investigated by the fbi and that post came a day after the republican house subcommittee investigating not the attack on our capitol but rather the january six committee itself , a clear attempt to rewrite history and make the villains the victims and vice versa, released a report recommending a criminal investigation claiming she may have tampered with a witness. the former trump white house aide cassidy hutchinson easily the star witness during the committee hearings. liz cheney responded saying it fabricates allies and allegations in an attempt to cover up what trump did. joining me now is the congressman of california. i never thought i would see this day. your thoughts? >> this is what he does. he is more emboldened now than ever. >> this report was disgusting and not just about what he said about liz cheney that he wo

now trump didn't elaborate what laws liz cheney may have broke by cited sources republican congressmanury lauder milk and news max host greg kelly. and last night on news max we got more specifics. trump and his republican allies claim that cheney may have engaged in witness tampering. which would be a significant allegation if there were any merit to it. so far it seems, there is not. here is what they are alleging. you probably remember white house aide cassidy hutchinson's testimony to the january 6th committee. she spoke about trump throwing a plate against a wall when attorney general bill barr made a public statement that he hadn't found evidence of election fraud in the 2020 election. and hutchinson is how we learned about the alleged incident in trump's suv where trump allegedly lunged at the secret service agent driving the car when the agent refused to take trump to the capitol so comarch with his supporters. and his dramatic as hutchinson's testimony was in front of the cameras, battle over hutchinson's testimony behind closed doors was even more dramatic. initially, trump w

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on wednesday, trump himself posted online liz cheney could be in a lot of trouble. with cash patel potentially at the helm of the fbi an investigation of cheney is not out of the question. one example ofgrowing list of signs of the kind of revenge politics we could see in this new trump term. trump's promise of retribution has promised to fire civil service employees en masse and his cabinet was common denominator seems to be blind loyalty. this is creating a culture of fear and intimidation. in the press, which is called upon to bear witness to all of this and hold power to account has also become subject to it. trump has repeatedly labeled the media the enemy of the people. he has adjusted both directly and indirectly use of violence against members of the press. a few days before the election he said he would not mind if an assassin shot through with quote, fake news" that was standing in front of him. he has repeatedly invoked fresh credentials from reporters who have asked challenging were adversarial questions. he blacklisted major outlets like the new york tim

by the way, you mentioned the liz cheney thing in there. there is something going after liz cheney saying she broke the law. i'm going to get to that in a moment. actually, former spokesperson for for her will be here. but vivian salama, can i just ask you because i know you're covering the trump transition for the wall street journal and you've been breaking so much news. musk goes ahead of trump on this funding bill publicly and significantly so. he is the leader here in the charge against it. 70 posts, 12 hours between his first post and trump finally weighing in. how risky of a game is musk playing? >> it's incredibly risky, and amazingly, his advisers have been remarkably silent on why it took donald trump or even vice president elect jd vance, so long to weigh in on this issue, whereas elon musk, as you were saying, was tweeting all day long about this as was vivek ramaswamy, the two men who are leading the department of government efficiency coming into this next administration. and so it is very unusual to see close advisors to dona

well, liz cheney put out a statement. she says this,s chairmanat. loudermilk interim report intentionally disregards the truth anselect committee's tremendous weight of evidence and instead fabricates lies and inflammatory allegations in an atmpt to cover up what donald trump did. there allegations do not rece the review of the actual evence and are a malicious a carol glee assault on the truth. no -- and cowardly assault on the truth. no reputable lawyer or judge would take this seriously. here is charles in virginia. what do you think? caller: hey, good morning. thanks for taking my call. let me turn this down. as i am sitting here buddy, a word came to me, and that is that for all the so-called christians in this country that say they believe in god, and i heard a few people call in and say how they trust in god and pray and are glad trump is in office because god ordained him and so forth, i just want to say, god does not like folks to take revenge. vengeance is mine, said the lord. so for a president to take vengeful acts against people who inv

. >> you think liz cheney should go to jail?body that voted in favor -- >> are you going to direct your fbi director to send them to jail? >> i think they will have to look at that but i'm going to focus on drill, baby drill. >> joining us now dosha burns covering the transition and sarah matthews former deputy white house press secretary we may recall testify publicly, trump has talked about consequences for his political enemies but has he gone this far since he was elected? >> trump has made this sort of threat dozens of times, the difference now is it has more weight because he is the president elect, in the same interview, he also said that success would be his retribution, so this is kind of classic trump, where he says things that sound the alarm for his opponents, but at the same time, will say something else in the same interview, in the same conversation that will give ammunition to his defenders to say will look, he saying that he's going to focus on the future not the past. now liz cheney is already responding, she s

january 6th committee, especially former republican congresswoman liz cheney, who served as vice chair. >> and cheney was behind it, and so was bennie thompson and everybody on that committee for what they did. yeah, honestly, they should go to jail. >> go to jail. that was the president elect on nbc's meet the press two sundays ago. yesterday, republicans on a house oversight subcommittee released a report giving him ammunition to do it. and this morning, he posted this on social media, quoting. now, liz cheney could be in a lot of trouble based on the evidence obtained by the subcommittee, which states that numerous federal laws were likely broken by liz cheney. and these violations should be investigated by the fbi. the subcommittee report says that cheney, quote, tampered with at least one witness referring to former trump white house staffer cassidy hutchinson, who appeared before the committee. it spotlights conversations between hutchinson and congresswoman cheney, calling it, quote, unusual and potentially unethical for a member of congress conducting an investigation to contac

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this is not the first time he suggested that about liz cheney.e election and seize power, mobilized a angry mob sent them to the capitol where they attacked police officers and halted the counts of the votes, trump watched on television as the police officers were brutally beaten and capitol assaulted. now, trump's suggestion that members of congress should be whale r jail side say continuation of his assault on the rule of law and the foundations of our republic. trump also said in that same interview with kristen welker he may pardon some of the defendants his supporters who were arrested and charged for storming the capitol for breaching the building and for trying to stop that certification process from taking place. and, so, all of there is definitely important to watch. i will tell you just as i was walking into this building today. capitol police officers notice that. they made remarks to me about that. there will have practical effects on the people here who are getting ready for a second trump precedency. john than? >> i will get you on

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these offers won't last. (♪♪) >>> donald trump took direct aim at former republican congresswoman liz cheneyt committee during a sitdown with "meet the press" commentator kristen welker. >> and cheney was behind it, and so was benny thompson and everybody on that committee. for what they did, honestly, they should go to jail. >> so you think liz cheney should go to jail? >> for what they did -- anybody that voted in favor -- >> are you going to direct your fbi director to send them to jail? >> no, they'll have to look at that, but i'm going to focus on drill, baby, drill. >> this the last hour, liz cheney released a statement saying -- >>> joining me now, nbc political analysis brendan buck, a former press secretary to former house speaker john boehner. and democratic strategist anesha cross. that clip from donald trump, your respective reactions. brendan, you go first. >> he didn't even articulate what crime they committed. anybody who holds a hearing committee, hasn't committed a crime. i will say, if the president wants to derail his presidency really fast, try to prosecute liz cheney and

about liz cheney and now she's responding.2020 presidential election and seize power. he mobilized an angry mob and sent them to the united states capital where they attacked police officers, invaded the building and halting the official counting ever electoral votes. trump watched on tv as police officers were beaten and the capitol was assaulted and donald trump's suggestion that members of congress who later investigated his illegal and unconstitutional actions should be jailed is a continuation of his assault on the rule of law and the foundations of our republic. trump also said in that same interview, with our kristin welker, that he may pardon some of the january 6 defendants, his supporters who were arrested and charged for storming the capitol for breaching this building and for trying to stop that certification process from takes place. so all of this is definitely important to watch. anecdotally as i was walking into this building today, capitol police officers noticed that and they made some remarks to me about tha

especially liz cheney. she length so much credibility to the january 6th committee. without her it would have been pelosi and the democrats. having her, someone that came from this political dynasty in the republican party, the cheney name behind it. it length so much weight. and that is why you are seeing republicans going after her. but it is just remarkable if you take a step back and think about the fact that liz cheney is the one now being put in the crosshairs of the fbi going after her, these rioters who stormed the capitol and the police are going to be pardoned according to trump. and of course the case against trump himself has been thrown out. so, just a remarkable shift over these last few years what we have seen happening as it pertains to january 6th. there is no signs that republicans are letting it go. they want to keep investigating it. >> reporter: and liz cheney is just one. a long, long list of others who are on trump's target list. what is your take, peter? >> he said it, he said he wants it, liz cheney should go to jail. the entire january 6th co

if liz cheney was subordinate injury that is a crime. that's the issue that we are hearing around here anyway. maria: we will watch that for sure, good to see you. thank you so much. maria: congressman andy biggs in washington. more jobs added in november than expected but what does that mean for the economy of the federal reserve's next move steve moore reserve's next move steve moore and andy puzder will joi next ose the right amounts without over or under investing. so you can feel confident in your financial choices voya, well planned, well invested, well protected. (vo) weight loss. for so long, i felt stuck. but zepbound means change. zepbound is for adults with obesity, to help lose weight and keep it off. activating 2 naturally occurring hormone receptors in my body, it works differently. it's changing what i believe is possible when it comes to weight loss. it's changing how much weight i lose. up to 48 pounds. and changing what happens. don't take if allergic to it, or if you or someone in your family had medullary thyroid canc

for what they did, honestly, they should go to jail. >> so you think liz cheney should go to jail?ld go to jail? >> everybody that -- >> are you going to direct your fbi director or attorney general to send them to jail? >> not at all. i think they'll have to look at that. i'm going to focus on drill, baby, drill. >> when you say that, you've tapped these people to lead the justice department and fbi. >> they can do whatever they want. >> liz cheney responded with this statement. "president-elect trump again lied about the january 6th select committee and said members of the committee should go to jail for carrying out our constitutional responsibilities. here is the truth. donald trump attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election and seize power. he mobilized an angry mob and sent them to the united states capitol where they attacked police officers, invaded the building and halted the official counting of electoral votes. trump watched on television as police officers were brutally beaten and the capitol was assaulted refusing for hours to tell the mob to leave. this was

the interim report saying former congresswoman liz cheney who is likely at the top of trump's enemy within list should be prosecuted. we know he's got allies in congress willing to do his bidding without any facts, without any reason, a lie wrapped up in predication maybe. on the flip side new reporting from nbc news finds something that didn't exist last time, a support network of sorts mobilizing around the public targets of trump and patel's ire. "lawyers and pro democracy advocates are in the early stages of building a nationwide network of specialists aimed at defending and protecting people who may be targeted for retribution once president- elect donald trump takes office." that's according to multiple people involved in the effort. those working to create the infrastructure said in addition to lawyers, they are recruiting accountants to help people who may find their taxes under audit, employment experts to advise those who could be fired or reassigned without cause, public relations professionals to assist anyone whose reputations might be tarnished by accusations, and even psycho

their first target, former congresswoman liz cheney. they released a report claiming she, quote, tampered with a witness working on the january 6th committee. the report called for cheney to be criminally investigated. chaen any refuted the republicans' findings saying, quote, the allegations don't reflect a review of the actual evidence and are malicious and cowardly assaults on the truth. no lawyer or judge would take this seriously. >> molly, i think that is the crux of the sort of the legal part of this, you know, and she will have to go probably deal with some of that. but i do want to play up for you her response on blue sky to donald trump's face forward attacks on her noting january 6th showed donald trump for who he really is. a cruel and vindictive man who allowed violent attacks to continue against our capitol law enforcement officers while he watched television and refused for hours to inl instruct his supporters to stand down and leave. that's the hallmark of a coward. the hallmark of someone who is petulant and is not gett

why pardon liz cheney for what?duals that need to be held accountable for what they've done while working in the federal government and the doj that violated the rights of american citizens. maria: you're talking about jim comey, you're talking about andrew mccabe. i'm talking about liz cheney and adam schiff. >> right. that sham commit ticks i think committee, i thinkthey abused tl of this. they abused their power. listen, it's a flew day. donald trump's back, baby. he's going to make america great again. [laughter] maria: all right. yes, the january 6th committee. that's a good point. good to see you, sir. congressman troy nehls. we'll be right back. confident. measured. ready. the markets, like life, will turn and challenge us. but when emotions run high, we stay grounded. with the hcm buyline, we work to empower investors, in navigating market volatility and complex conditions. we provide a diverse portfolio with proprietary mutual funds and etfs aimed at growth and preservation. so you can invest with confidenc

the liz cheney arrest threat, that feels a little more real.now he's trying to staff his loyalists to carry that out, and lots of people who support him, his base are demanding his action. >> what's dangerous is he was up at 3:30 in the morning tweeting, and he's got a president-elect, and he's got a job to do and a job to think about, get some rest. >> his sleeping patterns have always been a subject of fascination, but you think this is a moment this line about trump, whether you should take him literally or seriously, do you not take him seriously? you don't think he will? >> no. >> but some people clearly do think he might, and some of them work in the west wing, where there's been a series of robust conversations in recent weeks about whether or not to issue preemptive pardons to people that trump has identified as a political foe, whether that is liz cheney or mark milley, john brennen, members of the media. what's the latest you've heard about those discussions and do you think it's a good idea? >> i think several people named as potenti

and her fellow january 6th members. >> honestly they should go to jail. >> you think liz cheney should go to jail? >> for what they did, anybody that voted in favor -- ♪♪ >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington on a busy day. a lot of breaking news. after 14 years of despotic rule in syria a coalition of diverse rebel force have taken control in damascus sparking hope for the syrian people. overlone leader bashar al assad is in russia. syrians have a chance of democracy as rebel forces face the critical task of doing something they've never had to do, govern, and unite syrian's multiethnic and sectarian fashions. richard engel is in the heart of damascus where thousands are celebrating with nts of "freedom." >> reporter: there is tremendous optimism here. every person i've talked to, they all say that this is the start of a new beginning, a beginning that they hope will be free, open, multicultural, multiethnic. we'll see if they -- >> syria's power vacuum raising big concerns about who will control two key russian military bases and ports along the mediterranean coasts and the