so to, mitch mcconnell. and now we know just how cowardly kevin mccarthy and mitch mcconnell are. because we now know what they want to do. and what they were afraid to do. and that same book, we learned that mitch mcconnell said privately, if this is an impeachable, i don't know what it is. mitch mcconnell said that after donald trump incited the insurrection at the capitol, that's when he said that. and mcconnell told republican senators including john thune, report meant that he was leaning toward voting to convict donald trump in the impeachment trial in the senate but richard connally didn't do that because he is a coward. when speaker pelosi and house democrats started publicly discussing impeachment don trump for the january 6th attack on the capitol. mitch mcconnell privately said, the democrats are going to take care of this son of a bitch for us. mitch mcconnell and kevin mccarthy knew that the democrats had enough votes to impeach donald trump in the house but at least 17 republicans would have to vote to convict on trump in the senate to reach the two thirds threshold

mitch mcconnell understands the stakes.band trying to save it, he's willfully helping the republicans destroy it. and i take all your points and i like listening to you talk when someone et cetera under your skin. jonathan swan, tim miller, thank you so much for spending time with us today. >>> switching gears, the manhattan d.a. wants everyone to know that the criminal investigation into former president donald trump and his business practices is very much alive. that story and another legal development brewing for trump when we come back. dan goldman is our guest. p when we come bk.ac dan goldman is our guest living with metastatic breast cancer means being relentless. because every day matters. and having more of them is possible with verzenio. the only one of its kind proven to help you live significantly longer when taken with fulvestrant, regardless of menopause status. verzenio + fulvestrant is for hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer that has progressed after hormone therapy. diarrhea is common, may be severe, or cau

this is not unique to mitch mcconnell. people have written books in the last few months how bad donald trump has been for the party, how they can help to change the course. i'm thinking of bill barr that wrote a book about what actually happened, the lies around january 6th and then when asked would he support him again, he said, well, yeah, if he is the nominee of the party i couldn't help but support him. they would like to step away from donald trump but as long as he holds the sway he holds, they don't seem to be able to step away. >> but i think i would put mitch mcconnell in a unique category, not just because he is the most powerful figure in the republican party. but if you go back, as i said -- before i did this interview i watched every piece of tape of senator mcconnell that i could find, every interview he has done, everything that he has done that i could get my hands on. if you watch the tape on him on january 6th and february 13th of last year, they are remarkable historical documents. he's a very controlled

when you ran against mitch mcconnell. like an old school political boss, wouldn't be as much of a problem of mitch mcconnell we're still demanding that himself ought to be at the start of his career. our, junior senator, rand paul, is the worst kind of believer. you mentioned that he's two people. he's the person who was exhilarated, i felt exhilarated by the fact that this fellow, trump, donie discredited themself, he told jonathan martin. he asked about the 25th amendment. he said trump finally pulled a gun does that pull the trigger. he seems to be such a pure political animal, with no sole inside of him. we will see when you first ran? you are continuing dating in your book that it was always like that? >> you are right, mitch mcconnell did novel soul. but in the beginning of his career, he supported organizations like me. he supported women's rights. in a lot of, ways he would condemn himself now. but it just shows that democracy in the pursuit of power at all costs. and, look, as a kentucky, and we have mitch mcconn

mitch mcconnell saw what happened on january 6th clearly. he understood that donald trump was morally responsible for it, he understand that the five people that are dead as a result of what happened on january 6 are dead only because of the actions of donald trump. he's -- he saw this 100% clear eyed. then a few days later he decided for political reasons that's not a red line for him. he can go along with that. doesn't matter that donald trump's responsible for an attack on our capitol, the deaths of five people, the injuries of dozens of police officers. he doesn't care as long as he can stay in power. you know, i wrote about this at the time for "the bulwark," i think that makes what mitch mcconnell has done worse in some of the todying trumpers who like what happened on january 6. he understands the consequences and just does not care. i think that jonathan swann exposed him during their interview. >> let's dive into the legal ramifications of the new revelations. how do they impact the investigation into what happened on january 6th, w

and mitch mcconnell can't reckon it. but i cannot engage in politics here because of the hatch act, i have to be careful. it is not our plan to make allow mitch mcconnell to make that decision. chuck schumer would make that decision in 2023. i'm confident that if there is a vacancy, leader schumer would make sure that person is a prompt, fair hearing. >> i want to turn to the situation in ukraine. we heard ukraine's foreign minister today that we need three things. weapons, weapons, weapons. sean penn, just back from ukraine, was on this program the other night. i want to hear you we respond to what he said. >> if we can't show solidarity and acknowledge the inspiration, that as a man and leader and as a nation, on where ukraine has become, i don't know where you fall in the legacy of life. >> ron, are you concerned about how you are going to feel when you look back on the biden legacy in terms of support of ukraine? including on weapons? are you satisfied that the united states is delivering all of the weapon capabiliti

and mitch mcconnell is spot on. his largest hurdle right now is if they can get out of the republican primary, viable mainstream republican candidates. or quite frankly, do you look like candidates that are problematic. like, for example, herschel walker in georgia. you document some in the insane things herschel walker has done. is he going to, to a certain extent, is he going to be a viable candidate once voters start understanding and knowing who he is, and what democrats turned their attack on him. >> and the state of georgia, also produce marjorie taylor greene, so maybe they'll be fine with him. let's talk about lost, but not least. we have nevada where mcconnell is dropping $50 million to defeat another democrat. and eight republicans are battling for the nomination. nevada is interesting for multiple reasons. especially that latino vote. and that great top of trump making inroads despite the racism he's pushed against yeah, latinos. that is fascinating state. people might now remember, we flip nevada blue un

that is what mitch mcconnell is talking about.the political environment is very strong for republicans but he also remembers when republicans don't nominate strong candidates, when they have divisions within the party it can cost him otherwise winnable races. that is what is keeping mitch mcconnell up before these midterm elections. >> battleground ohio. making an endorsement while some candidates asked him to stay out of it. is he trying to play kingmaker? >> he is definitely trying to play kingmaker. one of the other situations you have here is just kind of this question of an competitive situation such as ohio where you have a variety of candidates, someone who has been in the past very critical of donald trump which he made reference to in the endorsement is, has an association with risk that you do not normally see a former president weighed into in these ways. at the end of the day, you have a number of these candidates lose, what does that tell us about donald trump's strength within the coalition of the right going forward

i asked mitch mcconnell on december 1st, 2020, why he is not speaking out against trump's claims thatn when mcconnell claimed election integrity was the focus. why have you not spoken out amid the claims the election was rigged and stolen? >> as i've said repeatedly we have this government for the next three weeks for sure and what i'm focusing on is trying to accomplish as much as we can during this three week period with the government we have right now, there will be an inauguration january 20th. >> clearly not answering there but what the book shows is privately there was a strategic reason he was staying silent and not calling out donald trump. he was worried trump would turn around and do something to sabotage the campaigns of david purdue, kelly loeffler in the run-off on january 5th to maintain the senate republican majority. trump could take them down, cost them the majority and the day before january 6th the insurrection at the capital. trump was peddling these things. >> here is more on mcconnell's mind-set on the book. everybody around him are trying to get him to do the r

your colleague, with some extraordinarily animated story telling about mitch mcconnell. i've actually never read of him describing himself as exhilarated, but at the idea of trump's political implosion, which he predicted would be the outcome of january 6th, he described himself as exhilarated. >> that's right, nicole, and you know, thanks to josh dossi and the two reporters at "the new york times," we know know ahead of when the january 6th committee holds its hearings in which we may learn some of the same material. now we're learning it in fresh realtime that immediately after january 6th's riot and the storming of the capitol, mitch mcconnell was elated, elated not about the riot. he actually was quite disgusted by the riot, as much reporting by all of us in washington revealed, but he was exhilarated that a president he had found impossible to deal with and was tolerating with clenched teeth for the last year of 2020, the last year of his term, he was looking forward to him basically going down, never being a political force again to give mitch mcconnell any headach

that's it. >> i wonder how mitch mcconnell thinks how he balances.ttee does and worries to elevate the findings to make the situation harder for republicans racing and keep an eye on the ball which is all he cares about is being majority leader again. happily kill a family member. i'm kidding. not serious. anybody wants to jump on me, i don't think he is a murder, but i think he will go to great lengths. but you saw mcconnell say i guess we're going to see how powerful. he gets the candidate he wants and he takes a big chunk out of donald trump. >> and now ben goldman got squeezed out. more on the other side. squeezed out more on e thother side what are you recommending for muscle pain? based on clinical data, i recommend salonpas. agreed... my patients like these patches because they work for up to 12 hours, even on moderate pain. salonpas. it's good medicine [sound of helicopter blades] ugh... they found me. ♪ ♪ nice suits, you guys blend right in. the world needs you back. i'm retired greg, you know this. people have their money just sitting aroun

to your point about mitch mcconnell, certainly that is part of the overall political picture here.f indeed republicans end up gaining control of the senate and perhaps the house as well after november, and should there be another supreme court opening, mitch mcconnell has said very clearly that he would follow the same playbook as he did at the end of the obama administration, which is not let it happen. democrats don't always vote about the supreme court. republicans are much more effective at getting there voters out to vote in favor of a candidate because of what is at stake in the supreme court. i will be curious to see if that changes now. not that there is any openings expected anytime soon on the supreme court, but you never know. we saw at the end of president obama's presidency that an opening can come up unexpectedly. yamiche: in some ways the white house has to calibrate that. they do have other challenges. i want to ask you about covid, because it is the reason why unfortunately we are remote tonight. it is the reason why so many people in d.c. are wondering how to navi

also, that mccarthy and senate republican leader mitch mcconnell looked into the 25th amendment as an option for removing trump from office. joining us now, we have "new york times" national political correspondents and cnn political analysts, both of them, alex burns and jonathan martin. this is their book "this will not pass: trump, biden and the battle for america's future," preordering is available now. i think you're probably going to want to do that after you hear some of what's in this book. this is the first time we're hearing it. it is fascinating. talk to us about this. mccarthy it sounds like, you know, after january 6th happens, he is going to -- his plan is to ask trump to resign, recommend that he resigns. what happens? >> we're taking readers inside the inner sanctum of the ca capitol, inside these rooms, these private meetings and conversations that are taking place with urgency after january 6th. the leaders of the gop and congress desperate to figure out what do we do, how do we hold this president accountable, how do we solve frankly this political problem? and mcca

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among other, things the book details how receptive senator mitch mcconnell was to the idea of having president trump impeached. this is from the book. quote, on monday, january 11th, 2021, so five days after the attack on the capitol. senator mcconnell shared a chick-fil-a takeout lunch with a pair of longtime advisers, terry karnak and scott jennings. in mr. jennings louisville office, mcconnell outlined what he saw is trump's imminent demise. he said, quote, the democrats are going to take care of the son of a bleep for us. the s. o. b., for us. referring to pelosi's determination to bring impeachment charges against trump that very weak. week the house had the votes to impeach trump, likely with a meaningful stamp of bipartisanship. during that lunch, senator mitch mcconnell told these advisers, that there would be at least 17 senate republicans ready to affirm trump's impeachment, meaning ready to vote to convict him. that would supply the two thirds needed to convict. trump would already be out of office by the trump time that senate vote took place. but a conviction could mean t

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mitch. not moral mcconnell, not moral mitch. >> yeah, look, margaret's right about him being a creature of power be honest. what that hans effectively means is party over country. and that was a flow-through of another point he made to jonathan swan which is he said he wouldn't commit to holding hearings if the supreme -- he came up in the last two years of a biden administration, which is deeply troubling in terms of destruction of precedent. i want to take mcconnell at his word he is an institutionalist. but if you're open to supporting somebody who tried to overturn an election and open to not holding a hear on a supreme court nominee at any point in a president's turn if he's not your party, that's not institutionalist. that's party over country. >> and margaret, i was wondering what both of you thought about what happened last night down in north carolina. trump just endorsed dr. oz in a have tight race for the nomination in the senate in pennsylvania. it was an endorsement that dr. oz sought, but does it actually help the democrats? what do you both think? >> that race essentially between

carla sands, mitch mcconnell for >>carla sands, mitch mcconnell for leader?> that is the wrong question. the question is am i going to take out chuck schumer as the leader of the senate? the answer is yes because we are , going to have a red tsunami this year. we are going to elect america first senators and take back the senate. and as a matter of fact, i want to not to think of this as a throwaway votes, don't vote with your heart. vote with your head. who is going to fight for you, who understands foreign policy, trade policies of defense policy, will never back down for you, will bring the price of the pump down, will stop the out of control inflation? carla sands. >> i do want to ask the question, yes or no, -- >> asked and answered. this was discussed in the green room, asked and answered. >> in other words, you won't answer the question? >> even if you depose senator schumer, you have to elect a new leader. [voices overlapping] >> that pathway prides right through pennsylvanians of the keystone state. >> let's move onto the next question. >> how about

your reaction to the senate minority leader. >> mitch mcconnell did indeed steal a supreme court seates about it. he's shown in every way possible and pretty much said it openly that he's willing to break the institution, the norms, the glue that holds this country together, in order to get power, in order to get his way. that's how dangerous this divided country is -- this divided senate is. mitch mcconnell, you know, if the senate majority falls back into the hands of the republican and he's the leader, he has made clear he pretty much is going to push to the limit of just denying a democratic president one of his constitutional rights, which is to name justices to the supreme court. the question for us is what are we going to do about it. that was the same senate chamber that was taken over by rioters a little over a year ago, boris. this is real serious stuff. mitch mcconnell is part of that movement to break the institutions of the country in pursuit of power. it's not something to take lightly. it's not just regular bipartisanship or the regular back and forth between democrats

mart hanging around mitch mcconnell's office, i know i'm about to be scooped. se he goes further than we've been able to go with how frustrated and angry mcconnell was with trump. mcconnell doesn't need trump anymore. he made his feelings about that very clear. he doesn't talk about him, he doesn't engage him, he never was willing to go the additional step to throw his vote behind impeachment but he has broken hard with him. they sort of align with some of the senate races but other than that he washes his hand. he needs trump to be the speaker to keep the disparate voices behind him to get that far. his handle on this has always been keep everybody on the same page for as long as possible and then deal with the additional problems as they come up. but this article demonstrates the additional problems he's likely to have, if he's even joking about get ingrid of member's twitter accounts. he also said publicly he wants to put marjorie taylor greene back on committees, give her better committees. so the private joking, the public posturing not in line here, but al

mitch mcconnell as well. >> yeah. >> why is it? i'm just curious is that? >> well, i don't think -- i think it would be a mistake to be overly committal. a lot of things will happen between now and 2022, let alone election year this year, let alone next. >> where's the line? mean, where is the line and why is trump's push to overturn the election result and his continued insistence that the election stolen not an automatic disqualifier? >> well, he can have his own opinion. i mean, that's not a disqualifier because you may have one issue you disagree with. you know, the president has a lot he could be talking about. if i was him i'd be talking about energy poll statehouse made us the top energy producer in the world and energy independent. i'd be talking about a border that in his last year in office i think 17 people came across the bothered and went into this wait for trial as opposed to 80,000 that came across last month, the highest month in his last year. he's got plenty to talk about, but he gets to decide that. >> he's not, yeah. >> he gets to decide

vance and is very important ohio senate race and that's what mitch mcconnell is talking about. the political environment is very strong for republicans, but he also remembers that when republicans don't nominate strong candidates, when they have divisions within the party, it can cost them otherwise-winnable races and that's what's keeping mitch mcconnell up before these midterm elections buried >> mike: he made reference to battleground ohio, former president trump made an endorsement of j.d. vance while republicans ask him to stay out of it. is he trying to play kingmaker? >> he definitely is trying to play kingmaker and there is some risk associated with that. josh mentioned dr. oz but i think one of the other situations that you have here, just kind of this question of in competitive situations such as ohio, where you have a variety of candidates who can go with, picking vance, especially someone in the past has been very critical of donald trump, which he made reference to any endorsement is -- has an association with risk that you don't normally see a former president way

meanwhile, here's mitch mcconnell asked about mccarthy today. >> leader mcconnell, do you have concerns over the fact that kevin mccarthy so publicly lied about what he said after the january 6th insurrection? >> i can tell you that i addressed that issue at length on two occasions -- on january 6th and again on february 13th. >> starting with david, that sounds like a deposition answer if i ever heard one. >> it's also mcconnell saying a little bit, i play this game better than mccarthy. and i just watch these moves. lying is for amateurs. the really skilled person evades. that's what mcconnell is saying there. to andy bigs and the trust issue -- he and others like him are digging in deeper and making the '22 ballot issue, this preservation of american democracy. and the thing that is so mad about this, even from a republican point of view, is, look, these elections when the president's not on the ballot, are ask the american people, have you got any complaints? and the american people almost always say, well, dom think of it, yes i do, and they vote against the president to register t

because i think we need new blood in the mitch mcconnell was very divisive in the way in which he handled the second senate impeachment trial but we must make sure that we get a true leader in their and that's going to be very very important. >> carla sands, mitch mcconnell for leader. >> i thank you so am i going to take chuck schumer out and i'm going to say yes because were going to have a red tsunami this year, we are going to elect a market for senators and were to take back the senate and as a matter of fact, i want you not to think of this as a throwaway vote, do not vote with your heart, vote with your head, whose would've five real understands foreign-policy trade policy, defense policy, who will never back down for you, who bring the prices of the pump down who will start the out-of-control inflation, carla sands be marked i do want to have the answer yes or no. >> in the green room, asked i ad answered very much. >> you won't answer it. >> even if you depose senator schumer, have to like him. >> were going to remove h chuck schumer . [inaudible]. excuse me and that path way goe

. >> but, does mitch mcconnell, i mean he threw cold war on his plans. he said he decides what goes on on the senate agenda. have a listen, actually. >> we were fortunate enough to have the majority next year. i'll be with the majority leader. i'll decide and consultation with my members what's to put on the floor. we will not have, as part of our agenda, though a bill that raises taxes on half the american people. and sunsets, social security, and medicare will in five years. >> but does mitch mcconnell still control the agenda? you have donald trump openly attacking him as old crow. a republican senate candidates who are going to be much more loyal to trump if they win the j. d. vance. does he still have that iron fist that he always had? >> i really do think so, mehdi it is remarkable. mitch mcconnell is one of the few republicans who has publicly attacked trump, publicly criticize trump. and he is still in full control of this conference. there are a few handful members who will still maybe vote for someone else. but mcconnell is still fully in contr

>> well, mitch mcconnell -- mitch mcconnell is not steve bannon. the principles of democracy of fair play to have lower taxes on rich people. the amazing thing about rich mcconnell is someone who has -- i'm probably going to get in trouble -- he sold his soul for the sake of a tax cut. it's an amazing thing he does not at some point look in the mirror and say, my god, what have i done? aren't there things that trump the questions of conservative economic policy, but in mcconnell's behavior the answer is no. nothing matters except pushing the country towards distributional income, pushing our policy more to the right. >> as you say it's a really distinct contrast to some people who have a set of beliefs whatever it may be, but it makes it all the more dangerous because what he's willing to do. thank you for being with us. thank you. >> thank you. >>> appreciate it. coming up we will turn to president obama and why he's warning about misinformation across the country. stay with us. across the country stay with us with pronamel repair toothpaste, we c

senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. mr. leader, welcome back to "special report." >> good to be with you. >> bret: senator, pelosi tested positive for covid today. more than two dozen lawmakers have tested positive in last few weeks you have. concerned about another covid outbreak on capitol hill. >> i think we have had these outbreaks periodically over the months. i think covid is not completely over. but we will deal with it as it comes along. >> bret: president biden says if another waves comes that the u.s. may not be ready because of a lack of funding in congress. senator schumer says this: >> our republican colleagues think they may be gaining some temporary advantage but god forbid a secondary hits and people ask why aren't the vaccines there? why aren't the therapeutics there? the answer will be the senate republicans to a person blocked the ability to move forward and let this legislation done. >> bret: how do you respond to that? >> the answer is as follows: we had agreed to a $10 billion package paid for by that

this is in large part due to senate minority leader mitch mcconnell who has a chance to become majorityu had with him yesterday. >> if republicans take the senate in november, as polls suggest is very likely, and a supreme court seat opens up next year, 2023 -- not an election year -- can you make a commitment for the american public here today that you will at least hold hearings on president biden's nominee? >> most hypotheticals i don't answer, and i think that whole question puts the cart before the horse. >> respectfully, it is a big deal that you won't answer this question because, you know, in 2016 you made what you called a principled argument for not holding hearings on president obama's supreme court nominee merrick garland, you said it was the mo important thing you ever did in your career, the most consequential. the argument you made was it was an election year and we should give the voters an opportunity to weigh in and let the next president select it. are you suggesting that you are developing an argument for not holding hearings on a supreme court nominee if it is not a

joining us now from kentucky senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. mr.ana. >> great to have you. president putin is going to regroup and as a new general, they went from the war in sierra he's going to put in charge brit apparently was to announce something on may ninth grade you have zelensky vowing to continue to fight but saying he needs more. they will on the behalf of the ukrainians to fight has been impressive. do you think biden's will matches that? >> here is the problem, was repeatedly asked at a hearing this week what is our goal there? and he never state what i think is clearly our goal in ukraine. we want the ukrainians to win. to win, to defeat the russians. for the russians to withdraw from the country and that ought to be our goal. i think the administration has gotten better but they have had to be pushed every step of the way to get more aggressive sooner. they are stepping up their game but principally because bipartisan pressure from congress. on the administration to do more quicker. so, i think they are getting better. they still do

mitch mcconnell, though, and others do not. he said the biden administration let the radical left run the show here and ted cruz was outspoken as well. want to play a sound bite from him and then get your reaction on the other side to that. >> i am concerned that she will vote over and over and over again to release violent criminals from jail. she will vote over and over and over again to overturn capital murder convictions to strike down death penalty sentences. she will vote over and over and over again to strike down serious punishments for offenders. all of that is extreme. all of that is dangerous. and i believe her record indicates that she will be ideologically substantially to the left of any justice to ever serve on the court. so, >> congresswoman, it was a rather close 53 to does the republican mainstream have a case here that they're concerned about how she will vote? >> let's that i sat through today's of the hearings in the judiciary committee rep and believe you me, she has a very clear understanding of the const

after the capitol attack, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell reportedly told his advisers that heht former president trump was responsible for the insurrection and added, quote, "the democrats are going to take care of the son of a bitch for us." oh, come on, mitch, you've been around politics a long time. when have the democrats ever taken care of anything [ laughter and groans rudy giuliani appeared on -- oh, i'm sorry you had to find out here [ laughter ] rudy giuliani appeared on "the masked singer" last night in a jack-in-the-box costume and sang the song "bad to the bone." i mean, that is just unbelievable somebody famous was on "the masked singer"! [ laughter ] the new cnn plus streaming service is reportedly shutting down on april 30th after launching less than a month ago. well, i'm not surprised. you already have a 24-hour news channel and you couldn't even fill that with news. [ light laughter ] don't get me wrong i'd watch tucci go anywhere. the trump international hotel in washington, d.c., is set to be sold in the coming days to a florida-based investor group led by

carla sands, mitch mcconnell for later? what sets the wrong question but i think the question is not going to take out chuck schumer as the leader of the senate? the answer is yes because we are going to have a red tsunami this year. we are going to elect america first centers from and to take back the senate. and as a matter of fact, i want to not to think of this as a throwaway votes, don't vote with your heart. who's going to fight for you who's going to understand foreign policy defense policy never backed down for you, who will bring the price at the pump down, who will stop the out-of-control inflation? carla sands pickwick so don't ask the question yes or no, that acts as a matter fact this was discussed in the green room asked and answered thank you very much for. >> and others you won't answer the question. >> even you depose senator schumer you have to elect for. >> are going to remove chuck schumer and take back the senate. >> runs right there excuse me that pathway rides right through pennsylvania the keystone s

but i feel like look, let's go to mitch mcconnell on the would wing of the party.e dixiecrat like the black president can't have a supreme court justice, i'll do what i have to do to get my 6-3 court. he styles himself as a regular order republican. he's survile the donald trump. he says we don't want out there candidates but he's on the list. he's one of the people advising, talking to herschel walker about policy. lindsey graham, newt gingrich, newt gingrich is the person maply responsible for the switch, ted cruz, donald trump, that's who is talking to him. mitch mcconnell is on the list so he's basically lying when he says he doesn't want the out there candidates. he wants famous names people will vote for. >> look, i think mitch mcconnell representing everything wrong with the american political system. he's somebody that basically admitted in the interview that he has no red line, nothing -- nothing can trigger him to do what is right. it is all about power. i mean, here is somebody who went to bed the night of november 5th, 2021 and woke up the next day mino

this is mitch mcconnell and the flip on trump. take a look. this is cut four. >> former president trump's actions preceded the riot or a disgraceful, disgraceful duty. there is no question president trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. no question about it. >> if the president was the party's nominee, would you support him? >> the nominee of the party? absolutely. >> juanita first and then rick. what does america look like if we wind up with that and kevin mccarthy as our leaders in congress? >> honestly, joy, i don't think it's about mcconnell and mccarthy at all because if republicans are able to flip that chamber, it's about trump and the same way he deployed the doj as president to investigate or dig into whatever he wanted to, he'll leverage the house and senate to probe and investigate and launch claims at whatever target is on his mind that week. so whoever the puppet is going to be in the power of the leadership for the repub republican party, they will bow down no matter what. >> what does

of course, mitch mcconnell would not prefer donald trump be the nominee. g he is the majority leader next fall and he's hoping he can block biden judges and hoping a republican wins in 2024 so he can add republican judges. for him it's that simple. he's able to triangulate this in his mind. he's not close to president trump but also won't break from him. >> he also knows that president trump is more popular within the republican party than he is. >> by a mile. >> by a mile, exactly. you're absolutely right, jeff. he's using him as a means to an end. and that will continue if republicans take the senate next year. >> we also learned this week, just in the last day, new reporting from cnn about these text messages between donald trump jr. and the former president's chief of staff mark meadows. he says, it's very simple. we have multiple paths, we control them all. he's talking just in the few hours after the election before all the votes are even counted, and in subsequent text messages lays out a strategy that includes the fake electors, includes the vice pr

. -- and mitch mcconnell of kentucky. both of whom took to the floor to call out donald trump. >> there is no question, none. president trump is practically, and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. no question about it. president trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office. we have a criminal justice system in this country, we have civil litigation, and former presidents are not immune from being accountable by either one. >> the president bears responsibility for wednesday's attack on congress by mob rioters. >> he should have immediately denounced the mob, when he saw what was unfolding. these facts require immediate action from president trump. except his share of responsibility, quell the brewing unrest, and ensure that president elect biden is able to successfully begin his term. >> the president bears responsibility for wednesday's attack on congress by mob rioters. and while those words were these strongest public condemnation we saw of trump from republican leaders after

will not put it out pretty and the republican it mitch mcconnell does not and i guess he feels that not just going to do what those guys were doing is enough and you and you think that is a mistake. guest: well look, i think this is always been a movement driven by we the people when i first got involved in politics when ronald reagan was president is a versa rent for office and the privilege of meeting president reagan and then i had the opportunity of being vice president with president donald trump at all the long, along the way it was american people, advancing american ideals and traditional values and a strong military, the very idea that free-market economics is at the very core of american prosperity had all became you know all became essentially the republican party when president trump came to office, we had a barn under border security at a fair trade and we had of the of patriotic education in school choice, and of course we changed the national consensus on china and what i did was bring together about three dozen of the top conservatives in the country and said, can yo

joining us now from kentucky, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. mr.ng, dana. >> dana: great to have you. president putin is going to regroup. he has a new general, the one from the war in syria, that he's going to put in charge. apparently wants to announce something on may 9th. you have zelenskyy vowing to continue to fight but saying that he needs more. the whale on behalf of the ukrainians to fight has been impressive. if you think that president biden's will matches that? >> senator mcconnell: here's the problem: secretary austin was repeatedly asked in a hearing this week what is our goal there, and he never state what i think is clearly our goal in ukraine. we want the ukrainians to win, to win, to defeat the russians, for the russians to withdraw from the country, and that will be our goal. i think administration has gotten better, but they've had to be pushed every step of the way to get more aggressive sooner. they are stepping up their game, but principally because of bipartisan pressure from congress on the administration to do more, quicke

do you think mitch mcconnell's concerns are warranted? guest: i do. republicans have screwed it up in the past. democrats have two. the most radical candidates run in the primaries. the most engaging angry voters vote in the primaries. they wind up nominating somebody that cannot be elected in the general election. most of the country is not hard right or left. that is wide joe biden ran as a moderate. most of the country is in the middle. not necessarily on economic issues where people are feeling the pain right now. you want to elect somebody who has convictions to move policies forward. we cede some of the moderate republicans who are voting for supreme court justices that no democrat would vote for. a republican president nominated somebody to supreme court. we have seen republicans voting for tax increases after they promised they would not. she george h w bush being the most egregious example. i am from washing, d.c.. where the only, -- politicians with convictions are present. -- are in prison. host: a viewer sends this week. cal thomas, what i

mitch mcconnell says there is cause for concern. and did one of trump's top aids commit voter fraud? i'm ayman mohyeldin. let's get started. ♪♪ >>> we begin tonight with new video out of ukraine. this is the northeastern city of kharkiv being bombarded by russian missiles. killed 5 people and injured 13 civilians. the southern city of mariupol has been levelled by the campaign. the devastation comes as karl sat down with vladimir putin this week, the first european leader to do so since the war began. here's the chancellor today earlier on nbc. >> i think he's in his stone wall. you know, he thinks the war is necessary for security guarantees for the russian federation. he doesn't trust the international community. he blames ukrainians to -- for genocide in the donbas region. so, well, he is now in his world, but i think he knows what is going on now in ukraine. >> so the chancellor believes he thinks vladimir putin thinks he's winning the war, that he's still living in the same alternate reality that led him thinking that invading