joining me is stacey plaskett, of the u.s. virgin olive islands.s a house member of the second impeachment of donald trump. stacy, shedding light that we found that so many of your colleagues have tried to be part of an attempted coup while asking for pardons. how does this sit with you? >> it is confirmation of what's so many of us believed about our colleagues in the house, that they were in fact coconspirators with the president to overturn the election and that they are a threat to our democracy. the individuals that you are holding up there, there are not unknown to the american people of being on the fringe of not just their own party but of democracy itself in many other things that they espouse. some of them use the great replacement theory. is some a spouse antisemitic, racist rhetoric. dog whistles. it is in the things that they say. like mel brooks, during the rally, inciting people to violence and telling them to go to the capital and to kick it at that time. >> do you expect mccarthy to hold them accountable. >> of course not. he has s

representative stacey plaskett serves as a impeachment manager during the second trial of donald trumpding by with her thoughts on this historical start to the january 6th public hearing. >> a sprawling, multi step conspiracy aimed at overturning the presidential election. aimed at throwing out the votes of millions of americans, your votes, your voice, and our democracy. they replace the will of the american people with his will to remain in power after his term ended. donald trump was at the center of this conspiracy. ultimately, donald trump, the president of the united states, spurred a mob of domestic emitting enemies on the constitution. the march down the capital to support american democracy. apital t support american democracy riders! let your queries be known. uh, how come we don't call ourselves bikers anymore? i mean, "riders" is cool, but "bikers"...is really cool. -seriously? -denied. can we go back to meeting at the rec center? the commute here is brutal. denied. how do we feel about getting a quote to see if we can save with america's number one motorcycle insurer? shou

so from shirley chisholm, to think about it, today in modern times, congresswoman stacey plaskett, to chairwoman of the c.b.c. task force on immigration, and the only black woman in the new york congressional delegation, congresswoman yvette clarke. the contributions of caribbean american heritage to this democracy is alive and well, mr. speaker. i would like to also take a moment to commemorate the decades of work that a doctor claire nelson has displayed on behalf of the caribbean diaspora. dr. nelson is the founder and president of the institute of caribbean studies, i.c.s. the nation's leading caribbean american advocacy group. and a good friend to the congressional black caucus and our dear friend, congresswoman barbara lee. she fearlessly led the advocacy efforts that accompany congresswoman barbara lee's legislation that was signed into law, that we're celebrating tonight. thank you, congresswoman barbara lee. i remember when she came to us in the congressional black caucus meeting and said, we want to make this happen. so tonight we make it happen. and so i want to thank you a

congresswoman stacey plaskett, thank you so much. congrats to your son unbecoming a father. still ahead, it has been 50 years since the watergate scandal shook our nation in changed washington forever. we will go back to the scene of the crime with the cops who responded on that fateful night. we will talk to two veterans of the nixon impeachment about how today's constitutional crisis compared to that one. and, you probably do not know the name of your secretary of state. but they play a major role in maintaining democracy as we know it. with you need to know, in the new term months away. right after the, break inflation. turning, gas groceries, and everything in between. with the feds major rate hike make a difference? we've insisted that into so much more. this is velshi. s velshi like the new supreme meats, topped high with new italian-style capicola. that's one handsome italian. uh... thanks. not you, garoppolo! ♪♪ subway keeps refreshing and refreshing and refres- what happens when performance... meets power? you try crazy things... ...because you're crazy... ...and yo