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death threats made against those who didn't vote for jim jordan. it's very troubling, an increasing problem and why you're seeing members of congress leave in droves because of the danger to them. >> congressman jolly, politico is reporting that republicans on capitol hill are urging trump to tamp down on the attacks on his rivals and his comments about january 6th. he doesn't seem to be listening. >> it's not working. i would add to barbara's comments that donald trump is out on bail right now in his criminal cases. he should be detained pretrial if he's going to incite violence. i think that's why republicans are so concerned right now. they thought they were going to be in a very different place right now. they thought they would have joe biden impeached. they didn't expect donald trump to be on trial and thought the economy would be in the tank. none of that has happened. r are worried right now. donald trump, too much van any to realize he's in trouble. republicans on the hill know he is. he is off message every time he steps out in front of t
death threats made against those who didn't vote for jim jordan. it's very troubling, an increasing problem and why you're seeing members of congress leave in droves because of the danger to them. >> congressman jolly, politico is reporting that republicans on capitol hill are urging trump to tamp down on the attacks on his rivals and his comments about january 6th. he doesn't seem to be listening. >> it's not working. i would add to barbara's comments that donald trump is out on...
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there was a campaign event in ohio where jim jordan came. congressman jim jordan is here and now it is funny to look back at that moment. that he would come in an event let alone one with mike pence. but that was the substance at the time. was being surprised that jim jordan was willing to still stick his neck out for donald trump after the access hollywood tape. these were dire times and for the following weeks folks were talking, i remember among journalists, who is going to run in 2020 on the republican side. it wasn't about donald trump and at that point in time. having another story drop at that point, talk about the final explosion. i mean, it would have been incomprehensible at that point. >> and andrew weissmann, the legal significance of this political context is that even trump believed this to be the case. because trump after david pecker said, quote, i'm not a bank, end quote, became the bank. and that is why the testimony that began the day today was with michael cohen's banker and again anyone that dealt with michael cohen coul
there was a campaign event in ohio where jim jordan came. congressman jim jordan is here and now it is funny to look back at that moment. that he would come in an event let alone one with mike pence. but that was the substance at the time. was being surprised that jim jordan was willing to still stick his neck out for donald trump after the access hollywood tape. these were dire times and for the following weeks folks were talking, i remember among journalists, who is going to run in 2020 on...
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. >> i am on the oversight committee and i watched jim jordan on judiciary and jim connor on oversight, who are collaborating on an impeachment effort against president biden. who is their primary witness? their primary witness is a russian named alexander smirnoff. he is in jail today because he lied to the fbi aboutname the w scandal that turned out to be a lie. he wasn't there. he didn't hear it, there were no bribes. that is their primary witness and he admitted that his t ei sources are russian agents, so it's not only that russian bots are infiltrating republican propaganda, they are actually prime witnessesep toward now thoroughly discredited impeachment. >> what he did was get dirt on joe biden. that was the whole operation. i mean, he tried to get dirt. something like the cotton candy over the bowl of water and it drops and it disappears. i can't let you go without asking you about the bill you filed in congress in response to this effort to rename dulles, which is an architecturally beautiful airport, i don't care what any of you folks say about it, to rename it for donald tr
. >> i am on the oversight committee and i watched jim jordan on judiciary and jim connor on oversight, who are collaborating on an impeachment effort against president biden. who is their primary witness? their primary witness is a russian named alexander smirnoff. he is in jail today because he lied to the fbi aboutname the w scandal that turned out to be a lie. he wasn't there. he didn't hear it, there were no bribes. that is their primary witness and he admitted that his t ei sources...
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no brooks, andy biggs, jim jordan, scott barry. none of these guys has really faced account ability as you get more serious questions from law enforcement officials. give me a sense of the complications of potentially prosecuting or at least charging a member of congress, as you see it. >> there are a few challenges with that. you know that scott perry had his phone seized by federal investigators as part of the look at donald trump and the broader plot. he was a key player in the effort to apply the justice department to help to what he did in 2020. so, now, again, he wasn't charged over that and we don't know where that path led doj. it is hard to penetrate congress. they have speech or debate protection in the constitution, almost the full immunity from being criminally pursued over there on official business. now, the january 6th session of congress, even though it is about an election, it is part of official business. they are casting votes to certify an election. getting inside that and compelling these people to talk or even
no brooks, andy biggs, jim jordan, scott barry. none of these guys has really faced account ability as you get more serious questions from law enforcement officials. give me a sense of the complications of potentially prosecuting or at least charging a member of congress, as you see it. >> there are a few challenges with that. you know that scott perry had his phone seized by federal investigators as part of the look at donald trump and the broader plot. he was a key player in the effort...
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jordan of the judiciary committee. what chances does he have? >> reporter: let's talk about christopher wray. this is part of what he will say in his opening statement today. our most immediate concern has been that individuals or small groups will draw twisted inspiration from the events in the middle east to carry out attacks here at home akin to the i.s.i.s. attack we saw on the russian concert hall a couple of weeks ago. the intel community, the national security leaders, they strongly believe that if it were to go away, which it's set to expire, it would leave gaping holes in their ability to protect the united states. the proper for speaker johnson is the folks that need to hear this the moment don't believe people like christopher wray. they believe they are part of the problem and they believe it needs to go away. they believe heavily in this idea of a deep state as they call it, even though they don't have a ton of evidence to support those claims. that makes it very difficult for speaker johnson. he does seem
jordan of the judiciary committee. what chances does he have? >> reporter: let's talk about christopher wray. this is part of what he will say in his opening statement today. our most immediate concern has been that individuals or small groups will draw twisted inspiration from the events in the middle east to carry out attacks here at home akin to the i.s.i.s. attack we saw on the russian concert hall a couple of weeks ago. the intel community, the national security leaders, they...
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marjorie taylor greene can do it, matt gates, jim jordan can do it. trump likes having johnson over the barrel because he controls him. so, for example, on ukraine aid, which is so central, trump can keep johnson from bringing ukraine to the floor. we are begging johnson to bring ukraine. >> and it would pass. >> it would pass overwhelmingly with 60 or 70% of the votes. so it means that donald trump is basically steering the bus and of course, the person who is steering donald trump is vladimir putin. it's like trump is the fourth branch of government and putin is the fifth branch of government. the republicans can't do anything, unless trump approves it and trump can't do anything if putin doesn't want him to. >> which exactly why it's not in the package that may move itself to the house this week. >> we've been wanting to vote for $61 billion in aid to the ukrainian people who are under the gun and outgunned and they need artillery. it's a very dangerous situation right now. >> i'm sure you get asked this a lot. to calm people's nerves out there pay
marjorie taylor greene can do it, matt gates, jim jordan can do it. trump likes having johnson over the barrel because he controls him. so, for example, on ukraine aid, which is so central, trump can keep johnson from bringing ukraine to the floor. we are begging johnson to bring ukraine. >> and it would pass. >> it would pass overwhelmingly with 60 or 70% of the votes. so it means that donald trump is basically steering the bus and of course, the person who is steering donald trump...
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maybe jim jordan gives it another run. i don't think steve scalise would at this point. maybe tom emmer. maybe it's emmer versus jordan. i'm not sure either of them could get 218 votes on the floor. i don't think that could happen. could you get a consensus candidate? i don't know. you know, you and i have talked about this. we talked about this last time, katy. i think it's not terribly feasible. it would have to go through another couple of weeks again to get a consensus candidate. you're not going to get hakeem jeffries, so, you know, maybe johnson sticks in there for the rest of the term and leaves at the end of the term. i don't know how that would work. i don't know whether he would be able to get anything done. there's not a ton he has to get done after this. >> what have they gotten done? >> not much. >> how productive has this session been. >> very unproductive. they have kept government open, raised the debt limit. >> they keep kicking the can down the road on funding the government. >> that's right. and then they have started an impeachment of president biden
maybe jim jordan gives it another run. i don't think steve scalise would at this point. maybe tom emmer. maybe it's emmer versus jordan. i'm not sure either of them could get 218 votes on the floor. i don't think that could happen. could you get a consensus candidate? i don't know. you know, you and i have talked about this. we talked about this last time, katy. i think it's not terribly feasible. it would have to go through another couple of weeks again to get a consensus candidate. you're not...
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i watched jim jordan on judiciary and coma on oversight who are collaborating on an impeachment effort against president biden. who is the primary witness? their primary witness is a russian named alexander smirnoff. he is in jail today because he lied to the fbi about the whole verissimo scandal that turned out to be a lie. he was not there, he did not hear it, there were no bribes. that's their primary witness. he admitted that his sources are russian agents. so it's not only that russian bots are infiltrating republican propaganda. they are actually prime witnesses for what is now a thoroughly discredited impeachment. >> what he did was get dirt on joe biden. >> which was false. he tried to get dirt. >> likes the raccoon with the cotton candy in the bowl of water. it drops and it disappears and the raccoon is like, what? congressman, before i let you go, i have to ask you about the bill you filed in congress. in response to this effort to rename dallas, and architecturally beautiful airport, to rename it for donald trump. you introduced a bill to rename a prison in florida after tro
i watched jim jordan on judiciary and coma on oversight who are collaborating on an impeachment effort against president biden. who is the primary witness? their primary witness is a russian named alexander smirnoff. he is in jail today because he lied to the fbi about the whole verissimo scandal that turned out to be a lie. he was not there, he did not hear it, there were no bribes. that's their primary witness. he admitted that his sources are russian agents. so it's not only that russian...
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matt gaetz, mo brooks, andy biggs, jim jordan, scott perry. yet none of these guys has really faced accountability as yet, or questions from law enforcement officials. give me a sense of the complications of potentially prosecuting or charging a member of congress, as you see it. >> there are a few challenges with that, you know that scott perry had his phone seized by federal investigators as part of a look at donald trump, and that broader plot, he was a key player in the effort by donald trump to deploy the justice department to do what he did in 2020. now, he wasn't charged with that and we don't know where that path led the doj, but it's hard to penetrate congress. they have protection in the constitution, almost full immunity from being over there official business. the january 6th session of congress, even though it's about an election as part of congress official business. they are casting votes to certify an election. getting inside that in compelling people to talk, or to get a look at what they were doing and talking about, it's ver
matt gaetz, mo brooks, andy biggs, jim jordan, scott perry. yet none of these guys has really faced accountability as yet, or questions from law enforcement officials. give me a sense of the complications of potentially prosecuting or charging a member of congress, as you see it. >> there are a few challenges with that, you know that scott perry had his phone seized by federal investigators as part of a look at donald trump, and that broader plot, he was a key player in the effort by...
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it could be any republican, it could be jim jordan, kevin mccarthy, it could be nick. nobody can manage the republican caucus when an individual like marjorie taylor greene or lauren boebert or matt gaetz or marjorie taylor greene over again has a veto over the actions of the house. and so, you know, i'm sorry to see him go to mar-a-lago because one thing i'll say for speaker johnson, i haven't had a lot of contact with him. i think i disagree with speaker johnson on every substantive thing. he does appear to be a man of integrity. i don't know what that's going to do to his immortal soul to be standing next to donald trump. >> should democrats come to his rescue in somebody like marjorie taylor greene tries to oust him. >> marjorie taylor greene and two of her friends could take down the speaker. on the one hand, it is not the democrats' job, these are people who are calling us communistsco attacking us, it is not our job to rescue them from chaos and dysfunction. on the other hand, at our hearts we are get it done kind of people. we are the party that capped insulin
it could be any republican, it could be jim jordan, kevin mccarthy, it could be nick. nobody can manage the republican caucus when an individual like marjorie taylor greene or lauren boebert or matt gaetz or marjorie taylor greene over again has a veto over the actions of the house. and so, you know, i'm sorry to see him go to mar-a-lago because one thing i'll say for speaker johnson, i haven't had a lot of contact with him. i think i disagree with speaker johnson on every substantive thing. he...
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after massey stepped out, jim jordan told reporters, no, we do not want to go there again. and other republicans saying this is the last thing we need to do and the first thing democrats want us to do is to look more chaotic. >> where is the end of this? if you get rid of mike johnson, who comes next? you go through it all over again. you have a group of republicans who are now just saying the thing out loud as president biden pushes for foreign aid to support allies in need, congressman garrett graves said this. >> the reality is, you have to keep in mind, president biden asked for ukraine, president biden asked for israel, president biden asked for taiwan and president biden supports the changes to tiktok. what are republicans getting out of this? >> so george conway, that's the question congressman graves is asking, what is in it for us? they are talking about aid to ukraine, and they don't think they get anything out of the united states in fulfilling an obligation to an ally. >> they ought to be getting the ability to help the united states and its allies out of this,
after massey stepped out, jim jordan told reporters, no, we do not want to go there again. and other republicans saying this is the last thing we need to do and the first thing democrats want us to do is to look more chaotic. >> where is the end of this? if you get rid of mike johnson, who comes next? you go through it all over again. you have a group of republicans who are now just saying the thing out loud as president biden pushes for foreign aid to support allies in need, congressman...