here's what kevin mccarthy said on january 6th. in an interview with norah o'donnell of cbs news while the capitol was still being attacked. >> you said you spoke with the president. what did the president say he would do? >> i know he had put a tweet out there. i told him he needed to talk to the nation. i told him what was happening right then. i was very clear with the president when i called him, this has to stop, he has to -- he's got to go to the american public and tell them to stop this. >> the president of the united states has a briefing room steps from the oval office. it is -- the cameras are hot 24/7, as you know. why hasn't he walked down and said that now? >> i conveyed to the president what i think is best to do, and i'm hopeful the president will do it. >> have you spoken with his chief of staff? >> i've spoken to the president, i've spoken to other people in there, and the white house as well. >> democratic congressman jamie raskin of maryland, a member of the house select committee investigating the january 6th a

attack on the capitol, kevin mccarthy went to florida. he went to meet with donald trump. quote, the select committee does wish to discuss any communications you had with president trump at that time regarding your account of what actually happened on january six. your public statements regarding january six have changed markedly since you met with trump. at that meeting or at any other time, did president trump or his representatives discuss or suggest what you should say publicly during the impeachment trial, if called as a witness, or in any later investigation, about your conversation about him or on january six? here's what kevin mccarthy said on january six, in an interview with norah o'donnell, cbs news, while the capital was still being attacked. >> you said you spoke with the president, what did the president say he would do? >> i don't know. he had put a tweet out of. there i told him to talk to the nation. i told him what was happening right. then i was very clear with the president when i called him. i said to stop. and he sai

like this is just not normal, but this is kevin mccarthy's life. the great federal florida reporter mark caputo works for nbc news now. there is no one like him in political journalism today. today mr. caputo is the sole by line on this scoop. the nbc justice correspondent pete williams contributed reporting to this as well. if you want a little peek behind the curtain here as to how those of us in the nbc news family read scoops from our own shop like this, you should know, like i said, mark caputo an unparalleled reporter in terms of florida politics. but pete williams being a contributing reporter on this as well, pete williams is like the emperor of the kingdom of understatement. when everybody else has their hair on fire about something going on in the criminal justice system or in the courts, it is pete williams who is the cooling saucer who brings everything down ten notches and makes everybody take a breath and stop overreacting. so you put mark caputo on the byline from florida and you put pete williams, mr. calm down, everybody, as contri

but this is kevin mccarthy's life. the great florida political reporter works for nbc news now, quite a coup for nbc news to have landed him. there is no one like him in florida, political journalism today. and today, mr. caputo is the sole line on nbc news. i should mention, the legendary nbc justice correspondent contributed reporting to this as well. and if you want just a little peek behind the curtain here as to how those of us sort of in the nbc news family sort of read scoops from our own shop like this, you should know, like i said, mark caputo is unparalleled reporter in terms of florida politics. but pete williams being a contributing reported on this as well, pete williams is the emperor of the kingdom of understatement. when everybody else has their hair on fire going on in the criminal justice in the court, it is pete william who's got the saucer who brings to not just and makes everybody take a breath. so you put mark caputo on the byline from florida. and you put pete williams, mr. come down everybody, a

kevin mccarthy refused to take that offer. and instead, we have the select committee that's getting dramatically more and more information than it would have come out if he accepted the offer that pelosi and made. that said, it would be consistent with his career and worries that on this for him to totally step down the committee and their them to take even more aggressive steps. yeah, it's a great point. in fact, he had deputized a member of republican leadership. the ranking member on the security committee to work out a deal with benny thompson. which they did work out for a bipartisan commission. which he then pulled the rug out from under. they passed it in the house, mcconnell filibustered in the sudden. it would've been a 50/50 split. it would've been done. i think under statutes in a year. so this is all sort of produced by those choices. you know, the other question i have here is just going through the facts there as laid out in the committee, so much of this is already in the public record. i mean, him being at the

and you see it with hannity and ingraham and with kevin mccarthy. one of the themes that's coming out it seems to me in the committee's investigation is everyone during those three hours, everyone across the board, had hair on fire about how horrible it was and how the president had to stop it and he didn't. and this is another example of yet another person who is in that boat. >> no one said this is a good idea and it's going to work. there were zero people saying great strategy. give it a couple more hours. nobody thought that. my sense is that the text messages of the committee has been getting, majrle what they've gotten from mark met yoes, they describe getting reams of production is helping them get their foot in the door and crack open, get a much more detailed picture of the communications of the people who were closest to the white house, closest to the president. that's meaningful information they're getting. i think there is a lot more to come. >> betsy woodruff swan. thank you. i want to turn to one of the members investigating the insur

kevin mccarthy did to, a year ago. kevin mccarthy was silent today, but listen to what he had to say last year. >> some say, the riots were caused by antifa. there's absolutely no evidence of that. conservative should be the first to say so. the president bears responsibility for the states attack, why mark brighter's. he should have immediately denounced the mob, when he saw what was unfolding. these facts require immediate action from president trump. except his share responsibility during the unrest. and ensured president biden could successfully begin his term. and the president's immediate action also -- which is why i think a fact finding commission and, censure resolution would be prudent. >> so, he was opposed to impeaching the president, at that point, but he wanted to censure the president of the united states, who ease now in service to, every day. -- former president. >> lawrence, you know, sadly, i talked about people, like kevin mccarthy, today. those who have forgotten their oath. those who will push the

but i can't speak to what kevin mccarthy might have done. it's kind of, you know, i have no idea what he would do. >> former vice president dick cheney was at the capitol earlier today and said this about the state of the republican party, quote, i am deeply disappointed at the failure of many members of my party to recognize the grave nature of the january 6 attacks and the ongoing threat to our nation. do you agree? how do you change the direction of the republican party? how do you get republican officials to stop lying about the election? >> well, i do agree with vice president cheney's remarks today. you know, i've been speaking out about this myself repeatedly over the past year. it bothers me deeply. i think that people in my party who refuse to accept the realities of what happened one year ago today are making a big mistake and putting a loyalty to donald trump ahead of their constitutional oath to defend the constitution and represent their constituents. i think it's not helpful for the republican party or good for the country. i r

kevin mccarthy did, too, a year ago. kevin mccarthy was silent today. but let's listen to what kevin mccarthy said last year. >> some say the riots were caused by antifa. there's absolutely no evidence of that. and conservatives should be the first to say so. 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 by president trump. accept his share of responsibility. quell the brewing unrest. and ensure president-elect biden is able to successfully begin his term. and the president's immediate action also deserves congressional action, which is why i think a fact-finding commission and a censure resolution would be predunt. >> so he was opposed to impeaching the president at that point, but he wanted to censure the president of the united states, who he is now in service to everyday, the former president. >> well, lawrence, you know, sadly i talked about people like kevin mccarthy today. those who have forgott

i've not heard back from kevin mccarthy or his team as of yet. but i do think this is something the committee is deliberating. we'll have to find out what their next step will be. >> well, ryan nobles, gloria borger, elie honig, thank you for helping us understand this breaking news. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> might the u.s. be about to turn a covid corner? "the lead" starts right now. covid cases could -- could be peaking in parts of the u.s. which means they could -- could -- be coming down soon. this as top health experts warn every american could end up being exposed to omicron. >>> plus, the january 6th committee just invited a new ghost their party. they're asking the top house republican kevin mccarthy if he feels like voluntarily cooperating. >>> and match point for novak djokovic. a decision on the tennis star's fate in the australian open could come at any moment. >>> hello and welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin in our health lead. a new warning from the top health experts. today dr. anthony fauci, a

the january 6th select committee tonight's asking to speak with house minority leader kevin mccarthy -- a man who spoke to trump on the day of the insurrection. well, the man who once claimed he had nothing to hide cooperate fully? plus it is being called a game changer for treating people with covid but will it be months before more antiviral pills are delivered? we will tell you why dr. sanjay gupta reports. >>> and any moment now, australia could decide whether novak djokovic will be allowed to stay in the country and compete in the australian open. let's go out front. and good evening, i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, the january 6th select committee raising the stakes. asking the house minority leader to meet with them. offering up two specific dates for his testimony, and here is their letter tonight to the house minority leader kevin mccarthy. they write, quote, we request -- we write to request your voluntary cooperation on a range of critical topics, including your conversations with president trump. so, it's about five and a quarter pages here and the committee lays out

plus, a capitol hill staffer who at the time worked for kevin mccarthy. he'll join us to talk about his experience and why he is now working for mccarthy's republican nemesis congresswoman liz cheney. of course we'll take a look at how this nation heals if it can. if we can from this unprecedented and dark time in america. we'll start today with cnn's alex marquardt and a closer look at what we've learned about the awful day in terms of the specifics of the maga terrorist attack on the capitol. we want to warn you especially parents there are scenes of graphic violence and explicit language. >> reporter: for weeks, president donald trump hyped the rally on january 6th. be there, he tweeted. it will be wild. that day his family and allies whipped up the crowd. >> have some back bone. show some fight. let's have trial by combat. >> then trump proceeded to call out his own vice president. >> mike pence is going to have to come through for us. and if he doesn't, that will be a sad day for our country. >> reporter: he lied about the election and urged his foll

as far as the information after seeking from kevin mccarthy if you look at the letter there they list out about 20 public statements that kevin mccarthy said, and said we want to bring you in and talk to you about this statement made to politico, this statement you made to the wall street journal. they already have all the evidence, it's sitting in their letter, they can use it right as as to adam schiff in what he's doing, it's a little rich for us to start taking advice from the quarterback of the fake russian hoax for the past four years. this is political theater. >> it is bad theater. jason, your take? >>sean: jackson, and want to axes when thing first. ask you first. why, when the committee chairman, bennie thompson was asked if nancy pelosi is off limits, he acknowledged she is off limits. okay. and nancy tipped off jim jordan and jim banks and put on the two biggest trump haters and the political republican party. >> the person in charge of security for a separate but equal branch of government, the legislative branch, the person in charge of security at the house of represent

and another challenge to democrats, republican house leader kevin mccarthy is now threatening to strip january 6th select committee member adam schiff of chairmanship of the intelligence committee if republicans take control after the mid-terms. i'll be joined this hour by congressman schiff to get his response. but let's start with the latest from the covid hearing. nbc capitol hill correspondent leanne caldwell joining me now. give us highlights from this morning. >> reporter: there were a lot of questions from administration officials not only about the efficacy of vaccines, testing, also about isolation periods as well. we know those are the newest guidelines about how long to isolate if you can track covid at five days, and of course as expected there was the back and forth a contentious discussion between senator rand paul and dr. fauci. senator paul has repeatedly attacked dr. fauci about the origins of the virus, and today it was more focused on why he says dr. fauci dismissed epidemiologists who tried to -- who disagreed with mr. fauci, and dr. fauci says rand paul is never fa

let's assume the worst about kevin mccarthy for a second. i don't know why i'd do that but let me play that game. would the committee subpoena him if he opts to not voluntarily tell you the truth? >> yeah, i think as the chairman said, it's on the table. you know, obviously, there's a number of members that would probably face us. you're not exempt from having to come and testify. that's an issue we're working through as a committee and figuring out what can these people provide that we can or can't get somewhere else and we'll make a decision from there. >> what do you want to ask him? the letter seemed to suggest he knew there was a scheme to overturn the election by not counting the electoral votes. >> there's a number of things i'm curious about. what did he know prior to january 6th. on a call january 1st i directly told him there was going to be violence. i predicted violence and it was very much dismissed and just said next caller. it was a large conference call. he made the decision to object to the electors. all that led up to janua

i've been very public, but i wouldn't hide from anything. >> reporter: no response yet from kevin mccarthy to the committee's request, but in a reminder that others close to trump are cooperating with the committee, we learned that kayleigh mcenany today did answer questions from the committee investigators. david? >> jonathan karl on this again tonight. jon, thank you. >>> meanwhile, here in new york city tonight, a major setback for britain's prince andrew. a federal judge here issuing a blow, refusing to dismiss a lawsuit claiming the prince sexually assaulted an american woman when she was 17. all of this, of course, the continuing fallout from jeffrey epstein. abc's james longman on what happens next now. >> reporter: tonight, a major legal setback for prince andrew. a federal judge in new york has now allowed virginia roberts giuffre to go forward with her civil sex abuse case against him. the judge denying a motion by the prince's lawyers to have it thrown out. their claim was largely based on language in a 2009 settlement between giuffre and convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein,

and then, this is where kevin mccarthy comes in. in doing nothing to make an appropriate statement for 187 minutes, reportedly, he told mccarthy when mccarthy begged him in that period, anderson. he said well it looks like the rioters are more upset than you are, kevin. words to that effect. so, that could establish the grounds for criminal referral the committee has been talking about that against the president. and then, afterwards, as well. continued efforts. and mccarthy voted against certifying the legitimate -- uh -- electors chosen by the american people. so, there's plenty for the committee to learn from him. whether he cooperates is another question. >> yeah. i mean, gloria, i mean, do you see, under any circumstances, him cooperating? >> uh, no, i don't. you know, mccarthy has now led the charge against this committee because nancy pelosi did not put, for kbexample, jim jordan on the committee who has now been asked to testify, as we know. so he is going to call it partisan. he is going to say, you know, i ever already tol

we knew that we introduce that evidence the conversation that you have with kevin mccarthy which kevin mccarthy was pleading for help and telling the president, you have to stop your supporters. and he said, well, kevin, they're obviously more upset with the election results than you are. that was introduced before the senate during the impeachment trial. but there should be no surprise to anyone. donald trump incited this insurrection, he wanted it to happen, he will want the electoral contests to stop. and he sat in the office and watch disputes alike -- as 150 officers were hurt, five people dying as a result of that day, and the president of the united states, despite the fact that his own family members and others were pleading with him to intervene, he sat back and watched it. because what was happening was exactly what he wanted to have been. he wanted to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power and stay in office and not have the election results certified. and how much planning when into it was astonishing. there were memos and power points. this wasn't just a crowd of enthusias

donald trump can roll over kevin mccarthy. mccarthy will have debased himself like a busload of people in washington, dc, had before him. maybe i should say a stadium full of people thinking they are going to figure out a way to curry favor and he betrays every last person. mccarthy is doing this for no reason. >> they think there's an upside but there isn't. at the center of all of this is donald trump. it doesn't take a whole lot to get on the wrong side of a conversation. just ask governor desantis who was blind sided with a smack to the vaccination status by the president calling out all politicians who refuse to acknowledge their vaccination status this coming from donald trump. >> wow. >> you're saying, where did it come from? the fact that desantis is making those moves to become the nominee of the party and he needs to cut that off. if mccarthy thinks donald trump is going to embrace his potential speakership in a way that is going to be long term and consistent, he's fooling himself. the question then becomes what doe

kevin mccarthy told the committee he will not cooperate with this investigation with th predetermined outcome. and it was only another excuse to smear donald trump and has nothing to do with protecting the capital from future attacks. he couldn't be more right. take a look. >> you babbled the creation of an outside commission from the start. he also told the select committee. >> that's not true. >> why should the public not conclude that, you are trying t hide something here. with the facts were getting now. >> great question, i hope everything gets corrected at cnn . >> can you answer the question. >> after january 6, who was the first person to offer a bipartisan commission? was it me? i will help you. the answer is yes. >> i called for it to, but it had to be bipartisan not by committee full of trump impeachment haters and never trumper's grade we also need a committee to look into the riot and the summer of 2020. we can't have this kind of violence in this country. we are better than that. as we reported two days before january 6, donald trump as required by law authorized up t 20

we now know after liz cheney said that yesterday, that kevin mccarthy was pleading with donald trump to go on television and tell the people who he sent up to the capitol to leave the capital. to stop committing the crimes they were committing, to stop trying to kill police officers. and because kevin mccarthy is leader of the most perverse version of the republican party that has ever existed, kevin mccarthy is now ashamed of having told donald trump on january 6th to, for once, do the right thing. former federal prosecutor daniel goldman served as counsel for the house in donald trump's first impeachment tweeted quote, firsthand testimony equals admissible evidence in court. anonymous sources to media, inadmissible. the committee is not preparing a case but same applies. this is to show what trump was doing every minute of the day. yesterday, chairman benny thompson described the 187 minutes when donald trump was doing nothing. >> well, it's about 187 minutes, we have now determined he was in the white house, we have determined a number of people made attempts to contact him throug

the republican leader of the house, kevin mccarthy, now rejecting that committee's request to cooperate with the investigation. here's our chief washington correspondent jonathan karl tonight. >> reporter: on capitol hill today, republican leader kevin mccarthy defended his refusal to cooperate with the january 6th investigation. >> it is pure politics of what they're playing. >> reporter: the committee wants to ask mccarthy about his phone call with former president trump while the capitol was under attack. a year ago, he said he was willing to talk about it. >> would you be willing to testify about your conversation with donald trump on january 6th if you were asked by an outside commission? >> sure. next question. >> reporter: but today, mccarthy insisted he has nothing to say. >> my conversation was very short, advising the president of what was happening here. >> reporter: in fact, mccarthy's conversation with trump was much more than that. as i describe in my book "betrayal", mccarthy became angry after trump told him the rioters cared more about the election than he did. "who do

house minority leader kevin mccarthy. who not only continues to lick the boots of the former president prong donald trump. after his crazed supporters attacked mccarthy's workplace on january 6th. but who has stubbornly refused to hold members of his own caucus, such as congresswoman lauren boebert and marjorie taylor greene accountable. for their hateful rhetoric. and speaking of courage. i also and i mentioned the 12 jurors of the trial of the the killers of all mud arbery. especially those 11 white men and women from rural georgia. who simply did the right thing. voting, knowing that they are going to live in that town. and they voted well. the case and everything. selina, who are your profiles in cowardice and courage? >> i will start with courage. there were a number of different people across industries that talked about trauma and mental health this year rev. we had simone biles and naomi osaka in sports. and we also had the instagram live from congresswoman cortez who talked about the trauma that she experienced a

they are now desperately trying to haul in republican minority leader kevin mccarthy. this committee is a political sham, they have one goal that is to purge donald trump away from the white house forever. joining is now former trump chief of staff mark meadows, indiana congressman jim banks. we confirmed the joint chiefs, secretary of defense, you, the chief of staff of the defense department all in the room. donald trump multiple times requests that of the 20,000 troops get called in. if that happened, january 6 never would have happened but he only had the legal authority to call, to authorize it. he did his part. why didn't nancy pelosi and why didn't the mayor of d.c. understand after the summer of 2020 riots, knowing hundreds of thousands of people where they are knowing tensions were high, knowing you always have bad actors in crowds, what reasons did they give you, if any, why they wouldn't call up the troops the president authorized? >> certainly the president did authorize those and i know there has been a lot of back and forth suggesting he didn't authorize

it's kevin mccarthy. if he can't stand up to these folks in his own party, how are you going to lead that party? leadership starts with actually leading, not following the fringes of your party. >> ayman? >> all right, so, for courage, i'm going to keep it in the realm of law and order, keith ellison and the way he prosecuted derek chauvin because when this trial began or when this case began, there were a lot of questions as to whether or not minneapolis was going to be able to do the right thing and bring the right charges and if you remember, he stepped in and was able to kind of bring that all on track and get the conviction of derek chauvin, which was a very important moment for this country. so, i think that is real leadership and courage. >> and his team did an excellent job. >> all the way down. >> one of the things i have to say, because as you know, i worked very closely with the family of george floyd and all the protests, is that he -- keith ellison stepped in but then he stepped back and let

we also have new details on just how much donald trump and house minority leader kevin mccarthy spoke on january 6th as a newly unearthed radio interview with mccarthy revisits just how much of the blame the former president actually copped to as the u.s. capitol was being breached in his name. of course the house committee investigating those events would like to fill in the rest of those blanks as they mull how to get mccarthy to testify, along with other house republicans who continue to embrace the flag while thumbing their nose at what it stands for. >>> breaking news we're following out of texas, where officials in the town of colleyville have confirmed that police are conducting s.w.a.t. operations outside a synagogue. let's bring in richard lui with an update. >> thanks for that. we're watching this breaking news news story on msnbc. for those just joining us here on the network, we have the latest right now. authorities say there in colleyville, that's a suburb of dallas-fort worth, are working with federal authorities to respond to a hostage situation at the congregation bet

kevin mccarthy exercised zero leadership. in fact, keep in mind it was two days prior i think he forcefully said he would object to the election even though he initially said he wouldn't, even though he signed things because he was pressured to and he knew it was wrong. i look at that. it's disappointing and it's disappointing to see those who have crawled back into the bunker. adam and liz are taking a whole bunch of shots and we don't want to take those shots. >> congressman kinzinger, it's jonathan lemire. good morning, today on the morning of the anniversary of january 6th. the next steps, in particular talks and reporting there may be prime time hearings in the weeks ahead, and, also, would you, would the committee, subpoena sitting members of congress? >> all good questions. we do intend to do some hearings in prime time and i think what's very important the first kind of six months of committee activity was if you think of what you're seeing as the old iceberg analogy, you will see a little bit, the mark meadows stuff,

we effect e expect to hear soon from senator cinema and kevin mccarthy, why he changed president trumps inaction on january 6th to stop the rioting. later flipped on his progress to speak with the january 6th committee. >> there is nothing that i can provide the january 6th committee for legislation of them moving forward? there is nothing in that realm. it is pure politics of what they're playing. >> let me begin this hour with the coronavirus and the latest remarks from the president, joining us now, nbc senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell and nbc news' ron allen in connecticut. the latest on covid in the schools, kelly, first to you, before we take us through what we heard from the president, i want to hit on text and play what vice president harris said to craig melvin on the "today" show. >> the 500 million tests ordered going to every american, do we know when they will be going out? >> shortly. >> this week? >> i have to look at the current information, i it will be by next week. soon, it is a matter of urgency for us. >> should we have done that sooner? >> we are do

kevin mccarthy announced that this week he will not cooperate with the investigation. which means if the committee would like to hear from him, they will have to issue him a subpoena to compel his testimony. today "the washington post" editorial board published a blistering op-ed imploring the january 6th investigation to subpoena kevin mccarthy. they write in part, quote, subpoenaing the minority leader would be unprecedented, but his behavior amounts to a dereliction of his oath to support and defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. in his quest to become the next gop house speaker, mr. mccarthy has instead thrown in his lot with the enemies of democracy. so the january 6 committee nevertheless continues a pace, despite the noncooperation of several key witnesses. just today you had the investigation interview donald trump's last defense secretary, christopher miller. it was an important interview. he was the man in charge of the defense department the day of the january 6th attack. he might be able to shed light on the trump administration

kevin mccarthy, he made his one small stand on the night of january 6th. ever since then he's bent over backwards and service to trump. he's made that his cause. he's tied his entire political being to donald trump, at this point. he understands that he can't piss off trump. he's going to play this as closely to donald trump as possible. part of that is not -- i don't want to say -- recognizing the threat that was. recognizing the threat and the trauma that it did to capitol hill. >> all right, matt fuller, as always, thanks. >> appreciate it. >> earlier today, attorney general merrick garland gave an update on the investigation on january 6th. seeming to address critics -- when he said about those charges, yet to come, after this. on the eve of the anniversary january 6th, the worst attack on american democracy arguably since the civil war. the top law enforcement officer of the united states delivered the speech marking this moment. attorney general, merrick garland noted the progress made over the past year by nearly 150 prosecutors around the country i

today's new subpoenas, as liz cheney calls out kevin mccarthy for engaging in -- plus, ted cruz attempts to redeem himself for fox news conspiracy theories. yet, another -- investigation. the supreme court's shopping opinion, the deadly pandemic is not a occupational hansard. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes. the charges filed today, against the platter of the january 6th insurrection were not only the most serious we've seen, they're also the most descriptive of actions for all who took part in the events, up to an around that day. seditious conspiracy, that's the charge. today, a man named elmer stewart roads the third, working class hero, became the first to be arrested in charge of the seditious conspiracy, in indictment unsealed with the department justice. he is the founder of the far-right military gang, called the oath keepers. that's a big deal for a number of reasons. first, here is how the law defines seditious conspiracy. i'll quote for you. if two or more persons conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the government of the

leader. >> we certainly aren't going to be lectured on ethics by kevin mccarthy, of all people. >> the issue has heated up on capitol hill after a published report revealed at least 54 members of congress from both parties in 2021 violated that law designed to stop insider trading and prevent conflicts of interest. >> i haven't seen what mccarthy said. but i don't own any stocks. and i think that's the right thing to do. >> late today, democratic senators jon ossoff and mark kelly introduced legislation banning stock trading by members of congress. it would require lawmakers, their spouses, and their children to put stocks into a blind trust while the member is in office. >> i'm an advocate for banning stock trading by members of congress who make policy, who have access to information and economic forecasting and banning stock trading by their spouses. >> new york progressive congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez tweeted last month: there is no reason members of congress should hold and trade individual stock when we write major policy and have access it sensitive information. house

kevin mccarthy announced this week that he will not cooperate with the investigation. this means that if the committee doesn't hear from him, they will have to issue a subpoena to compel his testimony. today, a blistering op-ed was published -- they write, in part, quote, subpoena naming the minority leader would be unprecedented, but his behavior amounts to a dereliction of his oath to support and defend his constitution against all -- in his quest to become the next gop house speaker, mr. mccarthy has instead thrown in his lot with the enemies of democracy. so the january six committee, nonetheless, continues despite the noncooperation of key witnesses. just today, they interviewed donald trump's last defense secretary christopher miller. he was the man in charge of the defense department in the day of the january 6th attack. he may be able to shed light on the trumps administration realtime response and attack on the capitol. we're also relying on the justice investigation for what happened on january 6th. yesterday, it took quite a dramatic turn. -- the leader of a

i'll talk to adam schiff about today's new subpoenas as liz cheney calls out kevin mccarthy for engaging in a cover-up. >>> plus, ted cruz tries to redeem himself with fox conspiracy theories, yet another harbinger in the matt gaetz investigation, and the shocking opinion that the pandemic is not an occupational hazard. when "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. the charges filed today against a plotter in the january 6 election are not only the most serious we've seen, they are the strictest actions that took part on that day. today a man named elmer stuart rhodes iii, working class hero, became the first to be arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy in an indictment by the department of justice. he is a leader of a gang called the oathkeepers. first, here's how the law defines seditious conspiracy. if two or more persons conspire to overthrow, put down or destroy by force the government of the united states or levy a war against them or to oppose by force the authority thereof or by force to prevent, hinder or delay the execution of any law

they don't have to watch out for any kevin mccarthy republicans. things are working very smoothly. if kevin mccarthy had had republican members he appointed on the committee, who were objecting to the committee's work, he could have slowed the committee's work down. also, and maybe most important, he would know what was going on. right now he has no idea what's going on behind the scenes, jake. >> governance by tantrum seldom works out. jamie gangel, thank you. here to discuss, legal analyst carrie cordero who previously worked with the u.s. justice department. what's your reaction when you hear about all this evidence the committee has gathered about what trump was doing while his supporters attacked the capitol? >> well, one thing i think that's important, jake, is that it sounds that people are actually cooperating. so up until now we've heard a lot about those who are not cooperating with the committee but the example that jamie gave of keith kellogg shows there are individuals close to the former president who are voluntarily cooperating and providing the committee with inform

i mean, kevin mccarthy, he made his one small stand on the night of january 6th. and ever since then, has bent over backwards in service to trump. he's made that his sort of his cause. and he's tied his entire political being to donald trump at this point. so he understands he can't piss off trump. he's going to play this as closely to donald trump as possible. and that, you know, part of that is not, you know, i don't want to say celebrate january 6th, but recognizing the threat it was and recognizing the trauma and damage it did to capitol hill as a community. >> all right. matt fuller, as always, thanks a lot, man. >> appreciate it. >>> earlier today, attorney general merrick garland gave an update on the investigations into january 6th that seems to address critics who say doj isn't doing enough. what he said about those charges yet to come after this. for people living with h-i-v, keep being you. and ask your doctor about biktarvy. biktarvy is a complete, one-pill, once-a-day treatment used for h-i-v in certain adults. it's not a cure, but with one small pill

do i believe that kevin mccarthy is going to suddenly become a statesman? no. >> no, well and kevin mccarthy's approval ratings are doing quite well so he has been completely rewarded thus far for the stance he has taken. which brings me to something else, congressman. i want to play something your former colleague -- of course you know her -- congresswoman liz cheney said about the committee's investigation right now. here she is. >> i think the country needs a strong republican party going forward. but our party has to choose. we can either be loyal to donald trump or we can be loyal to the constitution. but we cannot be both. >> will she sway anyone, congressman? and do you agree that you cannot be both? >> oh, i absolutely do. i feel like they are wander ot in the desert between egypt and israel here after the red sea. as a business republican, bush republican, reagan republican, as with liz, we are without a party right now because of the way it's become hijacked by this trump base. and we need to get back to the principles that our party stands for, w

no reporter, not senator -- not mitch mcconnell, not kevin mccarthy in the house, has gone to donald trump. and mccarthy actually, as you pointed out earlier, said the truth on january 6th, and like the whole of his party in the congress of the united states with the exception of liz cheney and a couple others, has gone to supporting sedition by a seditionist president of the united states. >> kevin mccarthy spoke the truth about donald trump being responsible -- >> that's right. >> -- for january 6. lindsey graham did the same thing on the floor, said he was done with him. other republicans did. that changed very quickly. talking about the book and we had a lot of people asking questions except the one guy you're sitting right next to who actually, like you, is always on deadline, is always rushing to telephones -- >> there he is. >> -- jonathan lemire, jump in. >> thank you, joe. i wanted to back up a second about the book, if i could. i was struck by something here about your father. you said that he had a preference for "the evening star" and much more so than the liberal "washin

>> i think you are going to see kevin mccarthy -- i think you're going to see a big majority in the senate. if the trafalgar numbers stick or get bigger, you're talking about a tsunami. it would be the largest republican majority at least in 100 years and i think it would be a stunning moment. this coming election night may be as exciting for us as the one we spent together in 1994. i think the key is two fold. you want to run if i could a two cited election. big government socialism isn't working, go to any gas station, go to any grocery store, ask people as they look at the empty shelves, it's not working. second, republicans have to have and this is where you and i are in total agreement, we need a new contract. we need a new positive statement that really affects people's lives and says to them you elect us, we are going to work to make your life better and i think we can have a big impact on that and that's exactly where kevin mccarthy is. >> sean: what you're saying is nationalizing the elections. you had a backbone and you would fight, that's what made you successful and you were th

bookstores everywhere nancy pelosi pic kicked you off the committee in kevin mccarthy said what's the point. they all voted to impeach donal trump are they won't call in nancy pelosi. are those things that you and jim jordan would have done grea is that the reason they kicked you off the committee and replaced you with two never traverse? >> this is thewo january six sheehan committee. nancy pelosi herself refused to participate in a bipartisan homelander security participati january 6 over the last year. still today, she keeps document in her office. they turn over the point to the big point were making about the breakdown of security and the lack of the national guard coming to the capital. secondly, it's not lost on any of us, the same week that inflation hits a 40 or high and joe biden approval rating it happens in the same way that they want to go after the republican leader kevin mc carthy. and then third, it's obvious to me it's long past time for the republicans party to kick liz cheney and adam can secure. of winning back the house majority to save the country tells you that

. >> yes, you saw kevin mccarthy's group raise $72 million. a record number. people are giving money because they actually have an agenda they are going to run on. look. these are not gasps. every single day they lie. they lie from the podium. the president lies. everybody lies on their behalf. today they put out statistics that said that joe biden has created more jobs than any other president in his first term and everybody knows that's just not true. so put them aside for a moment as these two very small democrats have done. they are referring to hillary clinton in their op ed as a "changed candidate." think about that. hillary clinton is a changed candidate. eight years ago, yes, that's -- eight years ago, hillary clinton's campaign came up with 13 words you weren't allowed to say about hillary clinton. inevitable. secretive. manipulative. out of touch. represents the past. this is eight years ago, so of course she represents the pass. what exactly qualifies hillary clinton to be a three time loser? you cannot run for president if people don't particularly

assuming republicans do take power in the fall, do you like kevin mccarthy? >> i'm not a big kevin mccarthy fan i also really haven't liked what steve scalise has bmd the election. but i've known him as a very fine person, going all the way back to 1989. i would love to see him get a shot. then again, right now i'm a huge fan of liz cheney. i think she's shown incredible courage and principle. i would love to see her but that won't happen. >> bacarri, what do you think? of who you would like in the republicans in the house to be speaker. who is the least objectionable to you in. >> i really don't care. i think the house is gone. jim jordan, schealise, mccarthy. >> coming up, a newly released study looks at the impact of covid vaccines on ivf. ttle misse never stood a chance. until, energizer ultimate lithium. who wants a cupcake? the number one longest-lasting aa battery. yay! case closed. liz, you nerd, cough if you're in here! shh! i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. what about rob's dry cough? works on that too, and lasts 12 hours. 12 hours?! who studi

and last week, their leaders in the house, republican kevin mccarthy says he will not testify either. which begs the question, are subpoenas on the way? while the committee zeroes in on the peripheral figures around the insurrection, what about donald trump? the man who incited the riot. well, that man is still out stalking the flames of the bigger. listen to what he had to say while endorsing a republican candidate in pennsylvania. >> we won the state. it's something that i contests, and i will continue to contests. we are up a massive amount at 10:00 in the evening. and then all of a sudden, things closed, and it reopened, and voila, look what happened. so we have to be a lot sharper the next time when it comes to counting the votes. sometimes, the vote counter it is more important than the candidate. and we can't let that ever happen again. we have to get tougher and smarter. >> the dictator that trump appears to be quoting the, is, i could do not, joseph. who once reportedly said, i considered completely unimportant when the party will vote, or how, but what is extraordinarily imp

kevin mccarthy strikes me as a similar figure. he's gone from, i think, saying the president bears responsibility to going -- go ahead. >> i mean kevin mccarthy is ted cruz but just not as smart. he's the dumber version of ted cruz. still empty shell of a human being. just a craven as a politician but not as smart. he'll do anything to become speaker of the house. he'll align with qanon, crazies, matt gaetz who is pretty close to hopefully being indicted of being a pedophile. this is the type of person he is. he'll do it because he wants the title of speaker of the house. he's the dumber version of ted cruz in the house. >> what is your judgment of mike pence in all this who looks like the committee will ask to speak to voluntarily this month? >> i think mike, former vice president pence needs to understand he's not going to be president. he's not going to win a primary because donald trump will never support him. he should go and follow up on the integrity he showed on january 6th. i was on the floor on january 6th. i waited till

instead house minority leader kevin mccarthy is threatening social media giants days after twitter closed one of congresswoman marjorie taylor greene's accounts for repeatedly spreading covid misinformation. mccarthy tweeted twitter, all big tech if you shut down constitutionally protected speech, not lewd and obscene, you should lose 230 protection. should mean shutting down the business model you rely on today, and i will work to make that happen. mccarthy was referencing section 230, the law that limits tech companies' liability for posted content. in september, he warned without evidence the telecom social media companies complying with the january 6th committee could be breaking the law. with no signs of punishment by mccarthy against his own members, randi kaye shows us how they and colleagues are spreading some risky falsehoods. >> reporter: republican senator ron johnson of wisconsin pushing the false claim on twitter that rinsing with mouthwash can help keep covid-19 away and reduce the viral load in saliva. there is no scientific evidence to support this is an effective solution