robert and susan rosenbaum. the corporation for public broadcasting. and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> once again from washington, our moderator. >> welcome to "washington week." it has been one year and one day since the january 6 attack. washington remains deeply scarred. former president trump has continued to spread lies about the election. on thursday, president biden addressed the nation. >> the former president has created a web of lies about the election. you cannot love your country only when you win. you cannot obey the law only when it is convenient. you can't be patriotic when you enable lies. yamiche: in a statement, former president trump said president biden was engaged in political theater. he set the democrats want to own the day so they can stoke fears and divide america. congresswoman liz cheney called out her republican colleagues for downplaying the riot. some trump loyalists quickly fired back. >> they out to be ashamed of themselves. history will judge them. >> we are proud of the work we

robert and susan rosenbaum. the corporation for public broadcasting. and contributions from viewers like you. thank you. >> once again, from washington, our moderator. yamiche: good evening and welcome to "washington week." this week matched one year since president biden took the oath of office. challenges abound. covid is surging. inflation is at a 40 year high. his approval rail test rating is sliding he held the longest presidential press conference in history. one hour and 51 minutes. he touted progress on fighting covid, but admitted that more could have been done. >> should we have done more testing earlier? yes. but we a doing more now. yamiche: he called out republicans for former president trump's continued grip on the gop. >> did you ever think one man out of office could intimidate an entire party? where they are unwilling to take any vote contrary to what he thinks should be taken? fear being defeated in a primary. yamiche: a day later, republicans blasted the president. >> we have an economy that is damaged, cities and streets that are da

rosenbaum, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> good evening, everyone, and welcome to washingtonweek. this week we start major developments into the investigation into the january 6 attack. re than one year after the insurrection the justice department has brought the most serious charges to date, seditious conspiracy against the leaders and members of the far right extremist group known as the oath keepers. they are accused of attempting to overthrow the united states government. joining me tonight, and national security and law enforcement reporter at the washington post, jeff bennett, and leeann caldwell. welcome to you all. thanks so much for being here. dublin, i went to start with you. seditious conspiracy is not a charge we hear often but it is the most serious charge related to january 6 so far. what do you know about why the department of justice brought the specific charges against these specific people more than one year after the attack? >> we know this is a question that justice department pros

robert and susan rosenbaum. the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> once again, from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening and welcome to "washington week." we have a special new year's edition of the program. we will discuss the biggest stories of the year with top newsroom leaders. these are the folks who decide what you read, watch, and listen to every day. here to talk about trust in the media and lessons learned, are elisabeth bumiller, new york times assistant managing editor and washington bureau chief. every challenge, political director at cnn. julie pace, senior vice president at the associated press. and terence samuel, managing editor for npr. want to start with the january 6 insurrection at the capital and the lies about the 2020 election that continue. you're only days away from the anniversary of the attack, and it was a watershed moment in american history and journalism. reporters covered the story in real time, some even in harm's wa

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