i want to play you what louie gohmert, we saw the very empty set of seats on the other side because louie gohmert didn't want to listen to you in person. louie gohmert did respond. >> to refer by rhetorical supposed questions who are you here for? we must be here for the gunman is an outrage. how dare you. you think we don't have hearts? >> and to be clear he was actually not responding to you, he was responding to eric swalwell, let's just clear up that. how do you respond to those republicans who get all misty and say don't you think we have hearts, too? >> well, the answer is that, no, we don't think that you have hearts because you could do that which is required to stop the massacring of american children, and time after time you refuse to honor your oath and you refuse to do the basic things that are required. i mean, these are -- these are not aggressive actions that we are contemplating in congress. we're talking about universal background cheques, raising the age to purchase semiautomatic weapons in the way that you have to be 21 years old to do any number of other things in our

it's been confirmed, louie gohmert remains the dumbest man alive. ( laughter ) ( cheers and applause ) so, one party openly attacked our democracy and then bragged about it. but somehow, they're not the ones with low approval ratings. because according to recent polls, president biden's approval is worse than the former president's at this point in his presidency. not great. but i know how to help. mr. president, go out to the rose garden and stare directly into a solar eclipse. don't ask me why. for some reason, people like that better than infrastructure. ( laughter ) turns out, behind the scenes, biden is seething that his standing is now worse than the former president's. i don't blame him. the last guy had terrible standing. ( laughter ) he looks like a penguin with a loaded diaper. ( laughter ) and, now, biden's team is worried he could suffer the same one-term fate as jimmy carter. of course, there's a big difference between biden and carter. somehow, biden seems older. ( laughter ) but the white house has a plan: put joe on the road to highlight progress being made, and let b

[ laughter ] do you know this guy louie gohmert? he's a representative out of texas. this statement used to be the kind of thing that could ruin a person's political career. but now that we've been maga-tized it barely even makes a dent. gohmert is upset because some of his fellow republicans are getting hit with contempt charges for refusing to cooperate with the committee investigating the insurrection on january 6th. and what he's upset is they're not even allowed to lie about it. >> we have a two-tiered justice system. if you're a republican, you can't even lie to congress or lie to an fbi agent or they're coming after you. they're going to bury you. they're going to put you in the d.c. jail. >> jimmy: you can't even lie to the fbi anymore! [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] it's outrageous. i guess -- i don't know. at least -- at least he's not lying about how upset he is about not being allowed to lie, i guess. small victory. the good news is he's on the judiciary committee. louie gohmert, by the way, is the same guy who suggested we move the orbit of the moon

mo brooks of alabama, matt gaetz of florida, louie gohmert of texas, marjorie taylor greene of georgia, scott perry of pennsylvania, and andy biggs of arizona. we will have more on the january 6 hearing later in the program. ukrainian officials have ordered troops to withdraw from the besieged eastern city of severodonetsk which has been the site of weeks of heavy fighting. the move brings russia closer to seizing all of the luhansk region. this comes as the united states has announced it will send an additional $450 million in military aid to ukraine including medium-range rocket systems. on thursday, the european union voted to grant candidate status to ukraine and moldova beginning a process for the countries to join the eu. on thursday, china hosted a virtual meeting with the leaders of brazil, russia, india, and south africa -- a group known colltively as brics. chinese president xi jinping open the meeti by saying nationneed to reject "cold war mentality." he called for opposition to unilateral sanctions in a reference to efforts by the united states and its allies to isolate rus

congressman eric swalwell and louie gohmert heated exchange was just part of the intense

congressman eric swalwell and louie gohmert heated exchange was just part of the intense debate. >> house lawmakers are considering a package of legislation aimed at making harder to get guns. but there's a clear partisan divide with many republicans like congressman jim jordan attacking the package. this bill would not stop the terrible events that would harden schools, but it will sure take away the rights. >> of the american people who follow the law. >> republicans argue these bills don't tackle the real problems at the root of mass shootings. and congressman thomas massie says they won't make anyone safer. all the rest of these are going to fail. the criminals do not follow the law with funeral still ongoing in uvalde an investigation into another shooting happening in tulsa, congressman jerry nadler insist it's time to do something is not even been 24 hours. >> since last monday's shooting and who knows how long until the next one. the senate is attempting a more balanced approach with a bipartisan group of lawmakers trying to reach a compromise. senator chris murphy says they're ma

texas republican congressman louie gohmert fired back saying democrats should not accuse republicans of being complicit. >> how dare you you arrogant people. attributing murder to those of us that want to do things does stop it. >> over in the senate, a group of republicans and democrats are working on a bill that touches on issues. both sides can agree on connecticut. democratic senator chris murphy says they've made real progress. it could break the logjam a 30 year launch in which congress has an done anything meaningful to. >> stop this pace of mass shootings. >> now the house could vote on its bill next week, but there's a higher chance for the senate's bill to receive bipartisan support instead of the house's version reporting live in washington. i'm basil, john. all right, basil, thank you very much for 21 is the time coming up next on the kron, 4 morning news. a woman in the south bay now facing hate crime charges after an incident. >> inside a starbucks will tell you what officials say. let up to what happened. we'll have that coming up after the break. we're back at 4. 24 a

gohmert, andy biggs and scott perry, all spread false claims about joe biden's victory. perry's office calls the claim a soulless lie. mo brooks didn't deny the pardon request but said it was unnecessary after all. and while gaetz hasn't denied the pardon request, he dismissed the committee as a political sideshow. republican congressman adam kinzinger ending yesterday's hearing with this statement. >> the only reason i know to ask for a pardon is because you think you've committed a crime. >> reporter: and last night the chair of the january 6th committee saying he can prove those pardon requests were made. andrew, mona. >> all right, jay, thank you. >>> investigators are looking into a collision on the tarmac at new york's jfk airport. the pilot of an air france flight reported that his plane was hit by a jet from italy's ita airways, but the air traffic controller had trouble understanding his accent and by the time the controller contacted the pilot of the italian jet, he had already taken off for rome. he said he wasn't aware of the collision and landed safely. >>>

representative andy biggs of arizona also sought a pardon, according to witnesses, as well as louie gohmert of texas and scott perry of pennsylvania. david, tonight, reaction is starting to come in from these republicans. scott perry's office denying this, calling it a ludicrous lie. mo brooks not denying it at all, but saying the pardons were unnecessary after all, but the worlds from republican adam kinzinger who says the only reason you would think to ask for a pardon is you think you committed a crime. david? >> rachel, thank you. >>> of course, the other major story tonight, the landmark supreme court ruling striking down new york state law on the books for more than a century. it required gun owners to show a proper cause in order to carry a concealed handgun. the court ruling that violating the second amendment's right to keep and bear arms. the three liberal justices dissenting. justice clarence thomas for the majority writing that citizens shouldn't have to explain to the government why they're seeking to xerl size a constitutional right. but the ruling allows states to ban guns in

the six republicans are scott perry, mo brooks, louie gohmert, andy biggs, and marjorie taylor greene. ( booid thcremde la creep matt gaetz. ( booing ) who was looking for pardons for more than just this coup. >> the pardon he was discussing, requesting, was as broad as you could describe. "from the beginning"-- i remember he said, "from the beginning of time, up until today, for any and all things." >> stephen: that's a little broad. "yeah, ah, i need a pardon from the beginning of time, or my girlfriend's sophomore year, whichever came first." and this was important to matt gaetz. he wouldn't let it go. >> mr. gaetz was personally pushing for a pardon, and he was doing so since early december. i'm not sure why. >> stephen: i am. i'm pretty sure there's a major reason. and it involves a minor. we'll be right back with beto o'rourke. stick around! ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) hey, got you a drink. thanks! ♪ ♪ it's right around the corner. do you see that? hiiiii! that's what's so good about it! ok, you can look. i like it. ahhh! (laughter) what are you doing tomorrow?

louie gohmert is one of them. i'm not sure if he knows where babies come from but even the fact-- fact that we got a leaked copy 8 weeks ago did not emotionally prepare the country for last friday's seismic shift. in its political landscape because, with this ruling, for the first time in history, the supreme court has eliminated an established constitutional right involving the autonomy to decide what happens to your body. and having more personal rights is kind of america's thing. we invented it. americans having rights taken away is like k.f.c. changing their slogan from, "we do chicken right," to, "there is no constitutional right to chicken. "it's finger lickin' gone!" this land is your land-- . in the decision, alito noted that abortion is not deeply rooted in this nation's history and tradition and therefore is not protected as a right. hey, sam, maybe not everything we do in america has to be inspired by the stuff they did 200 years ago. that's why the c.d.c. hasn't released guidelines on how to treat monk

gohmert, mo brooks, andy biggs and marjorie taylor greene. greene has denied the testimony that the committee showed was s secondhand testimony saying that they had heard that greene had asked for a pardon through the white house counsel's office. she's denied that. others though have confirmed it including mo brooks, the congressman from alabama who said that he had asked for a pardon, a blanket pardon, for all republicans who sought to challenge the election results, overturn the election results, because he said that he was concerned that democrats coming this would weaponize the justice department against their political enemies. manu raju, cnn, capitol hill. >> thanks very much, manu. the january 6 committee has met behind closed doors with the british filmmaker who documented the final week of the trump presidency. the three part series will be released this summer by discovery plus which provided us with this clip. have a look. >> can we talk for a minute about january 6? >> yeah. well, it was a sad day, but it was a day where there wa

let's play louie gohmert disseminating the worst kind of disinformation, gaslighting and every infective i can hurl at it. you'll know what i'm talking about when you see it. >> how dare you? you think we don't have hearts? it's just that when we look at the things that you're doing and you're trying to do to america, we've seen the carnage. i mean, for heaven's sake. let's take an example. democrats control the major cities that have the worst murder rates. that's right. your ideas have been shown to get people killed! >> so congressman, your colleague there, congressman gohmert said it's democratic ideas that are getting people killed. i'd like to hear you respond. >> look, my colleagues who like to talk about being tough on crime. here's an opportunity. exactly what the representative was talking about. how about we actually pass this bill with his support that cracked down on the people on the traffickers who are taking the guns from states with lax rules to states with tighter rules? that's one of the things in the bill. i'm not -- i'm not going to get into a discussion. i don't wan

and according to cassidy hutchinson, mo brooks, matt gaetz, andy biggs, louie gohmert, scott perry, marjorie taylor greene, mark meadows, and rudy giuliani were seeking pardons. there's broad knowledge that criminality had taken place. you know, the republican sort of twitter official twitterdom has tried to dismiss this testimony today as no biggy, but it seems like they all thought it was a biggy at the time. >> without question, there were a host of senior white house officials and powerful congressional republicans who worried that they would or in fact did at least face the prospect of criminal prosecution because of what happened on january 6th. and remember, cassidy hutchinson worked in the white house as office of legislative affairs before she became mark meadows' top deputy. she knew all these people. part of her job was getting to know every single house republican really closely. what do they want, what do they need? what makes them tick? that's what staffers in any administration do. it's part of the gig. and because of that, she would have been very much aware, even in these fi

gohmert had filed to try to pressure pence to exceed what pence's authority was on january 6th. when this call came in, she was allegedly relaying some kind of question of pence possibly meeting with sydney powell, that lawyer that had been in trump's favor at that point who was advocating all kinds of wild conspiracy theories about the voting machines and some question of whether powell, pence would be willing to meet with powell while he was in vail. when short pointed out kelly ward had joined this suit and was suing the vice president, she allegedly said, you know, they wouldn't be doing this if trump was not okay with it. there were several other moments where, you know, the pence team felt as if they were getting squeezed. one was that transition funding for the post-white house period for pence's staff was not coming through, it was being delayed. and they were under the impression that it was definitely coming from mark meadows, the white house chief of staff, under the impression it might be coming from trump. that pot of money got free after january 6th. >> and how doe

gohmert. the wife of a sitting supreme court justice. when you talk abhor record, when you talk about concern, seeing the language they're using, this fan astas the language they're using, this fan astical language, the call of arms. the five most chilling words, "i hope this is true" and you're talking about gitmo and talking about things like that at the top levels of government, i would say the committee is going to have the ability to see what's going on there. and i guess -- it's just so troubling, because i see people just talk about opinions or things like that, the issue is these were policymakers at the top levels of government and the committee has to decide this. and the american people have to decide this when they see the committee's evidence. was president trump just in the current or if he was led by others by the nose, really didn't know what was going on. did he sort of know what was going on, sort of was just a willing participant, right, and had some control? or number three

gohmert has a heart, sometimes i wonder about his head. they were advancing scenarios that were ridiculous. let's have a good guy with a gun and that's all we need. obviously that is not the answer. we have -- guns are the leading cause of death for children in the united states today. we're the only advanced country that has mass murders routinely. we can prove because we've done it, that if you control access to assault weapons, if you do background checks, the level of gun violence will go down. i think republican voters understand that. the polling shows that about 70% or better of republican voters support universal background colle checks. i hope when we go to the floor of the house and the senate considers some of these measures, that they will reflect the voters that they represent, not the advocacy groups like the nra that are opposed to anything that want to have the status quo, which means just more deaths for children. >> as it looks right now, you know the math in the senate, the proposals as will likely passes in the house, l

. >> one other thing that struck me today, here's republican congressman louie gohmert, he was asked about the justice department indicting peter navarro with contempt of congress for not complying with the subpoena. it's -- well, let me just play it. >> it actually puts an exclamation point on the fact that we have a two-tiered justice system. if you're a republican, you can't even lie to congress or lie to an fbi agent or they're coming after you. >> can you imagine? you can't even -- you can't even lie to an fbi agent if you're a republican. i mean. >> you can't if you're a democrat either. does not matter. >> oh, wait. >> don't lie to the fbi. >> don't lie to the fbi. >> just don't do it. >> do you have a response? >> no. before coming on the show, i saw this clip pop up and i thought, there's -- what are you even saying? >> you can't even hold up a bank if you're a republican. the outrage, the indignities. >> don't lie to the feds, and additional advice to peter navarro, this is all about peter navarro being sort of indicted and arrested today. who i believe is trying to represe

texas republican congressman louie gohmert fired back saying democrats should not accuse republicans of being complicit. >> how dare you you arrogant people. attributing murder to those of us that want to do things to stop it. >> over in the senate, a group of republicans and democrats are working on a bill that touches on issues. both sides can agree on connecticut. democratic senator chris murphy says they've made real progress. it could break the logjam a 30 year launch in which congress hasn't done anything meaningful to. >> stop this pace of mass shootings. >> the house could vote on its bill next week, but there's a higher chance of success for the senate's bipartisan bill rather than the house's version reporting live in washington. i'm basil, john, thank you. basil. it's 5.22, coming up on the kron. 4 morning news. a woman in the south bay now faces hate crime charges. >> after something that she did at starbucks will take a look at what happened after the break. ♪ my name is austin james. as a musician living with diabetes, fingersticks can be a real challenge. that's why

andy biggs and louie gohmert also according to what the committee displayed today, asking for pardons. again, perry has denied it. matt gaetz released a tweet earlier earlier just before i came on, not denying it but of course trashing committee as he has done all along. this is interesting to see more of what the committee has in terms of republican congressmen allies of terrorism asking for pardons. >> thank very, very much. i want to dig deeper right now with correspondents and analysts, jeffrey tube been, let me start you. how disturbing was that message we learned today? then-president trump sent this message to the justice department, to all these officials, "just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me." >> and the republicans in -- in the -- in the house. you know, the -- the intensity and duration of the president's efforts to use the justice department with no evidence of actual fraud to stop the counting of votes and overturn the election in advance of january 6th -- it was simply astonishing. and was the most direct evidence we have had of possible criminalit

mo brooks, louie gohmert, matt gaetz, marjorie taylor greene, and andy biggs are the ones that the committee testimony today said asked for pardons for themselves in relation to the 2020 election, and what they had said, again, very serious accusations, especially from one -- from members of congress against the other. so we're waiting to hear for their -- from their response. judy: yes, ande heard white house -- former white house aides and advisers making some of those statements. and, finally, lisa, this was the last hearing that we know has been scheduled. but we are now told there are going to be more hearings in the future. what do we know about that? and looking back on what we have learned so far, how do you put it together? lisa: we expect more hearings in july. we do not yet know how many. we don't know when. and one source told me that they're still deciding that, that they have a mountain of evidence to go through. and, in fact, they are getting more evidence now. one example, representative mo brooks of alabama, i just mentioned him as someone who was in the hearing today, testi

gohmert, marjorie taylor greene, a number of these folks said they didn't actually seek pardons or you're misunderstanding what was going on here, the committee says they have the proof. back to you. >> sara murray, thank you for all of that reporting, really significant day yesterday and federal investigators also, we learned in the middle of all of this yesterday, conducted a search of former justice department official jeffrey clark's home. that's who sara was talking about, this happened on wednesday. >> evan perez with us now. evan, tell us what exactly they were looking for in his home and why did they take the measures that they took to do so, to carry out this raid? >> yeah, jim and poppy, it is an extraordinary thing for the -- for federal agents to show up at the home of someone who was obviously a former senior, former justice department official, who as you can tell was very nearly the acting attorney general, the end of the trump administration, and they would have had to tell a judge there was reason to believe there was criminal material that was evidence of a crime inside

and then louie gohmert, also another name mentioned of a republican who sought a pardon from the trump white house. he's also denying, he's saying he was seeking pardons for others unassociated with the government. we have heard members from the committee respond to these republican congressmen who have either denied it or they're not confirming it, and they say look, all you need to know is the witnesses we have that said that they sought a pardon, they were under oath. these republicans who are denying it, they were not. >> yeah, and it's not a crime to lie to the american people. it's a crime to lie under oath. pamela brown, thanks. >> just a few weeks ago here on "the lead," barbara lee shared her personal story, her experience having an abortion back in the pre-roe v. wade days. she's back today with what she says she wants to see happen in the wake of today's supreme court decision. stay with us. real meals. real good. all of knorr's high quality pasta and rice sides are now made witith no artificil flavors or preservatives. knororr. taste for good. when alaska airlines needed a

texas republican congressman louie gohmert fired back saying democrats should not accuse republicans of being complicit. >> how dare you you arrogant people. attributing murder to those of us that want to do things does stop it. >> over in the senate, a group of republicans and democrats are working on a bill that touches on issues. both sides can agree on connecticut. democratic senator chris murphy says they've made real progress. it could break the logjam a 30 year launch in which congress has an done anything meaningful to. >> stop this pace of mass shootings. >> now the house could vote on its bill next week, but there's a higher chance that the senate's bipartisan bill will receive more support than the house's version reporting live in washington. i'm basil, john, thank you. basil. well, speaking of gun violence coming up, we're learning more about what led up to that deadly mass shooting in tulsa, oklahoma. police are laying out the gunman's timeline. >> and identifying the victims 2. we'll be right back. for state controller, only yiu will save taxpayers money. wait, who, me

representative louie gohmert down in texas spearheaded the lawsuit seeking to force vice president pence to throw the election to trump and days before the january 6th attack they reportedly flagged the capitol police reportedly flagged comments by gohmert as being potentially inciteful of violence there. he has gone the route of saying if i had conversations like this it was for other people not for me if i was seeking any kind of pardons there. then representative marjorie taylor greene from down in florida who just routinely has spread false claims about the 2020 election and a lot of other things. she referred to the efforts to challenge the election results as our 1776 moment. again, almost all of them have forwarded some version of saying it wasn't for me or i didn't do it or you don't understand the circumstances, but as you've noted earlier today, as we will be noting a lot as we move forward if in fact the testimony is true that gives some sense of an awareness, a notion that there is possibly something being done illegally here and it shouldn't be done. really important to note

you had cassidy hutchinson and eric hershman saying that andy biggs, louie gohmert and scott perry were in some capacity asking for a preemptive pardon or a pardon to potentially ward them against any criminal prosecution that might have come out of their efforts to assist trump in over turning the results of the election. there was an email that was displayed at the beginning of this segment of the public hearing yesterday from mo brooks that was sent to molly michael who was an official in the white house who worked closely with a lot of people in the oval office, asking her what the status was and specifically requesting a pardon for matt gaetz, mind you at the same time gaetz is also facing other criminal potential criminal challenges with regards to his communications with underage women. and this was not well received very clearly by eric hershman who has become a recurring role in these hearings as a brash talking expletive laced former white house official when you boil it down to the simplest terms found all of the proposals to be insane, that is the language that he used. >> w

gohmert, marjorie taylor greene and scott perry, the just tipt department officials you put at the top there, was really at the center of this effort to replace rosen with clark. saying perry brought him to the white house to introduce him to the former president. the committee also saying that former president trump also kind of skirted with the possibility of presidential pardons for white house staffers, family members, and anyone else involved in january 6th, the committee suggesting that this is proof that these people, the ones who formally requested them, had some sort of acknowledgment that their aks were criminal. >> you talked about the lawmakers who were requesting pardons, some in realtime, obviously on the hill this was a shock wave. i'm curious, those lawmakers who were mentioned, how did they respond to their names? what did they say about the pardons that they requested? >> so we heard some immediate responses yesterday, others took a couple of hours, we heard from marjorie taylor greene, slammed the committee on these hearings all together, matt gaetz, calling them a q

. >> yeah, that was louie gohmert, yeah. >> yeah. that's why it's very important for the justice department to do their job and do their roles. there's so much only congress can do. there's so much only law enforcement can do. the justice department has to step in and do their job now with the facts out there. the facts matter to the justice department. seems like a lot of the american public or at least the extremists don't really care about the actual facts about it because they'll just say they're lying. so, the truth doesn't really matter. it's falling upon deaf ears. >> when the hearings reconvene tomorrow, what do you think the committee needs to accomplish? and how important do you think the witnesses are from georgia, which was central to the former president's efforts to overturn the election? >> i think they're very important. and you know, you heard zoe earlier. this is going to be a very important hearing. i think it's not only those georgia officials. i think it's also every layer of individuals that were involved in pus

texas republican congressman louie gohmert fired back saying democrats should not accuse republicans of being complicit. >> how dare you you arrogant people. attributing murder to those of us that want to do things to stop it. >> over in the senate, a group of republicans and democrats are working on a bill that touches on issues. both sides can agree on connecticut. democratic senator chris murphy says they've made real progress. it could break the logiam a 30 year launch in which congress hasn't done anything meaningful to stop this pace of mass shootings. the house could vote on its bill next week, but there's a higher chance of the senate's version receiving bipartisan support. >> and the house's version reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> it's a 21. and coming up on the kron 4 morning news, a woman in the south bay faces hate crime charges after what she did at a local starbucks. we'll take a look at what happened after the break. i'm gonna earn 3% on dining including takeout with chase freedom unlimited. that's a lot of cash back. are you gonna stop me? uh-oh... i'm al

they include louie gohmert,

gohmert talking about the purported involvement of intelligence agencies. that is quickly swatted down by none other than adam kinzinger who of course would go on to become a member of the january 6th committee. i think his own alienation from the party began in these days where he just can't understand -- can't comprehend his own party's refusal to accept joe biden's victory. i think that this is what we capture in our book is the sort of arc of this party from the immediate aftermath of january 6 where you hear kevin mccarthy grappling with the real implications of what happened in the capitol that day to today where they mostly have just moved on. why? because their voters don't want to hear it and their voters still for the most part like donald trump and don't want to hear anything that criticizes donald trump. >> and they can't survive most of them politically if they don't -- >> in a primary, right. >> -- right, in a primary if they don't hand out this information. >> that's what we've seen with the gentleman from the northeast, what was his name, ch

members of congress know that and yet republican congressman louie gohmert is responding to the navarro news by warning that this imperils people's ability to lie to congress. >> it actually puts an exclamation point on the fact that we have a two-tiered justice system. if you're a republican, you can't even lie to congress or lie to an fbi agent or they are coming after you. >> if you're a republican you can't even lie to the government. no, sir. it's a crime to lie to the government, and if non-partisan prosecutors are finding that certain people are doing it more than others, well, you should probably face down why that is. this was almost beneath comment but we did want to show you a congressman owning themselves. we'll be right back. a congressman owning themselves. we'll be right back. ♪ i've been everywhere, man. ♪ ♪ crossed the desert's bare, man. ♪ ♪ i've breathed the mountain air, man. ♪ ♪ of travel i've had my share, man. ♪ ♪ i've been everywhere. ♪ ♪ i've been to: pittsburgh, parkersburg, ♪ ♪ gravelbourg, colorado, ♪ ♪ ellensburg, cedar city, do

they include louie gohmert, per perhaps marjorie taylor greene. what should happened to them? should they be censured? should they be removed from committees? what do you think? >> well, i guess that's a decision for colleagues, right? i mean, my job is to put evidence out there. as i said at the end of that, it's like, i only know of one reason to seek a pardon. because you're worried that you're guilty, that you committed a crime. this is something they have to answer to their constituents. you know, i can't enforce rules of the house or do certain things unilaterally. but i think the bigger point is, listen, america, do you really want your members of congress out there trying to bend or break the law so that they can maintain political power? that is like, anafma to everything we ever learned in history class whether you're in third grade or whether you're a senior. and that's got to stop. >> it's interesting because you had three trump loyalists, rose and donahue and engel, testifying today. these are officials who were loyal to donald trump. but they were willing to resi

scott perry, matt gaetz, mo brooks, louie gohmert and marjorie taylor greene. we all remember from the first hearing when liz cheney talked about members of congress asking for pardons. i think all of our ears perked up and we wanted to know, okay, who are they and what do they have on them. they, carrie cordero, had the receipts yesterday. >> they brought an actual white house aide to the president who testified in her deposition which is under oath and they have it on video and showed it in the hearing yesterday that specific members and she named them gaetz, brooks, biggs, gohmert, perry and she said marjorie taylor greene had asked another white house lawyer for a pardon. what i think is remarkable about these was the scope of the pardons that some of the testimony indicated they were asking for prospective, so a pardon based on crimes that haven't even been charged that they didn't know necessarily were being investigated but it reflects what i think several of the hearings have drawn out which is that so many people knew at the time that what they were do

louie gohmert of the great state of texas, i inform the house that mr. gohmert will vote no. as the member designated by mr. carter of texas, i inform the house that mr. cart already vote yes on 627 -- mr. carter will vote yes on 62706789. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: as the member designated by ms. pingree of maine and mr. crist and lawson of florida, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 6270. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. rice of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. rice will vote yea on h.r. 6270. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representative jackie speier and representative stanton, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 6270. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: mr. speaker,

louie gohmert of texas, i inform the house that they will all vote yes on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. porter, ms. strickland, mrs. hayes, mr. keto, mr. rush, mr. suozzi, chairman jeffries, mr. krishnamoorthi, ms. underwood and mr. gottheimer, i inform the house that these 10 members will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> thank you, mechanic. as the member designated by mr. rogers of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. rogers will vote yea on the motion to recommit. additionally, as the member designated by mr. comer of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. comer also will vote yea on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. hank johnson and ms. bonamici, i inform the house that these members will vote no on the motion to recommit. th

other recipients, including the chief of staff to congressman louie gohmert. the email says, as stated last week, i believe the vice president and his staff would benefit greatly from a briefing by john eastern. as i also mentioned, we also want to make sure we don't overexposed can given his new position. this email suggest that mr. klukowski was simultaneously working with jeffrey clark to draft the proposed letter to georgia officials, to overturn their certified election. and, working with doctor eastman to help pressure the vice president to help overturn the election. >> we did not know these things were connected. we've got to john eastman, the architect of the whole fake elector scheme, apparently, he got his guy dropped into the justice department in the very last weeks of the trump administration. trump lost the election the first week of november. how do you then get a new justice department job in mid december? but this guy did. he got dropped into the justice department, drop specifically into jeff clark's office. eastman's guy. and eastman's cock

also on this list, republican representative matt gaetz of florida, andy biggs of arizona, louie gohmert of texas and scott perry of pennsylvania. split reaction coming in from the republicans this morning. congressman andy biggs says that this is a false accusation and then you have scott perry, his office tells me that it's a ludicrous, soulless lie, then republican representative mo brooks, he is not denying this at all. he told me he spoke with trump multiple times after january 6th about his pardon request and that it was trump that told him to put his request in writing. he is standing by his actions this morning, cecilia. >> asking for a pardon for 147 republicans, rachel, thanks so much. amy. >>> cecilia, now to ukraine and the european union granting the war-torn country candidate status. it is a powerful and symbolic moment on the path to full membership that sends a strong message to russia and it all comes as the u.s. announces it will send another $450 million in military aid. our foreign correspondent james longman is in ukraine with the latest on that. good morning, james.

louie gohmert of texas, i'm here to tell the house that they're going to vote nay on s. 2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. taylor of the great state of texas, i inform the house that mr. taylor will vote no on s. 2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. a auchincloss, ms. bone nietszche, mr. garcia, ms. newman, mr. desaulnier, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the motion to concur in s. 2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski from the great state of indiana, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote no on the senate amendment to senate bill 2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek r

they include congressman mo brooks, matt gaetz, andy biggs, louie gohmert, scott perry, perhaps marjorie taylor greene. it's unclear. her -- hers is less direct. these are sill your sitting colleagues in the house of representatives. what should happen to them? should they be censured? removed from committees? what do you think? >> no, look. i guess that's a decision for colleagues, right? i mean, my job is to put the evidence out there. and as i said at the end of that, i only know of one recent to seek a pardon -- because you are worried that you are guilty. that you committed a crime. this is something they have to answer to their con sstituents. you know, i can't enforce rules of the house or do certain things unilaterally. but i this i the biggest point is, listen, america. do you really want your possible members of congress out there trying to bend or break the law so that they can maintain political power? that is like anathema to everything we learned in history class whether in 3rd grade or a senior and that is got to stop. >> you had rosen, donoghue, and engel testifying today