i've been advised i'm actually late for my planned grand slam at fenway park so i got to go. >> when you go there, it will be the first one of the night. i don't know how i know that.

i was watching every minute of your show and interview with bennie thompson, which was so important. one of the things that was said tonight was something that i don't think was quite so clear before and that was when liz cheney said that the resistance, the trump resistance to this investigation and to this particular subpoena actually indicates that donald trump was involved in the runup to the preparation for and what they believe may be the conspiracy to attack the capitol. >> and that that is what -- that is the common thread that explains the resistance in terms of what people aren't handing over and what people are refusing to talk about. i asked thompson tonight, chairman thompson tonight whether or not they sort of seen enough already in their investigation to know to have found things that the public doesn't know to have found things that will surprise us or indeed shock us in terms of how

things went on january 6th and he said oh, yes, the public will be shocked. we have found stuff that will surprise you and then for liz cheney to have said that tonight, i feel like they're starting to give indications where the investigation is going. >> i hope we can find more about the cooperation they already had. the chairman mentioned that in his statement in the committee tonight about how bannon is the only one so okay, what does that mean -- what is mark meadows doing exactly if bannon is the only one resisting in the way he is resisting and we have pete aguilar, a member of the committee joining us for that discussion. that's one of the things we'll see what they can and can't tell us about that. because obviously, they are trying to contain how much of the information gets out at this point. >> yes. and rightfully so. they will present findings.

as they present the subpoena to bannon talking about the fact he's the one engaging and making clear time is of the essence. they won't do this fast, they won't be delayed. they will force this fast. the vote in the house is thursday. faster than we thought it would be. so they're full steam ahead. this is not something that is plotting along. >> so of course, you did your homework and you discovered the last time there was such prosecution for this back in the 1980s. by the way, the name of the show could be "rachel maddow's homework with rachel maddow." that's one -- [ laughter ] >> that's one show title that i don't know, should be on the list. should think about. anyway, so it was great because i vaguely remembered it when you said it but then you said for me, the magic sentence of it was eight days between the time the house voted for the prosecution and the justice department actually brought charges in eight days, and those of us who

were around back then and in the 1970s during the watergate investigation, we keep saying all of these processes used to be much faster. things that happened in weeks and months now used to literally happen in days. and that's an example. >> yes, that's -- and, you know, it will be an independent judgment by the u.s. attorney in d.c. to decide whether or not to bring these charges and nobody should think they can inflect that decision, but theoretically, if the u.s. attorney decides to go ahead with this, convening a grand jury or going to a grand jury impanelled and asking for an indictment shouldn't become flex. he's trying to assert executive privilege when the only person that could invoke executive privilege, the current sitting president of the united states says it doesn't apply here, i'm not the one invoking this. it's a fairly simple matter if they decide to do it. i don't know why it should take more than eight days. we don't know how the justice

department will be inclined here, how the attorney general might instruct this u.s. attorney's office how to handle this. if you're bannon, you're probably playing the odds that nothing bad will happen to you because you seem to skate when he's been indicted before but, you know, this is serious stuff and it could move fast if at least on paper there is no reason to think it couldn't move fast. >> the other -- before you go to hit the grand slam, the other great thing that of course in the vote in the 1980s, the vote was unanimous in the house every single republican member of the house voted for criminal prosecution of a republican president, a regan administration official and there was just no question of course, if she's going to defy this subpoena, of course we all vote for them. >> yeah. i mean, the unanimous vote, i mean, that was congress in a non-partisan way standing up for the power of congress to actually conduct investigations and to be obeyed.

and that i feel like those days are passed, but maybe they'll come back. >> you got to go, rachel. they need you. >> they do. >> thank you, rachel. >> bye, lawrence. >> thank you. before the committee voted tonight, the republican vice chair of the committee liz cheney began her remarks by outlining the case against steve bannon. >> on january 6th a mob breached the security perimeter of our capitol, assaulted and injured more than 140 police officers, engaged in hand to hand violence over an extended period and invaded and occupied the united states capitol building. all in an effort to halt the lawful counting of electoral votes and reverse the results of the 2020 election. the day before this all occurred on january 5th, mr. bannon

publicly professed knowledge that quote all hell is going to break loose tomorrow end quote. he forecast that the day would be quote extraordinarily different than what most americans expected. he said to his listeners and his viewers quote, so many people said if i was in a revolution, i would be in washington. well, he said, this is your time in history. based on the committee's investigation, it appears that mr. bannon had substantial advanced knowledge of the plans for january 6th and likely had an important role in formulating those plans. mr. bannon was in the war room at the willard on january 6th and has detailed knowledge to sell millions of americans the fraud that the election was stolen. >> the question before the

committee tonight was should they recommend criminal prosecution of steve bannon? and each member answered that question in the role call vote. >> ms. cheney? >> i. >> ms. -- >> yes. >> mr. schiff? >> i. >> mr. schiff i. >> mr. aguilar. >> i. >> mr. aguilar i. >> mrs. murphy. >> i. >> mrs. murphy i. >> mr. raskin. >> i. >> mr. raskin i. >> mrs. loria. >> i. >> mr. kinzinger. >> i. >> mr. kinzinger i. >> as the chair recorded -- >> mr. chairman, you are not recorded. >> i vote i. >> mr. chairman, i. >> the clerk will report the vote. >> mr. chairman, on this vote

there are nine is, zero noes. >> the motion is agreed to. >> leading off our discussion tonight is democratic congressman pete aguilar of california and a member of the january 6th committee and the vice chair of the house democratic caucus. thank you very much for joining us on this important night. when did you realize that the committee was going to be unanimous on this vote? >> i think it became pretty clear once we started having the communication back and forth and the communications with the bannon counsel was detailed in the report that we produced but it became clear they would not be as corporative as many other witnesses that came forward and someubpoenas that, as well. >> what can you tell us about the cooperation of say, mark meadows that had a date where he

was supposed to testify. he did not show up for the date but he is not being recommended for criminal prosecution? >> what i can tell you is that mr. meadows and mr. patel are engaged with the committee, that's all i can say at this point and so that's why mr. bannon is the only one where you're seeking to elevate to this level with the full house vote for contempt. >> and the chairman mentioned tonight that you've reached out to dozens of witnesses. does that mean you've interviewed dozens of witnesses already? >> there have been dozens of interviews that have taken place and there is coordination and discussion. there were also 11 other subpoenas that that were made public for individuals who played a role in the financing of -- and planning of the january 5th and january 6th rallies. we're engaged with those individuals and it's our expectation they will produce

documents, as well as sit for interviews. >> the chairman wasn't sure at the point of time where you were voting tonight when the full house would vote on that. we now know the full house will vote day after tomorrow. the house has already a busy day pre -- that was already scheduled for tomorrow and you also apparently have to go through the rules committee on this. do you have to go through the rules committee before going to the house floor on thursday? >> yes, the chair and the vice chair will both present to the rules committee and if reported out favorably, it will go to the house floor on thursday. that's our understanding. >> and so what is your expectation after thursday? rachel maddow was reporting in the previous hour that the last time the house did this, it took eight days between the time the house voted to recommend a criminal prosecution and the justice department actually brought charges against a

regular administration official. that passing of time was eight days. >> well, that's up to the u.s. attorney for the district of colombia and department of justice how fast they proceed. our expectation is that they will follow the law and so after we pass this off of the house floor, the speaker will certify it. it will get transmitted over to the u.s. attorney for the district of colombia and the federal law is clear that that individual has a duty to bring it before a grand jury and so that's our expectation that it would follow the law and bring this to the grand jury. so that's what we hope the process that they follow will be on thursday. >> let's listen to the way liz cheney made this point about how the privilege argument appears to suggest that donald trump actually was personally involved. let's listen to the way she put this. >> mr. bannon's and mr. trump's

privilege arguments do however appear to reveal one thing. they suggest that president trump was personally involved in the planning and execution of january 6th. and this committee will get to the bottom of that. >> what was your reaction to that point? >> it was a strong statement, it was a great statement and representative cheney, vice chair cheney has been an amazing colleague to work with an the issues. she's not going to be shy about calling it like she sees it. we'll continue to follow the leadership of her and the chairman as we guide through this process. we're in uncharted territory here. we know that. we have a duty and obligation to find out the truth. that's all we've said we want. we don't bring any joy and the chairman talked about this. we don't bring joy about taking this step. we hope people compile. we hope they feel the patriotic duty to compile with the lawful

subpoena but if they don't, there have to be consequences and we promised the american people we would get to the bottom of what happened on january 6th. this is the next step to do that. >> how can you get to the bottom of it without sending a subpoena to donald trump? >> well, we're going to take one step at a time. and so this is where we are today. upon every interview we take, we'll continue to learn more details and we will unlock more issues that we will have to chase down and that will lead to more individuals who we have to interview. that's just going to be the process. it's going to be an investigative process and we're going to follow that game plan and we're going to chase every lead as the chair and vice chair have said and to ultimately produce a report for the american public but we won't get ahead of ourselves. we're not going to be shy about doing that if warranted but we need to accomplish these few steps first. >> so just to be clear, you're not going to be shy about

subpoenaing donald trump if it is warranted? >> we're not going to be shy about subpoenaing anyone with knowledge of the events of january 5th and 6th and what led to the violent insurrection of the capitol. that's our posture. that's our position. we'll chase every lead wherever it goes. >> congressman, thank you very much for joining us tonight. appreciate it. >> thank you. joining us now is daniel goldman, the majority counsel for the first impeachment trial of donald trump and also a former assistant u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. he is an msnbc legal analyst. and dan, i want to start with you on that liz cheney point where she says mr. bannon's and mr. trump's privilege arguments do appear to reveal they suggest that president trump was personally involved in the planning and execution of january 6th. what was your reaction to that

point? >> that's a great point. it's similar to what you would refer to as an adverse inference to someone who takes the fifth amendment in a civil case and basically the law is that you could use that assertion of the fifth amendment, you can't use it against them in a criminal case but take an inference against them in a similar case. it's a similar idea in impeachment we said every time you obstruct, you are essentially admitting that you have incup tory evidence and that's exactly what liz cheney is saying. she is saying you cannot assert executive privilege unless you have relevant information to our committee, which is investigating january 6th. so by the fact that you are asserting some executive privilege over documents or testimony it means there is relevant information that you donald trump, the former

president has that you are trying to hide. >> well, let's listen to what chairman thompson said about what happens next including after the full vote of the house and he referred to the u.s. attorney doing his duty. let's listen to that. >> we take seriously the work of the committee, we have not only subpoenaed mr. bannon but a number of other people. others up to this point, they have engaged the committee. we're getting material. we are having discussions with their lawyers but he's just totally ignored the process and basically for whatever reason, he's still trying to follow donald trump. we believe mr. bannon has information relevant to our probe and we'll use the tools at our disposal to get that information. i expect that the house will

quickly adopt this referral through the justice department and that the u.s. attorney will do his duty and prosecute mr. bannon for criminal contempt of congress. >> is that the u.s. attorney's duty? >> technically, yes. in reality, though, the u.s. attorney will always use its discretion because it needs to be able to go to court and prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. and i think it's very important to understand the difference between congress saying that you are in temp of congress and charging someone with the crime of being in contempt of congress. and that's this what we've talked about a lot. the intent element. you must be able to demonstrate that steven bannon had no plausible or reasonable belief that he did not need to appear

and you could make an argument, certainly you and rachel talked about this. there is no good legal argument that donald trump can assert executive privilege with steve bannon who was not working in the government at the time. but there is -- it is not clear cut that donald trump has no involvement in an assertion of executive privilege over materials related to him during his presidency. and that's why this particularry -- referral is so important. bannon is not being referred because he's not producing documents subject to executive privilege. bannon is being referred because he didn't show up to testify and there is recent case law in the don mcgahn case that took years to litigate and donald trump was able to delay don mcgahn's testimony because of that but what came out of that is that every witness who subpoenaed by congress must appear to testify. if they want to assert executive

privilege, they can do that but there is no such thing as absolute immunity so that goes a long way to help the u.s. attorney charge steve bannon because bannon could say oh, i had advice of counsel. i don't know what to do. donald trump told me that i shouldn't, you know, give this information because it's subject to executive privilege. who am i to tell him he doesn't have that right? those could be defenses. they're not a defense to him simply showing up and testifying, which the law is very clear that he must do. >> so does the u.s. attorney reach out to bannon's attorney and say listen, we're going to present this to a grand jury, we have it. do you want to talk about reaching some kind of agreement with the house before we do this? >> my guess is that steve bannon's lawyer will ask to present to the u.s. attorney and

he will try to make the case that bannon should not be prosecuted. and he'll present some of those arguments that i just made that bannon has a reasonable belief that he needs to listen to donald trump and therefore he's not doing this by his own will, he's doing this because the former president told him and then the u.s. attorney will have to weigh that and then the u.s. attorney will make the decision and will either decide they will go forward with the case or not and if they go forward, they'll reach out to discuss plea negotiations but i doubt very much this will end in a plea if bannon is willing to flout this, he's willing to go the distance. he wants to maintain his right to appeal. you know, bannon got a pardon from donald trump. he'll go to the mat for donald trump and what donald trump wants to do is delay, delay, delay and let this sit in the courts as -- until the end of

2022 when the committee effectively runs out. >> daniel gold man, thank you very much for joining us tonight. really appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >> thank you. coming up, police in iowa are investigating a lynching threat made against the state's first black democratic party chair. ross willburn after he wrote an op ed. he will join us next. n op ed. he will jo uins next as someone who resembles someone else... i appreciate that liberty mutual knows everyone's unique. that's why they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. oh, yeah. that's the spot. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪

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trump. here is how he describes the threats, voice mails include explicit language, every other word was the "n" word. what stood out this time was the language used specifically the very direct statement about lynching. i get angry about that that people feel that they can come in and make you feel less than human, subhuman with that type of reference to lynching. joining us now is state representative ross willburn, the chair of the iowa democratic party. thanks for joining us tonight. this is a horrifying story to read about. you wrote an op ed piece a fairly short op ed piece in an iowa newspaper before donald trump's visit to iowa pointing out what donald trump has done in terms of lying about the election and chuck grassley's participation in the rally and other iowa republicans participation in the rally. a pretty standard piece in 2021

and you're suddenly getting lynching threats from that. >> yeah, you know, i do get angry about it, lawrence and thanks for having me on the show. i wish it was for different circumstances but, you know, it's not uncommon for public servants and it's not uncommon for people of color serving a public role to receive racist emails or phone calls but the reference to the act of lynching made me angry. there is a history, as you know in our country of people trying to intimidate black people, black families with lynching. i get the passion and anger that can happen in politics. it is -- they try to push you down to help themselves feel better that you're not human, you're some type of animal or something but it -- you know, it's just got to stop and i felt it was important to file a complaint with law enforcement

with the police department. i'm grateful they are taking this seriously and doing investigation but it really has to stop. >> it's part of a national surge in threats against public officials, the threats against members of congress have skyrocketed this year and there seems to be an empowerment to these threats that donald trump has inspired people with. is it your -- i mean, you've been in the public world for awhile. is it your sense that something has changed, that if you mentioned, if you as you did, write something about donald trump that's what is going to provoke this? >> absolutely. it's been present, you know, in our country's history. i mean, i used to be in public service and i remember being a mayor in a grocery store and

people greeting me, hello, mr. mayor, good to see you. thanks for a variety of things and as i was leaving, exiting pushing my cart people converge, someone -- her cart almost bumped into mine and i stopped and before i could say excuse me, she yelled out, screamed out get out of my way and dropped the "n" word. so i mean, people were shocked and i was shocked but so it's been present but i think the intensity has increased, the boldness. i shake my head at what's happening at a lot of the school board meetings. we have school board and city counsel elections coming up this fall and so the intensity as well as the threat of violence especially after trump's comments around january 6th, it's really saying it's getting out of hand 12 an understatement, a vast understatement. >> do you wonder about how long

you can stay in this occupation if this is part of it? >> one of the reasons i came forward, this is bigger than me. as i said, you're starting to see violent acts. my blood started to boil in january at the insurrection there, but i felt it was important to come forward and speak out both making the police report i do intend to press charges if they're able to find the individual or individuals that did this but for people who want to run for office or people who are in appointed office or working as public officials or just people and especially people of color trying to be community leaders, i need to come forward and say that this is happening so that we can get the other folks in our communities who don't want to see this happening, who are unaware that it is happening but to say that this has got to stop, it's not right, this is

not who we are as americans and not who we are as iowans. i felt it's important to come forward to encourage others to come forward and that so no one is a by stander. that's the critical piece because, you know, the folks that have, you know, that are responding to trump's encouragement of violence, we need everyone else to be sticking forward to say enough is enough. this is not who we are. it's just got to stop. so it was one small step i think for me to come forward and i've heard a lot of support from many others and thanking me for doing so but really, it's, i mean, i just take it a day at a time. we've got to stop this. >> ross, thank you very much for joining us tonight and i agree with you. i'm sorry this is the subject you're joining us on. we'd love to have you come back and discuss the campaign state

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♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ president joe biden along with vice president camilkamala harris and janet yellen held two separate meetings with democrats this afternoon. the white house group met with nine progressive house members including congressman ro khanna, the four meeting with seven house and senate moderates including our next guest congresswoman susan. here is what white house press secretary jen psaki said about why the president held separate meetings. >> they aren't duals between factions of the party. there is broad agreement,

actually, about the vast majority of issues here so the president is basing this approach on five decades of washington which is a good guide for how to get things done and he felt these were appropriate groups to come together and bring to the white house today. ist it's important for people to understand it's not as if they don't have meetings with each other. >> president biden met with joe mansion and kyrsten sinema ahead of his meetings this afternoon. when asked about her meeting with president biden, senator sinema replied quote, it was good. joining us now is democratic congressman susan of the state of washington, the stair of the new democrat coalition. thank you for joining us tonight. you're on what's considered the moderate side of the house. where are you in these negotiations? >> well, we had a great meeting with the president and the vice president and secretary yellen

and i think one thing that really was truly a step forward was that we had a good discussion about specific proposals the president was looking at and some of the things he thought would help us get to that 218 in the house and 50 in the senate. so this is important. we've had many conversations up until this point talking about different issues but really, we have to look at what an entire package, what the substance of an entire package would look like and at this point we started having more of that specific conversation, which i think is very important because we all have a huge sense of urgency that we need to get this done right away. >> you have in the past been supportive of the $3.5 trillion target. you're one of the moderates who is willing to go to that level. but now obviously, it's some kind of scaling back discussion. what are the points that you consider most important to

preserve? >> well, i think there has been a lot of focus on a number and i think the focus needs to be on the substance of the legislation or even pushing the new dem collision made up of 95 members of house democrats. we've been pushing hard for the extension of the expanded child tax credit, something that's reduced child poverty in our country, reduced poverty for 3 million children already since the checks started going out in july. we support the permanent extension of the premium subsides for the affordable care act to give people affordable health care coverage and close the medicaid expansion gap and go big on climate. this is a threat for the globe and so we think it's important that we look at decarbonization and incentives. these are three big priorities for the new dem collision but

there is more we can do. we always thought it was important people lead with their priorities that we focus on the substance of the bill and that's what the american people will feel is what we actually put in there, not a number. >> did the president tell you what joe mansion's position is on the climate provisions and whether there is any possibility of holding on to any of that in the senate? >> the president talked about challenges he's faced making sure that we have votes on climate is incredibly important area and so he's tried to be creative with ideas on what we can do that will pass the house and pass the senate and we provided feedback, each of us there provided feedback on proposals that he put forward not only on climate but also on issues supporting our families and communities so he could take that into account as he continues his effort to help us land the plane, make sure that

we get not only the build back better act passed but also the infrastructure bill passed right away. folks want to see us -- they want to see governance work and get this done. so we do have a sense of urgency and want to get this done right away. >> congresswoman, thank you very much for joining us tonight. appreciate it. >> absolutely. joining us now is democratic congressman ro khanna. so, where are we and i know no one wants to talk the number and everyone wants to talk the specifics, so where are we on the specifics and let me begin with climate. joe mansion could be the defining vote in the senate on what's possible on the climate provisions in this legislation. has the president told you on and the progressive side where joe mansion is and where this bill might have to end up on climate issues? >> lawrence, we're overall in a good place. the president was very candid

for example he said that the clean energy program probably will not make it in. there will be a lot of tax incentives for solar and wind but there was a candid conversation about how we're going to ensure that we hit the president's goal by 2030 of reducing emissions by 50%. he's open to ideas and whatever we propose obviously he needs to sell to senator mansion but that is one place where we still need to negotiate and come to consensus. >> what about timing on this? it seems, it sounds like everyone is kind of realizing that you members, house and senate are looking at this from an outside world perspective and starting to notice that it looks very messy and slow and it seems like you're all tending toward an agreement of let's get an agreement, let's get this done as fast as we can. >> lawrence, that's right. i'll tell you what convinced me.

i'm not for this october 31st deadline. the president looked us in the eyes and said you can't have me go to glasgow empty-handed that will damage the leadership and progress on climate. i need a deal. i need to show that american democracy is working. i need to show that the democrats can govern. i saw people shaking their head. i think the president making that direct ask, it was clear he was super engaged and knew the details of every policy. i believe he'll get it across the finish line before he leaves. >> by that, it sounds like we mean a deal, an announceble deal that everyone cannot necessarily the complete series of votes that would legislate that deal. >> lawrence, honestly there is some difference of opinion. he said i will give you my word if we have 50 votes and you can take that to the bank. i trust the president. i think if the president comes

out and says i guarantee you this is going to pass the senate without any drama, that's good enough. we can get it done. >> and so what is next? we know what the meetings were today. do you have a sense of what has to happen next to get to an agreement? >> lawrence, the president has to engage the two senators, senator sanders, as well and come up with a frame work and then we all need to really go out and tell people what's in this bill. first, we need to make it clear this is less than 2% for gdp. it's a very small investment as rich a country as we are and every american will finally get to go to preschool in this country. every family will get child care. seniors will get dental benefits, vision, hearing. we can afford this as the richest country in the world. it's time we do this and i'm proud to be part of the congress that will get this done. >> ro khanna, thank you for joining us.

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two election officials accused of undermining election security are now banned from overseeing colorado's november election. the judge has ruled in favor of colorado secretary of state jana grizwald. she voted to strip county clerk of election duties after discovering they allowed an unauthorized person access to the dominion voting machines during a software update. photos of passwords and copies of hard drives were made public forcing secretary grizwald to

desertfy the equipment. the judge found tina peters and belinda committed a breach and neglect of duty and other wrongful acts. as such, they are unable or unwilling duty and other wrongful acts. as such, peters and knisley are unable or unwilling to appropriately perform the duties of the mesa county designated election official. griswold praised the decision saying it bars peters from further threatening the integrity of mesa's elections and ensures mesa county residents have the secure and accessible election they deserve. thank you for joining us tonight. what does this judge's decision mean for the colorado election? >> thank you for having me, lawrence. i think it's a very important

decision because it shows we are going to have great elections just like normal. we had a county clerk willing to compromise the integrity of an entire county in our statewide elections to prove the big lie. so the court decision effectively bars that county clerk and her deputy from participating. but the bigger picture is that we cannot have election administrators who are trying to prove the big lie and not upholding what they should be doing, and that's running great elections for their citizens. so luckily in colorado, we continue to be on a great track and we are currently having an election underway and it's going just fantastically. >> i want to read more from the judge's ruling so the audience will understand what was happening here. the judge says, peters was untruthful with the secretary and her staff. peters failed to follow the rules and orders of the secretary by facilitating and allowing a non-employee without a disclosed background check to have access to a secured area.

knisley aided peters in her wrongful acts by requesting that the cameras be disabled. in doing so, knisley ensured that the wrongful behavior of peters could not be viewed. peters and knisley also failed to take adequate precautions to ensure that confidential information would be protected. this is the kind of evidence in the case. the clerk says that she's going to appeal this ruling. >> the clerk does say that, and they have petitioned the colorado supreme court, but the facts speak for themselves, and, in fact, the facts are not even in dispute in this case. a county clerk allowed images of hard drives and then access to voting equipment by an unauthorized third party, risking the entire integrity of a county election system. so i acted swiftly.

my office set up a protocol to make sure that the residents of that county would have a great election. and a court has already agreed with our actions. so we think we will continue to win these cases. but one of the things i think we should be discussing is the fact that right now there are 700 candidates on the republican ticket running for office, 500 at the statewide level or at the state level who are pushing the big lie. this insider threat that we saw in colorado is very likely going to be seen across the nation, and we have to get ready. we need to make sure that insider threats from elected officials who are more interested in their politics than democracy are able to be stopped. >> are you confident that there isn't any other threat like this in any other county in colorado? >> yes, i am confident in

colorado's election system. we only had evidence of one insider threat, and we swiftly took care of that. i do believe, though, that this will be a recurring theme across the nation in future elections. the republican party has a new playbook, and that's to lie, lie, lie, to undermine confidence, pass voter suppression and then tilt future elections. we are seeing the effects of that playbook through state audits, officials lying through their teeth to try to help themselves and their parties. over 500 pieces of voter suppression introduced in seven states. so i do think that the urgency of this moment and how we're seeing it being displayed is just an existential threat to democracy. >> colorado secretary of state jena griswold, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thank you.

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so when rich people rake in millions in sales and profit distributions, they are on the honor system. so tell me, deputy secretary, how is the honor system working right now? >> it's not working well, senator. as you know, the top 1% of earners in america underpay their taxes by more than $150 billion each year, almost $2 trillion over the course of ten years. >> over $150 billion a year is lost by these top earners. and that is exactly why congress is considering a simple new third-party reporting requirement. small businesses have been putting together w-2s for their employees every year for a zillion years. don't tell me that the banks can't do this.

>> senator, those who don't seek to pay their fair share will go to no ends to try to avoid taxation and that's exactly what we're seeing here. the president's goal ultimately is to level the playing field so wealthy individuals have to pay taxes the same way the working class pay every day in america. >> that was senator elizabeth warren and deputy treasury secretary wally adeyemo at work in a senate hearing today. "the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. good evening once again, day 273 of the biden administration. tonight nine members of congress investigating the attack on the capitol, the attempt to overturn the election have taken a dramatic and public stand against efforts to stall their investigation, and the full house could do so two days from now. the house select committee on january 6 tonight voted unanimously to recommend long-time trump