DAY 366: 1/6 committee calls on Ivanka Trump

01/21/22 • 44 min

The Jan. 6th committee invites Ivanka Trump to speak with the panel about her father’s actions the day of the Capitol attack. It comes as the committee releases new texts from Fox News host, Sean Hannity, telling then-White House Press Secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, to end the “stolen election talk.” Meantime, a Georgia prosecutor, conducting a criminal investigation into election interference by Trump and his allies, is seeking a special grand jury. Plus, President Biden strengthens his stance with Russia, warning the country will “pay a heavy price” if it invades Ukraine. Shannon Pettypiece, Geoff Bennett, Neal Katyal, Jeremy Bash, Al Franken and Bill Kristol join.

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DAY 365: Senate Republicans block voting rights

Republicans used the filibuster to block voting rights legislation in the Senate Wednesday after a day of debates. Hours later, Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema joined GOP lawmakers in rejecting a filibuster rules change, which caused a fatal blow to the voting rights push. It comes as President Biden capped off his first year in office with a two-hour solo press conference – where he highlighted his successes and laid out his priorities for the future. Meantime, the Supreme Court rejected Trump's effort to stop the National Archives from giving the Jan. 6 committee hundreds of pages of documents from his presidency. Plus, the White House announces plans to distribute 400 million free N95 masks to Americans. Peter Baker, Garrett Haake, Joyce Vance, Eugene Robinson, Mark McKinnon and Michael McFaul join.

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DAY 367: Trump White House records released

The Jan. 6 committee has received more than 700 pages of Trump White House documents days after a Supreme Court ruling. It comes as the U.S. continues negotiations with Russia to avoid an invasion in Ukraine. Meantime, the Justice Dept. is planning to appeal a ruling by a Texas judge who blocked a vaccine mandate for federal workers. Plus, after two voting bills failed in the Senate this week, there’s a bipartisan effort to overhaul the "Electoral Count Act" governing how Congress counts and certifies presidential election results. Courtney Subramanian, Cynthia Alksne, Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, Matthew Dowd and Michael Beschloss join.