between mid-November 2020 and January 6, 2021, and thereafter, you actively promoted claims of election fraud on behalf of former President Trump and sought to convince state legislatures to take steps to overturn the election results.

It’s not that surprising, even though he pledged that he would cooperate, that it would testify, because, you know, he has been engaged in trying to cover for President Trump.

McCarthy, by his own admission, was on the phone with the President on January 6, and as Liz Cheney said, trying to get the President to intervene and stop the violence. And yet the President did nothing for such a long time.

McCarthy is a very weak leader, he really is dependent on the QAnon conference or based within his conference. And he, you know, as he demonstrated, with capitulation to Trump, after the insurrection, will do whatever he thinks will…

I can`t comment on these particular documents, at least in terms of the committee`s possession. I can`t say that, yes, every line of effort to overturn the election is within the scope of our investigation.

I think the Justice Department should be investigating whether this was an act of fraud or attempted fraud, absolutely.

He knows what`s right for the country. He knows what happened at the election. He knows the pressure campaign he was under.

I have to say, I`m not that surprised but, you know, he said he had nothing to hide, and then he decided, well, I guess -- I guess I have a lot to hide.

We just like him to come in and share with us what he knows. He knows what`s right for the country. He knows what happened in the election. He knows the pressure campaign he was under and he knows he could do a service the country by…

He would have I think, very undoubtedly relevant testimony for us about that pressure campaign, no one would be in a better position really to speak to it.

What was left unsaid Anderson, though is what about the role of those involved, not just on the 6th, but in the days leading up to the 6th and the aftermath of the 6th who may have broken the law.

That needs to be investigated. And it can’t be waiting for Congress on that.

They ought to be thoroughly investigating any substantial allegation of criminality surrounding the effort to overturn the election.

We are not interested in, you know, his political views or his role on that show. We are interested in him as a fact witness, what he observed, the communications he had outside of that capacity.

I would hope that the courts recognize he is using the same tactic he used for four years, which was simply to use the courts to deprive the country and the Congress of important information to protect our democracy.

I think given that the Department took the position for four years that you could not prosecute a sitting President, it would be very dangerous to take a position either formally or informally, that as a practical matter, you also can't…

if we don't accept when our party loses and vow to do better next time, if we somehow think any loss is illegitimate, that's the end of our democracy.

No, it isn't possible. And Anderson, I have the same exact sentiment that you express tonight, and I was there on the House floor during that attempted coup, and that is the aftermath didn't have to turn out this way.

It is really, I think, quite shocking when you see the contrast of what is being said publicly and what is being said privately.

I think within a matter of weeks. You know, we`re planning a series of hearings or several series of hearings.

You know, McCarthy putting his finger to the wind immediately after the sixth, the attack of that day and blaming Trump.

We can do that. There`s no prohibition against subpoenaing a member of Congress.

There has been reporting about the potential of pardons for people that participated in some way in efforts to overturn the election.

If we succeed in overturning the election, there will be pardons for anyone who participated.

I want to display just a few of the message he received from people in Congress.