Kash Patel's Jan 6 lie requires FBI officials to have been able to see into the future: to *know* that Trump would lose in 2020 and then try to get Congress to reverse the election results. And they also would have to have known they could get thousands of people to attack the Capitol—just to make MAGA look bad. Are GOP senators really going to clear this conspiracy theorist extraordinaire to run the bureau? Plus, the martyrology around Jan 6 and the mass exodus of journalists from The Washington Post. Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller. show notes: Tom Jocelyn and Norm Eisen on Kash Sgt. Gonell's reflection on Jan 6 Michael Kruse on Al Gore and Mike Pence
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All right. Hey, guys, a few programming notes on this January 6th anniversary. Before we get to Bill, the first, we are launching a newsletter this week focused on the Trump immigration regime. It's going to be led by Adrian Carrasquillo. Love Adrian. Been working with him for a long time. He's a great reporter and he's great for this. He knows the immigration beat.
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If you haven't former congressional candidate, John Avalon has been in the extended Borg fam for a while now has a new pod series. We're hosting called how to fix it. The first episode of this season is out on civics education. Some folks have given us feedback. They're looking for more off the news, solutions-oriented content. I totally get that.
And I'm glad John is going to be taking that on and providing it. So the first episode of that is already out, How to Fix It with John Avalon. Number three, we're leaning into YouTube this year. We've been leaning into it. But me and Sam and others are going to be doing some interviews and hot takes that don't fit the daily pod schedule. I know a lot of you guys are kind of in a routine.
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So if you want more, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube page. We'll also have a salutary announcement for somebody in the fam at the end of the pod. So please stick around for that. All right. Up next, it's Monday. So it's Bill Kristol.
Now we gather due to a selfish man's injured pride. and the outrage of supporters who he has deliberately misinformed for the past two months and stirred to action this very morning. What happened here today was an insurrection incited by the President of the United States.
Those who choose to continue to support his dangerous gambit by objecting to the results of a legitimate democratic election will forever be seen as being complicit in an unprecedented attack against our democracy. Fairly or not, they'll be remembered for their role in the shameful episode in American history. That will be their legacy.
That was Mitt Romney four years ago today. It certainly raises some questions about how the participants of that insurrection will now be remembered. And it's Monday, so I've got Bill Kristol here to discuss. Bill, what do you think? Is that going to be their legacy? We're on the four-year anniversary here of the January 6th insurrection.
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