A Jan. 6 to Remember: Congress Certifies Trump Win

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

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🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Jen Psaki reflects on the four-year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, including the importance of peaceful transfers of power following Kamala Harris certifying her loss to Donald Trump. Jen is joined by Representative Jamie Raskin to discuss the weaknesses of the electoral college system and what he makes of Trump's plans to pardon Jan. 6 rioters. Next, former U.S. Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell joins Jen to discuss how he is dealing with the trauma he experienced protecting the Capitol that day. Then, Senator Andy Kim joins Jen for a wide-ranging interview, discussing his takeaways from Jan. 6 and his priorities heading into a new Congress. Later, Jen shares some thoughts on VP Harris joining the short list of sitting vice presidents who have humbly certified their own defeat- a stark difference from how Trump handled his loss four years ago. Finally, Senator Raphael Warnock joins the show to reflect on President Jimmy Carter's powerful legacy and what will stick with him most from his close relationship with the former president.

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0:00.0	Okay, I'm not going to lie.
0:11.0	It has been a little bit of a day here in Washington.
0:13.9	We're in the middle of a huge snowstorm.
0:16.4	Schools are closed.
0:17.6	The roads are pretty empty out there.
0:20.7	And yet lawmakers still made their way
0:22.3	to the Capitol to peacefully certify Donald Trump's victory. Today is also the anniversary
0:28.0	of January 6th, when four years ago the same man who was just elected president sent a violent
0:34.7	mob to the Capitol. So let's just acknowledge for a moment that it's all a lot.
0:41.7	But with everyone back in Congress, we do have many amazing guests stopping by on set tonight
0:46.9	to talk with us about all of it.
0:49.6	Congressman Jamie Raskin will be here.
0:51.3	He, of course, served on the House Select Committee that investigated January 6th. Aquilino Ginell is a former sergeant in the Capitol Police who protected the Capitol
1:00.7	that day. And he just wrote an amazing op-ed. He's going to join me here in studio as well.
1:05.9	Senator Andy Kim will be here. And of all the indelible images from that day, the pictures of Senator Kim
1:11.8	cleaning up in the Capitol on January 7, 2021, you can see them right on your screen,
1:17.1	certainly rank near the top for me of what I remember from that period. I'm also going to talk
1:21.9	to Senator Raphael Warnock as we continue to remember the life and legacy of President
1:26.4	Jimmy Carter, and they have a very special relationship we're going to talk about.
1:30.9	But before all of that, I just want to start tonight on this day from four years ago.
1:36.6	And this was the spot.
1:38.0	On the west front of the Capitol, you can see it right there,
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