Jan. 6 cmte releases interview transcripts from Don Jr. and Stephen Miller

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🗓️ 30 December 2022

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MSNBC's Katie Phang hosts "The Beat" on Thursday, December 29 and reports on the Jan. 6 cmte releasing new interview transcripts from Don Jr. and Stephen Miller. Plus the latest on the George Santos controversy. Joyce Vance, Renato Mariotti, Dave Aronberg, and Rep. Jackie Speier join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Welcome to The Beat. I'm Katie Fang, in for Ari Melburgh. We start today's show with more new evidence from the January 6th Committee.
0:08.1	They've released more transcripts today, including interviews with critical players like Donald Trump's son, Don Jr., and top advisor, Stephen Miller.
0:18.0	Miller admitted being told of a march to the Capitol, telling the committee, quote,
0:22.6	I think there might be like a plan for there to be a, you know, a peaceful walk to the Capitol.
0:29.5	The transcripts also revealing Don Jr. was perturbed by the Capitol insurrection. The committee
0:35.1	questioning him about a text he wrote to Meadows advising
0:37.9	them to, quote, condemn this s stuff, Don Jr. saying he was referring to, quote, the violence
0:43.9	that's going on. Even noting the hypocrisy of it all, saying, quote, I spent the last 18 months
0:49.7	calling out violent riots, protests, looting. But the evidence released by the committee alleges
0:56.6	that President Trump knew about the violence and didn't want to stop it. Remember this critical
1:03.2	testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson.
1:07.8	I overheard the president say something to the effect of, you know, I don't effing care that they have weapons.
1:14.0	They're not here to hurt me. Take the effing bags away. Let my people in.
1:19.8	Let my people in. The committee also releasing a transcribed interview with Don Jr.'s girlfriend Kimberly Gilfoyle.
1:28.3	She revealed that Don Jr. didn't even want to go to D.C. on the Sixth, saying he was, quote,
1:34.3	grumbling about it because he wanted to be in Florida and go shark fishing. And it's not only former
1:41.3	White House staff feeling the heat. former protesters have also been impacted.
1:46.7	The committee releasing an interview with a pro-Trump protester, who far-right members of Congress suggested was a federal plant.
1:54.0	He told the committee, the quote, crazy conspiracy theories tore apart his life, asserting he was not secretly working for the government during
2:02.0	the attack, and since then he's gotten death threats and people have shown up at his home.
2:08.1	Joining me now are former federal prosecutors, Joyce Vance and Renato Mariatti.
2:13.3	Joyce and Renato, huge document dump today. Joyce, I'd like to start with you from a legal
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