July 3 — Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Sec. Xavier Becerra, Danny Cevallos

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🗓️ 3 July 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), member of the January 6th Select Committee, joins Meet the Press for an exclusive interview to discuss the committee’s latest hearing and testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson. NBC News legal analyst Danny Cevallos discusses the prospect that former President Trump faces legal liability for his actions before and on January 6th. Health and Human Services Sec. Xavier Becerra talks about the Biden administration’s efforts to ensure abortion rights. Matthew Continetti, Jeh Johnson, Marianna Sotomayor and Ali Vitali join the Meet the Press roundtable.

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0:00.0	This Sunday, that stunning testimony.
0:04.0	We were watching Capitol building get defaced over a lie.
0:09.0	Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson.
0:11.0	On President Trump learning his January 6 supporters were armed.
0:15.0	I don't, I can care that they have weapons.
0:17.0	They're not here to hurt me.
0:19.0	On Mr. Trump insisting he joined the mob at the Capitol.
0:22.0	The president said something to the effect of,
0:24.0	I'm the effing president.
0:26.0	Take me up to the Capitol now.
0:27.8	And quoting Mark Meadows on learning that the rioters wanted to hang
0:31.6	Vice President Mike Pence.
0:33.4	He thinks Mike deserves it.
0:34.7	He doesn't think they're doing anything wrong.
0:36.5	But now with challenges to some of her testimony, Republicans are again dismissing the hearing.
0:42.1	Partisan committee, a witch hunts, just to keep going after Donald Trump, not to get faxed.
0:46.4	This morning, I'll talk to committee member, Zoloftran, and to NBC News legal analyst Danny Savalos, about the legal jeopardy Mr. Trump may now be in.
0:55.3	Plus, after Roe.
0:56.6	I don't think it could get more confusing.
0:58.9	Abortion restrictions are being challenged in more than a dozen states.
1:02.4	The trigger law is an extremist law.
1:04.2	With abortion rights supporters worried the Biden administration is not fighting hard enough,
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