Republicans Admit They're Against Riot Commission Due To Politics

Erin Burnett OutFront

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4.4 • 706 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Republicans refuse to back riot commission, say quiet part out loud: "rehashing" it is not good for politics. McCarthy says that he would be willing to testify about January 6 conversation with then President Trump before commission that is likely going nowhere. Trump predictably attacks 35 Republicans who broke with him, GOP leadership by voting in favor of January 6 commission; calling them "weak". Bodycam video shows troopers tase, kick, and drag Black man; family says they were told he died after crashing into a tree. Trump Organization executive Weisselberg under criminal investigation. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.2	Outfront next, Republican senators admitting the quiet part out loud,
1:06.2	saying they'll vote against a bipartisan commission on the deadly insurrection
1:09.0	because it's not good for their party's
1:11.8	political campaigns in the midterms. Plus, she's the former daughter-in-law of Alan Weisselberg,
1:16.5	the top Trump executive who's under increasing scrutiny in multiple criminal investigations.
1:21.3	Why she's now cooperating with prosecutors and why she thinks Alan Weisselberg will flip on Trump.
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1:34.6	18. Let's go out front. And good evening. I'm Aaron Burnett. Out front tonight saying the quiet
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