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From Cafe, welcome to Stay Tune. I'm Pete Barara. I'm somebody who believes the blame lies

more at the feet of responsible Republican elected officials in Congress than it does

at the president's feet. Because there have been many moments over the last four years

that Republicans could have spoken up and said, no, that's just not true.

That's Claire McCaskill. She's a former Democratic Senator from Missouri and a political analyst

for NBC News and MSNBC. After serving two terms in the Senate, McCaskill lost in 2018

to Josh Hawley, who we've all come to know as a central figure leading up to last Wednesday's

insurrection attempt. Today we discuss who is to blame for the attack on the Capitol, the

Democrats impeachment strategy, and the state of play in the U.S. Senate. And before we

dive in, I have some exciting news. You can now listen to the trailer for our new podcast,

Doing Justice, based on my New York Times bestseller of the same name. Subscribe to Doing

Justice Now, wherever you get your podcasts to get a first look. Or listen, I can't wait

for you to hear it. My interview with Senator McCaskill is coming up. Stay tuned.

This past Tuesday, the afternoon of January 12th, Department of Justice officials finally

held an official press conference relating to activities from the insurrection attempt

on January 6th. And a lot of people have observed the same thing and asked a question.

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