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In our country, we don't swear an oath to an individual or a political party.

We take our oath to defend the United States Constitution and that oath must mean something.

Tonight, I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible.

There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain.

That was Republican representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming and her opening remarks during the first January 6th congressional hearing.

The prime time hearing kicked off a half dozen public hearings set to take place in June.

But what is their purpose and based on last night, what can we expect from the rest of them?

We'll get more details and we'll take a look at the sweeping gun reform package passed in the house following emotional testimony from students and family in Yavaldi.

But first, let's bring in our guests. Joining us is Anita Kumar, the senior editor of Standards and Ethics at Politico.

Anita, welcome back.

Great to be back with you.

Also joining us is Reid Wilson. He's a national political correspondent for the Hill.

Reid, welcome back.

Hey, Jen. Thanks for having me.

And joining us in studio today, Ron Elving, the senior editor and correspondent for NPR's Washington desk.

Ron, it's always a pleasure.

Good to be with you, Jen.

So I want to hear from each of you what your key takeaways were from the first day of these public hearings.

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