Hi there, everyone.

And happy, happy New Year.

It is 4 o'clock in the east.

When the clock strikes noon tomorrow, the 118th Congress will convene for the very first

time.

In accordance with the 20th Amendment, assuring in another era of divided government.

And while there's some last-minute disarray for Republicans, drama that we'll cover later

in the program, for the January 6th Select Committee, the ticking clock has prompted a

last-minute sprint to share with the American public everything that they've collected.

This morning, the committee released yet another enlightening batch of transcripts from interviews

with some of Trump's closest allies.

These testimonies from people like Ronald McDaniel, Kellyanne Conway, Katrina Pearson, add

new context to Trump's state of mind and the lead up to the January 6th attack.

Now while the information we learned today was very important, this morning's release

was a follow-up to a bearable mother load from the committee's shared overnight.

And now public database of investigators underlying evidence, as well as some of their sources

and methods, thousands of pages of phone records, text messages and emails.

Think of the committee's work like this, a master architect constructing a new home.

Atop firm ground, they set a solid foundation, they raised a frame, and with meticulous craftsmanship,

they built a structure that ought to stand for a century or beyond.

With that line of thinking, last night's release amounts to a list of every nail pipe

and bit of lumber and concrete used in the construction.

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