Here's an idea on security footage, blur the faces of the folks invading the

capital on January 6th so that the authorities cannot track them down.

Guess who said that today? The lead starts right now.

We have to blur some of the faces of persons who participated in the events of that day because we don't want them to be retaliated against and

and to be charged by the DOJ.

Whoa what? That is the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson suggesting that he would like to stand in the way of law

enforcement being able to identify criminals? Well, well, well, now his office is

revising those remarks. plus how federal prosecutors plan to use

Donald Trump's continued support of those January 6 riders against the

former president in court and warnings of an apocalyptic situation in Gaza as Israel takes intense deadly aim at Hamas.

Welcome to the lead, I'm Jake Tapper.

We start today with our law and justice lead,

and the new impact of the January 6th interaction on Donald Trump's legal

and political futures today. Federal prosecutor said they plan to use Trump's

continued embrace of these law breakers against him at trial.

The Justice Department saying that the fact that Trump continues to celebrate and

support the insurrectionists shows that his intent was indeed to commit federal crimes.

And the Trump quote, sent supporters including groups like the Proud Boys, whom he knew were

angry and whom he now calls Patriots to the

capital to achieve the criminal objective of obstructing the congressional

certification unquote. Now these new developments come just hours after a stunning

comment by House Speaker Mike Johnson that Republicans have not yet released the

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