Who’s in charge of the GOP?

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🗓️ 12 January 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

A widening rift in the Republican Party. What FBI officials knew about the siege of the Capitol, and when they knew it. And, why the February Vogue cover of Kamala Harris is causing a stir.

Political reporter Michael Scherer explains how the Capitol riot is escalating a fight for the soul of the Republican Party, with pro-Trump conspiracy theorists on one side and the party establishment on the other.

The Washington Post has learned that a day before rioters stormed Congress, an FBI report warned of “war” at the Capitol. That information contradicts a senior official’s declaration that the bureau had no intelligence indicating anyone at last week’s rally planned to do harm. National security reporter Matt Zapotosky lays out what we know about why law enforcement didn’t do more with the information.

The nation’s first female vice president-elect has been photographed for the cover of February’s Vogue magazine, and a vocal chorus on social media is displeased with the images. The Post’s senior critic-at-large, Robin Givhan, explains why.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post, it's Robert Samuels from the Washington Post.
0:09.4	Post is Sarah Kaplan.
0:11.2	Hi, this is Elaheiz Adi with the Washington Post.
0:14.5	This is Post Reports.
0:15.5	I'm Martine Powers.
0:20.1	It's Tuesday, January 12.
0:24.8	Today, a widening rift in the Republican Party, but the FBI knew ahead of the Capitol
0:29.8	Siege and the controversy over a magazine cover.
0:37.6	On the impeachment, it's really a continuation of the greatest witch hunt in the history of
0:43.1	politics.
0:44.1	It's ridiculous.
0:45.1	It's absolutely ridiculous.
0:47.4	This impeachment is causing tremendous anger.
0:51.4	You're doing it and it's really a terrible thing that they're doing.
0:57.7	On Tuesday, President Trump spoke to reporters about the efforts to remove him from office.
1:03.4	For Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Tumer to continue on this path, I think it's causing tremendous
1:10.5	danger to our country and it's causing tremendous anger.
1:14.2	I want no violence.
1:15.6	Thank you very much.
1:16.6	At this point, there's just no indication that President Trump is willing to give up
1:20.2	this fight.
1:21.2	Just today is part of a trip to Alamo, Texas, a city with a rather symbolic name.
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