GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is now publicly trying to intimidate people and companies to defy legal requests from Congress concerning the January 6th riot. The bipartisan committee investigating the riot is pressing for evidence from 35 companies total, including Facebook and phone companies. MSNBC's Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber reacts to his comments, asserting he sounds like a character from the show "The Wire."Sept. 1, 2021
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