In a sane world, the House Jan. 6 committee's final report would be a disaster for congressional Republicans, Hayes Brown writes.
Following a number of much-anticipated criminal referrals to the Justice Department from the Jan. 6 committee in its final hearing, including Donald Trump and four GOP House members, one might think congressional Republicans would be shaking in their boots — but that's not exactly what we're seeing, according to Hayes Brown. This feels particularly true for Kevin McCarthy, who Brown predicts will be allowed to continue his bid for speaker of the House despite implications in the 2021 insurrection. For a number of reasons, including the political makeup of the ethics committee responsible for criminal referrals and a historical lack of transparency, there's little reason we should expect to see McCarthy suffer any real consequences. "The Constitution that Republicans profess to love was written at a time when it was assumed that members of Congress would rather expel a stain on the body's honor than give him quarter," Brown writes. But in 2022, "It feels like a waste of breath to appeal to any shame they have left in that regard." Read Hayes Brown's full analysis in your Tuesday MSNBC Daily. |
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The Jan. 6 committee was important and effective — with this big exception. Read more. |
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The committee can't force the Justice Department's hand. Read more. |
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The House Ways and Means Committee is poised to vote on Donald Trump's hidden tax returns. Read more. |
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Arizona Republican governor Doug Ducey's border wall is even uglier than Trump's. Now it's facing a lawsuit. Read more. |
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Need to catch up on the final Jan. 6 committee meeting? MSNBC has dropped the final public meeting in full, plus our team's analysis before and after, as podcast episodes. Listen now. |
A bonus episode of "The Revolution with Steve Kornacki" is available now. The series recounts the 1994 Republican take-over of Congress, influenced by Newt Gingrich, that changed both political parties forever. Now, Steve sits down with Newt Gingrich himself to discuss the podcast and the impact of his legacy today. Listen to "The Revolution with Steve Kornacki" now, wherever you get your podcasts. |
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