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Former lead investigator for the January 6th Select Committee Tim Heaphy discusses with Nicolle Wallace his experience working with the committee in his first TV interview.

Essentially, Trump was the real life Pied Piper. It's quite amazing how so many people, who consider themselves educated and informed, were so easily  led to the precipice of disaster by an obvious con man!

We’re used to thinking hugely well of democracy. But interestingly, one of the wisest people who ever lived, Socrates, had deep suspicions of it.

Democracy is the closest we've gotten to a form of government that offers equal representation and rights to all people and provides an avenue for everyone to contribute to society's development. But it is no secret that Plato, one of the greatest ancient Greek philosophers, did not like democracy. He believed that democracy doesn't work. Or as is precisely stated in The Republic, "Democracy is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequal alike". Furthermore, in The Republic, he proposes what he envisioned an ideal government should resemble. Although all of Plato's suggestions are not ideal or applicable in a democracy, there are definitely a few that can be learned and adapted to improve our governments' status. Due to the recent developments across the globe, it should be self-evident that we haven't managed and taken care of our democracies very well. So what faults did Plato find in democracy as a form of government? Why did one of the greatest philosophers our planet has ever known, living in one of the most ancient democracies in humanity's history, not like democracy? And more importantly, what lessons can we take away from Plato and his Republic?

The Washington Post's Cat Zakrzewski joins Morning Joe to discuss new reporting on how the January 6 committee's report omitted key findings about social media companies' failures to address online extremism.

Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the appointment of attorney Robert Hur to oversee a special counsel investigation into the discovery of classified documents in President Joe Biden's office and home. #CNN #News

Let’s not sugarcoat it. But let’s also commend the fact they “appear” to be handling it seriously. Trumpers will have a field day with this…after they defended the clown for worse things. But, that’s how American politics are. People need to be principled and not blindly follow politicians.

Lock up Biden now

CNN law enforcement analyst and former officer who defended the Capitol on January 6, Michael Fanone, discusses potential criminal referrals by the January 6th House select committee to the Justice Department for former President Trump's role in the insurrection. #CNN #News