The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi

Tomorrow’s highly anticipated Jan. 6th hearing is expected to focus on Trump’s 187 minutes of inaction as his supporters stormed the Capitol. New reporting shows a watchdog agency learned the Secret Service had purged nearly all texts from the Jan. 6th back in February, but chose not to alert Congress. Plus, eight prominent conservatives released a new report examining and refuting every single claim of election fraud in the 2020 election. Geoff Bennett, Kyle Cheney, Harry Litman, David Hoppe, Former Sen. Al Franken, and Matthew Dowd join.

New reporting reveals the Secret Service has no new Jan. 6 texts to give the committee. It comes as the National Archives requested an investigation into the “potential unauthorized deletion” of those messages. Plus, the ACLU works to protect abortion rights with a “firewall” on the local level. And the House votes to protect same sex marriage. Philip Rucker, Carol Leonnig, Andrew Weissman, Kary Moss, Tim Miller, and Sen. Roland Gutierrez join.

As the Jan. 6th committee prepares for a primetime hearing on Thursday, we learn two former Trump White House officials will be key witnesses. It comes as the panel hopes to receive deleted Secret Service text messages as early as Tuesday. Plus, Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress trial begins. Chuck Rosenberg, Ryan Reilly, Jeremy Peters, Brian Chansoff, Frank Figliuzzi, Kate Snow, and Lis Smith join.

The Jan. 6th committee subpoenas the Secret Service over deleted text messages from Jan. 6 and the day before. This comes as the panel officially announces it’s next primetime hearing, which will look at what Trump was and wasn’t doing during the Capitol attack. The House passes two bills to protect abortion rights, though they are unlikely to pass in the Senate. Plus a special panel examines the state of our democracy and the fight for voting rights in America. Eric Holder, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Luke Broadwater, Marc Elias, and Sophia Lin Lakin join.

The Homeland Security watchdog says the Secret Service erased texts from the day of and the day before the Jan. 6th insurrection. The Secret Service says they weren’t maliciously deleted. It comes amid reporting the Jan. 6th committee is weighing whether to push for interviews with Donald Trump and Mike Pence. Plus, President Biden is set to meet with the leaders of Saudi Arabia. Jackie Alemany, Daniel Goldman, Joyce Vance, A.B. Stoddard, David Jolly, Ben Rhodes, and State Sen. Roland Gutierrez join.

The person who Rep. Liz Cheney says Trump tried to contact, is a member of the White House support staff that was in talks with the Jan. 6th committee. It comes as Steve Bannon makes a second run at getting his Monday trial on contempt of Congress charges pushed back. Plus, inflation hits a 40 year high in June’s CPI report. Carol Leonnig, Barbara McQuade, Judd Legum, Sergo Martinez-Beltran, John Della Volpe, Peter Hamby, and Sari Horwitz join.

In the seventh Jan. 6th public hearing, the committee focused on the days leading up to January 6th and the role extremist groups played in the attack. The panel also revealed details on the “unhinged” Oval Office meeting before the former President sent his infamous ‘will be wild’ tweet. Plus, Rep. Cheney said Trump tried to call a committee witness after the last hearing. Luke Broadwater, Frank Figliuzzi, Melissa Murray, Chuck Rosenberg, Ben Collins, and Mark Leibovich join.

In tomorrow’s hearing, the Jan. 6th committee will reveal what it’s learned about the role extremist groups, like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, played in the Capitol attack and their potential connection to the Trump White House. This comes as a federal judge refuses to delay Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress trial. Plus, our one-on-one interview with the filmmaker who had a front row to Trump’s final moments in office. Philip Rucker, Katie Benner, Neal Katyal, Ryan Reilly, and Alex Holder join.

Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone testified in a videotaped session to the 1/6 committee. As the panel prepares for another hearing on Tuesday, new reporting reveals hearings could continue through August and beyond. Plus, President Biden is touting a strong June jobs report. Peter Baker, Barbara McQuade, Maria Teresa Kumar, David Gura, Sarah Sentilles, and Jon Meacham join.

The 1/6 committee is about to hear from Pat Cipollone only days before the next planned public hearing. It comes as the former President heads to Las Vegas to stump for Nevada GOP candidates. Plus, British PM Boris Johnson announces his resignation after a series of scandals. Jeff Mason, Andrew Weissman, Carlos Curbelo, Gillian Tett, Mandie Landry, and Carmen Best join.