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Officer Michael Fanone bashed right-wing Republicans who align themselves with police but seem unconcerned with accountability for the Donald Trump supporters who harmed officers during the U.S. Capitol riot.

The Washington, D.C., metropolitan police officer appeared Tuesday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," where he condemned lawmakers who he believes are lying about the Jan. 6 insurrection and refusing to hold the former president and his allies accountable for stoking the violence with false claims about the election.

Donald Trump called into the "war room" set up at the Willard Hotel as some of his chief allies coordinated efforts to block the certification of Joe Biden's election win, according to a reporter who was present.

Washington Post reporter Robert Costa, co-author of the book "Peril" with his colleague Bob Woodward, was outside the hotel on Jan. 5 as Rudy Giuliani, Steve Bannon and others gathered inside ahead of the "Save America" rally, and only now does he recognize the significance of what happened at that time.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) reportedly took part in "planning meetings" with organizers of the "Save America" rally that spilled over into the Jan. 6 insurrection, and there's even video of her discussing similar plans after leaving a White House visit.

The newly elected Georgia Republican spoke briefly on camera after walking out of the White House in December, discussing efforts to object to the certification of Joe Biden's election win during a period which subsequent reporting has revealed Donald Trump and his allies were plotting to subvert that process.

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to offer $5,000 bonuses to persuade anti-vaccine police officers to move to Florida, and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said that showed Republicans wouldn't be moving beyond Trumpism any time soon.

The Florida Republican, who's considered the face of the post-Donald Trump GOP, wants to encourage police officers who lost their jobs for refusing to comply with vaccine mandates to move to his state, and the "Morning Joe" host blasted DeSantis.

Republican Senate candidate Josh Mandel confessed to a Sunday debate crowd that he wouldn't follow the Constitution if elected to the federal office.

While all federal officials are mandated to swear an oath to the Constitution, Mandel has serious issues with the first one.

Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) went off on another rant this week to reporters accusing her colleagues of being self-absorbed, but Matthew Dowd, a former George W. Bush aide and Democratic lieutenant governor candidate in Texas, said that Greene is projecting.

Acosta showed his video where he asked Greene why she is protecting Steve Bannon and she claimed she's doing it because she cares about "the American people." Acosta said that it seems very clear that it's all about protecting Bannon.

NBA star Kyrie Irving refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine which ultimately led to being side-lined by the Brooklyn Nets. The NBA mandates players be vaccinated since they come in such contact with each other while playing.

"Given the evolving nature of the situation and after thorough deliberation, we have decided Kyrie Irving will not play or practice with the team until he is eligible to be a full participant," Nets general manager Sean Marks said earlier this month. "Kyrie has made a personal choice, and we respect his individual right to choose. Currently, his choice restricts his ability to be a full-time member of the team, and we will not permit any member of our team to participate with part-time availability."

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has come under fire by far-right personalities who are plaguing his offices with death threats that cite Fox News as their motivation.

Speaking to CNN's Jim Acosta on Sunday, Swalwell handed over the tapes, laced with profanities and the N-word.

Addressing a crowd at a QAnon conference in Las Vegas over the weekend, Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin turned against former President Donald Trump.

Trump, who failed to deliver on many of his campaign promises, left office, asking others to reelect him for another term so that he could accomplish what he'd promised in 2016. But at the Vegas event, Griffin made it clear that there were some things Trump could have done unilaterally.

Speaking to MSNBC, a group of three people explained why they're not going to get the vaccine despite mandates from their employer to do so.

One man confessed that he and his wife will probably have to sell their home because they can't afford their mortgage after being fired for refusing to get the vaccine.

One of the biggest concerns among progressives has been the power of lobbyists in influencing lawmakers with hefty campaign contributions. Former President Barack Obama's first executive order stopped the so-called "revolving door" from lobbyists entering government and government staffers entering the lobbying world after being in the White House. That was eliminated under former President Donald Trump.

In fact, in Trump's final days in office, he revoked his own order that required government appointees to sign a pledge saying they won't lobby the agencies they worked for. It would last for five years after leaving the administration position.

While being probed in a House hearing Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland was asked by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) about the decision by the Justice Department to discuss strategies for curbing violent threats and intimidation against local officials.

School board officials and members of local city council are being threatened with violence by Republicans opposing mask mandates in schools. GOP officials have made the case that the Republican activists can make violent threats because they are protected by the First Amendment.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) was probed about the number of times he spoke to former President Donald Trump on Jan. 6. But in two different interviews, Jordan seemed confused, fumbling around for the right answer. Months later, Jordan still couldn't come up with the answer when asked about it in a House Rules Committee hearing Wednesday about whether to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress.

"Republicans [are] telling their members vote no" on Bannon's contempt charge, noted CNN host Brianna Keilar. "And that includes Congressman Jim Jordan, who defended Trump at a contentious hearing yesterday even though he himself may be called as a witness. The reason: he spoke to Trump on January 6th. Except Jim Jordan can't quite seem to get his story straight."