Democrat @SenWhitehouse “very much” wants to get Clarence Thomas & Samuel Alito in front of a judiciary hearing. @mehdirhasan presses him on holding SCOTUS justices to account.
South Carolina high school teacher Mary Wood responds to having lessons on racism shut down by administrators after student complaints: “There was a censorship of the material, but there was also a censorship of proper engagement in classrooms.”
In tonight’s #handover, @MehdiRHasan calls out Ron DeSantis’ laughable declaration that he could have been one of Jesus Christ’s disciples:
“The truth is that the Jesus of the Gospels and his disciples were way too left-wing for Ron DeSantis,” he tells @AymanM.
.@PeterHotez responds to being asked to debate anti-vaxxer RFK Jr.
"Anti-vaccine disinformation...is now a lethal force in the United States. I offered to go on Joe Rogan but not to turn it into the Jerry Springer show with having RFK Jr. on."
"What's the expression? 'Never wrestle with a pig, you both get dirty, and the pig gets 40,000 new followers on Twitter.'" @MehdiRHasan explains why world-renowned, peer-reviewed vaccine scientists should most certainly not debate anti-vax cranks on podcasts. WATCH:
.@pbump debunks conservative talking points accusing Joe and Hunter Biden of a bribery scheme. “They haven’t actually uncovered any evidence…all that there is to this point is this allegation that is sitting at the FBI which is a secondhand conversation with someone else.”
.@MollyJongFast on Chuck Grassley's mystery audio recordings: "The timing is highly suspect... you had these two indictments of the Republican frontrunner... and all of a sudden 'wait there's something with Biden and tapes!'"
.@MehdiRHasan responds to @DeanObeidallah calling Jack Smith "the John Wick of prosecutors."
"I've watched John Wick 4 and, without giving away the ending, I'm hoping that's not a parallel with Jack Smith.
All eyes are now on Georgia following Donald Trump’s historic federal indictment. @MehdiRHasan breaks down why many legal experts say Fani Willis’ probe presents the greatest legal danger to the ex-president. WATCH:
Fulton County DA Fani Willis may be considering racketeering charges in her probe of Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Former Dekalb County DA @KeyesFlem tells @MehdiRHasan why “a RICO case is really a prosecutor's greatest gift.”