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A former White House aide's stunning testimony paints a picture of a tyrannical, defeated president. - @thereidout Blog msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidou…
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“Had any members of Congress been reached by this dangerous mob, their blood would’ve been on [Meadows'] hands just as much as Donald Trump or Rudy Giuliani’s or John Eastman’s.” — @kurtbardella
Tuesday's 1/6 hearing provided damning evidence against Trump. But, @kurtbardella warns, we can't forget Mark Meadows, "one of the primary villains in this saga."
"He knew that violence was headed toward the Capitol,” he tells @mehdirhasan, “and he didn’t give a crap about it.”
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Donald Trump lunged for the steering wheel and his Secret Service agent when told he wasn't being taken to the Capitol on 1/6, as a mob of his armed supporters stormed the building.
It doesn't get much more explosive than that, @mehdirhasan says:
Bombshell testimony from 25-year-old Cassidy Hutchinson provided a shocking insider’s look at what happened inside the White House on 1/6.
“I’ll be honest with you,” @mehdirhasan says. “I’m not sure I’ve ever heard testimony like that before.” Watch:
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"We're moving up from the people who invaded the Capitol to the people who planned and helped them get there," @JillWineBanks says. "Those are only getting us closer and closer to the person who directed them."
Bringing charges against a former president is a high bar — but “there is no reason why a former president cannot be indicted and convicted,” @JillWineBanks says. Hear her explain to @mehdirhasan why “we might have a really strong case”:
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Jan. 6 committee's surprise hearing is a high-risk bet. Here's why it could pay off big. msnbc.com/congress/jan-6-hea…
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LIVE BLOG: The Jan. 6 committee holds a last-minute public hearing at 1pm ET today, which will include testimony from a former top aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Follow along as we break down key moments. msnbc.com/jan6hearings
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.@mehdirhasan says 3 words are key to dealing with our democratic crises & GOP packing: EXPAND THE COURT.
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Michelle Colón, who runs a reproductive rights org in Mississippi, says the day the Roe ruling was issued, she talked to dozens of pregnant people who were "frightened," "terrified" and "confused."
“And that’s just the tip of the iceberg," she tells @mehdirhasan. Watch:
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Dems have won the popular vote in nearly every presidential race this century, yet there are only 3 liberal Supreme Court justices.
There are a number of reasons the court has a legitimacy crisis. Give @mehdirhasan 60 seconds to explain why:
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In a viral Twitter thread, @AOC called for measures like expanding the Supreme Court. @JasmineForUS says she “absolutely agree[s].”
SCOTUS's right-wing justices “want to send us back to a time that many of us don’t know,” she says. We "absolutely need to be just as aggressive."
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After the fall of Roe v. Wade, Democrats are hoping blue voters get fired up in a way that might actually turn things around for them this November.
But there’s one major issue: When it comes to abortion, what’s the Democrats’ plan? 🤷♂️
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With Roe overturned, Clarence Thomas suggests the rights to same-sex marriage & more should be revisited. He left 1 case out: the ruling on interracial marriage (like his own).
@ElieNYC says, “Republicans are coming for Loving whether [he] wants to acknowledge it or not."
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Why don’t we hear more messages from Dems on court reform? There's still debate on expanding the Supreme Court, @adrienneelrod says.
But after Roe’s overturning and other recent rulings, she adds, "a lot of people in the Democratic Party are saying it is time to do this now."
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SCOTUS sided with a high school football coach in a First Amendment case on prayer in public schools. But it's not just the blurring of church and state that's an issue, @Dahlialithwick says: “So is the notion of truth."
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The overturning of Roe v. Wade will be top of mind for many Dem voters this November, and polling suggests the ruling could boost Democratic turnout.
But what will those people actually be voting for? @JasmineForUS joins @mehdirhasan tonight to answer that Q and more.
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If the Supreme Court's recent rulings show us one thing, @mehdirhasan says, it's that the system is very, very broken — and it's time that Democrats fix it.
How do they do that? @adrienneelrod, @ElieNYC and @Dahlialithwick weigh in tonight. Be sure to watch on. @MSNBConPeacock!
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Justice Thomas suggested that SCOTUS should revisit other rights based on privacy, like contraception and same-sex marriage. But he left out another right: interracial marriage.
Hear @ElieNYC’s reaction, and watch his full convo with @mehdirhasan, tonight on @MSNBConPeacock
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TX Rep. Henry Cuellar, who narrowly defeated progressive challenger @JCisnerosTX in a runoff, is the only anti-abortion House Democrat.
Voters are being told to protect their reproductive rights by voting blue, Mehdi says — yet top Dems backed Cuellar. youtube.com/watch?v=OHUCmYFV…
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The Democratic Party claims to support women's bodily autonomy, but its leadership backed a staunch anti-abortion candidate in this Texas primary. (via @thereidout Blog) msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidou…
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The conservative Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade — and as @mehdirhasan warns, there's only so many means left to try and fix a broken system. After all, "Do you really think Republicans and their Supreme Court outriders are going to stop at abortion rights?"
After 50 years, Republicans who gamed a broken system are on the verge of ending the right to abortion. Dems say “bipartisanship” and “norms” will fix it.
They won’t, @mehdirhasan says. Ending the filibuster & expanding SCOTUS will — just about the only means left to do so.
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