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Many of us can parse the bad-faith notion that "a good guy with a gun” can stop "a bad guy with a gun." But most also trust that trained, armed law enforcement will stop the carnage.
In Uvalde, @mehdirhasan says, new video shows how they didn't:
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Remember when Sen. Chris Coons opposed witnesses in Trump’s 2nd impeachment trial so he could get home for Valentine’s Day?
“At the time I thought that trial was inadequate. Now I know it was,” Mehdi says.
@BarbaraBoxer: “That’s why this [1/6] committee is so critical."
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“Why does it feel like a former Oath Keeper seems to understand the gravity of this moment and what needs to be done [more] than Attorney General Merrick Garland?” @mehdirhasan asks.
“I don’t think you can say that,” @BarbaraBoxer replies.
WATCH:
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Trump's 1/6 rhetoric, for once, was deliberate as he followed a plan to spread his 'Big Lie.' In private, his allies admitted he was responsible for the insurrection. In public, they did and said nothing.
@mehdirhasan: “Oh Trumpists, hypocrisy be thy name.”
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The 1/6 hearings show how, for once, Trump was deliberate in his planning to incite supporters around the 'Big Lie.' His allies privately admitted their alarm – but in public, they kept it to themselves.
@BarbaraBoxer joins @mehdirhasan to discuss – join them on @MSNBConPeacock
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Biden’s latest Israel visit marks his 10th in a 50-year relationship, but a lot has changed over time.
Will Biden evolve as well? @mehdirhasan asks @PeterBeinart & @DrHananAshrawi — watch their whole conversation tonight on @MSNBConPeacock.
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WATCH: Highlights from the Jan. 6 committee's seventh public hearing, with testimony from former Trump officials on a heated meeting over election fraud theories and a witness who participated in the Capitol riot. msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/highli…
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Liz Cheney raised the prospect of Trump calling a Jan. 6 witness. It's not the first time he's been accused of possible witness tampering. (via @MaddowBlog) msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show…
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The Mehdi Hasan Show retweeted
Another hearing takeaway: Trump’s Big Lie wouldn’t have worked w/o Big Tech.
“It would not have been possible…if not for social media platforms,” @kurtbardella tells @mehdirhasan. “Big Tech is just as complicit in what happened on Jan. 6 as the people who marched up there.”
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"All of these people, from Mike Pence to Bill Barr...they all knew it was B.S. And they said nothing," @WalshFreedom tells @mehdirhasan. "Cowards."
.@WalshFreedom doesn’t mince words when it comes to Trump’s enablers: “They’re all cowards.”
“They all knew...weeks before January 6 that this president was plotting and planning a coup. And they said nothing.”
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“We often compare Donald Trump to a mob boss, and with every one of these hearings that analogy becomes more and more apt,” @mehdirhasan says.
@JillWineBanks: “It is very apt, except a mob boss would not make that call directly."
Watch their full exchange:
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Today's 1/6 hearing further linked Trump’s actions to the riot, showing how he recklessly urged extremists to storm the Capitol despite knowing he lost a fair election.
@mehdirhasan breaks down what we learned today — including Rep. Liz Cheney's shocking revelation:
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NEW: Rep. Cheney says former President Trump tried to call a witness in Jan. 6 investigation, citing call from witness' lawyer. Cheney adds that the committee has supplied that information to the Justice Dept. msnbc.com/jan6hearings
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"In his Inaugural Address, Trump introduced one commanding image: “American carnage.” Although that turn of phrase explained little about America before he took office, it turned out to be an excellent prophecy of what his rage would come to visit on our people." @jamie_raskin
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WATCH: Rep. Raskin outlines "three rings of interwoven attack" operating before Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. on.msnbc.com/3yZFAyZ
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After Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony, many wondered whether federal prosecutors were watching and listening. Turns out, they definitely were. (via @MaddowBlog) msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show…
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Rep. Cheney at #Jan6thHearings: "President Trump is a 76-year-old man. He is not an impressionable child...he is responsible for his own actions and his own choices." msnbc.com/jan6hearings
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Trump’s Twitter always contained multitudes. But one tweet is especially significant, @mehdirhasan says: “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!”
That Dec 2020 siren call to violent far-right groups, he says, will be front and center at today's 1/6 hearing:
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LIVE BLOG: Jan. 6 Cmte. gathers at 1pm ET for its seventh public hearing on the Capitol riot. Today's hearing is expected to focus on the role of far-right extremist groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. Follow along for live updates and expert analysis. msnbc.com/congress/jan-6-hea…
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"The Proud Boys are still standing by, still effectively providing Donald Trump and the Republican Party with a private armed militia willing to do their bidding," @mehdirhasan says. "What could go wrong?"
Did you see the pro-Proud Boys op-ed…penned by a Proud Boy's wife?
It’s just the latest sign, @mehdirhasan says, that the Proud Boys “have basically fused their campaigns with whatever the GOP moral-panic talking point of the day is,” even as we learn more about their 1/6 role:
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