Glimpse into the defenses lawyers will make on the stand. Here is jonna lauro on meet the press. The defense is quite simple. Donald trump, president trump, believed in his heart of hearts that he had won that election. And as any american citizen, he had a right to speak out under the First Amendment. He had a right to petition governments around the country, state governments. Based on his grievances that Election Irregularities had occurred. He had every right to speak about the important issues that were taking place after the election. A technical violation of the constitution is not a violation of criminal law. That is just plain wrong. Except a technical violation of the constitution by definition is still a violation of the constitution. The constitution, in six different places, opposes insurrection and our constitution is designed to stop people from trying to overthrow elections, and trying to overthrow the government. Moments later, democratic congressman jamie raskin respo
Lawyers will make on the stand. Here is jonna lauro on meet the press. The defense is quite simple. Donald trump, president trump, believed in his heart of hearts that he had won that election. And as any american citizen, he had a right to speak out under the First Amendment. He had a right to petition governments around the country, state governments. Based on his grievances that Election Irregularities had occurred. He had every right to speak about the important issues that were taking place after the election. A technical violation of the constitution is not a violation of criminal law. That is just plain wrong. Except a technical violation of the constitution by definition is still a violation of the constitution. The constitution, in six different places, opposes insurrection and our constitution is designed to stop people from trying to overthrow elections, and trying to overthrow the government. Moments later, democratic congressman jamie raskin responded to lauro by making th
what he said about al or, what he said about the antichrist being gay, what he said about is land been internally violent, the republican party got a pass on it, because unfortunately, of all the people to choose from on the, right nikki haley shows. him remember that. mehdi, great show as always, enjoy the rest of your evening off. coming up on ayman, election denialism, fox the lies trump was peddling, but still, they broadcast them to millions of viewers. now, those lies live on a new generation of gop stars. plus, the most important election you ve never heard of. wisconsin attorney general josh joins me to discuss the critical state supreme court race, and why it will affect all of us. and, abortion on the line yet again. a new ruling this week could throw access even greater debt. we can explain all of that and more. i m ayman, let s get started. m ayman, let s get started election denialism and conspiracies have a stranglehold on republicans. sitting politici
for access into even greater doubt. we ll explain all that and more. i m ayman, let s get started. election denialism and conspiracies have a stranglehold on republicans. sitting politicians, party activists, everyday registered republicans. the idea that elections, multiple elections, plural here, have been stolen and that it s only republican elections that have been stolen is now common wisdom from many corners of the gop. just last night, the michigan republican party elected christina karamo as their new chair. here s a quick refresher for you. she s a 2020 election denier. he lost her race for secretary of state by 14 points in last year s midterms. she has refused to concede her race, making countless baseless claims of election fraud. instead, in arizona, kari lake is still fighting the results of her gubernatorial election, and late this week, the arizona court of appeals rejected lake s challenge of her loss to now governor katie hobbs. it s the second court rulin
,. won. president addressed americans black mayors and all mayors really in washington this. week touting policy wins on infrastructure, and the economy, at the midway mark of his presidents return. moving ahead in the next two years, and already challenges. republicans in the house are clamoring to use their new majority to investigate the president s handling of classified documents. and to put his department of justice under the microscope. just two days ago, the nation hit its debt limit setting up a high stakes confrontation over government spending. it is a battle president biden will have to face without his veteran chief of staff, don klain. nbc has learned, klain will leave his post in the coming weeks according to two sources. all of this, as we mark the 50th anniversary of roe v. wade, this weekend. seven months after the landmark ruling protecting abortion rights at the federal level was overturned by conservative dominated supreme court. it is another hot butto