similar movements that are on the way inevitably. the few visionaries that have grasped this obvious truth have not been welcomed by blue america, they have been mocked and derided as profits always are. a few years ago, a blue-eyed blond woman from montana declared she was black because she decided she was black. blackness was her lived experience. she was not greeted as a liberator, she was almost immediately booed off the stage and she disappeared. tellingly none of the people yelling at her ever explained why she couldn t be black why not? in this country you can change your sex but not your race how does that work? what species of science are we talking about here? it was not a defensible arg argument. over time it will collapse. someday the new york times will give her the coveted glass ceiling award for her courage in the face of prejudice, that will happen. before it does we would like to highlight some of the early adopters of our new civic religion for each of
the fbi s search of mar-a-lago. the department has until noon today to release it. the affidavit lays out why investigators believe there was probable cause that crimes had been committed. in his order judge bruce reinhart said the justice department made a good argument for why portions of this document behind this search should remain shielded saying, quote, disclosure would reveal the identities of witnesses, law enforcement officers. the investigation s strategy, scope, methods and grand jury information. the judge agreeing with the justice department s decision to cut as we learn new details about trump s strategy or lack thereof and the legal advice he is getting from a conservative activist. privately the president and some of his allies have become concerned about the legal fallout. joining us now former federal prosecutor ellie honing. bring us up to speed on what documents we have seen and haven t seen and the one today. john, by the time this is all over ever
similar movements that are on the way inevitably. the few visionaries that have grasped this obvious truth have not been welcomed by blue america, they have been mocked and derided as profits always are. a few years ago, a blue-eyed blond woman from montana declared she was black because she decided she was black. blackness was her lived experience. she was not greeted as a liberator, she was almost immediately booed off the stage and she disappeared. tellingly none of the people yelling at her ever explained why she couldn t be black why not? in this country you can change your sex but not your race how does that work? what species of science are we talking about here? it was not a defensible arg argument. over time it will collapse. someday the new york times will give her the coveted glass ceiling award for her courage in the face of prejudice, that will happen. before it does we would like to
if they take advantage of it, not just in swing states, i think they will have a compelling argument. they re trying to stave off the weight of history because democrats the president s party normally does very poorly in the midterms. they re going to see if they can change it. you have to go deep, you have to hit these sort of seismic issues if you want to try to buck that history and here again president trump is saying i think we can do it. and with his polling at about 41% he is running lower than a lot of democrats. what did you make of the very targeted comments on republicans? it s not exactly a surprise when he talks about maga republicans and he called them a threat to democracy, he said they don t believe in democracy and basically was trying to make that argument. is that a more successful arg argument, do you think, for democrats in november than talking about what they re going to do when it comes to inflation, when it comes to the economy and that picture that voters
wants to go. pelosi has run a tight ship and that s where these bills stand. we can t look at all of this intensive infighting without an eye toward 2022. that has to come into play here as well, doesn t it? for sure. off-year elections, opposition party tends to gain seats. razor-thin margin in the house, 50/50 margin with a tie break from kamala harris. so democrats who want to run the table can make a political arg argument. they also need to recognize they need more joe manchins in the senate and more seats in swing districts. all of those calculations need to be balanced against the fact that they want to deliver for voters but there is a clock to this. election year is right around the corner and could very well lose the gavel in two years. john avlon, good to see you. thank you. thanks, guys. you re welcome. top congressional leaders will get a security briefing. this, about a planned right-wing rally that is raising real alarm bells in the wake of january 16th. concer