But i want to start tonight in arizona because of a couple of things that happened simultaneously in arizona today. So in arizona today in the state capital, Rudy Giuliani held another one of these things where he calls it a hearing, but its really just a bunch of republicans in a hotel room that hes rented. His hearing today was all about how arizona is still very much in play in terms of the president ial election because definitely the president ial election in arizona for some reason doesnt count this year. And by the power vested in him, Rudy Giuliani, he insists that republicans in the Arizona State legislature should never mind what all the votes said in their state. They should those republicans in the state legislature should just pick donald trump for president themselves and say thats the election result. That is basically what whatever is left of the trump team is arguing now. This is what they are reduced to. Elections dont count anymore. Republicans in all these swing sta
Public health. We will have much more on that coming up tonight. Weve got Laurie Garrett here tonight, pulitzer prizewinning science journalist. Well be talking with her on the scott atlas news and more. Weve got Nobel Prize Winning economist paul krugman here tonight to talk about the new Economic Team Just Announced by the president elect, by president elect biden. So weve got lots going on, a couple of really good guests, big show tonight. But i want to start tonight in arizona because of a couple of things that happened simultaneously in arizona today. So in arizona today in the state capital, Rudy Giuliani held another one of these things where he calls it a hearing, but its really just a bunch of republicans in a hotel room that hes rented. His hearing today was all about how arizona is still very much in play in terms of the president ial election because definitely the president ial election in arizona for some reason doesnt count this year. And by the power vested in him, Rudy
Held another one of these things where he calls it a hearing, but its really just a bunch of republicans in a hotel room that hes rented. His hearing today was all about how arizona is still very much in play, in terms of the president ial election, because, definitely, the president ial election in arizona, for some reason, doesnt count this year. And by the power vested in him, Rudy Giuliani, he insists that republicans in the Arizona State legislature should never mind what all the votes said in their state, those republicans in the state legislature should just pick donald trump for president themselves and say thats the election result. That is basically what whatevers left of the trump team is arguing now. This is what they are reduced to. Elections dont count anymore. Republicans in all these swing states that just voted for joe biden, republicans in those states should just get to pick that they want trump for president and they should just forget all the stupid vote counts in
And he had to pardon the deputy chair of his inaugural and his Deputy Campaign chairman went to prison and his personal lawyer went to prison, and his other personal lawyer is under federal criminal investigation, and he himself personally is named by prosecutors as an unindicted coconspirator in multiple felonies and he himself personally is now today as a former president actively under criminal investigation in two different states. Weve never been in that kind of a situation before as a country. Mazel tov. You might have seen the obituary for the water gate conspirator and legendary blowhard who went to prison for burglary and illegal wire tapping, among lots of other things. A lot of the obituaries of g. Gordon liddy, because of his role in watergate and how much time has passed, a lot of the obituaries were like mini history lessons. You could tell the writers were agog at these clowns during the watergate scandal. But honestly, i mean, come on. We ought to take a moment to appre
Thank you all for being here. Sorry about the cold weather. Were here because with the controversy over president trumps refusal to accept the results of the 2020 president ial Election Results, our country has entered some precedented unprecedented territory. Voter registration and public trust in Election Results are on the radar screen and away they have never been before in our lifetimes. One of the questions on the midterm ballot this fall is how our democracy itself will weather the storms. We are here to discuss that today with a true expert on these issues, sean moralesdoyle, director of the Voting Rights program at the Brennan Center for justice. Hes a seasoned litigator with experienced civilrights and constitutional matters, and has handled a wide variety of labor and employment cases. He got his undergraduate and law degree from northwestern university. Sean, thank you for being here. So, a lot has happened since election day 2020. Lets start with voter access. Your center