i ll be joined today by people who are in the nation s capital on that fateful day. including washington d.c. mayor, mario bowser. and former capitol police sergeant casino gonell. and because of the violent uprising on january 6th, the insurrection, president biden says 2024 election is about deciding whether democracy is still americas sacred cause. and the dire threat of another trump presidency. we re going to dig into his comments and donald trump s response. plus, the supreme court will weigh in on whether donald trump can be barred from colorado s primary ballot. it is the latest in several challenges across the country to keep trump off the ballot because of his role in the insurrection. i am symone sanders-townsend, i have something to say. we begin today with efforts to hold the former president donald trump accountable for his actions three years ago today. on january 6th. and with the ongoing consequences of that insurrection on american democracy. the unite
day, as insurrectionists tried to force their way into the house chamber. [inaudible] your constitution says the constitution. you are a traitor. and in a moment, we are would have more on that tape, as well as an in-depth look at what s happened to the thousands of people who took part in breaching the capitol, and trying to thwart democracy. alonso speak to congressman dan kildee about the continuing impact about the riot, and how his republican colleagues have changed their tune over what happened. and supreme showdown, the high court agreeing to hearing a crucial case involving whether donald trump can be kicked off of the ballot for his actions. it comes as the former president campaigns in iowa to get his old job back, with threats of what he will do if he succeeds. all of that, and we will tell you why a woman released from prison for killing her mother is now on a media blitz. the story of gypsy rose blanchard coming up later on this hour. we want to begin t
and that s when he first talked about the battle for the soul of america, the soul of the nation. that s his theory of the case floor 2020. but now it s 2024, and this is still a theme he s addressing. i want to play this new ad from the biden campaign. there is something dangerous happening in america. there is an extremist movement that does not share the basic beliefs of our democracy. all of us are being asked right now, what will we do to maintain our democracy? history is watching. the world was watching. congresswoman, a powerful ad. what do you think americans are taking the threat seriously and secondly, it sounds to me like that 2024 theory of the case for the biden reelection is perfect democracy. symone [inaudible] president biden came out very
some of the lies that led to the folks at the capitol that day on january 6th, the insurrection. do you think justice clarence thomas is going to recuse himself, and if, not what mechanisms if any does congress have to force a recusal? we uncovered a lot from the investigation that we had, including those text messages you mentioned from ginni thomas. and i think many people are right to question if he should recuse himself. i won t plan, or try to get, into clarence thomas s head. i think i would be very, very wealthy if i could do that, to try to see what he could do. the problem here is a little trouble about accountability for the supreme court. let s look at what the supreme court has come up with until sessions, take away a woman s right to make a decision about her own health care for example. this court is not in touch with the american people. when we look at what happened on january 6th, the threat of democracy, we should be concerned about what this court is saying and the
quote, normal tourist visit. they ve described insurrtiists as patriots. they are counting on you to forget what we saw with our own eyes that day. and it might be working. a recent washington post university of maryland poll found that a quarter of americans believe the fbi probably or definitely instigated the insurrection. i m just checking if the folks at home can hear what i m hearing. and well more than 1200 people have been charged for their actions at the capitol that day, the ones who laid the groundwork for it have yet to face accountability. including former president donald trump. and i m just noting that no one at home can hear the crazy that is happening here in the studio. folks, the insurrection isn t over. donald trump is the leading republican presidential candidate. he still pedals lies of a stolen election among other things. and if he has his way, donald