Prosecutors in trump s classified documents case. joining me now, congressman eric swallow of california. congressman, you have been on the receiving of targeted right-wing harassment campaigns, i believe back in january showed death threats that had been left on your voice mail. what does it feel like? what does it mean for a person s life to be at the center of a coordinated hate operation like that? thank you alicia. when it comes to the threats, the first priority of course is your family and your staff. they re in a fixed position, often as we saw in the paul pelosi attack. oftentimes the target of these threats, they re on the move. and you re never in a fixed position. so you worry that it s your family or staff that would suffer the consequences. but you also have to make it clear that that is not going to stop you from doing your job, speaking out against maga extremism. and i make that clear every day. i m afraid that we just don t
And lives of federal prosecutors investigating donald trump, and those same people know the names and identities of those prosecutors tasked with simply doing their job, upholding the rule of law in america, is a powder keg, potentially lethal threats that need to be dealt with. also another despicable part of what donald trump has ushered in. as we await potentially more indictments against donald trump from georgia, smith, the ongoing january 6th case, is an open question where these threats go from here today. we start the hour with some of our favorite reporters and friends. mary mccord is here. democratic congressman eric swallow of california, no stranger to threats from trump and his supporters. also joining us at the table, paul reichhoff, host of the
Accountability from all forsman and systemic change. after george floyd, never again. here we are. are going to ask congressman eric swallow what he has caused blood to do this time. since there is what is the way to fix this country s broken system? this is american voices. we begin this hour with new action from memphis police department following the deadly police beating of tyre nichols. that the speedy now deactivating the scorpion unit, launched in 2021 to fight the cities rise and murder rate. nbc news confirms all five officers charged with second degree murder and nichols death were members of the scorpion unit. also raises new questions. why would a unit focused on violent crime take their time to enforce traffic violations? speeding all started with the traffic stop. officers at the time said the 29-year-old was driving
Bradley thank you for your time. tonight great to talk to you, as always. absolutely. have a good. one still, ahead congressman eric swallow after kevin mccarthy insist he will keep swalwell of the intelligence committee and he will instead, well, in a parallel fashion, give george santos a seat on a different committee. stay with us. committee. stay with us stay with us ars throut] for fast sore throat relief, try vicks vapocool drops with two times more menthol per drop , and the powerful rush of vicks vapors for fast-acting relief you can feel. vicks vapocool drops. fast relief you can feel.