America and it was also very sad driving through washington d. C. And seeing the filth and the decay and all of the broken buildings and walls and graffiti. This is not the place that i left. It is a very sad thing to see it. When you look at what is happening, this is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in america. This is a persecution of a person leading by very substantial numbers in the republican primary and leading biden by a lot, so if you cannot beat them, you persecute them or prosecute them. We cannot let this happen in america. Thank you very much. [indiscernible] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2023] washington journal continues. Host we are joined now by Kimberly Whele, a legal contributor for abc news, and a law professor. You have gone through this 45 page indictment now. What is
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Election, and left in the dark. Local lawmakers say theyll demand answers from pgandes following Power Outages that lasted for days. Abc seven news starts now. Always live abc seven news starts right now. Great. Well, its a day to highlight all the positive lives of oakland. And thank you for joining us tonight im j. R stone. You may have seen the seventh annual black joy parade that we stream live today on abc seven platforms. Its more than just a celebration in the streets. Its a week long effort to elevate a community that sometimes vilified and often overlooked. Love it is my first time. Im so excited. I missed it last year, so many people lined the streets of oakland on this sunday to catch the seventh annual black joy parade. Its how john coakley celebrated his 73rd birthday. I had to get out of the house and come down here and do this. I love seeing all of our black people come out the different businesses and the different ethnicities. For years, the black joy parade has celebr
No, it is more than that. Comcast is creating wifi enabled centers so students can be ready for anythg. Announcer comcast supports cspan as a blic service ang with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. Announcer coming up on washington journal, reaction to former President Trumps indictments. Insight on the federal charges and what is to come in the judicial process with former assistant attorney kimberly. Host yesterday a federal grand jury indicted former President Trump for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election and the attack on the u. S. Capitol. This one contains four criminal charges adding to the 74 counts the president was already facing. This morning we are opening the phones to get your reaction. Republicans can call in at 202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Independents, 202 7488002. You can also send us a text of your name and where you are from at 202 7488003. Or catch us on social media on instagram and twitter cspanwj
Into with the january 6 committee careful work over many months. We saw the various Public Programs outlining the massive amount of evidence that the january 6 committee developed. Also, they had to report, of course. And we are seeing a Second Branch of government work in tandem with the United States congress to bring some accountability to the white house, frankly. I wrote a piece a while back in Politico Magazine shortly after january 6, in which i did a thought experiment with my students. We went through the various guardrails around the presidency, to make sure president s dont cross boundaries. Effectively, the only thing that was left was a criminal indictment. I see this as an important step in protecting how our democracy states accountable to the people. And too much power does not get out of hand in a way that could destroy the republic moving forward. I think it is a really important step for the constitution. I know it will be very politically debatable and incendiary fo