defend his department. there is a lot of speculation about what the justice department is doing, what it is not doing, what are theories are. what are theories aren t. and they will continue to be that speculation. this is the most wide ranging investigation and the most important investigation that the justice department has ever done. and we have done so because this [inaudible] effort to upend and general election transfer of power from one administration to the other, concept of the fundamental of american democracy. we have to get this right. garland was not wrong, this is the most important investigation that the justice department has ever entered into. no president has ever been criminally charged in the history of the united states of america. and that means that merrick garland holds one of the most difficult jobs in the entire country. he is now not only at the helm of one, but two sweet being justice department investigations into a former president, donald tr
new details on the company that the governor hired to transport unsuspecting migrants across the country, and its links to other top republicans. plus, how pleading the fifth and his fraud case could doom the disgraced ex president. the astonishing scenes of protests in iran. all in, starting right now. good evening, from new york, i m chris hayes. republicans unveiled their agenda, if you can call it that, if they retake the house this november. before we get to that, the most revealing preview on what it comes to look like, came earlier this week. that is what the overwhelming majority of the house republican conference voted against a law, that would clarify the language of the electoral count act. that is a somewhat obscure piece of legislation for the 19th century, governing how presidents are elected, and how members of congress can object to electors. this would just fix part of it to, explicitly, state what was obvious. that a sitting president, and his supporters i
to criminally investigate donald trump for 2020 election including the events of january six. the crescendoed bill through this summer as they were televised saying explosive revelations about what was happening in the white house in and around january six. but that committee had no ability to charge anyone with anything. only the department of justice did. and from what everyone could tell, at least from the outside, not a whole lot seem to be happening over at the doj. by july, attorney general garland felt the need to speak out and defend his department. there is a lot of speculation about what the justice department is doing, what it s not doing, what the theories are, what the theories aren t, and there will continue to be that speculation. this is the most wide ranging investigation and the most important investigation for the justice department has ever done. and we have done so because this [inaudible] effort to upend and general election transfer of power from on
justice department is doing, what it s not doing, what the theories are, what the theories aren t, and there will continue to be that speculation. this is the most wide ranging investigation and the most important investigation for the justice department has ever done. and we have done so because this [inaudible] effort to upend and general election transfer of power from one administration to the other, concept of the fundamental of american democracy. we have to get this right. garland was not wrong, this is the most important investigation that the justice department has ever entered into. no president has ever been criminally charged in the history of the united states of america. and that means that merrick garland holds one of the most difficult jobs in the entire country. he is now not only at the helm of one, but two sweet being justice department investigations into a former president, donald trump. the departments investigation into january 6th, and the probe into
putin s nuclear threats and the annexation of ukraine s lands. and fears of a chinese attack on taiwan. also, just what is vladamir putin thinking? i will talk to one of russia s richest men who knew the russian president well before putin jailed him. finally, the new term of the supreme court starts tomorrow. i will give you a sneak peek of my newest documentary, supreme power, inside the highest court in the land airs tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. but first, here s my take. italy and sweden are about as different as two european countries can get. one is catholic, mediterranean, sunny and chaotic. the other protestant, northern, chilly, and ordered. over the decades, they ve had very different political trajectories. but both are witnessing the rising parties that have connection to fascism, coinciding with collapse of support of the center left. all having to do with immigration. the likely next prime minister of italy is a charismatic 45-year-old polit