liberties of marylanders. to sharpen the image of christian nationalism for you, this is a guy that founded the institute on the constitution, which believes, and again, i m quoting. there is a god, our rights come from him, the purpose of civil government is to secure and protect our god given rights. that is the kind of candidate that is now on the ballot for state office in the great state of maryland. and perhaps thanks in part to some well-funded democratic ads, he is in good company. joining us now is michael steele, former rnc chairman, and msnbc political analyst. michael, i couldn t think of anybody better to talk about maryland politics than, you thank you for joining us. i know a little bit about it. certainly no more about it than i do. you also think about the republican party. do you think that these far-right republican nominees for state off has had a real shot at winning your state in the fall? no.
trump for 2024. they are going to come out and not voting republican. they re just not. and so they re already running the risk of other issues, the supreme court put on the table, for example. it is a very dicey fall for republicans. my friend, michael steele, former rnc chairman, former lieutenant governor, and an msnbc political analyst. always good to see you, thank you so much. all right, take care. take care. up next, how abortion bans are putting people in life-threatening situations and blocking doctors from doing their jobs. stay with us. stay with us still got the best moves you ve ever seen good for you, but shingles doesn t care. because 1 in 3 people will get shingles, you need protection. but, no matter how healthy you feel,, what? shingrix protects. you can protect yourself from shingles with a vaccine proven to be over 90% effective.
might do it before november. if he does announce on that timeline, before the midterms, what do you anticipate? what kind of impact do you think you will have on the midterms? it will definitely have an impact. those democrats and independent voters, and even some republican voters who are going to be concerned about giving power back to republicans this november, that sets up trump for 2024. they are going to come out and not vote republican. they re just not. and so they re already running the risk of other issues, the supreme court put on the table, for example. it is a very dicey fall for republicans. my friend, michael steele, former rnc chairman, lieutenant governor, and an msnbc political analyst. always good to see you, thank you so much. all right, take care. take care. up next, how abortion bans are putting people in life-threatening situations and blocking doctors from doing their jobs. stay with us. ng situations an blocking doctors from doin
lawyers. on tuesday instead they will plunge into the fever swamp where groups like the proud boys flourished and strategized openly ahead of january 6th. the january 6th committee member jamie raskin says this about this upcoming hearing, quote, our investigation shows that there was a tremendous convergence of interest between the domestic violence extremist groups and the broader maga movement. this will be the moment where one will see the convergence of experts with the insurrectionary mob violence. we see how the two streams of activity become one. testifying before the committee today before another significant public hearing by the panel is where we start the hour. luke broadwater is back. also joining us, former rnc chairman and political analyst michael steele is here. amy bennett is here and justice
the new york times, quote, the government estimates that as many as 2,500 people who took part in the events of january 6th could be charged with federal crimes. that includes more than 1,000 incidents that could be assault. whether the doj holds them into account is where we start this hour. matt miller is here. he served as chief spokesperson for the justice department. now an msnbc contributor. also with us today, former rnc chairman, michael steel and politico national correspondent, betsy swan is here. matt, your take. look, i thought it was a good speech. an important speech in many ways, especially the parts where he called on all americans to join the justice department in trying to protect democracy. i thought in a way, i m going to disagree with my friend joyce a little bit. i don t think this was a game on speech by garland as much as a get off my back speech.