knew he lost the 2020 election and that their scheme to overturn the results was illegal. and yet, they attempted it anyway. president trump rejected the advice of his campaign experts on election night. and instead, followed the chorus recommended by apparently inebriated rudy giuliani. to just claim he won. and insist that the vote counting stop. to falsely claim everything was fraudulent. and there are an lies the true nature of these hearings. to truly hold trump and his fellow coup plotters accountable. the committee has already uncovered evidence that trump may have committed serious federal crimes. but it s up to the justice department to bring criminal charges. as neil cocktail argues in the opinion page of the new york times today, attorney general merrick garland could bring a charge of conspiracy to defraud the united states even if trump truly believed in what he was saying. and it wasn t just democracy at stake, but lives as well. vice president mike pence fa
In february 8th is titled, the 50s, and underground history. Im gonna tell you a little bit about what Publishers Weekly says. It says this revisionist history is packed with insights, it goes on to say that gains delivers a compassionate, insightful Group Portrait of singular men and women who spoke out on lgbtq issues, womens rights, civil rights and the environment in the 1950s. Not the complacent area that we all maybe think it is. Tonight, the partners writer daniel and before i introduce it to them, i have a quick notes for you. First, while the book is not really for a few more, weeks its a sneak peek. You can preorder it and we will put a link, to a local brooklyn bookstore, the community bookstore, so you couldnt do that if you desire with just a couple of clicks. Second, and like all of our talks you have the option tonight to use close captioning, that features at the bottom of your screen. And finally, i want to invite you all to share your questions tonight for james, type
activism really started in washington. with the founding of the mattachine society of washington. led by frank hannity who is the first government employee who was fired because he was gay and decided to actually challenge it. the first picket for gay rights is held outside the white house in 1965. and then in washington in 1975, the federal government lifted man on key people serving in the civil service. so washington d.c. effectively because of the first cities to protect people in their employment. let s talk about one other person who you write about frank hannity, one of the grand daddies of the movement. and he got fired. and as you say, this is a city of secrets or homosexuality was something you hid. and yet, was someone who was never in the closet. black, gay man, out, close adviser to dr. martin luther