1968. All the cool kids are saying it. Liz cheney has decided her lifes mission is now to defend democracy. Jim acostas new cnn show in which he uses there were democracy in the way some people use prepositions. In every sentence. At 2 00 p. M. Eastern tomorrow there is a zoom webinar on democracy, which are welcome to attend in case you havent heard enough about it already. Every left of Center Nitwit on twitter will be there. All of them will be fretting about the future of democracy. Pretty amazing. Its easy to make fun of an event like that. And of course we have a moral obligation to. Bloviates about democracy, insert jokes here but if we are being honest about it you should be a little worried about the state of our democracy. How is our democracy doing . Well, lets see. Another way to describe Demoss Democracy is popular representation. When the government does what citizens want it to do you have a democracy, and when it doesnt, you dont. You know longer have a free country tha
1968. All the cool kids are saying it. Liz cheney has decided her lifes mission is now to defend democracy. Jim acostas new cnn show in which he uses there were democracy in the way some people use prepositions. In every sentence. At 2 00 p. M. Eastern tomorrow there is a zoom webinar on democracy, which are welcome to attend in case you havent heard enough about it already. Every left of Center Nitwit on twitter will be there. All of them will be fretting about the future of democracy. Pretty amazing. Its easy to make fun of an event like that. And of course we have a moral obligation to. Bloviates about democracy, insert jokes here but if we are being honest about it you should be a little worried about the state of our democracy. How is our democracy doing . Well, lets see. Another way to describe Demoss Democracy is popular representation. When the government does what citizens want it to do you have a democracy, and when it doesnt, you dont. You know longer have a free country tha
The first debate in just two weeks. Then the calendar thereafter littered with debates and caucuses, primaries and convention. Does that mean that trump should not be tried before the election . No. The cases should proceed as they would were the candidate not a president ial candidate. They should not be postponed because of the election, in which he has chosen to run. But nor should they be expedited. I have noted here before that theres a long and Noble Tra Jigs at doj of not wanting to act in a way that might be perceived as political. Five recent attorneys general, republicans ask democrats, have all signed the same memo affirm lg the importance of keeping politics out of criminal charges. A republican in 2008, eric holder in 2012 and Loretta Lynch in 2016, bill barr in 2020 and mek garland just last year, they have all used the same language, include ing this paragr quote, simply put, politics must play no role in the decisions the federal investigators or prosecutors regarding a
Tonight, what happened when Classic Trump Delay Tactics meet judge Tanya Chutkans courtroom. Then, as the d. C. Grand jury continues to meet, a coconspirator spills the beans on tape. This is an existential threat. Thats the stakes. And trump seems to understand it. Plus, a new motion in Fulton County, and senator Raphael Warnock on the ground in georgia has ground zero for democracy. What we know about todays massive vote for reproductive rights and beyond in ohio. When all in starts, right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. We now have the next court date in the case of the United States versus donald j trump. Washington d. C. , judge Tanya Chutkan, set a hearing date for this friday at 10 am eastern. That hearing will discuss the fight over a protective order. Special counsel jack smith wants rules to be established for what defendant trump can and cannot disclose publicly about evidence in the case. Prosecutors say the ex president wants to, quote, try the case in the
Then, as the d. C. Grand jury continues to meet a coconspirator, spills the beans on tape. This is an existential threat. Thats the stakes. And trump seems to understand it. Plus, new motion in Fulton County, and senator Raphael Warnock unground in georgia has ground zero for democracy. What we know about todays massive vote for reproductive rights and beyond in ohio. When all in starts, right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. We now have the next court date in the case of the United States versus donald j trump. Washington d. C. , judge Tanya Chutkan, set a hearing date for this friday at 10 am eastern. That hearing will discuss the fight over a protective order. Special counsel jack smith wants rules to be established for what defendant trump can and cannot disclose publicly about evidence in the case. Prosecutors say the ex president wants to, quote, try the case in the media rather than the courtroom. The ex president trying to stall his criminal trial has a differen