mcdaniel. and how the united states senate outmaneuvered a radical supreme court to make same-sex and interracial marriage the law of the land. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. in the aftermath of the january 6th attack on the capitol on gia 2021, there is a period when we are on the show in shock and trying to figure out exactly what happened. what specifically are the right words to even describe what had transpired. was it a riot, a mob got out of hand, and attack? and pretty quickly within a matter of a few days, most people including us understood it was an insurrection. it was an attempted coup detail. because what happened on that day was fundamentally the most profound betrayal of the countries to bet democratic principles. it was an attempt to overthrow the will of the people, to throw out your vote, my vote, all our votes, to overthrow the
gia 2021, there is a period when we are on the show in shock and trying to figure out exactly what happened. what specifically are the right words to even describe what had transpired. was it a riot, a mob got out of hand, and attack? and pretty quickly within a matter of a few days, most people including us understood it was an insurrection. it was an attempted coup detail. because what happened on that day was fundamentally the most profound betrayal of the countries to bet democratic principles. it was an attempt to overthrow the will of the people, to throw out your vote, my vote, all our votes, to overthrow the rightful government and to install an illegitimate government of their choice. a ruler, using force to veto people. and after that attempt field on january 6th the, in nearly two years since a, lot of people on the right, elected leaders, folks on fox news and others, they ve gone to great lengths to try to minimize the events that day. there was no insurrection and to ca