good evening, once again, i m stephanie ruhle. today was a very, very busy day on the hill. the fifth january 6th hearing, and we saw even more revelations of just how far former president donald trump was willing to go to stay in office. front and center. how the former president attempted to strong-arm officials and his own justice department to overturn the 2020 election. the riveting testimony came from trump s former acting attorney general, jeff rosen, his deputy, richard donoghue and ha council stephen engel. how often did president trump contact you or the department to push allegations of election fraud. so, between december 23rd and january 3rd, president either called me or met with me virtually every day. on december 13th, an organization called the allied security group issued a report that alleged that the dominion voting machines in that county had a secret 68% error rate. he was adamant that the report must be accurate, that proof that he in fact won
on december 13th, an organization called the allied security group issued a report that alleged that the dominion voting machines in that county had a secret 68% error rate. he was adamant that the report must be accurate, that proof that the election was defective. that he in fact won the election, and that the department should be using that report to basically, tell the american people that the results were not trustworthy. one of just asking you to do is just say it was corrupt and leave the rest to me in the republican congressman. the committee also exposed how a low level doj guy, jeffrey clark, was instrumental in trump s plan. clark and another trump loyalist were behind a draft letter to state officials down in georgia, calling joe biden s win into question. this letter claims that the u.s. department of justice s investigations have, quote, identified significant concerns that may have impacted the outcome of the election in multiple states. the departmen
america. at least nine mass shootings with all eyes on congress for any action that can help stop the killing. ukraine says russian forces are renewing their offensive as the battling for the donbas griends on. they reported russian troops suffered losses amid a push towards the key city. in the neighboring luhansk region, they expect russians to redouble their efforts. and cnn teams on the ground reported seeing a long line of cars leaving ukrainian controlled areas in the donbas region this morning. ukraine says president zelenskyy travelled to war-torn areas in the east and met with displaced residents from mariupol,b which fell under russian control last month. he reportedly visited front line troops in the donbas region. translator: i am proud of everyone i met, communicated with and supported. something was brought for the military but i will not detail it and i brought something from them to you. it s imported. we brought confidence and strength. mr. zelenskyy s v
us. do something. just do something. for god s sake, do something. after columbine, after sandy hook, after charleston, after orlando, after las vegas, after parkland, nothing has been done. this time, that cannot be true. this time we must actually do something. they issue we face is one of conscience and common sense. the second amendment, like all other rights, is not absolute. it was justice scalia who wrote, and i quote, like most rights, the right of the second amendment the rights granted by the second amendment are not unlimited. not unlimited. they never have been. it comes to the carnage we are willing to accept. how many more innocent american lives must be taken before we say enough? enough. let there be no mistake about the silent collage kaletra that gun violence leaves behind. imagine being that little girl, that brave little girl in uvalde, who smeared blood off of her murdered friends body, on her own face, to lie still among the corpses in her classroom to
you are doing nothing. tonight, as the nra heads to texas, the uniquely american crisis of guns in this country. a former firearms executive on what he calls his battle against the industry that radicalized america. and david hogg on the possibility for progress and what we are still learning a community in mourning. win all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. we are all in this country in a state of mourning for the 19 elementary school children and two teachers massacred in uvalde, texas yesterday. and there is a feeling of palpable overwhelming rage and frustration, a feeling that i share. and watching this perverse and particular ritual, which is what it is, play out, in the aftermath of a preventable tragedy like this one, hoping that some tragedy, like this one or the next one or maybe the one after that will be the thing the thing that finally cracks the resistance of the gun lobby in the republican party. but we actually have eviden