we have secured the convictions of leaders of both the proud boys and the oath keepers for seditious conspiracy. specifically conspiring to oppose by force the lawful transfer of presidential power. guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty. four members of trump s maga army, the proud boys, including leader enrique tarrio, are convicted of seditious conspiracy in the january 6th attack. also tonight, yet another allegedly undisclosed big money gift to justice clarence thomas from the same big money republican ben affecter. what is going on and will there ever be any recourse for this supreme court corruption. plus, my conversation with soon to be 109-year-old viola fletcher, and her 102-year-old brother, hughes van ellis, two of the last remaining survivors of the 1921 tulsa massacre, who are in town to meet with the justice department. we begin tonight with the breaking news of a partial verdict in the trial of five members of the far right group, the proud boys. for their inv
assisting someone. joining me is reverend al sharpton, host of politics nation and president of the national action network, and a homeless rights and housing activist. thank you both for being here. i want to start with you first. welcome to the show. tell me what you make of the way that this young michael jackson impersonator was killed. well, and my brother sharpton, that s my family right there. we go way, way back. and you all have to forgive me if i get too emotional. this brother was someone who was failed by the foster care system, was failed by so many layers of government. this is a brother who, i know
texas has said it plans to appeal if there is not a ruling in their favor. so this could go all the way up to the u.s. supreme court. the high court has already agreed to hear a different redistricting case. that one out of wisconsin. in dallas, fox news. all right. a new political experiment in seattle dubbed democracy vouchers now coming under fire. the first in the nation program is aimed at taking big money out of political campaigns, but some are challenging it in court, claiming it violates their 1st amendment rights. dan springer has the details from seattle. dan? john grant is running a completely new type of campaign for seattle city council. he s asking virtually every person he meets to become a financial donor. we re funding our campaign through the democracy voucher program. each registered voter was mailed four $25 vouchers which can only be redeemed by candidates. grant a housing activist who is
grant a housing activist who is endorsed by the democratic socialist party has raised over $200,000, nearly all from vouchers, given by some of the most unlikely campaign donors, low income renters, non-citizens, and the homeless, all who can apply for vouchers, even if they can t or won t vote. someone who is homeless has just as many democracy vouchers as someone who is wealthy and living on a waterfront property in seattle. the vouchers are funded by a small property tax raising 3 million dollars. just a few weeks from the primary, and only 4% have been returned. unused voucher money will roll over to the next election cycle. but mark helps to prevent that, not able to support a single candidate, he is suing to stop the program because he says his tax dollars are funding political speech he opposes. it s a clear violation of 1st amendment rights, with free speech also come the right not to speak. we re also participating in the democracy voucher program. one goal is to red
banks openly discussed that idea at a senate hearing today. sources also cannot rule out that a settlement may include cash compensation for victims. those sources say the two sides are not close to agreeing on terms for that just yet, shep. shepard: also some, seemingly angry homeowners showed up at the hearing as well. it seemed they weren t on the witness list. that s right. bruce marks is a housing activist who has been called a foreclosure terrorist for picketing bank cers homes. he was escorted from the committee room after he stood up with 30 homeowners today to protest foreclosure practices. [shouting] capitol police did not discharge marks and released him outside. shepard: thanks. the budget now and cutting the deficit means cutting the fat so say republican leaders who are now supporting a ban on