i am jonathan capehart. exactly seven years ago today, june 26 2015, the supreme court handed down the historic ruling in which gave same-sex couples a constitutional right to marry. an amazing leap for equality five decades after the stonewall riots upheld the modern gay rights movement, just a half hour from the i-seven. later this evening, in unprecedented display of acceptance, the white house was emblazoned with rainbow colors of lgbtq pride. but if this is a high-water mark of its nation living up to its ideals, what do we call it happened on friday, when the supreme court s conservative supermajority overturned roe v. wade? as a result, abortion will soon be illegal in as many as 26 states. in louisiana, abortion is illegal after federalization. and kentucky, it is now a felony to perform, or attempt to, perform an abortion. and in one clinic, abortion serves as immediately, stranding woman in rating rooms. what does the of roe, have to do with lgbtq rights? ever
overturned roe v. wade. ever since we ve seen trigger laws across the country going into effect. we ve seen celebration from those who wanted roe to be overturned. you ve all seen protests from those who didn t. it s been triggering. antiabortion activists have been accused of being cruel and controlling. abortion rights activists have been accused of exaggerating the harm of overturning roe v. wade. even been accused of concocting victims whose stories will pull on the heartstrings of america. including the accused of concocting the story of a ten year old girl who was raped and forced to take an abortion outside of her own state. because men, a story like that would really prove the problem of having no exceptions with abortion bans. or blame the bands themselves. but the truth is, this case gained national attention since president biden referred to the little girl while discussing abortion rights actions. telling the story of how she had to cross state lines from ohio to
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
president biden on the world stage. we hear accomplished at the summit of the americas. when john kirby, a member of the presidents national security team joins us live from the white house. let s begin this hour on capitol hill. today s news of a bipartisan deal on gun reform. it s the latest sign that public pressure is working, and this time it s different. the framework reached and enhanced background checks for 18 to 21-year-olds. incentivizes for states to implement red flag laws. new funding for school safety, mental health and tele-health. clarification of who receives f else. and penalties for struck here s what s not in the deal. they would not ban semi automatic weapons or high capacity magazines. it would not raise the age to buy assault weapons. it would not apply universal background checks. make no mistake, this would be a historic achievement. a deal is a deal. sometimes politics is the art of the possible. president biden released a statement today saying i
something to hide, and why the threat still exists to this country and where it is all headed next we have an incredible group of experts to help us including, congresswoman harvard constitutional law professor laurence tribe, and house committee member msnbc host amongst and al sharpton and trump whisper at mother jones writer david corn at a whole lot more. i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. as we start this special, it is important to remember one thing, what happened on january the six, 2021 was not a spontaneous riot. in fact, it was a coordinated attack. during the first public hearing of the january six committee, vice chairman liz cheney laid out in detail donald trump s seven planned point despite losing the election. that is where all of this begins, trump s loss and his refusal to acknowledge it. even before the election was called for joe biden, donald trump pushed disgusting election conspiracies, but his own team knew the truth. his own team knew that