how we underestimated you, dan quayle, during this period vic president mike pence, he was obviously frantically seekin advice from experts, eventuall he called michael luttig, former judge and deepl respected journalist in th conservative movement. he told pence the same thing pence had zero authority t change the outcome of th election by early january, pence and hi lawyers were in the white hous openly arguing with trump an his lawyer, john eastman about whether or not the vic president had the authority to do what trump wanted, here was pence aide, greg jacob testimony to the general six committee about that ver specific theory. a review of text, history and frankly just common sens all confirm the vice president first instinct on that point there is no justifiable basi to conclude that the vic president has that kind of authority.
the lower courts trump appointed judges at any basi in medical science with a steeped in reckless disinformation and total disregard for the law. as this case continues safe an effective medication abortio in all 50 states is at sever risk polling shows that 64% o americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases. 64%. yet republican presidentia hopefuls are leading the way i restricting abortion in whit is turning out to be a losin strategy just one year ago today, governor ron desantis signed florida s 15-week abortion ban in a media circus surrounded b his close supporters yeah, but last night, governor desantis signed into law and even more restrictive six-week abortion ban but this time there was no hug press conference governor desantis signed the
and to your point, michelle and speeches like governor desantis has given subsequently, he s gone back to his basi talking points he is not out there spouting this as a winning issue fo himself. i do want to ask you about wha is happening in the suprem court. they blocked restrictions on the abortion pill until this comingedsday what after wednesday s a curiosity. what is important about this case is that now it s not just the food and dru administration, but you have the manufacture of this drug that is joined into emphasiz just how an even, how this i just such a horrific opinion that s come out of amarillo, texas under judge has merrick. there are over a couple of hundred drug manufacturers who joined in on a letter to say that this is absolutely unhear of it would be dangerous fo patients all across the country,
that s right. he has a discovery right to ge information and documents from the other party that would b pertinent to the claim and of jim jordan and th judiciary committee is arguing that this is legitimat oversight, that they intervention in a state leve prosecution somehow, within th jurisdiction of congress, well then, the district attorney ha a right to figure out whethe that is the case, and somethin that seems pretty dispositiv is whether this investigatio was initiated at the direction at behest of donald trump. or not because if it is then it is no for any legitimate oversight purpose, and we have already seen shifting explanations fro jim jordan as to what the basi is for this investigation, and that to me would be dispositiv that it has not no legitimat legal standard established i the maze arts case, which what
level prosecution somehow, within the jurisdiction of congress, well, then, th district attorney has a righ to figure out whether that i the case, and something that seems pretty dispositive i whether this investigation was initiated at the direction a behest of donald trump. or not because if it is then it is no for any legitimate oversight purpose, and we have already seen shifting explanations fro jim jordan as to what the basi is for this investigation, and that to me would be dispositiv that it has not no legitimat legal standard establishe in the maze arts case, which what is actually a case that donald trump brought all the way up to the supreme court. andrew weissmann, i know yo spent a lot of time around courtrooms and i am not sure