Anger in london after a man shot by police is judged to have been lawfully killed. We have reaction. No, not success at a horror move re, but mexicos latest tourist attraction. We take a trip to the island of the dolls. The Afghan Government has announced plans to release 72 suspected taliban fighters from scale, despite objections by the United States. The u. S. S the man posed a danger to the country and the region, and has accused them of being involved in the wounding and killing of coalition troops. Jane ferguson joins us live from kabul now and jane, why are these men being released . Well, surely theyre being released largely because the afghans here say theres either very little or absolutely no evidence against these men. Just some background, the prison at bag ram base north of kabul was handed over from u. S. To afghan control in march of last year and since then, a review board has been set up here by the afghans to look into the cases of 88 prisoners that they said they ha
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Poo poo serious constitutional argumentses about equal protection clause. Or even article it of the constitution gives the authority solely to state legislature to make election laws not judges not secretary of states and con sent decrees nobody but the state legislature. Try to sort this out for you a little bit here. First of all, people come on television and they say, where is the evidence . I want to see the evidence. I want to the see all of the evidence do you have enough evidence not just this side or the other. Let me explain how civil litigation works this isnt criminal litigation. The Trump Campaign doesnt have a grand jury. They dont have fbi investigators. They dont have subpoena power. Theyre bringing civil suits. Now, let me explain this to file a civil complaint, you need a reasonable basis and fact in law. Allegations can be made on information and belief. Now a motion to dismiss test the legal sufficiency of the complaint. Assuming everything in the complaint is true,
Vaccine rollout for the Trump Administration, and from the massive federal failure on covid and beyond, how america keeps paying for the Republican Partys enduring antigovernment fetish. The nine most terrifying words in the english language are im from the government and im here to help. All in starts right now. Good evening from washington, d. C. Im mehdi hasan in for chris hayes. Three weeks from now, donald trump will no longer be president , and a lot of people will be breathing a huge sigh of relief. But one of the big worries for many of us is what happens when the next trump comes along, someone who appeals to the base and is just as amoral and cynical as trump, but who is smarter and savvier. Well, today we got Something Like an official candidate announcement for that role. It came from Missouri Republican senator josh hawley, who casts himself as a reformist and a populist, a young senator willing to break with the old ideas and the old elites in charge of both parties. Hawl
He says 2,000 asap. Mitch mcconnells latest blockade for americans desperate for covid relief. Senator Bernie Sanders joins me live. Plus, how did policing and all the stark warnings about the nashville bomber. New questions about the vaccine delay rollout for the Trump Administration. And from the massive federal failure on covid and beyond, how america keeps paying for the Republican Partys enduring antigovernment fetish. The nine most terrifying words in the english language are im from the government and im here to help. All in starts right now. Good evening from washington, d. C. Im mehdi hassan in for chris hayes. Throw weeks from now donald trump will no longer be president , and a lot of people will be breathing a huge sigh of relief. But one of the big worries for many of us is what happens when the next trump comes along, someone who appeals to the base and is just as amoral and cynical as trump, but who is smarter and savvier. Well, today we got Something Like an official ca