of power to subvert the will of the american people. our democracy is being tested and strained time and time again, so i m sure doesn t shock you to hear that according to a new nbc news poll, voters actually ranked threats to democracy as the most important issue facing the country today. and while that fear is warranted, democracy and justice have racked up some notable winds lately. in defiance of his long held nickname, teflon don, donald trump has found himself backed into a legal corner in recent weeks, facing mounting re-legal peril on three important france. in new york, the states attorney general has filed a civil lawsuit, accusing trump and trump of massive fraud. in georgia, the district county seems to be closing in on trump and his efforts to subvert the 2020 election there. and the department of justice investigation into classified documents, stored at mar-a-lago, secured a major win this week and a federal appeals court granted their request to resume re
future is at stake. thank you all so much for joining us tonight. greatly appreciate your time and insights. coming up, on the second hour of ayman, democracy fights back, how people around the world are holding those in power accountable. plus, oh my pillow, the dangerous conspiracy theorist mike lindell, faces a growing list of legal problems. and the latest on the path of tropical storm ian as he let s get started. so on the show, we ve been frank second hour one okay about the often bleak state of american democracy, from rioters in the halls of our nation s capital, to elections deniers, using their elected positions of power to subvert the will of the american people. our democracy is being tested and strained time and time again, so i m sure doesn t shock you to hear that according to a new nbc news poll, voters actually ranked threats to democracy as the most important issue facing the country today. and while that fear is warranted, democracy and justice have racke
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from msnbc world headquarters to new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. developing this hour. the fallout grows on the fbi search in mar-a-lago. as we wait to see if donald trump s legal team filed a motion for a special master to review the evidence seized the department of justice is nearing a major deadline to propose redactions for the affidavit season that search. earlier today, house intelligence committee chair adam schiff spoke on winning the balance of the public s right to know versus the government s concerns. i think the question is, at one point in time does the public get to see that affidavit? i think the justice department makes a powerful case that at the early stage of the investigation, when it could jeopardize the pursuit of justice, this is not the time to be giving essentially the trump lawyers a roadmap into how to intimidate witnesses or how to derail illegitimate investigation. this all comes as a new nbc news poll out today shows americ
president biden giving a speech about political developments in the republican party. plus, nuclear inspectors are finally allowed a tour of the nuclear facility in ukraine s east. we are little more than two months away from the u.s. midterm elections, and joe biden is determined to give democrats a fighting chance to hold onto u.s. congress. biden delivered a fiery speech in philadelphia, branding donald trump and his allies as extremists who threaten democracy. biden says that he will not stand by while maga forces threaten political violence. they promote authority and leaders and they promote values that are a threat to our personal rights. to the pursuit of justice. to the rule of law. to the very soul of this country. biden said that not all republicans are extremists, and he called on americans to fight to protect democracy. reporter: president biden delivered one of the most forceful speeches of his presidency thursday night in philadelphia, taking direct a