peers, is here to discuss the most famous role in american theater. would it were a black salesman trying to navigate in a white capitalist world? welcome to the show. i m mehdi hassan. we start with that big news from the january six committee. they have finally issued subpoenas to their house republican colleagues, including the top house republican, kevin mccarthy. you know, the one who said he would urge donald trump to step down because of his role in inciting the riot, but then fell in line and has worked to undermine the 16 investigation, ever since. he s being subpoenaed. subpoenas also went out to alabama congressman moe brooks, who urged rally goers on 16 to kick it as, just hours before the riot began. and to jim jordan, who had a ten minute phone call with president trump on the morning of january the 6th. also on the subpoena list, scott perry of pennsylvania, and andy biggs of arizona. now, it s hard to imagine that any of these people of comply with the
property crime up, shooting victims up, since he took office in 2020. what is your response when people cite these numbers to you? first of, all great to see you again. the problem is that these numbers are going up around the nation. in fact we know that the numbers are even higher in some of the jurisdictions that are being administered by right-wing district attorneys and in blue states. as you mentioned earlier, the reality is that reform and public safety travel together. unless we have addressed the root causes of crimes, look at the issues of mental health, look to the issues or substance abuse, of homelessness. of income inequality. systemic racism. unless we resolve these things, we are going to continue to see crime increase in many parts of the country. and, again we are seeing that be more the case in those