publican engineered voter suppression is now online, just in time for our crucial midterm election. the the blueprints have also been there for years, this monster s growth has been accelerated by republican state lawmakers in the aftermath of donald trump s 2020 defeat. the first signs of its havoc is no visible in the battleground state of wisconsin with democrats and voters of color who are on the defensive at the state supreme court ruling this weekend that most ballot drop boxes are no illegal in that state. ahead of the midterm elections. of course, on cue, came the inevitable donald trump we mediately seized the court ruling to pedal the 2020 must be overturned. to undermine democracy for his benefit. as congress prepares for another bombshell hearing, we have new late breaking information tonight about a prominent member of the white nationalist militia group. the oath keepers who will on capitol hill this week. it s all connected. it s all tonight on politicsnati
provide more details from its closed-door interview with former white house counsel, pat cipollone. he testified friday for eight hours. yesterday at the south said cipollone reinforced alleged misconduct by trump, adding that his testimony included information that demonstrates the former presidents, quote, supreme dereliction of duty. a member of the committee explaining more of cipollone s testimony this morning on meet the press. he made very clear that he took the side of many of the folks we have already seen come before the committee. and he was asserting that there was not enough evidence to prove that the election was not free and fair. and that the right thing to do, i think, for a democracy is to have a peaceful transfer of power, especially after december 14th, when the states have certified their electors. also new today, former trump strategist steve bannon says he is now open to testifying before the committee. he resisted requests and defied subpoenaed,
that does it for me. thanks for watching. i ll see you back here next weekend at 5 pm eastern. we continue our coverage of all the day s top stories, including the breaking news that a former member of the oath keepers militia group will testify before the january 6th committee. american voices with my friend and colleague alicia menendez starts right now on msnbc. thank you so much. i am alicia menendez. today, big news about tuesdays won six hearing. nbc confirms former oath keepers spokesman will appear as a witness. he has not been actively involved in the white nationalist militia group since 2017. he can speak to how the group radicalizes members. the panel also expected to