theirs was a failed attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election. it failed attempt to disrupt a sacred tradition that has been a part of american democracy, making it a model of peaceful democracy for over 200 years. january 2021 marked a new beginning, a new phase in safeguarding the american experiment. i m jonathan capehart. this is the saturday show. here we are, three years after the insurrection. we are still living with the consequences of that day. the persistent threats to our democracy, with republican voters casting their first republican primary votes this month, donald trump continuing to hold commanding lead, they g lead, in the polls, we are faced with the startling possibility that the man impeached for in the riots on january 6th could be the man who claimed the insurrectionists had love in their hearts. who referred to january 6th as a beautiful day. who vowed to pardon the rioters criminally charged in connection with the violence. people he
i am jonathan capehart. exactly seven years ago today, june 26 2015, the supreme court handed down the historic ruling in which gave same-sex couples a constitutional right to marry. an amazing leap for equality five decades after the stonewall riots upheld the modern gay rights movement, just a half hour from the i-seven. later this evening, in unprecedented display of acceptance, the white house was emblazoned with rainbow colors of lgbtq pride. but if this is a high-water mark of its nation living up to its ideals, what do we call it happened on friday, when the supreme court s conservative supermajority overturned roe v. wade? as a result, abortion will soon be illegal in as many as 26 states. in louisiana, abortion is illegal after federalization. and kentucky, it is now a felony to perform, or attempt to, perform an abortion. and in one clinic, abortion serves as immediately, stranding woman in rating rooms. what does the of roe, have to do with lgbtq rights? ever
investments. plus, the latest in presidential politics as donald trump all but confirms that he is going to run for president again. what he says about the timing of his official announcement. and the u.s. secret service accused of deleting messages related to the january 6th attack on the capitol. we ll have the agency s explanation. good morning. welcome to way too early on this friday, july 15th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being here. former president donald trump s bid for the white house gain seems all but certain. in an interview, in my own mind, i have already made that decision. he says the only thing left to decide is whether to announce before or after this november s midterms. trump told the magazine that a benefit to announcing before november would be to potentially clear the republican field, saying quote, i think a lot of people would not even run if i did, because if you look at the polls, they don t even register. that of course, is actually not
not changed they are not conducting a legitimate investigation. it seems as though they just want to go after their political opponents. now before we dive into what this means for the investigation, nbc s capitol hill correspondent, ali raphael, is here with the latest. ali, welcome. good to be with you, symone. did you have. you ali, you are hill grew here. so this penis have been issued, but are the members expected to comply with the subpoena. yeah, well judging from the fact that all of these lawmakers, all five of them have been asked to voluntarily speak with the committee in the past, and all five of them refused, in addition to the fact that as you mentioned at the top there, all of them have slammed the committee and this probe. they have called it quote, illegitimate, corrupt. as you mentioned they ve called this a witch hunt. it is very unlikely that they would comply with the subpoenas. but the committee, if that happens is left with very few options. the f
codifying roe v. wade into federal law. common sense gun reform. lower health care costs across the country. one of the things i ve definitely been pounding the pavement on, from the beginning, is mental health. we need to incorporate that into the broader health care spectrum. it needs to be labeled as just health care. we need to reduce the stigma of that. i love to incorporate legislation with mental health into the former capitol police officer, harry dunn. now candidate for congress. what s the website? harry dunn for congress, .com. i need everyone to donate and ship in. we all have a role. whether that is knocking on doors or sharing the message, helping to donate, picking up the phone. register people to vote. we all have a role in