clearly, what needs to be done is vigilance on the part o elected officials, republica party, all in all, they ve bee very happy to just count the the big lie and the like it stands with our elected officials. a fair number of whom, i should, say did stand up, do the right thing. rusty bauer, et cetera that is why we re not and even worse shape than we are. harry, really quickly, is it a mistake that the committee didn t focus more on law enforcement? failures on one sex. what does this, and i aske that because i wonder if you think it plays into th republican narrative that th probe was politicized? look, it does play into it. second, they really skate to hear our, jonathan there s a huge noise the signa ratio normally that the bureau is getting, but we re talkin about documented instances o direct, 1 to 1 communication
we re also waiting on a decision that will impact the future of our planet as we know. it s a case that could limit the epa s power to fight the climate crisis. all of those decisions will likely come in the next two days, or next week. and we will be watching. and that is tonight s read out. all in with chris hayes starts now. l in with chris hayes starts now. tonight on all in. you are asked me to do something grants my oath. and i will not break my oath. he refused to break the law for trump. and in return, trump s mob came for him. video panel trucks with videos of me proclaiming need to be a pedophile. a pervert, and a corrupt politician. yet, and spread of the threats, and in spite of with the ex president tried to make him do, what it says about the republican party that rusty bauer says, i would vote for trump again. plus, what we will learn tamar about trump s attempt to use the justice department to hang on to power. committee member jamie raskin
february, the far-right patriot party of arizona against speaker bowers for refusing the coup. the recall eventually failed in june due to technical this year he is running for state senate. he faces a challenger that says the 2020 election was stolen. as we look back at what we have seen and heard over for committee hearings, rusty bowers embodies a key part of the story. because there are a few people, more than a handful faced with the great moral test. who acted with integrity, and ultimately, that it was saved our democracy in the end. but the other part of the story, is that the republican party as a whole, as an institution in american political life, is a continuing threat to the republic. even if some of its members did the right thing when called to against great odds in great pressure. and mr. bauer summed that all
sum of its parts. and the whole really is, right now, a mortal threat to our democracy. policy editor for the where she hopes to beg to differ podcast, and she joins me now. mona, your reaction to mr. bauer s testimony. and then to what he had to say today? so, his testimony with incredibly moving. very, very heartfelt, impressive. exactly what you want to see out of an american. and then to see that quote this morning. you know, i was telling your producer, my first reaction was sort of the emojis of someone banging their head on the desk. that was that summed up how i fell. it is kind of inexplicable that someone, even someone like him can say that despite all of the things that he just told us, and his tremendous a tag rudy that he would then yet still be
had three bars on his chest. and he had a pistol and was threatening my neighbor. this was all going on outside rusty bowers home in arizona. while inside that same home, his daughter was dying. we had a daughter who was greatly ill. who was upset by what was happening outside. and my wife that was a valiant person, very strong, quiet, very strong woman. so it was disturbing. it was disturbing. bauer s daughter, casey bowers died on january 8th, 2021. the following month, in