ayman. coming up, subpoenas for the secret service, and allegations of witness tampering. breaking down the new bombshells, from the january six committee. plus, safeguarding democracy, the team of experts pushing back on his lies. local information, another day, that could also be used as evidence of a crime, in states that are banning abortion. i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. let s begin with the news from the dead of night in the january six committee. the chairman is issued the secret service, requesting text messages, and other records, related to the capitol insurrection. that subpoena, issued days after the committee learned that the secret service might have erased texts, from the january 5th, and january 6th, of 2021. now, after those messages were
number. that is all the time i have for today, i am katie fang in for alicia menendez. i will see you there tomorrow morning at 7 am live for the katie phang show. bring me some coffee. but for now, a heading over to my colleague ayman weighty. hello a man. hey katie how are you i can t believe that you are able to pull a double duty like this and still be as upbeat as you are. i need some of your optimism. whatever that is. you ve got, it anytime my friend. take care. good evening to you and welcome to ayman. coming up tonight subpoenas from the secret service and allegations of witness tampering. breaking down the new bombshells from the january six committee. plus, safeguarding democracy, the team of experts pushing back on his lies.
identified himself. and he said leave your business card. we ll see if she calls you back. reporter: a few days later she posted my business card on her facebook page, writing, i will not be intimidated. but she never did call me. we are seeing a coordinated effort by extreme republicans to undo american democracy. and part of that effort is to win these key swing state, secretary of state seats. colorado secretary of state is chair of the association of secretaries of state. democrats raised $4.5 million last year for secretaries of state races, a record for the group. the stakes could not be higher. we are at code red for american democracy. and secretaries of state are one of the last stop gates to safeguarding democracy. reporter: but the true battle will happen in the primary, says ben ginsburg, who hopes his party will flush out the extremists. please pay attention to these races. they matter about whether your
higher. we are at code red for american democracy, and secretaries of state are one of the last stop gates to safeguarding democracy. reporter: but the true battle will happen in the primaries, says republican election lawyer ben ginsburg, who hopes his party will flush out the extremists. please pay attention to these races. they matter about whether your vote counts. as a republican, it worries me a great deal for the future of popular credibility in elections that the role of secretary of state, a nonpartisan election role where you have to call balls and strikes, is becoming so politicized. reporter: back in reno, nevada, at jim marchant s campaign stop, the lies sink in. i believe in his efforts, and i totally support him. yes, there was fraud, 100%. i just want to understand. in 2020, because a republican secretary of state was in office, you still think that there was fraud? oh, yes.