of morality. televangelist pat robertson, famous for blaming gay people for 9/11, and black people for hurricanes, is dead. but his legacy of shattering the lines between church and state lives on in the quixotic presidential candidacy of mike pence. also tonight, i want to tell you about an under the radar supreme court case that could affect where special counsel jack smith brings criminal charges. as we await the possible indictment of donald trump. and surprise, chief justice john roberts and justice brett kavanaugh come to the defense of voting rights in an important victory for voters in alabama. so what happens now for all the other efforts to redraw maps to marginalize voters of color? but we begin tonight with the supreme court. there was a surprising decision today reaffirming the landmark voting rights act, and we re going to get to that a bit later. but i want to start with a lesser known case that is still awaiting a ruling by the highest court in the lan
i think this is an activist court. getting rid of roe v wade was an incredible thing for pro-life. simply because people disagree with an opinion is not a basis for questioning the legitimacy of the court. is the u.s. senate confirmation process to blame for polarizing the entire judicial branch? what you want to do is destroy this guy s life, hold this seat open and hope you win in 2020. donald trump, mitch mcconnell and their republican buddies are shoving aside the wishes of the american people in order to steal the supreme court seat. is the court now out of sync with the american public? a court that s already pretty illegitimate is going to be in full crisis mode. and now new questions of ethical standards. have the justices damaged the court s reputation further by failing to disclose financial relationships and gifts from wealthy donors? the perception of the american people is important to me. the highest court in the land should not have the lo
conviction. why so many voters know the ex president did something criminal but still plan to vote for him anyway. for the most part even if he was found guilty i would still vote for him. she s here on that. just hours after the colorado supreme court kick to trump off the ballot, the threats started pouring in. ryan riley has the latest. plus language meant to divide us. it is language that i think people have rightly found similar to the language of hitler. the biden campaign now explicitly calling out what donald trump is doing. i never read mein kampf. and rudy giuliani declares bankruptcy rather than pay out millions in lawsuits. just who he owes money to when all in starts, right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. are very polarized country where it s hard to achieve consensus on just about anything, a strong majority of americans believe that donald trump is a crook. this comes from new polling by the new york times which found that 58%
disney world in announcing that you re going to run for president. ron desantis, enjoy that ride. alex, i ve got a problem little struggle through here in this program. it is similar to the problem that i have with putting the words fox and news anywhere near each other. if i do, i feel like i m telling a lie. it s just not true. there is a congressional committee now where i cannot bring myself to say the name of the committee and i have to report on it tonight. i bet i know each committee you re talking about. don t say it, i can t take it. it is maybe chaired by somebody call it s fair to call him the jordan committee. the jim jordan committee, the closest i can come to. i simply can t use the name of the committee. i ll explain why in this segment as i report on the committee, while i dare not say his name. and don t forget, lawrence, i know you love the parliamentarian details of the u.s. congress, subcommittee. technically a subcommittee. not even an act
hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. very busy news day. thank you for your time. president biden is leeing for japan, but he will return early because of the debt limit deadline. both the white house and republicans are more upbeat after the president tapped three trusted aids to negotiate directly with the house speaker s taem. but giant policy divides remain, despite big progress with the process. i m confident we ll get the agreement on the budget and america will not default. plus the carolinas now taking center stage in the abortion debate. north carolina republicans override the governor s veto to enact a 12-week ban inspect in south carolina, a 6-week ban is the subject of a marathon debate abortion also a flash point between 2024 rivals donald trump and ron desantis. and big primaries shaped the 2023 election. daniel cameron is now the republican choice to challenge kentucky s governor. pennsylvania and florida voters deliver some