rights. prosecuting trump, equal rights, abortion rights. for republicans, impeaching biden, protecting our freedom and protecting the second amendment. but will the engagement translate to turnout? the poll also shows that for a nonpresidential year, people are paying an awful lot of attention when asked how interested they are in the november elections, on a scale of one to ten, 76% rated an 8, 9 or 10. and if that is sustained, it could mean a lot of folks heading to the polls. now, as for the critically important who they will vote for, no strong majority, but there is a fascinating shift we re seeing. joining me now to talk about all of this, nbc s shaquille brewster in florida ahead of tomorrow s primary. cornell belcher is a pollster at brilliant corners research and an msnbc political analyst. and steve kornacki is at the big board for us. and nbc correspondent sahil kapur is with me here on set in new york. steve, let s start with where i left off. who they will vote
welcome to ayman. tonight, the former trump official who just quit the gop to help save it from ruin. is it too little too late? plus, republicans want to regulate you. i mean, everything about you. what you read, when you watch. what you do with your own body. so much for small government values. then, new details on ginni thomas s or efforts to overturn the 2020 election as her husband ruled on cases about that very election. , i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. the country is in danger of imploding. democracy is in danger of disintegrating. those are not my words. that is the ominous warning from house majority james clyburn who told the washington post quote, i don t know why people feel that this country is insulated from the historical trends. maybe autocracy is the future of the country. before you at home say congressman clyburn s language is hyperbolic, just take a look at what is happening in pennsylvania and michigan. just this week, a self proclaimed 202
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Classified documents created by members of the intelligence and military presented to the president of the United States during his term in office were purely private. And that trump himself didnt even raise this defense until more than a year after he left the white house. Decide now and give us enough time to appeal. Smiths team is pleading. After all, the president ial records act isnt even what prosecutors have charged him with violating. Its the Espionage Act. Judge Aileen Cannon has yet to respond, but as we wait, what might jack smiths team really be getting at. Former prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst, charles coleman, and legal correspondent, lisa rubin. This was a biting moment from jack smiths team, and it went further than any other legal filing that weve seen from anymore in regards directly to judge Aileen Cannons own decisions. And the frustration almost leaps off the page. I want to give you and our viewers context, we are dealing with a judge who has left undecided a
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