encouraging for people who want our accountability at the highest levels for the crimes of january the 6th. the arizona subpoena, specifically, requests any communications, the state officials had with people in the white house and congress. and anybody in the trump campaign. so, the doj is still not talking, but this is evidence that is on the case. listen, merrick garland s silence isn t just about donald trump. as an institution, doj is always extremely nontransparent about its criminal investigations, unless and until it brings charges. so even if the justice department was gonna prosecute donald trump next week, we wouldn t necessarily know that today. but with these developments suggest is that the federal investigation has expanded beyond the violence of the capitol on january 6th, to include the conspiracy to keep trump in office by any means necessary. and the guy at the top, with
it is the first time that we see real evidence of that, and it s something that i ve said from the very beginning, it s that i was worried the justice was not involved, because we weren t hearing things like this leak. we didn t hear about subpoenas being issued. now, we have the subpoenas. and now, we can see how high up it is aiming, and to the scope, so that it isn t just the violence, it s the fake elector scheme. and then, we will start seeing all the other elements of the campaign that was underway to, basically, keep donald trump in office, despite having lost a fair election, where there was no fraud, and he knew there was no front. so this was really good news for everybody who s been worried about accountability, and preventing a recurrence of this, even by donald trump, or some other wrongdoing incumbent of the white house in the future. so, this is very good news for
with the legislaion, as i ve seen it. and i ve worked with marc. i know that if he is raising this point, it s very good reason. so, congressman, do you think that this is a first step, meaning as the secretary of state there was saying, fast this version of it, and then try to build on it? or do not pass this, because it will create the false illusion in the public, in the american public s eyes, that we have addressed the issue, we have resolve the concerns of 2020, and we are good to go for the next election? yeah, sometimes i worry that we are fighting the last war. and we are preparing for the last war, when the next one is coming. you know, the next attempt to overturn the presidential election is probably not gonna look like the last one. but that doesn t mean that we should not clarify, for example, the vice president s role, which this legislation does. and we should increase the number of legislators needed to challenge the states electors, which this does. we shouldn t r
it. what changes do you like to see made to the electoral count act, based on what you have witnessed upfront, to ensure the integrity of the vote in states like arizona and elsewhere across the country? well, as i said, i think the act is a very good first step, but i share marc elias s concerns about it, and the loopholes that it s leaving. and so, what is clear across the country and in arizona, where you have folks like carrie lake running, is that democracy is on the ballot. and we need to ensure that we are working to elect governors, who will uphold the will of the voters, rather than uphold the will of a former president, who doesn t like the outcome of the result. yeah, this is gonna be a very important bill to keep an eye on, to see if it goes one step further, even if this one, or this version of, it passes. arizona secretary of state katie hobbs, thank you so much for joining us this evening. greatly appreciate it. thank you. joining me now is democratic congressman
direction is focusing on? ayman, today s news is very encouraging for people who want our accountability at the highest levels for the crimes of january the 6th. the arizona subpoena, specifically, requests and communications, the state officials had with people in the white house and congress. anybody in the trump campaign. so, the doj is still not talking, but this is evidence that is on the case. listen, merrick garland s silence isn t just about donald trump. as an institution, doj is always extremely nontransparent about this criminal investigations, unless and until they bring charges. so even if the justice department was gonna prosecute donald trump next week, we wouldn t necessarily know that today. but with these developments suggest is that the federal investigation has expanded beyond the violence of the capitol on january 6th, to