Super tuesday voting begins in about 48 hours. Welcome to this sunday edition of washington journal. Joeill get your take on bidens victory in that democratic primary. We want to get your reaction to it. If you are a democrat, call 202 7488000. Republicans, 202 7488001 is your number. Isependents, 202 7488002 your number. We have a separate line just for South Carolina. Voters, tell us about your experience and react to the victory of joe biden. Here is your number, 202 7488002. You can also send us a text, 202 7488003. With that, please add your name and the town you are calling from. You can also weigh in on social media. Http twitter. Com cspanwj you can post a comment on twitter were on cspan. First 2020d courier, ahead of super tuesday, joe biden wins the rise of Bernie Sanders. Here are the figures from the voting yesterday. Joe biden, 48 point 4 in the primary, translating to 200 and 55,000 votes. Bernie sanders, 19 point 9 . Almost a 30 point difference. Tom steyer, 11. 3 . He
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Last summer washington saw a particular fierce fight over the nomination with Brett Kavanaugh to succeed Justice Anthony kennedy on the Supreme Court it was mean and ugly at times and we know how it turned out as he was narrowly confirmed along the partyline vote. But it was a memorable fight so why did you two decide to kill the story quick. We were both involved in the battle we knew we had a good story and we had good access and we wanted to lay it down for the record so we interviewed more than 100 people at the white house and Supreme Court justices and those in the senate we are so glad that we did because in the moment reflecting on those lessons to learn what happened behind the scenes. And working to replay those events with those allegations of a very similar pattern so what we have seen since the confirmation so they believe thomas over hill but that constant drumbeat to rewrite the narrative it is important to make sure the facts are up there to get part of revisionist hist
The white house was quick to respond to trumps latest aymen saying quote, as antisemitic crimes and acts of hate of increased across the world among them, the deadliest attack committed against the jewish people since the holocaust, leaders have an obligation to call hate what it is and bring americans together against if there is no justification for spreading toxic false stereotypes that threaten fellow citizens. None unquote that was putting it nicely compared to what the Biden Campaign had to say, which was the only person who should be ashamed here as donald trump, donald trump openly demeans Jewish Americans and reportedly thinks adolf hitler did some good things that last bit is a reference to comments trump made in private to his then Chief Of Staff retired general john kelly. According to cnns own jim sciutto cnns Kristen Holmes is here with more kristen, shocking comments by trump, offensive comments by trump are just going to be what were hearing from now until november or p
Jail for several years for counterfeiting one vote. If they try to vote illegally once, he tried to steal the entire election. And his lawyers out there are saying that its just a matter of him expressing his First Amendment rights. And that is deranged. That is a deranged argument. Trumps lawyers also making the case that mike pence will be the defenses, quote, best witness. Today on cnn, pence contradicted lauras take on the Pressure Campaign to block the certification of president bidens election victory. What President Trump did not do is direct Vice President pence to do anything. He asked him in an aspirational way, asking is covered by the First Amendment. In the days before the president was talking about us rejecting votes. And then late in the process, his lawyers suggested that we return votes to the states. But frankly, the day before january 6th, if memory serves, they came back, his lawyers did, and said we want you to reject votes outright. They were asking me to overtur