and redistricting, leaving large uncertainties ahead. fourth, one of the most unpredictable figures, former president donald trump, will he run again? what will his influence be in congressional races? we know the gop is still trump s party right now, but could the tides turn? and lastly, possible concrete answers to the january 6th insurrection spurred by the former president. a clear focus could put trump and his allies in legal danger and show exactly how close they were to subverting democracy. i want to bring in my panel, david jolly, former member of congress, national chair of the serve america movement and an msnbc political contributor. and donna edwards, former democratic congresswoman from maryland, contributing columnist at the washington post, also an msnbc analyst. welcome to you both, guys. and happy new year to the both of you. i appreciate you joining me on this holiday weekend. david, let me start with you on this one, and talk to us first about the results from the
abortion rights, voting rights, and redistricting, leaving large uncertainties ahead. fourth, one of the most unpredictable figures, former president donald trump, will he run again? what will his influence be in congressional races? we know the gop is still trump s party right now, but could the tides turn? and lastly, possible concrete answers to the january 6th insurrection spur bid the former president. a clear focus could put trump and his allies in legal danger and show exactly how close they were to subverting democracy. i want to bring in my panel, david jolly, former member of congress, national chair of the serve america movement and an msnbc political contributor. and donna edwards, former democratic congresswoman from maryland, contributing columnist at the washington post, also an msnbc analyst. welcome to you both, guys. and happy new year to the both of you. i appreciate you joining me on this holiday weekend. david, let me start with you on this one, and talk to us fi
biden, who seems to believe what you believe. he gave a very powerful speech making many of these same points in philadelphia, but hasn t found a place for it in his daily work or outreach or activism. i asked secretary of state benson if she d ever heard from the white house on what s happening to democracy in her state. she said, no, not once, ever. and i wonder how you push this to the top of the sort of very crowded stove top of front burner issues for this president and this white house. look, i think you put your finger on it in this respect, which is that for republicans, this is the top issue. in fact, in some respects, it is the only issue for the republican party is subverting democracy. you know, you could argue that there really isn t even a close second because the one issue that united states everyone from, you know, marjorie taylor greene to adam kinzinger is opposing voting rights. so, it is the unifying theory of the republican party.
prosecute these parents, the investigation, that is still going on and everything that has gone done today. in other news, another trump ally pleading the fifth. what it might mean for the expresident. plus, president biden is praising the senate for getting just the bare minimum done. that s where we are with legislating these days. near total republican obstruction. and later to the program to that point there is only one party in this country actively working day in and day out to dismantle our democracy. the frustration and anger is growing over the stalled push to protect the right to vote in america. all those stories and more when deadline: white house continues after a quick break. don t go anywhere. ners turning into their parents. you ever think about the storage operation a place like this must rely on? -no. they just sell candles, and they re making overhead? you know what kind of fish those are? -no. -eh, don t be coy. [ laughs ] [ sniffs, clears throat ] koi fish.
and on the democratic side, for most people who are democrats, voting rights is very important, but there are 19 other issues that are equally or more important. it may be climate. it may be immigration. it may be economic stimulus. it may be child care tax credits. it may be minimum wage. it may be student loans. we could go on and on with the list. but democracy is just one of that set of issues, and what needs to change on the among democrats is that democrats need to understand that none of those seven things i just listed are going to matter at all if we lose our democracy. and none of those seven things are even going to happen if we lose our democracy. so, democracy needs to be first, and it also needs to be integrated into every issue because every issue that democrats and progressives care about is a democracy issue. i believe the white house knows that, and i think they re working on that, and i know that senator schumer and speaker