zerlina maxwell in for lawrence o donnell. such important breaking news about abortion. it reminds us how important it is to protect the federal bench. mitch mcconnell prioritized it and progressives should think about doing that. seriously. thanks, my friend. thank you. we re going to be talking to congressman barbara lee momentarily about that breaking news. but i want to begin tonight by talking where we re at. we re at an inflection point because donald trump might be gone, but the stress test he s putting our democratic system through is still very much in progress. and what we do right now in this moment will have a lasting impact on our democracy. and it will dictate whether our democracy survives. you think i m being mellow dramatic? trust me, i m not. ask yourself this question. when else in our history has one party been so concerned only about winning? and completely consumed with one single man s ego? so much so that they ve been willing to lie, cheat, and
destined for a rendezvous with the supreme court. also, the fight between donald trump and the committee looking into the insurrection that he led is heating up. the current president has played a role in this fight. nbc news reported that the biden white house has decided not to block the release of documents related to trump, his presidency, and the insurrection. the move sets up a legal and potentially lengthy showdown between two presidents, current and former, over the issue of executive privilege. earlier today, the white house press secretary was asked about this decision. the president has determined that an assertion of executive privilege is not warranted for the first set of documents. this will be an ongoing process, and this is just the first set of documents. we ll evaluate questions of privilege on a case-by-case basis. this comes as the 1/6 committee is considering its next moves now that yesterday s deadline has passed. benny thompson, liz cheney released
comment about his memory, none of that is relevant. and clearly, politically motivated. gratuitous. i m well meaning, i m an elderly man. i know what i am doing. we just have to work hard to beat donald trump because he will destroy our democracy. the supreme court heard argument about whether collaborative campaign republican front runner donald trump from the ballot. many of the justices to the scene at hala skeptical. it just doesn t seem like a state call. can you take the person leading a rumor and say we re not going to let you run. president donald trump indication insurrection. in doing so, president trump disqualified himself from holding office. his attorneys are going to be back in front of the supreme court potentially very soon on the immunity case. there is nothing more important presidency than immunity. not in nevada. wasn t on the ballot. nikki haley was and yet voters chose none of the above. i d like to congratulate none of the above
defensive joe biden? one you can say she s gonna say that because she is the vice president, her role is to be a defender of the administration and certainly of the president in the situation. but let s not forget, vice president harris is a prosecutor she was the attorney general of the state of california. she was the district attorney in san francisco. she knows how prosecutors are supposed to comport themselves at the city level and at the state level. at this point, at the federal level. i could hear in her voice, could not see the actual table i could hear in her voice that she is offended by what special counsel her did so i am glad that you play that because i think i will try to work that in to my show on sunday, so people can hear what she said. by virtue of our technical difficulties, i worked it into your show this evening, my friend. you certainly did. thank you, thank you for rolling with the punches, i know you re going to have a great show, have a grea