offering up any resistance to the officers, they could have ended their restraint. derek chauvin s supervisor takes to the stand, and admits chauvin used unnecessary force. plus, the latest on the matt gaetz investigation and the republicans leaving him out to dry. then, as the president rolls out his investment plan, the new head of biden s economic council joins me live. and a study in contrasts between the first biden cabinet meeting today i m going to ask you all to report back to me the next cabinet meeting, and now we have a lot of business to do. and what cabinet meetings used to be like. mike? thank you, mr. president. and just greatest privilege of my life. when all in starts right now. good evening from washington, d.c. i m mehdi hasan in for chris hayes. we are in the midst of a war on democracy. launched by the republican party. and fueled by the big lie that the last election was stolen from donald j. trump. it wasn t. he lost. but just lo
recruited online for sex and received cash payments. investigators believe joel greenberg, the former tax collector and seminole county, florida, who was indicted last year on a federal sex trafficking charge and other crimes initially met the women through websites. mr. greenberg introduced the women to mr. gaetz, who also had sex with them. mr. gaetz denied ever paying a woman for sex. one of the reporters on this story, katie benner, standing by to join us in just a moment. meantime to the white house we go where they are bracing for a big fight with republicans and potentially even some of their own democrats over the plan to rebuild the nation s infrastructure and ultimately, perhaps, the nation s economy. the president now has his full cabinet. today it was all hands on deck for the group s first meeting in the east room. it proved big enough at a safe distance. high on the agenda, selling joe biden s $2.2 trillion infrastructure package. the president tapped five of
republicans leaving him out to dry. then, as the president rolls out his investment plan, the new head of biden s economic council joins me live. and a study in contrasts between the first biden cabinet meeting today i m going to ask you all to report back to me the next cabinet meeting, and now we have a lot of business to do. and what cabinet meetings used to be like. mike? thank you, mr. president. and just greatest privilege of my life. when all in starts right now. good evening from washington, d.c. i m mehdi hasan in for chris hayes. we are in the midst of a war on democracy. launched by the republican party. and fueled by the big lie that the last election was stolen from donald j. trump. it wasn t. he lost. but just look at these new numbers. according to the brennan center for justice, as of march 24th, legislators have introduced 361 bills with restrictive voting provisions in 47 states. that s 108 more than the 253 restrictive bills tallied as o
merely trying to witness that pernicious history. in a few minutes she ll join me live for her first interview to discuss that ordeal and the very real felony charges still hanging over her. we begin with day four of the murder trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. after days of dramatic and emotional testimony about the events leading up to george floyd s death, today we learned more about who george floyd was. not just the person millions of americans have watched taking his last gasp of air under chauvin s knee. the woman floyd had a years-long relationship with we learned about his life, his faith, the jobs he held and his love of being a father. we also learned about a struggle millions of americans face, an addiction to opioids. ross described how the two of them began abusing drugs together, calling it a classic story of addiction. we both suffered from chronic pain. mine was in my neck and his was in his back. we both had prescriptions, but after