Wing in our court system. Guaranteeing that the judicial abstraction of the court is reinforced by the legislative inaction in our congress, where the gop has made it clear that no legislation protecting the franchise can expect to pass. But the same house republicans that voted me unanimously to Federalize Juneteenth last month also voted 21 for keeping taxfunded memorials to dead confederates in our u. S. Capitol this week. It fits because the Senate Caucus also voted near unanimously to silence our bipartisan investigation last month into why Living Insurrectionists Defiled Our Capitol earlier this year, leaving house democratic leadership no choice but to press on mostly without them as Speaker Nancy Pelosi select committee to investigate January 6 takes shape with just one republican of principle on board. All of that tonight on politicsnation, starting with the perfect guest. Joining me now, House Majority Leader congressman Steny Hoyer, democrat of maryland. Congressman hoyer, L
Language over lived experience, essentially ruling that states can introduce discriminatory Voting Laws as long as there are other available means for minority voters to get around them. If nothing else, it shows just how successful the Trump Administration was in, one and i do stress one area, and that was the entrenchment of the right wing in our court system, guaranteeing that the judicial abstraction of the court is reinforced by the legislative inaction in our congress, where the gop has made it clear that no legislation protecting the franchise can expect to pass. For the same house republicans that voted nearly unanimously to Federalize Juneteenth last month also voted 2 to 1 for keeping taxfunded memorials to dead confederates in our u. S. Capital this week. It fits because their Senate Caucus also voted nearly unanimously to silence a bipartisan investigation last month into why Living Insurrectionists Defiled Our Capitol earlier this year, leaving house democratic leadership
Democrats effort for transparency about the deadly siege. Even ones who voted to impeach the former president for his role inciting the mob that day. Tomorrow the house will vote on a bill establishing a select committee to investigate the siege introduced by speaker nancy pelosi. Under the proposal the committee will have 13 members. Eight appointed by ploes herself and five appointed after consultation with Minority Leader Kevin Mccarthy. Pelosi will select the committee chair, who will have subpoena power. The speaker is also said to be seriously considering using one of her eight unilateral choices to pick a republican. Although she hasnt given any indication who that might be. Two republicans whove spoken out vociferously against the Big Lie and called for investigations, Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney, have not said that they wouldnt serve if asked. But it is up to the speaker. They say. Cheney, who was infamously booted from err had republican Leadership Position for speaking tru
Minutes you now. If those charges are filed, those are not the only charges. As mentioned there the financial architects of Trump Org. Could be charged. Weisselberg who has been clearly not cooperating according to sources. He may face indictment and providing leases. The trumps team admits these charges are coming. The story from an if to a when, we are passed the deadline the prosecutors set that rachel was referring to there of any final appeals. We know the final round of highstake clashes. Indictment would hurt the Companys Relationship with banks and lenders that would be unfair with employees. After the meeting, trumps lawyers spoke out. One of them saying after 50 years of office, they never seen a Das Office targeting a company over fringed benefits. Here we are. There are no suggestion in this serious story of legal heat. No suggestion even from trumps own lawyers right now. Those arguments made reversed the das plans to indict. There are independent experts who do say buildi
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