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unfounded. these attacks have not, and they will not influence our decision making. i will not be intimidated. and the justice department will not be intimidated. that s attorney general merrick garland striking a defiant tone as he defended the justice department during a contentious hearing between house republicans. we ll show you how it unfolded and what happens next as garland faces a potential contempt vote in congress. plus we ll dig into donald trump s new comments that he may jail his political opponents if he is re-elected to a second term. and also ahead president biden signed an executive order drastically tightening the border, and now he s getting backlash from some democrats. we ll break down the divide in his own party and what the issue of immigration could mean for his base in the fall. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, june 5th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. president biden issued an execut ....
Welcome back. house speaker mike johnson is laying out a plan to take on the justice department following donald trump s conviction last week. during a news conference yesterday, johnson announced a three-prong approached to curb the doj s authority using legislation, congressional oversight, and the appropriations process. in his remarks, johnson accused democrats of orchestrating trump s many legal issues in order to prevent him from winning in november. when the verdict came down against president trump, there was something comparable that happened around the country. we have reached a new low. when you have activist prosecutors and the way the campaign is going, they understand the polling shows is crushing joe biden and they are in panic mode and they see this happening and they are so desperate as to stop him they ....
Against republicans at a hearing on capitol hill yesterday to rebuke claims the gop is being weaponized calling their efforts part of a wave of unprecedented attacks on the department. these attacks have not and they will not influence our decision making. i will not be intimidated and the justice department will not be intimidated. we will continue to work to do our jobs free from political influence, and we will not back down from defending democracy. garland faces the threat of being held in contempt unless he turns over audiotapes of president biden s interview with special counsel robert hur as part of that classified documents investigation. joining us now msnbc justice and legal affairs analyst anthony coley. he previously served as the top spokesperson for attorney general garland. anthony, let s start with that hearing yesterday. ....
U.s. attorney from the previous administration who led this investigation and led this prosecution. and i really think that is evidence of how this justice department is committed to just following the facts and following the law and not being swayed by politics at all. that s so important when these institutions are being attacked. let s turn to the hunter biden trial. we should of course make this distinction hunter biden not running for office. this is not donald trump convicted last week, but he is the president s son. it s taking a personal toll as i ve reported on the president himself. but simply from a legal analysis what did you make of the opening arguments yesterday? how strong do you think the prosecution s case really? well, let me start by acknowledging the fact that the most remarkable thing in this ....
Sought by conservatives at the state level. when you understand the story of how roe fell what was that legislation to courts, to law and a cultural transformation pipeline, then you can understand, okay, this makes sense in the other big cultural, transformative cases play out. like i said it is so comprehensive and the fact you ve talked today the right about how they won the war or at least the battle, it makes it essential reading. authors of the fall of roe which is right now on book shelves or wherever you order books or kindles, e.-readers. thank you for being here. that is our show for this evening. way too early with jonathan lemire. these repeated attacks on the justice department are unprecedented, and they are ....