harry litman on what this means for the criminal case against trump. senator sheldon whitehouse on what it means for the rule of law. then, how do you stop gun violence from killing kids in schools? it s a horrible, horrible situation. and we re not going to fix it, criminals are going to be criminals. tonight, the maddening reality of a political party that has given up the awful truth of the cult of the ar-15. and an author describing what he calls america s slow civil war. all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. donald trump cannot stop losing the courts. today yet another federal judge ruling against the ex-president, and now the man trump s angry mob wanted to hang is ordered to share what he knows under oath. this afternoon a judge with the u.s. district court for d.c. ruled that mike pence must cooperate with the subpoena from special counsel jack smith as part of smith s investigation into donald trump s attempt to overturn the 20
Was important that we stand on that constitutional principle again. for those who were not counting, that was four references to the constitution in 25 seconds. as far as justifications go is good. but pence is remaining tight-lipped about how he intends to proceed. although he didn t rule out the possibility to testify. of course, anyone who has been following politics at all understands that he s walking something of a delicate tightrope. obviously mike pence wants to be president. understand that donald trump, not just being indicted, but actually being convicted for his crimes, would likely help pence s own political ambitions. certainly would, i think, clear the way of the frontrunner in the republican primary. but everyone also understands that he can t seem too eager about it or he ll risk alienating trump supporters, who, by the way, are already
This is bbc news. i m chris rogers. these are the latest headlines. pressure mounts for radical reform of working practices in westminster after mp neil parish resigns for watching porn in the commons. the government s business secretary says he s firmly against introducing a windfall tax on oil and gas companies. that he didn t rule out the government introducing such a policy in the future. warnings of further increases to food prices as inflation takes hold in the uk as the cost of living hits a 30 year high. 46 so arrive in donetsk after being able to leave residential buildings next to the besieged steel plant in