President lyndon b. Johnson signed the Voting Rights act into law. Removing legal barriers for black voters, johnson not only made a quality at the ballot box of reality for everyone but he also ensured this nations laws matched its revered ideals. And yeah, its over the ensuing indicates protections under the act have been chipped away. Most notably after the 2013 Supreme Court decision in shelby v. Holder which made it easier for states to pass restrictive voting laws. Still, the outcome of our elections and our democracy held firm. Until january six 2020 line. An angry red violent mob stormed the capitol driven by one terrified goal. Overturn a free and Fair Election. They were motivated by the lives of one. Dan donald j trump. The new twice impeached thrice indicted for now former president of the United States. That dark day expose just how fragile american democracy, our democracy, really is. But, trump is now finally facing accountability for trying to illegally stated. Power th
I think it s the first time that we unveil the january six was not just a spontaneous riot that happened at the capitol but rather was a culmination of a multi pronged approach to overturning the free and fair election stripping americans of their right to vote. and a half that vote be reflected in the outcome of the presidential election. so, we laid that broadly, the indictment mirror as much of what we put out in that report. in addition we are able to get folks who did seek to our committee who pled the fifth they were able here sure the shulman. they ve gotten even more evidence. i would. happens as it, threats everybody was on the select committee and he was part of the impeachment regarding january six had to have protective details. because they thought they were