50 republican senators, some who, along with trump, perpetuated that big lie, some who acted as shells for president trump as he tried to toss aside democracy. big question today for house democrats, will their prosecution of the former president include witnesses? another big question, what will the president s defense look like? this morning there is rare consensus across both aisles that the president s legal team blundered its way through their opening presentation, rambled, disor disorganized, embarrassed, terrible. those are how republican senators label the performance of the president s two lawyers and their performance reportedly enraged the former president. also breaking news into cnn this hour, prosecutors in georgia have opened a criminal investigation into then president trump s phone call to election officials there. in that call the president tried to strong-arm officials to, quote, find sufficient votes to reverse his loss in georgia. we ll have more on t
their accountability to you, use them. to cause justice to roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. lord, during this impeachment trial, give our lawmakers the gift of discernment so that they will know truth from falsehood. inspire them to commit their thoughts and decisions to you. let your kingdom come and your will be done on earth as it is done in heaven. we pray in your mighty name, amen. please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. leigh ann caldwell, give our lawmakers the gift of discernment so they know truth from falsehood. reporter: absolutely right. barry black is always very good at his opening prayer and tying it to the moment that is before this the senate. he did that once again. but i was saying before, as we re going to hear from the rest of the impeachment managers, including joaquim castro of texas, who could play a very big role today, nicole. leigh ann caldwell, we ll be calling on you all day. thanks for spending ti
the shadows to admit he clandestinely aided ellsberg in distributing pages of the top secret history of the vietnam war to newspapers across the country. simplto gos from pubc telephe to pubc teleone, nev usinghe sam one, mong in thboston area, the cambridge area, so that you would not be traced. amy: we will speak to mr. boston himself, the well-known historian and political economist gar alperovitz. then to the stateless of the union as president trump continues his crackdown on the immigrant communities. immigrants are taking refuge in churches. we go to colorado to speak with sandra lopez, a mother of three u.s. citizen children, who has taken sanctuary in a carbondale unitarian parsonage to avoid deportation. i was not willing to be arrested because they are a brooding me from my home, my children up rooting me from my children, my home, my future. how am i going to want to go into such a situation? as if nothing were happening. no. i made the valiant decision to go
from public telephone to public telephone, never using the same one, moving in the boston area, the cambridge area, so that you would not be traced. amy: we will speak to mr. boston himself, the well-known historian and political economist gar alperovitz. then to the stateless of the union as president trump continues his crackdown on the immigrant communities. immigrants are taking refuge in churches. we go to colorado to speak with sandra lopez, a mother of three u.s. citizen children, who has taken sanctuary in a carbondale unitarian parsonage to avoid deportation. i was not willing to be arrested because they are a brooding me from my home, my children up rooting me from my children, my home, my future. how am i going to want to go into such a situation? as if nothing were happening. no. i made the valiant decision to go into sanctuary. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. president
war to newspapers across the country. simplto gogas from pubc telephe to pubc teleone, ner usinghe sam one, moving in thboston area, the cambridge area, so that you would not be traced. amy: we will speak to mr. boston himself, the well-known historian and political economist gar alperovitz. then to the stateless of the union as president trump continues his crackdown on the immigrant communities. immigrants are taking refuge in churches. we go to colorado to speak with sandra lopez, a mother of three u.s. citizen children, who has taken sanctuary in a carbondale unitarian parsonage to avoid deportation. i was not willing to be arrested because they are a brooding me from my home, my children up rooting me from my children, my home, my future. how am i going to wan gas if no. no. i made the valiant decision to go into sanctuary. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. president trump said t