7:00 p.m. on monday, january 25th. members will then be sworn in the next day, tuesday, january 26th. after that, both the house managers and the defense will have time to draft their legal briefs, just as they did in previous trials. during that time, the senate will continue to do other business for the american people, such as cabinet nominations and a covid relief bill, which will provide relief for millions of americans, who are suffering during this pandemic. then, once the briefs are drafted, presentation by the parties will commence the week of february 8. the january 6 insurrection at the capitol, incited by donald j. trump, was a date on of us will ever forget a day none of us will ever forget. we all want to put this awful chapter in our nations history behind us. nation s history behind us. but healing and unity will only come if there is truth and accountability, and that is what this trial will provide. announcer: c-span s washington journal, every day, ta
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co-founder of the black voter matters organization, and she s here with us today to talk about the black voter and the 2020 elections. louisiana dash shah latasha, good morning. guest: thank you for having me.vo host: first, tell us what the black voters matter fund is. guest: the organization started in 2016 because we wanted to shift the dynamics around how we were hearing the national media talk about black voters. more importantly, we wanted to build more power in our communities so we could have more influence on policies impacting us. so we started the back voters matter fund because what we felt is that in order to really have a robust democracy, you have to have an edge gauged electorate. and engaged electorate. and we would do work to engage voters on the ground level, on the local level so that they should shape policies and representation for their communities. host: so wt did your organizing approach look like this year? what didin you do out on t grou
asking why is a presidential or successful presidential transition so important? guest: it s about our safety is the ultimate answer here. when you think about it our democratic system envisions transfers of power when you have elections so you have accountable government. that means and you can ask to figure out how to take charge immediately on january 20 in an effective way. it s a big task. think about our government come you re looking at $5 trillion and come 4 million people come to me for those think uniform and reservists. you ve hundreds of operating units and historically presidents have pointed about 4000 political appointees. it s a massive undertaking and nothing else quite like it. the transition is all about getting ready to do that successfully. the issue is really the world is such a dangerous place that there s not a lot of time on the other end posted january 20 to do your learning curve. you have to be at the top of it right away. you need your people in
applause rs and louder cheers and applause] that s better. women for america first has managed to put forward a feat that if i do say so myself, was pretty impressive. this is because of all of you. it is because of all of us, americans, showing support for our president, donald j. trump. can i get a round of applause? that s right. yes. and thehat is going on silent majority is silent no more. not at all. make some noise, silent majority. let them know you are here. so i just have to go over a few housekeeping items because we all know how things are. covid. so. just hear me out. wear a mask unless you are medically exempt. mask, are not wearing a we will assume you are medically exempt. wear a mask and social distance unless you are with family. hello, family. sanitize hands and often, that is basic hygiene. that s it. obviously this goes without saying because our groups are very clean. pick up after yourselves because we don t want to get stuck with a huge bill. that i