all right. so tonight, we begin with that assault on american democracy. it s both a physical assault but it s also a legislative one that s playing out behind the scenes. today, around 400 protestors rallied in washington, d.c. in support of the january 6th insurrectionists who engaged in that physical assault on the capitol. now, it was less than the 700 or so expected by the department of homeland security. but the danger is not the protest, itself. it s the attempt to rewrite history, and what actually happened on that day and every day since. let s remember exactly what that assault was about back on january 6th. supporters of former-president donald trump ransacked the capitol, and they did it with one clear objective. they wanted to stop congress certifying the election of joe biden. and they actually succeeded, if only for a few hours as, of course, everyone remembers. congress had to be rushed to safety until security could be restored. now, on that day of the attack
you, as well. here we go. i m ayman mohyeldin. all right. so tonight, we begin with that assault on american democracy. it s both a physical assault but it s also a legislative one that s playing out behind the scenes. today, around 400 protestors rallied in washington, d.c. in support of the january 6th insurrectionists who engaged in that physical assault on the capitol. now, it was less than the 700 or so expected by the department of homeland security. but the danger is not the protest, itself. it s the attempt to rewrite history, and what actually happened on that day and every day since. let s remember exactly what that assault was about back on january 6th. supporters of former-president donald trump ransacked the capitol, and they did it with one clear objective. they wanted to stop congress certifying the election of joe biden. and they actually succeeded, if only for a few hours as, of course, everyone remembers. congress had to be rushed to safety until security
lawmakers, the committee is pursuing the group, accidentally sending a letter to the wrong ceo in an attempt to stop data being being turned over the letter sent to the ex-ceo was one of a dozen companies to defy the request to preserve phone records. this led to the question of what it it s mccarthy hiding? another question the democrats want to know was how deeply was the president involvement? you know what s interesting, that s where law enforcement goes. the fbi has investigated this. the senate had bipartisan committees and come back. you know what they have found? that there s no involvement. we re going to get reaction to that. the committee s bipartisan committee coming back pretty quickly. bracing for the justice for january 6th rally, in support of the 500 plus rioters charged with crimes in the january 6th insurrection. joining me, neal katyal and and susan del percio. i appreciate you joining me and laboring alongside me. neil, i kind of want to get a fact
that s where law enforcement. as the fbi has investigated. this the senate and bipartisan committees have come back, and you know what they have found? that there is no involvement. we re gonna get a reaction to that, the bipartisan leadership responding quickly, calling mccarthy s comments baseless. this one is dubbed the justice for january 6th rally. it is for the 500 plus rioters judged with crimes. joining me now is chuck neal cocktail, democratic strategist juanita tolliver, and susan did pursue. welcome to all of you guys on this labor day weekend and laboring alongside. me, neil also with you on, this one and i want to get a fact check from you on what republicans are saying as to why the issued this, letter this threat i should, say two some companies. not even getting the ceos right, by the, way when it comes for calling for the phone records. saying, this would violate federal law what do you make of that meal? i think the technical lead or term for this is
this is about voter integrity. i would be astonished if a law like this not challenged in court. we see a law happens when ever a law like this passed. no one is eligible to vote would be denied the opportunity to vote. the law disproportionately affect people of color. the governor signs the law mostly surrounded by white men, surprise, surprise. s the this is the same law texas democrats fled the state to try to block. the law also limits local control over control over elections and limits voting assistance such as helping able people to vote. widespread voter fraud does not exist. even trump administration found no fraud in the 2020 election. this is part of donald trump s big lie use to justify voter suppression. all this creating unequal americas when it comes to voting rights. this year, at least 18 states enacted 30 different laws restricting access to the ballot box. tonight there is growing pressure on democrats to act on the federal level. joining me now is con