0 moments in american history, and it really helps to clarify what we saw on january 6th. the seditious tradition in american life. and the very real warning sense of what was actually happening, cnn documented, by people at the time. remember, those tactics, the armed violence and the coup, the attempt to overturn an elected government like in wilmington, it worked overtime. it worked. and the free black people in the south, many of those jurisdictions, did not see their freedom, their true democratic rights again for another 80 years. those are the states. that is what happens if the mob is allowed to rule without repercussions. that is all in on this wednesday night, msnbc prime starts now with ali velshi, good evening ali. very thoughtful, chris, thank you for that. and enjoy the rest of you tonight, i will see you tomorrow. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. i m willing to bet you felt this way before. throughout the entire trump presidency, we all grew accustomed t
on tonight. thank you so much. thank you, rachel, a real pleasure to be on. i wanted to just get your response to what attorney general garland said about the investigation into the crimes that culminated on january 6th at the capitol and what he said about congress need to act on voting rights. well, first, in terms of the invasion of the capitol, that was one of the darkest moments in american history. it was an attempt to actually change the government illegitimately which we don t see in a democracy, using violence. and i just hope they throw the book at these people. i don t know the specific cases. i don t know how the exact law applies to each case. but when i read sometimes that they ve gotten probation or a short period of time in jail, it bothers me a great deal. so i believe the justice department is ramping it up, and they re looking at the perpetrators who led the charges and i hope they will do
people say our leadership not send other people s kids to die in wars were american interest are clear. i cannot agree more. and a recent example of that which makes so many americans suspicious of what s going on now. americans need to send other people s kids to die in a war where america s interest were not clear. they invaded iraq, manufacture the justification, lied about the threat to america and in which themselves on the back of that all but does that one terrible example mean america should avoid any conflict? should be really let osama bin laden and al qaeda go unpunished for 9/11? yes it went on 19 years too long but at the start it was completely justified. hitler never attacked america but does anyone seriously think it was wrong to fight and defeat him? surely that is the proudest moments in american history. and helped to lay the foundation of decades of american leadership and
people say our leadership not send other people s kids to die in wars were american interest are clear. i cannot agree more. and a recent example of that which makes so many americans suspicious of what s going on now. americans need to send other people s kids to die in a war where america s interest were not clear. they invaded iraq, manufacture the justification, lied about the threat to america and in which themselves on the back of that all but does that one terrible example mean america should avoid any conflict? should be really let osama bin laden and al qaeda go unpunished for 9/11? yes it went on 19 years too long but at the start it was completely justified. hitler never attacked america but does anyone seriously think it was wrong to fight and defeat him? surely that is the proudest moments in american history. and helped to lay the foundation of decades of american leadership and
people say our leadership not send other people s kids to die in wars were american interest are clear. i cannot agree more. and a recent example of that which makes so many americans suspicious of what s going on now. americans need to send other people s kids to die in a war where america s interest were not clear. they invaded iraq, manufacture the justification, lied about the threat to america and in which themselves on the back of that all but does that one terrible example mean america should avoid any conflict? should be really let osama bin laden and al qaeda go unpunished for 9/11? yes it went on 19 years too long but at the start it was completely justified. hitler never attacked america but does anyone seriously think it was wrong to fight and defeat him? surely that is the proudest moments in american history. and helped to lay the foundation of decades of american leadership and