Have want to heal with less time. Amy the u. S. Death toll from covid19 has topped 250,000 as the number of infections soar across the country. Nearly 2000 deaths in one day. But President Trump is all but missing in action. He has not attended a Coronavirus Task force meeting in five months. He continues to have no Public Meetings on his schedule. We will speak with the atlantics ed yong. Then to iran. As President Trump installs loyalists in a shakeup at the pentagon, is the president laying the groundwork to attack iran . Plus, we will look at why climate activists and progressive democrats are protesting president elect joe bidens decision to tap congressman Cedric Richmond to a Top White House post. He is the leading democrat recipient of fossil el money in congress. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The official u. S. Death toll from covid19 has passed a quarter of a Million People as the virus rages
Have want to heal with less time. Amy the u. S. Death toll from covid19 has topped 250,000 as the number of infections soar across the country. Nearly 2000 deaths in one day. But President Trump is all but missing in action. He has not attended a Coronavirus Task force meeting in five months. He continues to have no Public Meetings on his schedule. We will speak with the atlantics ed yong. Then to iran. As President Trump installs loyalists in a shakeup at the pentagon, is the president laying the groundwork to attack iran . Plus, we will look at why climate activists and progressive democrats are protesting president elect joe bidens decision to tap congressman Cedric Richmond to a Top White House post. He is the leading democrat recipient of fossil el money in congress. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The official u. S. Death toll from covid19 has passed a quarter of a Million People as the virus rages
Prison. The grand jury chose not to charge the other two Police Officers involved in the shooting, the state attorney general, Daniel Cameron said the use of force by the Police Officers was justified and that emotions cannot determine outcomes. If we simply act on emotion or outrage, there is no justice, my justicmob justice is not jus, justice by violence is not justice. It just becomes revenge. In our system, criminal justice is not revenge is for truth, evidence and facts in the use of that truth as we fairly apply our laws. Our reaction to the truth today says what kind of society we want to be, do we really want the truth or do we want the truth that fits our narrative. Do we want the facts or are we content to blindly accept our own version of events. We as a Community Must make this decision. Lou the decision has been reached at least in the courtroom and you see a decision forming in the streets of louisville, soon after the announcement of the indictment, these people took to
Prison. The grand jury chose not to charge the other two Police Officers involved in the shooting, the state attorney general, Daniel Cameron said the use of force by the Police Officers was justified and that emotions cannot determine outcomes. If we simply act on emotion or outrage, there is no justice, my justicmob justice is not jus, justice by violence is not justice. It just becomes revenge. In our system, criminal justice is not revenge is for truth, evidence and facts in the use of that truth as we fairly apply our laws. Our reaction to the truth today says what kind of society we want to be, do we really want the truth or do we want the truth that fits our narrative. Do we want the facts or are we content to blindly accept our own version of events. We as a Community Must make this decision. Lou the decision has been reached at least in the courtroom and you see a decision forming in the streets of louisville, soon after the announcement of the indictment, these people took to
Join me ahead to look ahead on sunday morning futures. Maria so the week has arrived the senate trial will begin this tuesday. How long will this impeachment trial last . Here is Senate Judiciary chairman Lindsey Graham on this program two weeks ago. Well i hope to have the trial over by the end of january. We used the clinton model, where you take the record established in the house, let the house managers appointed by pelosi make the argument. Let the president make his arguments why the two articles are flawed. Then well decide whether or not we want witnesses but this should be done in a couple weeks. Maria joining me right now in exclusive interview senator ted cruz of texas, member of the Senate Judiciary committee. Chairman of the judiciary subcommittee on the constitution. Senator, always a pleasure to see you. Thanks so much for being here. Thank you, maria, good morn. Maria this is the first time we hear from the president. The president and white house coming out with a Stat