2 1 2 years after a mob of his supporters attacked the u. S. Capitol, donald j. Trump has been charged in the effort to overturn the election he lost which culminated in such violence to people, property and democracy that day. If you are just joining us, im here in new york alongside jake tapper In Washington and Kaitlin Collins outside the d. C. Federal courthouse where the former president will be arraigned thursday afternoon. Anderson, we just heard from the d. C. Metro police, the department saying they are working with federal Law Enforcement in preparation for the arraignment on thursday. As for Special Counsel jack smith from whom we last heard after the first of now two federal indictments in the documents case, he spoke again briefly this evening. Take a listen. The attack on our Nations Capital on january 6th, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. Its described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies. Lies by the defendant, targeted at obstruc
we should get to the bottom of that. people defending democracy from the inside. i was ready to fight. i saw a lot of bleep. i was not going to die bleep on the floor of the house of representatives. a key member of the committee investigating the coup. the hearings will tell a story that will really blow the roof off the house. and the republican congressman who wore a bulletproof vest on january 6th joins me live. he always brings up we ve got to rescind the election, you ve got to take a biden out and put me in. now he still says that? yes. a special two hour edition of all in, the an american coup, starts now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. in 24 hours, the first public hearings on the january 6th insurrection will finally begin. and while the story has been fairly front and center for a year and a half, the true horror of that day, the terrifying threat, the violence directed at members of congress and the police at the capitol, the vice p
tonight on a special addition of all in. one year, five months and three days ago, was a protest that spun out of control, with the violent culmination of an attempt to steal the presidency. this week, for the first time, the nation will hear the evidence live in primetime. tonight, we will talk to the people on the frontlines against the mob. it was an attack carried out on january 6th. and a hitman sent them. we should get to the bottom of that. people defending democracy from the inside. i was ready to fight. i saw a lot of back in my day i was not going to die bleep on the floor of the house of representatives. a key member of the committee investigating the coup. the hearings will tell a story that will really blow the roof off the house. and the republican congressman who wore a bulletproof vest on january 6th joins me live. he always brings up, we ve got to rescind the election, you ve got to take biden out and put me in. now he still says that? yes
Longtime Proud Boy and ex-Miami-Dade GOP Executive Committee member Gilbert Fonticoba was convicted on two felony charges for storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Amendment issue despite the fact that trump s lawyer was talking about that. it s a scheme, it s a conspiracy to lie, to undo the election and perhaps even cause riots in the street that s absolutely right. so and i think elie honig put it well in the last segment. you cannot lie for the purpose of cheating and stealing, people of anything. right? there are multiple criminal astronauts in this country, wire fraud, mail fraud, all of these statutes criminalize people who use deceit to steal from others. what you see in this 45-page indictment is a sweeping effort by the former president of the united states to basically steal the franchise from over 81 million americans. that s what is happening. he is trying to steal the election. it is the heart of what s referred to in 18 usc 1512, the obstructing official proceeding,