questions so to be answered on that front. a lot of questions still to be answered. and in a new column for the washington post, ruth marcus writes, quote, a select committee has performed a vital public service by amassing the record it has, amidst the place to continue. especially for those who doubted that this enterprise was worth the effort is the critical role of congressional oversight, for posterity as well as the president. but another lesson, one manifested during watergate, is that oversight has its limits. federal prosecutors possess unrivaled power to assemble evidence, and about testimony overcoming bogus assertions of privilege, and granting immunity when warranted. our justice department officials preparing to deploy that authority, when it comes to the events surrounding january 6th? joining me now to discuss, msnbc contributor and former u.s. attorney, joyce alene joyce vance. she is now a law professor at university of alabama. also with us, national co
Federal courts for alabama redistricting could have huge implications for the control of congress, went all in starts, right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes this evening. One of the leaders of the farright gang the proud boys a guy by the name of Enrique Tarrio, received the longest and harshest sentence to date for attempting to end american democracy and the rule of law. 22 years in federal prison. Tarrio was convicted of Seditious Conspiracy for his role in the insurrection. That sentence, which we got just a few hours ago, is the most severe sentence of the more than 1100 people charged in connection with a january 6th attacks. In court today the proud boys leader says that january six was a, quote, national embarrassment, for the judge was not moved, saying, quote, i dont have any indication hes remorseful for the things hes convicted of. The judge went on to say that tarrio was, quote, the ultimate leader, the ultimate person who hogue organized, who was motivated
the us supreme court has ruled that donald trump is partially immune from prosecution for actions taken while he was in the white house, over his attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 election. the former president described the decision as a big win. our north america editor sarah smith reports. the powerful supreme court has the final say on what presidents can and cannot do. today s historic ruling means a president can never be prosecuted for anything that s part of their official duties. but they do not have immunity for non official acts. so what does this mean for the criminal cases against donald trump? fight for trump! when he spoke to supporters onjanuary 6th, was he officially acting as the president, or as the losing candidate? we fight like hell. and if you don t fight like hell, you re not going to have a country anymore. donald trump is facing criminal charges related to the january 6th riot and attempting to overturn the election results. hang mike pen
that we may get some real competition in the banking industry, and making sure that these guys follow the law and for that, they have attacked her viciously, mercilessly, and personally and stupidly. she is a really impressive person, as you note on my podcast why is this happening i actually interviewed her for an hour, about some of her ideas which have to do with how to think about the federal reserve, and its role in investment, in a political economy. she s a really interesting thinker. she s not like at all a polemicists. she s not out there, she worked in george w. bush s treasury department. so people should check that out, if they want to. so final question, the house is debating that build back better bill. the last time i had you on it was sort of in this framework was developed, he seemed very optimistic, it looks like this is going to pass the house tonight. how are you feeling about it