approached butler with a pitch. imagine, half a million veterans marching on washington a move financed by some of the most powerful corporations in america. the purpose to stop president franklin d. roosevelt s new deal opposed by wealthy business leaders as a socialist doctrine. this army of veterans would pressure the president to hand over executive powers of government and if the president refused, he would be forced to resign. the bond salesman after, you know, casually pitching the violent over throw of the u.s. government asked butler if he would be interested in heading this march to which general butler replied my one hobby is maintaining a democracy. if you get these 5,000 soldiers smelling of anything of fascism, i will get 5,000 more and lick the hell out of you and have a real war. the general reported this exchange to the government and here he is revealing the so-called business plot before a panel of the special house committee on unamerican activities. bef
rule of law as one of two major parties a damned abandons it. they re the ones who in fact face a real risk of jail. you know what? notes right. plus, david remnick on the american response to russian aggression and as covid keeps claiming lives, florida picks and you fight with signs. florida s going to absolutely put data as number one in deciding forgive, me are you telling me that the food and drug administration are not experts as to what drugs to prevent what s not to approve? all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes, there is now a trial set. there s gonna be a trial, in the government s case against the far-right extremist gang known as the oath keepers. stemming from the group s involvement in plotting the january 6th insurrection. today, 18 members, the oath keepers, where in virtual court. some of them were just charged with regular old can criminal conspiracies with their involvement in the attack of the capital. their tri