law enforcement preparing for a possible trump indictment. agencies looking at this, several taking steps in case an indictment comes down. who is involved?n new york rath say, georgia the agencies include people and police that protect the new york court buildings, nypd and then this most interestingly, the u.s. secret service is involved in these preparations they protect former presidents, no matter he s what s happening they are discussing these plans. all of this is a response to the reports we have seen, like that new york times bombshell about a likely indictment. it s a response to the way trump s team has prepared for charges, attacking the d.a donald trump s lawyer is saying he will follow normal procedures if they get to the point of surrendering there will be no standoff at mar-a-lago here is what this means. the u.s. government is preparing for the possibility of the first indictment of a former president, a step that wasn t taken after the accusations that
restrictive, to prohibit access to drugs that the fda has authorized as safe and effective for women to use. we are also hearing from the justice department on the issue of access to abortion clinics and the fact that it s not legal under the freedom of access to clinic entrances act to block people s physical access to walk into an abortion clinic. the justice department saying it s going to make sure that that right is protected. as you can see, these are steps around the margins. this is not the biden administration saying we are going to enforce the ability for women across the country to get an abortion. that s something that only congress can do. that s why we expect a key element of what president biden will have to say to be about the election and making sure to elect politicians who will ensure a woman s right to choose in future. thanks to you, josh. this is andrea mitchell reports with our continuing breaking news coverage of the supreme court s decision overtu
a legally aggressive and, frankly, publicly unpopular decision, drawing backlash around america and intense interest around the world, including people gathering at the high court where folks have been coming together and even though a version of this ruling did leak earlier, which was very unusual, today seeing the actual gutting of roe come down has been shattering for many. illegitimate. illegitimate. this is insane. going over to the other side, especially i wanted to yell at the people there. just how the young women who are on opposition who don t understand how at risk their lives may be. abolish abortion! now that the final ruling is out, we can report for you what it says and what it does. six justices voting to uphold mississippi s sweeping ban, a binding majority of five voting to ending roe entirely, stating abortion destroys potential life and what mississippi republicans called, quote, an unborn human being. bush appointee sam alito writing the opi
republican leaders are pushing for the strongest abortion restrictions possible as an issue for 2024 12 states have fully banned the practice some top republicans demanding national ban that means ending abortion access, even in states where you might think it would survive california or new york all of this is a new reality since the supreme court gutted the protections in roe in this historic decision, the supreme court has overturned roe v. wade. the radical supreme court is eviscerating american rights. a lot of us have been working for this for decades it s just a wonderful day. that s how it all played out. other women s rights and health options are also under strain or on the chopping block. consider headlines like this texas republicans trying to punish the use of emergency contraception, like plan b there s a new case that could bar access to a pill available for 40 million women in the u.s.