that nomination for the republican party. you cannot pretend that he doesn t exist anymore. this is the most full throated denunciation by the sitting president, the former president of what we ve seen from him. whether he makes a difference or not, big question. obviously he s speaking to the choir to some extent among people who already agree with him on this. a lot of republicans will close their eye to this. you re hearing already republicans talk about how democrats are the ones politicizing this event for their own purposes. he mentioned the voting rights act of course is a contentious piece of legislation in the senate right now, but it s a rather striking moment. i m trying to think of another example where a sitting president went after his predecessor in quite so forceful, full-throated and vehement a way and i m not sure we can think of an example of that in modern history. katie, attorney general merrick garland said yesterday he will hold perpetrators, quote, at any leve
0 it s impossible to deny that. as president biden will discuss this morning january 6th represents an ongoing threat to our democracy. in the year since nearly 20 states have passed laws to restrict voting and in many republican circles trump s big lie about the 2020 election still goes unchallenged. bottom line, january 6 has become a stark testament to the fractured nation we ve become and warning sign for what is coming next. with us throughout the hour, nbc s monica alba, she covers the white house, garrett haake on capitol hill, ellison barber outside the capitol, katie benner covers the justice department for the new york times , phil rucker senior washington correspondent for the washington post, eugene daniels co-author of the politico playbook and peter baker, chief white house correspondent for the new york times. monica, let s start with the president. how is he going to approach this one? he s going to mark, of course, the solemn anniversary, steph, but instead
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