actions he took as president to challenge the 2020 election results. how this impacts not just the federal election interference case, but also what it could mean for his prosecution and fulton county. and rudy giuliani, too little, too late. the former new york mayor filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy a day after he was ordered to immediately pay 100 and $48 million to ruby freeman and shaye moss, the election workers he vilified. see will they ever see a dime of that money? you are watching symone. we have a lot to get to. we begin this afternoon with more revelations on former president donald trump s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and crucial new developments on the efforts to hold him acuntable. the detroit news says it reviewed recordings of then president donald trump pressuring two republican members of the wayne county board of canvassers not to sign the certification of the 2020 presidential election. the outlet says that the recordings
after president biden was sworn in as president, we are still learning new ways donald trump and his allies tried to hold on to power. the attempt to overturn the 2020 election has deep roots in to preserve our democracy, we must have a full understanding of the threats we face. just this week, we learned of another poll call of trump, urging election officials to reject the will of the american people. the detroit news made revealed the call may days after the election. in the, called the news outlet reports trump pressured to republican canvassers in michigan not to certify the 2020 presidential election. and we see news has not heard or verify the audio recordings. another took note, president biden, won michigan by nearly 150,000 votes in the fair and free election. but for donald trump, accepting defeat, not an option. instead, he discouraged supporters to show up to the capitol on january 6th. you know what happened next. the deadly insurrection. donald trump s all ha
face. just last, week we learned of another phone call from donald trump urging election officials to reject the will of the american people. that detroit news reports the call made just days after the election. of the call, the news outlet reports trump pressured two republican canvassers in michigan not to certify the 2020 presidential election. nbc news has not heard or verified the audit reports. president biden won michigan by nearly 155,000 votes in a fair and free election. but for donald trump, accepting defeat, not an option. instead, he discouraged his supporters to show up at he encouraged his supporters to show up to the capitol on january 6th, and you know what happened next. a deadly insurrection. and donald trump s all hands on thick effort to derail american democracy failed but we cannot let down our guard. a new column from the deli piece rates the fact that didn t work should not give us a false sense of security regarding the potential danger that someth
courses. they are running us off this island. reporter: and joseph walters is also gullah and has lived on inherited land for nearly 30 years and one day he hopes to pass it down to his son and grandson. what has it meant to have that piece of freedom in your family? it is hard to even comprehend, man, because you know, it is a dream come true here. reporter: but after missing the tax payment deadline two years in a row, he owed more than $3,000 in back tax, penalties and fees. his property was headed for auction. what is at stake here, what are we losing, more than just a house, is it a piece of the culture also? you lose history. reporter: and it is that history that he and others are fighting to save. african-americans are living and still maintaining and have their homes, their families and we want to keep it that way. and that was nbc s trymaine lee reporting there.
constituencies. the fight for d.c. statehood is not new. this time, it might be different. we have seen for the first time for any president to release a policy statement saying they support d.c. statehood and willing to make it the administration s priority to get it done. do you believe the district of columbia will one day be the washington douglas state, commonwealth? i m sure that the enslaved people did not think they were going to be free. and i do believe in d.c. statehood. that was nbc s trymaine lee reporting. the rest of this conversation can be heard on trymaine lee s podcast, into america. next, after upholding obamacare, how will the supreme court rule on protecting voting rights? a big week ahead awaits major decisions. and coming up, we look to the fall and a supreme court showdown on abortion rights. you re watching american