fundraising operation, he died in 1976 but that statue still stands in arkansas today. but he is about to have another moment in the public eye. because what he really wanted to be remembered for, even more than that statue, was a nationwide movement that he tried to build. a movement that he named. and that he led. and that he promoted tirelessly. and that he wanted to outlive him. the motive behind the term christian nationalist is easy to define and simple to interpret. we believe that the destiny of america in relationship to its governing authority must be kept in the hands of our own people. we must never be governed by anyone. we must keep control of our own money and our own blood. in other words, we must remain true to the declaration of independence. that is nationalism. we believe that the spiritual symbol of our statesmanship is the cross, which indeed is the symbol of christianity. we believe that the inspiring dynamic out of which america grew is christianity.
libraries dating back to herbert hoover. all of which, on thursday, released a joint statement calling for a re-commitment to the country s bedrock principles, including the rule of law and respecting a diversity of beliefs. can t save us enough. this is an unprecedented move from the group. never before had the presidential libraries engaged so directly in political affairs. while the joint message stopped short of calling out individuals by name, the subject of the warning was clear. the declaration read, in part, americans have a strong interest in supporting democratic movements and respect for human rights around the world, because free societies elsewhere contribute to our own security and prosperity here at home. but that interest is undermined when others see our own house in disarray. our elected officials must lead by example and govern effectively in ways that deliver for the american people. this, in turn, will help to restore trust in public service. maybe your t
we begin tonight with a rare warning about our democracy. it is in dire straits, and that is not according to just one or two, but rather 13 presidential libraries dating back to herbert hoover. all of which, on thursday, released a joint statement calling for a re-commitment to the country s bedrock principles, including the rule of law and respecting a diversity of beliefs. can t save us enough. this is an unprecedented move from the group. never before had the presidential libraries engaged so directly in political affairs. while the joint message stopped short of calling out individuals by name, the subject of the warning was clear. the declaration read, in part, americans have a strong interest in supporting democratic movements and respect for human rights around the world, because free societies elsewhere contribute to our own security and prosperity here at home. but that interest is undermined when others see our own house in disarray. our elected officials must lead
we have breaking news tonight out of fulton county georgia. a federal judge has denied former white house chief of staff, mark meadows, attempt to move his case from fulton county to federal court. finding that his alleged crimes and helping donald trump to overturn the election in georgia are not part of his official duties as a government official. it was a major blow to mark meadows s defense in the case. that his actions are immune from prosecution, because they were part of his work as a federal official when he testified, quote, i don t know that i did anything that was outside of my scope as chief of staff. judge steve jones rejected that notion in his ruling, writing, quote, the court finds that the color of the office of the white house chief of staff did not include working with or working for the trump campaign. meadows was required to come forward with competent proof of his factual contention that his actions involving his actions involving challenges to the
from prosecution, because they were part of his work as a federal official when he testified, quote, i don t know that i did anything that was outside of my scope as chief of staff. judge steve jones rejected that notion in his ruling, writing, quote, the court finds that the color of the office of the white house chief of staff did not include working with or working for the trump campaign. meadows was required to come forward with competent proof of his factual contention that his actions involving his actions involving challenges to the outcome of the georgia s presidential election results were within his role as chief of staff. his efforts fall short. just two hours ago, mark meadows appealed the ruling to the 11th circuit. the judge stated that his ruling will not have any bearing on other defendants seeking removal of their cases. but it does suggest that the removal argument could be a hard sell for any defendant. including donald trump. quote, the constitution does