I will speak with a congressman. And Attorney General Merrick Garland says the doj will turn its eye on new restrictive voting laws passing in states all across the country. Well get to all of it. Welcome to the week. We begin with an astonishing story. Former Attorney General William Barr is attempting to distance himself from reporting that the Trump Doj seized the Phone Records of at least two prominent lawmakers. Barr tells politico that while he was Attorney General, he was, quote, not aware of any congressmans records being sought in a leak case. The Justice Department has announced that the Departments Inspector General will investigate and democrats are calling on barr and trumps other former Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, to testify before congress. But really none of us should be surprised. Remember, he literally called for this to happen. I call this receipts. Roll the tape. They ought to investigate Adam Schiff for leaking that information. He should not be leaking inform
hour with the cast of in the heights. this is american voices. hello, everyone. i m alicia menendez. donald trump has been out of office for over 140 days now, yet the damage he s inflicted on democracy continues to be revealed. new reactions tonight to news from the new york times that his department of justice subpoenaed the communications records of lawmakers and their families, including a minor. illinois congressman raja krishnamoorthi called for attorney general merrick garland to clean house. i was a little disappointed quite frankly that we learned about this secret subpoenas of intelligence community members from apple and not from merrick garland s justice department. they need to also show that they are cleaning house and that they come clean with any other secret subpoenas or investigations or inappropriate targets. the justice department s internal watchdog is launching an investigation into federal prosecutors use of secret subpoenas to obtain recor
I will speak with a congressman. And Attorney General Merrick Garland says the doj will turn its eye on new restrictive voting laws passing in states all across the country. Well get to all of it. Welcome to the week. We begin with an astonishing story. Former Attorney General William Barr is attempting to distance himself from reporting that the Trump Doj seized the Phone Records of at least two prominent lawmakers. Barr tells politico that while he was Attorney General, he was, quote, not aware of any congressmans cords being sought in a leak case. The Justice Department has announced that the Departments Inspector General will investigate and democrats are calling on barr and trumps other former Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, to testify before congress. But really none of us should be surprised. Remember, he literally called for this to happen. I call this receipts. Roll the tape. They ought to investigate Adam Schiff for leaking that information. He should not be leaking informat
hello, everyone. i m alicia menendez. donald trump has been out of office for over 140 days now, yet the damage he s inflicted on democracy continues to be revealed. new reactions tonight to news from the new york times that his department of justice subpoenaed the communications records of lawmakers and their families, including a minor. illinois congressman raja krishnamoorthi called for attorney general merrick garland to clean house. i was a little disappointed quite frankly that we learned about this secret subpoenas of intelligence community members from apple and not from merrick garland s justice department. they need to also show that they are cleaning house and that they come clean with any other secret subpoenas or investigations or inappropriate targets. the justice department s internal watchdog is launching an investigation into federal prosecutors use of secret subpoenas to obtain records from apple concerning two california lawmakers on the house intell
thanks for being with us this hour. i m zerlina maxwell in for alicia mendez. tonight, the vital week ahead for abortion rights in america. the supreme court set to hear two cases involving the new ban in texas. and while they do not challenge roe, they stand to have a huge impact on a woman s right to choose. also tonight, another american right on the line voting. you ll hear from former massachusetts governor deval patrick. he was launching a new fight to preserve bought access, especially for communities of color. and without any big wins at home, can the president reassure allies abroad that america can still make good on its promises to curb climate change? welcome to a brand-new hour of american voices. we begin this hour with a big week ahead for the supreme court. in the morning, justices will begin hearing two challenges to the new abortion law in texas. and while these cases do not put roe v. wade on the line, make no mistake. whatever justices decide wil