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statements or about holding a press conference. the justice department declined all of those requests that i was just referencing because we did not think that they were appropriate based on the facts and the law. >> repeated attempts to over turn the election. much of yesterday hearing focused on jeffrey clark who played a central role in pushing trumps false election frauds and who trump wanted to install as the acting attorney general. just hours before yesterdays hearing, federal a...

machines, declare the election corrupt and investigate conspiracy claims. watch. >> between december 23rd and january 3rd, the president either called me or met with me virtually every day. >> you also noted that mr. rosen said to mr. trump, quote, doj cant and wont snap its fingers and change the outcome of the election, how did the president respond to that, sir? >> he responded very quickly and said, essentially, thats not what im asking you to do, what im just asking you to do is j...

>> these are the rest of the electors. >> the rest of the electors? there is no such thing. it may seem ludicrous watching that. the testimony that we will hear more of tomorrow, this was part of a multi-scheme for the president to overturn the election. its unprecedented. some members of a january 6 committee. he said he received at his home. addressed to his wife had mentioned how she and her husband and their child would be executed. the division of whats to come in the politics and...

side. the truth is what we as a country moving forward, will we continue to operate the truth? do we continue to be the place where the truth matters or will we fall to the lies where we succumb to the biggest lie of them all? you know the big lie i am talking about, thats the lie of the stolen election of the big fraud. it is not hyperbole to say the january 6th hearing thats hours away of what comes out of them will be an indication of whether we can keep our fragile democracy right ...

for the first time the january 6th committees moved beyond washington tomorrow. until now, the committee has been delving into the actions of those surrounding then-president trump, what he knew, and when he knew it. now its what did trump himself do and what is a criminal act. and you can be sure, this moment will be part of the focus. >> all i want to do is this. i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have because we won the state. >> that is just a really short ...

radical and said its a slap in face to women eviscerating their right. what is happening at this hour? the courts ruling today means there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion in this country. that historic decision up ends 50 years of abortion rights. it immediately transformed the landscape of womens reproductive health and their choices in america. the courts ruling is very similar to that draft which was written and leaked last month. at issue is the mississip...

leaves abortion a question for each state to settle. that heads up if you will by no means makes this day any less consequential. justice samuel aleto says roe was egregious from the start. in a joint rebuttal the courts three liberals wrote this, with sorrow for this court but more for the many ill-mans american women who today have lost a fundamental constitutional protection, we dissent. the impact nationwide will be limit. the role reversal was the goal, of course, of a decades lon...

constitutional right to abortion. states will now define abortion laws. and 13 states have abortion bans that were triggered into law by this mornings ruling. in all about half the states in this country are expected to implement abortion bans. its a monumental victory for abortion opponents and conservatives. but many liberals and moderates fear that the court could target other landmark presidents like same-sex marriage and contraception. justice clarence thomas explicitly called for...

one of the most consequential decisions in supreme court history was just handed down. the conservative majority of justices overturned roe vs. wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion. in a narrow 5-4 vote, the landmark decision reverses nearly 50 years of court precedent. this is sparking a range of emotions from victory celebrations to outrage. you see some vocal protesters gathering outside of the supreme court at this hour. president biden called the decision a, quote,...

on girls and womens reproductive autonomy. cnn is live as crowds swell outside the supreme court. plus, the widespread impact, where trigger laws now or soon will make abortion entirely illegal for any girl or woman regardless of circumstances. >> also on this monumental day, the first major gun safety legislation in decades on its way to the white house for president bidens signature. how democrats and republicans came together to compromise. welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper....