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its an issue that had never really been seriously considered and decided one way or the other. before the justice department was confronted with it urgently during the nixon administration. thanks to this sort of odd a series of things happening all at once in the early 70s, the vice president spiro ag new going to prison, the president, richard nixon, being removed by office against his will by impeachment. thanks to those things coming together all at once in a big felonious mess bec...

in the u.s. and around the world. it is thursday, august 4th and im brianna keilar with john avalon in for john berman. >> good morning. >> good morning. we begin with a surreal intersection of the defamation case against conspiracy theorist alex jones and the investigation into the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. jones is on trial in texas for the lies that he spread about the sandy hook massacre and in a jaw-dropping moment in court a lawyer for the sandy hook parents reveale...

together, all at once in a big felonious mess because the american people in our infinite wisdom thought it would be a good idea to elect guys that crime-y to the white house twice, thanks to that mess around nixon and agnew, the justice department in the early 70s had bumbled their way into putting down on paper that it was the policy of the justice department to not ever bring criminal charges against a sitting president of the unite and thats like an important landmark moment fort n...

policies. a former top new york prosecutor says has led to quote insanity. critics have been slamming braggs decision to offer plea bargains in some cases, and his original decision in an infamous memo not to even prosecute some crimes. meantime, in los angeles, progressive d.a. is defending his record on crime in a new interview as he faces a recall effort. that comes just weeks after san francisco voters ousted its progressive district attorney in a recall there. christina coleman is...

preserved ever since the gunman killed 14 students and 3 adults on valentines day 2018. and in texas, were on verdict watch. jurors are now deliberating in the defamation trial against conspiracy theorist alex jones. theyre deciding how much money he should pay to the parents of a 6-year-old sandy hook victim for repeatedly pushing derange conspiracies that the murder of 20 first graders and six adults did not happen. the judge in the case denied joness request for a mistrial after i...

also, this is a critical week for the economy. we are expecting a deluge of economic data to drop almost every day. it will hopefully provide insight to the millions of americans getting pummelled by 40-year high inflation. >> some analysts believe the u.s. is hurdling into a recession but the white house is hammering the message that the economy is resilient. well get a better sense of how the public is feeling tomorrow when consumer confidence numbers come out. >> then its the federa...

i think, i didnt care that they have weapons. theyre not here to hurt me. i remember him saying to the effect of, mark needs to do something more, literally calling the vice president -- and mark responded something to the effect of, you heard, he doesnt think theyre doing anything wrong. >> the stunning details of an out of touch president, who wanted to join the mob. >> the president said something to the effect of, i am the effing think president, take me up to the capitol now. the ...

abortion. new polling released today shows that 41% of americans approve of the supreme court decisions, the 59% of americans disapprove. a number that is telling, 67% of women surveyed disapprove of the ruling. in that same poll, 52% of americans to get overturning roe v. wade is a step backwards for america. and earlier today on meets the press, governor officials from both sides of the aisle express their view about the decision and he would impacts. >> whenever youre looking at the...

its important to be out here and do this. >> so, were actually gonna take you to some of the states throughout the country that are feeling the heat with some of these trigger laws that are now in place. 26 states in total, by the end of the month it sees a least 30 days or so yo have these laws in place for banning abortion. the country will look different than it does right about now. as we see, i just want to give you a lay of the land right now. before we move on. now, theres this ...

has retained on much of the republican base. more republicans will be asking themselves if this is the person they want as their nominee in 2024. taken as a whole, it was devastating in the extreme and for the congressional committee tasked with investigating the most devastating attack on the u.s. capitol in centuries, hutchinsons testimony puts their probe at a crossroads with important new questions to answer, especially about the role of white house counsel pat cipollone and what h...