we had a great conversation. i ve known him since 1999. he was a seminary student here in new york. came to a demonstration i had. he ended up getting arrested for peaceful demonstration with me. we ve known each other since then. we had a great conversation, coming right up after the fabulous simone. we will be watching, rev, you have just mentored us all. take away. thank you very much. thank you verlet me say, welcoo politicsnation. right now, republicans in both chambers of congress are doing what they can to sabotage the people s business. in protest of the 37 federal counts, donald trump is facing over his handling of classified materials. and five days after his arraignment, that sabotage is ranging from a media campaign, to publicly exonerating trump before he even stand trial. to pledge from substantial republicans to intentionally obstruct the biden administration, by blocking vital appointments, even if it puts our nation in jeopardy. georgia senator, i rap
you are watching symone. president joe biden holding true to his words, the south declared union man spoke to labor groups and philadelphia today. for his first rally of the 2020 campaign is not on the campaign trail this weekend. but he still getting a lot of attention anyway, after being arraigned on a criminal indictments in a florida courtroom this week. some of the republicans vying for the nomination even saying they will pardon him if elected. what kind of strategy is that? plus, juneteenth, we are marking the third anniversary of the federal holiday with a special at the national museum of african american history and culture. i spoke to director kevin young, we unpacked the significant events, people, and places that led to june 19th, 1865 and what we now commemorate as a big federal holiday juneteenth. i m simone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. another busy week to discuss. it started with the former president appearing in court for his second crimi
a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters. welcome to alex witt reports. we are beginning this our new finding in ukraine as russia s war enters your two. ukrainian officials claim they suffered more than 70 attacks in the last 24 hours, including one they say led to this fire right here at a kindergarten in kherson. president biden meanwhile shooting down china so called peace plan to bring ukraine and russia back to the negotiating table. here is what he said in a new interview. we are deploying, it s not how could it be any? good i m not being facetious. i m being that they earnest. i ve seen nothing in the plan to indicate that there is something that would be beneficial to anyone other than russia if the chinese plan moved forward. this is the idea that china is going to be negotiating the outcome of a war that is a totally unjust war for ukraine is just not rational. also, new this. our protesters are mobilizing cities across the country against
background than in previous administrations. 66% are women, and 67% are people of color. according to the white house. joe biden has put more black women on the federal bench than any other president in history. so with all of these appointments, biden is actually on track to be balance the federal courts. it s going to have a major long term impact. whether or not, he has another term as president in 2024. thank so much for watching folks. simone on this saturday, i m symone sanders-townsend. tomorrow i will be joined by minnesota attorney general, keith ellison, to discuss that scathing justice department report on the minneapolis police department. three years after the death of george floyd. politicsnation though, with the great reverend, al sharpton, is next. rev, i cannot wait for your show. i know you have senator raphael warnock. there s so much to talk about with him. voting rights, the georgia investigation to donald trump, that s just a start. i can t wait to see it.
in the georgia investigation to former president trump. fulton county da, fani willis, says a decision on charges, rather, is imminent, but the special grand jury for person may complicate things. emily course telling nbc news and other outlets of the grand jury recommended indictments in the case. it s not a shortlist. we are talking about more than a dozen people? i would say that, yes. are these recognizable names, names that people would know? they are certainly names that you would recognize, yes. i don t think that there are any giant plot twists coming. i don t think that there are any, like, giant, that s not the way i expected this to go at all. i don t think that s in store for anyone. joining me now is msnbc