at the juneteenth, y all, and happy father s day. i m simone sanders, and i ve got something to say. we re looking ahead to the next january 6th hearings and beyond to the former donald trump s potential prosecution. but before we dive in i have a little bit of a disclaimer. i know some of y all may be frustrated. frustrated at how winding the path to accountability is, and how long it takes to travel it, but even if donald trump is not charged. if he escapes all consequences, these hearings will not have been in vain. this week marks the 50th anniversary of watergate. it seemed like a standard burglary led to the first and only resignation of the u.s. president. richard nixon. but it didn t happen overwrought night, y all. it took years of federal hearings and exhaustive journalism to finally uncover how deep the corruption went. though he resigned, nixon never faced charges. he was actually pardoned by his successor. but thanks to efforts to hold him accountable, history re
right now, the nations in the midst of reflection, the second federal observation of the black freedom struggle, expressed by the holiday known as juneteenth. it comes at the start of a potentially dizzying news cycle. starting this week, as the senate holds out hope that a tenuous bipartisan deal, on guns cannot get a quick vote. while the momentum is there after weeks of mass shootings. and one bracing for the supreme courts spending public to take decision on the future of the federal abortion rights, to come down within days. as the white house weighs its options to protect those rights, possibly through executive order. and then there s what will be the third week of public hearings in the congressional probe into january six. the next round, centering on donald trump s pressure campaign put it election officials in georgia. to overturn the 2020 election results in that. state and we re also waiting a hard confirmation that ginni thomas, wife of supreme court justice, cl
yasmin vossoughian. i ll be back later with a report on the january six. hearings simone sanders starts. now greetings, you are watching simone. one of the most conservative judicial minds in america, tell us the january six committee, donald trump and his allies are still a clear and present danger to our democracy. that is happening right in front arise. plus, i have been saying, and republicans go low, it is time to go toe to toe. so i am asking, why aren t democrats changing from the we ve tops about ginni thomas and her alleged emails to trump attorney john eastman? you know, at the architect of the attempted coup. and, law versus protocol, i am very struck by how much the government functions on protocols that are not rules of law. so, we are going to dig into the difference today, and how this was on full display on january 6th. i am simone sanders, and i have something to say. e sanders, and i hav something to say all right i need you ought to listen. that the janua
probe into january 6th is tying the various strings of evidence about what happened that day into a narrative about a coordinated assault on our democracy. after dual hearings this week, by the house select committee investigating the insurrection, we continue to learn more about the shocking efforts of private minute trump supporters to undermine the 2020 election results. under increasing scrutiny is conservative activist ginni thomas, wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas, who has signaled that she will testify before the house select committee investigating january 6th. after the committee revealed, it had obtained text messages from that day, between mrs. thomas and former trump lawyer john eastman. who himself is now at the center of the investigation. as further details emerged this week of just how hard he leaned on vice president mike pence to resist certifying the 2020 election, exhausting every option to keep trump in power while requesting a presidential p
again why i m home, i tested positive for covid. but that s to the fact, i am vaxxed and boosted. i have no symptoms and i feel just fine. because i care about the health of my colleagues, i ve chosen to work from home, and practice social distancing. with so much going on, i didn t want to risk the chance to bring all the news to you. so, let s get started. tonight s need moment of truth, with following breaking news this afternoon that the senate has worked out a framework for bipartisan gun legislation, that could represent the biggest federal rule to curb gun violence in decades. at the same time, in the house, on the eve of the second round of public hearings from the select committee investigating january six, essentially tomorrow. morning taken together these momentous moves on capitol hill, give me help. on this sunday, because sunday is a dear hope for a ministry. that democrats and biden administration are making some progress, and fulfilling their promise to defe