All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. It was a big day for the future of american democracy. We will get to that significant action in a moment, but before we do, just give me a second to go back to the context of what happened in the last election. I think it has been obscured by the sabotage and disinformation and violent insurrection unlike anything weve seen in the history of the country stoked by the former president. Remember this, last november, right, once in a cent ray pandemic, we got a glimpse of what a full or fuller participation version of our democracy would look like because due to the pandemic, state after state, jurisdiction after jurisdiction, and i should note this is both democratic and republican there were fights over this. But across the board, more or less on the whole in the aggregate, all these places did something praise worthy and novel. They took steps to make it easier to vote. They did this by expanding eligibility for mail
Aggregate, all these places did something praiseworthy and novel. They took steps to make it easier to vote. They did this by expanding eligibility for mailin voting and early voting and adding drop boxes for ballots right . Theres Public Health concern. You dont want everyone crowding in on election day so people found ways to just make it easier to vote so you wouldnt have that. And the results are clear. It worked. Turnout was the highest it had been in 120 years. Nearly 67 of eligible voters cast a ballot. And also there was no uniform drubbing of one party by the other. It was not a blowout. It was a competitive election. Yes, joe biden won by a healthy margin. 7 million votes. 70 plus Electoral College votes. But remember republicans gained seats in the house. They want some key senate rates right . Now rather than looking at that outcome and thinking wow, we can be a Competitive Party even in high turnout elections which would have been a totally rational conclusion. Republican
Today, ireland paid final respects to singer activists Sinead Oconnor who died almost two weeks ago. Hundreds lined her streets to pay the respects. The coffin made its way past our old home, which is in keeping with her old high risk cost them. Sinead oconnor was 56 when she died. That time now, for the source, with Kaitlan Collins. And Breaking News from ohio connectivity uncounted, as we have a crucial new witness test on Abortion Striker in america. More than a year after rose reversal, more on that in a moment. Plus, all shook up again as a failure to relaunch another the shovel of the Desantis Campaign. Will the latest shakeup make a difference . And after reading trumps new Election Interference in the, and a former official theorem said that his blood ran cold. The army thats take on the possibility of trump using the military to stay in power. Im Kaitlan Collins and this is the source. We start with Breaking News for you this evening, because cnn can now project that ohio vote
Governor, jeff duncan, confirms to the newspaper that he was notified that he will testify before the grand jury on tuesday. It is all coming as trump is making his first public appearance at the Iowa State Fair today since the protective order ruling in his Election Interference trial. Here is what he told our own Vaughn Hillyard moments ago. I dont have to take a look at it. The whole thing is a fake. Its about biden. They put it out because they cant win an election the fairway. It is all overblown Election Interference. Biden put it out because he cant win the fairway. He is right down in the polls. Mr. Trump, did you intend to overturn the 2020 election. You know the answer to that. Joining me is former federal prosecutor on kyushu dory. And nbc news justice reporter, ryan reilly. Also the author of sedition hunters. Set to be released in october. Let me start with you on this one in the pekingese we are following out of Fulton County. The a. G. Sea getting word now that tuesday t
Youre giving him the it is spelled c h s e b r o. There are not the two ease together, but Kenneth Chesebros memo that the if they did not find in the investigation. He cites Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe to support his theory about the fake electors. Lawrence tribe is going to join us tonight this is one of the lucky bookings that preexisting this story. He is going to respond to somebody who is listed now as a coconspirator in the case of the january six who was in his memo apparently trying to lean on professor tribe. We will see if that works, when he joins us. That is what they call in the business a chefs kiss, great book, and cant wait to see it. Can we. Have a good show. The Breaking News this evening is friday at ten pm. That is when the judge in the newest prosecution of donald trump will convene the first hearing in that case yesterday. Judge Tanya Chutkan asked the lawyers and the case to agree on two possible dates and times that they would all be available for hear