he did not do it. day four of the seditious conspiracy trial. trump should have acted, and just manned up to do it, but he didn t. tonight, new evidence of how hard the oath keepers pressed for a coup. congressman jamie raskin, on what it means for the committee s final hearing. then, even new reporting suggesting the justice department thinks donald trump is, still, hiding documents. plus, new reporting that herschel walker urged his ex girlfriend to have a second abortion. joe searcy owning, on the presidents candid remarks about vladimir putin, and nuclear armageddon. all in, starting right now. good evening, from new york, i m chris hayes. we begin tonight by setting a scene for you at the e barrett premium federal courthouse in washington d.c.. five members of the right-wing gang, the oath keepers, are currently on trial for seditious conspiracy. in connection with their plot to keep donald trump in pair power with, the 2020 election. we have been bringing you up
florida s governor just declared a state of emergency as floridians brace for a potential midweek hurricane. plus fiona packed a punch in canada overnight, communitied still flooded at this hour. and is a reception inevitable? new data is fuelling new fears. you re in the cnn newsroom. in coastal canada it is clear many residents will be spending it in total darkness. hundreds of thousands are without power after hurricane force winds swept through the region earlier today. though it s been downgraded to a cyclone, it s one of the strongest storms to hit canada s atlantic coast. it swamped the beach on prince edward island. police tweeted photos of destruction there. even as fiona fizzles, tropical storm ian is raising alarms throughout the caribbean and gulf of mexico. ron desantis declared a state of emergency with ian predicted to hit the state as a category 4 hurricane next week. le no rest for the weary here. what s the latest? the very latest from the national hurri
gop. will they fight off maga challengers? if the i don t know in office is to stay in office you should find another job. inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. welcome inside politics supd. i i m manu raju in for abby phillips. joe manchin is supporting the plan to fight the climate crisis and fight prescription drug costs. it was a deal 18 months in the working. the work of the government can be slow and sometimes infuriating. then the hard work of hours and days and months from people who refused to give up pays off. history is made. lives are changed. with this legislation, we are facing up to some of the biggest problems and we are taking a giant step forward as a nation. but as democrats were celebrating new data shows the american economy shrank for a second straight quarter. two negative quarters of gdp growth is not the technical definition of a recession. you do not see the major contraction or layoffs that have be
passed an historic bill to ban assault weapons. we will get reaction from oversight committee chairman carolyn maloney. and then the end of roe v. wade can overwhelm those struggling foster care system in america. i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. the january six committee might be on a hearing hiatus, but the justice department investigation into the attack on the capital appears to be finally kicking into overdrive. this week, reporting from the washington post later confirmed by nbc news, signaled a new focus in the department of justice criminal probe. donald trump, himself. prosecutors have asked hours of detailed questions about meetings that trump held in the run up to january six. in recent days, two former top aides to mike pence, his chief of staff mark short and lawyer greg jacob, have been called before a federal grand jury. witnesses have reportedly been asked about conversations with trump, his lawyers and other members of his inner circle. they post al
might be on a hearing hiatus, but the justice department investigation into the attack on the capital appears to be finally kicking into overdrive. this week, reporting from the washington post later confirmed by nbc news, signaled a new focus in the department of justice criminal probe. donald trump, himself. prosecutors have asked hours of detailed questions about meetings that trump held in the run up to january six. in recent days, two former top aides to mike pence, his chief of staff mark short and lawyer greg jacob, have been called before a federal grand jury. witnesses have reportedly been asked about conversations with trump, his lawyers and other members of his inner circle. they post also reports that back in april, the justice department got their hands on phone records from key officials and aides in the trump administration, including former chief of staff, mark meadows. as the saying goes, when it rains, it pours, because the new york times is reporting that f