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Which is how you get to autocracy. >> neil, exactly what -- actually what donald trump was saying out loud he wanted to do. theres reporting in 2017 or 18 that he wanted the justice department to prosecute hillary clinton, to prosecute james comey. accused mccabe of treason. i believe called james comey a traitor. now we know that his trumpiest of all of the whatever he had three or four attorneys general generate. what do you make of the denial of bill barr? >> ill believe the denial and the re...

Audits. the justice department will do everything to prevent election fraud if found. but many of the justifications in post-election audits relied on lies why that have been refuted in this administration and last as well as in every court that has considered them. the refr rend, professor, neil, thank you so much to all three for spending time with us today. when we come back, how todays doj announcement is received by the states trying to limit who votes. michigans secretary of state fighti...

Al sharpton, michael eric dyson and neil. professor, your reaction? >> it is absolutely necessary for the attorney general to use the bully pulpit of his officer for ideas that protect american citizens right to vote. in 2013 with the rejection of preclearance as the predicate for judicial oversight it is even more necessary for legislators and the department of justice to vigorously pursue democracy and the right to vote for ordinary citizens and the shenanigans, the tricks deployed by republic...

The franchise for all voters. the civil rights division is going to need more lawyers. accordingly today im announcing within the next 30 days we will double the divisions enforcement staff for protecting the right to vote. we are scrutinizing new laws that seek to curb voter access and where we see violations will not hesitate to act and scrutinizing current laws and practices to determine whether they discriminate black voters and other voters of color. >> joining the conversation the reverend...

Officials. heres the true scandal. they still work there. for attorney general merrick garland. today. right now. this is where we start today. former acting u.s. solicitor and professor neil katatel is here. and mike schmidt is here. a reporter that broke this big story last night for "the new york times." all three msnbc contributors. mike schmidt, take us through what you describe as a sense that the justice department that might have been at least partially politically motivated on barrs par...

Election. they disproportionately impact voters that republicans have given up on. let me show you a little bit more of attorney general garland speaking specifically about how they disproportionately impact communities of color. >> progress to protect voting rights and especially for black americans and other people of color has never been steady. moments of voting rights expansion have often been met with counter efforts to curb the franchise. and actually securing the protections guaranteed b...

Most vulnerable a vigorous fight does mean theres pushbag against the 361 bills in the offing, 21 that have been put into law, passed into law and it means that the fight wont simply be surrender. the republicans across the board are having a fight. theyre doing it with critical race theory with no idea what it means, with the schools and education. theyre doing it with public policy and now with voting rights. we have got to stand up and fight back. by itself it wont happen but connecting and j...