know of agents faced immense pressure that day, protecting the president from himself and the vice president from the mob his boss sent to the capitol. secret service agents feeling fearing for their own lives and they rush to get america second in command away from those chanting to hang him. the secret service acknowledging records were purged as part of a systemwide update. but today, based on a letter review by the new york times, dhs inspector general has informed the secret service to, quote, halted internal search for purged texts sent by agents around the time of january 6th so that it does not interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation. that s right. an ongoing criminal investigation. all of these developments coming to light thanks to the house select committee s quest for accountability. a number of these bombshells dropping during the panels primetime hearing thursday night. the committee, taking nearly three hours to trace what the associated press calls, q
primetime hearing thursday night. the committee, taking nearly three hours to trace what the associated press calls, quote, an arc of carnage rot by trump. we re going to talk about all of this a little later in the hour. in case you missed it, we are going to re-air thursday s primetime hearing in its entirety, top to bottom, so you can see that arc for yourself. that s going to begin tonight at 7 pm eastern. let s turn, first, for access to reproductive health care. a month after the supreme court s ruling overturning roe versus raid, the battle over new abortions restrictions are leading to confusion and new obstacles for doctors and for their patience. for now, abortion access remains legal in kentucky. friday a kentucky jog ruled new abortion restrictions violate right to privacy under the states constitution. however, reproductive freedom
democrats, abortion ruling may help republicans. that is an about face. how so? first of all, you know, the democrats point to polls showing that the majority of americans oppose overturning roe versus wade and that s true. polls show most americans don t know what it would mean. a poll showed 66% of americans think overturning roe versus made would make abortion illegal everywhere in america and it won t. when they wake up the morning after it s done abortion hasn t been outlawed. a fox news poll this week showed that 54% of americans support the mississippi law. they support banning abortion after 15 weeks with exceptions for the health of the mother. and also gallup poll shows that while a majority of americans want to limit abortion to the first trimester only 28% support it in the second trimester and 13% in the third