Timothy Snyder, author of "On Tyranny," explains that a person who is beholden to a lie isn't really free, and how accountability contributes to reinforcing […]
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Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ Keeps Supporters In Thrall But Truth Is The Cure: Snyder | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Rachel Maddow reads through Timothy Snyder's explanation of how Donald Trump's "big lie," insisting that he actually won the 2020 election, cuts his supporters off […]
Continue readingViolent Attack On U.S. Capitol A Win In Trump’s Eyes As Republican Support Holds | Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow points out that despite the deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol fomented by Donald Trump's sedition, Republicans in Congress did not feel sufficient […]
Continue readingRep. Lamb To Republican Colleagues: ‘The Truth Hurts’ | The Last Word | MSNBC
In an early morning speech that almost caused a brawl on the House floor, Rep. Conor Lamb (D-PA) said it was important to communicate how […]
Continue readingDCCC Chair: ‘You Are Either With The American Constitutional System Or You Are With That Mob’
After rioters stormed the Capitol on Wednesday, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) tells Lawrence O’Donnell that President Trump, the rioters and Trump’s Republican enablers in […]
Continue readingRep. Hakeem Jeffries: Trump Remains A Clear And Present Danger | The 11th Hour | MSNBC
House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) joins to discuss his call to remove Trump from office after Wednesday's violent insurrection on Capitol Hill […]
Continue readingRep. Omar Says Republicans Who Enabled Trump ‘Have Blood On Their Hands’ | All In | MSNBC
"I believe they have blood on their hands. And no one should forget that," says Rep. Ilhan Omar of the Republicans who enabled Trump's anti-democratic […]
Continue readingRep. Karen Bass Can Only Imagine If ‘They Had Been Black Lives Matter Protests’ | Deadline | MSNBC
Democratic Congresswoman from California Karen Bass shares the horror of being inside the Capitol during the siege by Trump supporters, and why there needs to […]
Continue readingKatyal: Discussions Of Invoking The 25th Amendment And Impeachment Have Gained ‘A Lot Of Velocity’
Georgetown University law professor and former acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal weighs in on how Congress could impeach the president for the second time […]
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