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The Weeknight August 4 7p: "Existential Crisis For Democracy"
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The Weeknight August 4 7p: "Existential Crisis For Democracy"

Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have fled the state to block a GOP-backed push to rig the congressional map. Former Attorney General Eric Holder joins The Weeknight to respond to the GOP’s redistricting plan and why he calls it “an authoritarian move” by the White House.

The Weeknight · Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele, Julie Su, Angelo Carusone, Bharat Ramamurti, Symone Sanders Townsend, Brendan Ballou, Eric Holder

August 5, 202542m 32s

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Show Notes

Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have fled the state to block a GOP-backed push to rig the congressional map. Former Attorney General Eric Holder joins The Weeknight to respond to the GOP’s redistricting plan and why he calls it “an authoritarian move” by the White House. Plus, Former Federal Prosecutor Brendan Ballou and Angelo Carusone, the President and CEO of Media Matters for America, break down the Trump administration’s latest attempt to distract from the Epstein scandal: a new grand jury investigation. 

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