Select committee to investigate the january sixth attack on the united states capital will be in order. Law makers sought to demonstrate through never before seen testimony, donald trumps responsibility for causing the attack. Those who invaded our capital and battled law enforcement for hours were motivated by what president trump had told them,. that the election was stolen and that he was the rightful president. Even the president's own daughter, ivanka, had concluded that there was no fraud, telling the committee she was persuaded of that fact by attorney general bare taste.
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This week, voters in San Francisco ousted Chesa Boudin, their progressive district attorney. The move was seen as a rejection of a class of prosecutors who are determined to overhaul the criminal justice system.
But what happened to Mr. Boudin can be seen as more the exception than the rule.
Guest: Astead W. Herndon, a national political reporter for The New York Times.
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