The battle Trump lost on Jan. 3 that set the stage for Jan. 6

A big moment from the second Jan. 6 Committee hearing was the discussion of the many lawyers who told Trump that he had lost fair and square — and the few who didn't. [View in browser]( [Image]( June 15, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [The battle Trump lost on Jan. 3 that set the stage for Jan. 6]( by Steve Vladeck One of the big moments from the Jan. 6 Committee hearings so far was the discussion of the many lawyers who told Trump that he had lost fair and square — and the few who didn't — including Jeffrey Clark, John Eastman and others. "Increasingly, the behind-the-scenes story of how the Trump White House tried to steal the 2020 election is a battle between two sets of legal advisers," [writes Steve Vladeck](. "Fortunately for all of us, the right ones prevailed." Still, the hearings have given the American public an opportunity to reflect on the trust we place in lawyers as arbiters of justice. "Perhaps one of the lessons of Jan. 6 is that we don't do enough to hold government lawyers accountable when their conduct proposes or facilitates unlawful government behavior." Read Steve Vladeck's [full analysis](//link.msnbc.com/click/27984027.31995/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi91dmFsZGUtcG9saWNlLXMtc3Rvcnkta2VlcHMtY2hhbmdpbmctd29yc2UtbjEyOTU3NTg_Y2lkPWVtbF9tZGFfMjAyMjA2MDgmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1mNjMwODkzZTlkZDVmNDFlMzIwNGE5Y2YzMWE3YmJmYzNiNzZhOWRiNGY1NTAxMTQwYjhkNDlkNjllOTJhNmEw/5c068eef9c625f10cf422fa8B5775825a//link.msnbc.com/click/27984027.31995/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9yZXB1YmxpY2FuLWZsaXAtZmxvcC13aGl0ZS10ZXJyb3Jpc3RzLXdpbi1kZW1vY3JhdHMtbjEyOTU2Mzk_Y2lkPWVtbF9tZGFfMjAyMjA2MDgmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1mNjMwODkzZTlkZDVmNDFlMzIwNGE5Y2YzMWE3YmJmYzNiNzZhOWRiNGY1NTAxMTQwYjhkNDlkNjllOTJhNmEw/5c068eef9c625f10cf422fa8B2714c5bc//link.msnbc.com/click/27984027.31995/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9kb3VnLW1hc3RyaWFuby1yZXB1YmxpY2FuLW5vbWluZWUtcGVubnN5bHZhbmlhLWdvdmVybm9yLXdvcnJpZXMtZ29wLW4xMjk1NTE1P2NpZD1lbWxfbWRhXzIwMjIwNjA4JnVzZXJfZW1haWw9ZjYzMDg5M2U5ZGQ1ZjQxZTMyMDRhOWNmMzFhN2JiZmMzYjc2YTlkYjRmNTUwMTE0MGI4ZDQ5ZDY5ZTkyYTZhMA/5c068eef9c625f10cf422fa8B1f34e1c1 in your Wednesday [MSNBC Daily](. TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Zeeshan Aleem]( [The Ginni Thomas Jan. 6 scandal keeps getting worse. But there's a silver lining.]( Thomas' emails are a reminder of the Supreme Court's vulnerability to corruption and conflict of interest. [Read More.]( [Steve Benen]( [Lindsey Graham sets his sights on 'entitlement reform' (again)]( If the GOP senator expects people to take these arguments seriously, he's going to be disappointed. [Read More.]( [Ja'han Jones]( [This Supreme Court bill is a messaging disaster for Democrats]( Keeping with tradition, Democrats succumbed to conservative pressure.Read More.]( [Steve Benen]( [The problem(s) with Trump's pushback against the Jan. 6 probe]( Either Trump didn't hear about the plan, or he decided not to care about it. [Read More.](   TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [All In]( [Lofgren on why Wednesday's Jan. 6 hearing was postponed]( [Hallie Jackson]( [McConnell says he's 'comfortable' with gun reform framework]( [The ReidOut]( [Rep. Raskin on William Barr: Just telling the truth doesn't make you a hero]( [Deadline White House]( [Figliuzzi warns violence from right-wing extremists is being cultivated by officeholders]( MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text]   "Identity politics" polarizes discourse about virtually every aspect of contemporary political life. But what exactly is it, and what role does "elite capture" play in how it has come to be understood? Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò is a philosopher, assistant professor at Georgetown University and author of several books, including "Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)" and "Reconsidering Reparations," both of which were published in 2022. He joins WITHpod to discuss the origins of identity politics, the problems with what he calls 'deference politics,' and how elites have co-opted the language of social justice to serve their own ends. [Listen now.](   [Image] [Image]   [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)