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justin j pearson, justin jones, gloria johnson took place in the demonstration just days after a fatal in nashville. republican bob makers declared their actions violated house rules and moved to expel their three colleagues. johnson narrowly avoided expulsion but the other two were ejected. the move briefly left voters in primarily black districts without representation in the tennessee house and drew national attention. joining us now is justin j pearson, one of the tennessee three reelected and thursday special election. great to have you back. i want to ask you and your colleague were heavily favored to win her districts but how does it feel to win your seatback? >> i am humbled and honored that district 86 representation has been restored. our district lost its voice temporarily i'll be at -- temporarily due to the actions of the super majority republican party tennessee. it was not just the expulsion of one or two members, it was people who went to the posters month before to get their voices heard to make sure that democracy was able to prevail, but the reality is we are dealing

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one of them, justin j. pearson, joins me tonight. >>> we begin tonight with one of the most striking aspects of donald trump's third arraignment yesterday. besides the fact that a former president of the united states has been arraigned for crimes three times. and it is that all of his frenzied truth social posts and for all of his republican speechifying and about political prosecution, the man who showed up in a washington courtroom on thursday was basically alone. none of his family came to support him, no melania, no ivanka, jared, dawn jr., or eric. and they can't even blame the location because they didn't show up for his florida or new york arraignments either, and technically, they live or have lived in both places. besides his lawyers and staff, including walt nauta, his valet, and florida co-defendant, trump had nobody. it's a sharp contrast to the man who stalked the red carpets and celebrity parties of new york decades ago. back in his celebrity real estate developer days in the '80s and '90s. his proxi

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have won their seats back according to projections from the ap justin jones of nashville and justin j. pearson of memphis were expelled in april after protesting in support of gun safety on the chamber floor. they still had to run for their old seats. the ousting of jones and pearson drew national attention to the tennessee legislature and prompted accusations of racism >>> an appeals court is allow ago signature piece of president biden's immigration policy to stay in place. it makes it difficult for people to be granted asylum unless they first seek protection in the country they're traveling through to get to the u.s., or they have to apply online for asylum first a lower court had found that policy illegal, but the new ruling will keep it in place as the legal battle continues t playut it could go all thway to eme cour>>> let's turn to trag w erpment tess southern two lifeies have been found in the rio grande. one waund at the floating barrier texas recently installed. e deathsre escin tensioetween texas and mexico r julia ainsley has the latest >> reporter: tragedy in texas. two migrants

this week, tennessee state representative justin j. pearson jones, they have officially been reinstatement to the legislative seats. but the two black members were expelled from the chamber in april after joining the students in protest over gun safety on the house floor. they are two of the tennessee three. now, local officials to restore them to their positions after nationwide backlash. they were still required to run again in a special election. each defeated their challengers, and they head back to nashville ahead of an august 21st special session on gun reform. this is all with the hope that quote, they return, they also provide momentum for democrats, and other lawmakers who support gun measures. as representative jones put, it the find out era of politics is just beginning. and for those not familiar with the phrase, that means they are going to show you better than they can tell you. up next, tributes pouring in for the new york dancer stabbed in a gas station parking lot. even beyoncÉ pay tribute to him. we will have the latest charg

>> tennessee state representative, the honorable justin j. pearson, gets tonight's last word. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> tonight -- defendant donald trump's push for control. his lawyer's latest moves and the battle of the special counsel's request for a protective order. while jack smith fires back with his own response. then ron desantis's about face on his biggest 2020 election lies, as he attempts to revamp his 2024 campaign. and a look ahead to tomorrow's political special election in ohio. what it could mean for the state's constitution and the fight for abortion access. -- as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. we begin this evening in washington, d. c. where lawyers for former president donald j trump have responded to special counsel jack smith request for a protective order in the 2020 election case. trump's team countered with a narrower protective order that would allow him to publicly discuss some of the evidence collected by the government ahead of the trial. the sp

>> that was state tennessee state representative justin jones who along about his colleague justin j. pearsonxpelled after leading the gun reform, days after a shooter murdered six people including children in a nashville area school. their white colleague leading the chants with them, gloria johnson was not expelleded. johnson and jones were both stripped of their committees. pearson didn't have any at the time, but unlike jones, gloria johnson got hers back a few days later. now that he won back his seat, jones is asking for his committee assignments back. ahead of a special session that will address gun control. eric holder is representing jones and wrote this to tennessee's republican house speaker, quote, it is critical that the representative that representative jones whose voice and leadership on issues of school safety and gun control have been recognized throughout tennessee and the nation, participate in his justin joining jones joins me now. representative jones, let's update ourselves as of tonight. the letter that eric holder wrote on your behalf of a deadline of friday for the s

and justin j. pearson won his state race in memphis, according to projections.epublicans expelled them for disorderly behavior while protesting against gun violence on the house floor. jones and pearson we're fighting for stricter gun measures, after a mass shooting at a nashville school left six people dead, including three on year olds. their expulsions lid to claims of a racial double extended. well jones and pearson up both black, the three protesting member of the tennessee three, democrat laura johnson, who is white, she was not removed from office. johnson said the difference in treatment, quote, might have to do with the color of her skin. jones and pearson marie into the ballot officials, but only on an interim basis. they still had to run for the old seat. first in the gym primaries, and then in this week's general election. their winds come at a critical time for democrats. republican governor bill lee has called a special session for later this month to address potentially changing the states gun control laws. justin jones says he is ready for it. he