as attorney general so jeff clark could send that letter and sign it attorney general. now, had that happened, think about it, had the u.s. justice department jumped in the way trump wanted to, the way jeff clark proposed, had the u.s. justice department told republican-led states in formal letters don't send in biden electors on advice from the u.s. justice department you better not do that, how do you think republican legislatures in those states would have acted? it's one thing to get, you know, an off the wall call from trump berating you. right? it's another thing for the u.s. justice department to formally advise you over the signature of the united states attorney general that you must not send in your electors because there's real problems with the vote in your state. how would republican legislatures have responded? we would be living in a different country right now. i'm not sure all of us would be living in the same country as each other anymore, had that letter gone out. that was just insanity. that would have been as radical as trump's plan to send the nati

justice department jumped in, the way trump wanted to, the way jeff clark proposed, had the u.s. justice department told republican led states, informal letters, don't send in biden electors, on advice from the u.s. justice department, you better not do that. how do you think republican legislators in those states would've acted? it's one thing to get an off the wall call from trump berating you, right? it's another thing for the u.s. justice department to formally advise you, over the signature of the united states attorney general, that you cannot send in your electors, because there are real problems with the vote in your state. how would republican legislators deal with that? how would ever spawned? it we would be living in a very different country, right now, had that u.s. justice department letter gotten out. i'm not sure all of us would be even living in the same country had a letter got out. that was just insanity. that would have been as radical as trump's other reported idea, to send the national guard out to seize the voting machines, and we won the election. it would'

so it's not just trump, but all the coup plotters around him like steve bannon, like jeff clark who trieds is looking at them to try to figure out what's happened. we don't have any evidence thus far that the justice department as opened an investigation into that. from my perspective, that's what i worry so that about. it may by that's happening. we have a great attorney general that i think is running this investigation, but there aren't any signs right now that that investigation is reaching the higher ups. that, to me, is the doomsday scenario, to basically tell all these coup plotters, hey, we'll arrest the people you sent there and been conspiring with, but you can do it again. you can do it in 2022, 2024. you can keep doing it and not just relitigating the way they tried to, but fighting in an armed way because they didn't get the result they wanted. >> is aen no violent coup illegal? >> absolutely. the statute that the justice depend has been using already isn't about violence. it basically says if you are attempting to obstruct an official proceeding -- and counting of the votes

assistant attorney general kristen clarke spoke with our jeff pegues in her first tv interview since st year. clarke says continuing dr. king's quest for equal access to ballot box is one of the department's top priorities. >> what do you think is the state of voting in america right now? >> we have made a lot of progress but we still have a long way to go. >> reporter: assistant district attorney kristen clarke hears the frustration of many over new state voting restrictions and says her department is using every tool at its disposal to row tech voting rights. would you say it's people of color who are being targeted by these laws? >> yes. voting discrimination is alive and well. >> who do you think is behind this effort? >> well, look, i do not view this as a partisan issue. >> you don't? >> i don't. i was there at the white house when president bush signed the last reauthorization of the bill into law. it passed in congress in 2006 by a 98-0 street in the senate. >> you might be the only one in this town that doesn't see it as a partisan issue. >> well, i'm hopeful. i'm hopeful tha

jeff: dana is the travis county clark and served in county government for 40 years.ways, we cannot practice free speech with voters. you cannot call them back to cure a problem with their application or rent their ballot, because that is seen as promoting by mail voting. all we want to do is figure out what their new, correct identification number should be. just to be passively helpful with voters. we should not be so hamstrung. jeff: a violation carries a mandatory minimum of six months imprisonment and a fine of up to $10,000. dana: this is voter suppression. i am very concerned of our democracy and why the legislature wanted to stop all voters, including their own republican voters, from voting by mail. jeff: across the state from houston to san antonio to austin, the law has caused a spike in rejections in mail ballot applications. travis county, home to austin, normally rejects one to 2% of ballot applications. currently, officials say it is six to 7%. in harris county, which includes houston, one third of rejected applications were tossed because of id problem

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clark, treasury secretary janet yellen, and others. we will be repairing that tonight at 8:00 eastern. you can see that on c-span, c-span.org, and the free c-span video app. jeff in davis, michigan. you are next. caller: when i donate, i usually donate to howard stern and -- host: all right. jim in atlanta. you are next. caller: hello, this is jim in atlanta. i tried to volunteer at emory hospital here in atlanta. i filled out the application, went through all of the background check, almost like a job application. i called yesterday and their volunteer service department had shut down because of covid and they are not accepting any volunteers. that was very frustrating. but volunteering, especially on martin luther king weekend, is utmost in my mind. it is my birthday, number one. host: happy birthday, jim. caller: thank you. doing the next right thing, like the other man said, is paramount for all of us, regardless of what part of the aisle you prefer. i find if you talk about volunteering to people maybe on the other side of your opinion, there is a way to bridge that gap and find something in common. i have a friend who holds senior record for triathlons i