laura: hello, everyone, i m laura ingraham. there is the ingraham angle from washington tonight. shocking video of a journalist getting arrested just for doing his job. the video and that journalist are here tonight. but, first, mr. trump goes to washington. that s the focus of tonight s angle. laura: the same federal court building where many of the j-6 defendants have been sentenced to prison sentences longer than convicted rapist, donald trump appeared today as a three-judge panel, appellate panel heard arguments on his claim of presidential immunity for actions he took when he was in office. his lawyer john sawyer pointed out a key concern. we are in a situation where we have the prosecution of the chief political opponent who is winning in every poll presidential election upcoming next year and is being prosecuted by the administration that he is seeking to replace that is the frightening future. that is tailor made to launch cycles reef cripple nation that will
giuliani must pay ruby freeman and shea moss, the two georgia election workers that giuliani falsely accused of stealing votes in the 2020 election. after the verdict, giuliani came out to the cameras. possibly we ll move for a new trial. certainly we ll appeal. the absurdity of the number merely underscores the absurdity of the entire proceeding. the comments they received i had nothing to do with. my comments had no connection at all to those. there were thousands of things in the press about this. of which mine were a small amount. you ll recall that back in august, the judge, beryl howell, issued a default judgment against jean y allny based on his admissions and failure to turn over evidence in the case. the task for the jury was to put a number on the human toll that moss and freeman suffered because of giuliani s lies. now cameras are not allowed in federal court, but we know what that toll looked like because moss and freeman have indicated the injuries that they
see the crime scene for themselves. we ll have a live report from the courthouse in south carolina coming up. at least a dozen people hospitalized, but no deaths reported after tornadoes tear apart businesses and homes in central oklahoma. we ll have the latest on the storms that made million z miserable over the last 24 hours and the problems they left behind. first, the challenges to donald trump. ideologically, financially and organizationally, all ramping up. case in point, ron desantis is gathering for more than 150 donors, a huge event over the weekend held less than a ten-minute drive from former president trump s back yard. the event was described as, quote, part of desantis increasingly open encroachments into the former president s long-term support base and ideological turf. that s just the tip of the iceberg with the florida governor set to extend his campaign with a national book tour that launches tomorrow. we should be clear. right nou desantis is still a
cast your ballots tomorrow. we got an inside look at the key races in the midterms. our sit down with tonight show host and author jimmy fallon. we discussed his new bilingual children s book and introduce you to its star. this is american voices. we begin this hour with the subpoena standoff. former president trump versus the january six committee. the committee s final hearing before the midterms put trump on the spot. nine members voted to demand his testimony. the next step, getting trump to actually take the stand. committee member adam kinzinger today warning that a contempt referral is not out of the question. as we are wrapping up the investigation, we are pursuing new leads and facts. we want to speak to the president. look, he s made it clear he has nothing to hide, what he says. he should come in on the day we ask him to come into. if he pushes off beyond that, we will figure out what to do next. the clock is ticking. the january six committee has just over t
our republic. they are angry and they are determined, but they have not seen anything like the power of americans united in defense of our constitution and committed to the cause of freedom. there is no greater power on this earth. and with god s help, we will prevail. it is the top of the fourth hour of morning joe. welcome back. it s 9:00 a.m. in the east, 7:00 a.m. in jackson, wyoming, where republican voters yesterday ousted congresswoman liz cheney. former president trump had made cheney his number one target on his revenge tour against republicans who stood against him after the capitol attack. cheney s battles with trump cost her her spot in house republican leadership, and now her house seat entirely. her loss also means eight of ten house republicans who voted to impeach trump will not be in congress next term. and this morning liz cheney spoke with savannah guthrie on the today show about her election loss and the state of the republican party. look, as we