february 11th, i m stan stein, filling in for my friend ali velshi. we begin this hour with the latest signs at the justice department s investigation into donald trump s escalating and shifting to a more advanced stage. on thursday, nbc news learned that former vice president mike pence was subpoenaed by jack smith, the special counsel appointed by attorney general eric garland, to handle the justice department investigation in the january six. and donald trump s handling of classified documents. the subpoena was filed between pence s legal team and the doj. it s taking a hard look at the scheme to mistake electors to falsely declared trump the winner of the election in states that joe biden actually won. in december, just about a month after he was appointed, smith subpoenaed local officials in the spring state, the trump team targeted in effort to overturn the results. trump it had his way, would ve paid a critical role. which is why this subpoena is a significant mileston
i want to start on december 14th, 2022. a day we should not particularly remember. it was supposed to be a boring day for state electors across the country as they officially cast their presidential votes. as we know very well, that was not the case in seven states, including the state of georgia. democratic party electors met right up there in the senate chambers. they are official. they are certified. they voted for joe biden. but georgia republicans, they met exactly the same time behind those closed doors. they are not official, not certified. they chose donald trump they say to keep his lawsuit alive. even as they were meeting for the first time in 28 years select a democratic president and vice president, a floor below georgia republicans were convening their own meeting to select their own electors who voted for donald trump. the 16 take trump electors from georgia meeting in the state capitol fraudulently, that scheme in addition to catching the attention of the d
pro punishing protesters forcing some to fight in the very war they want to stop. and crisis of democracies, a warning to the world from french president macron, and his message to donald trump after being wrapped up in the mar-a-lago case. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper. and we begin with our politics lead. and just in, special master of the trump mar-a-lago documents case opens the door to hearing witness testimony. this, coming after yet another legal defeat for former president donald trump. three judges from the 11th circuit court of appeals unanimously reversed district judge aleene cannon s decision. three-judge panel, one obama and three trump appointees. a special master s review of that subset, about 100 records is now partially stopped after judge cannon amended her ruling today. and just a short time ago, a special master deliver a new order to trump s legal team to prove one notable aspect in the former president s public claims. an in
evidence. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. russia s military said to be divided tonight over ukraine s stunning military offensive, retaking thousands of square miles from moscow s forces, which are now on the defensive in eastern and southern ukraine. cnn s senior international correspondent matthew chance has the latest for us. matthew, cnn s reporting that putin himself is giving directions to generals on the battlefield as russia s military appears increasingly divided on how to proceed with this war. tell us more of what you re learning. reporter: that s right, wolf. tonight another illustration of just how much intelligence u.s. authorities have, the u.s. intelligence has, on the thinking of what s going on inside the russian command structure. they re talking about intercepts that they ve sort of made available to cnn. we re reporting on that. about how there are disagreements on the
their queen elizabeth who died yesterday in balmoral castle in scotland. just moments ago, king charles iii and queen consort camilla returned to london. now making his way to buckingham palace. he s scheduled to meet with british prime minister liz truss before addressing the nation this evening. welcome back to the fourth hour of morning joe. it is 6:00 a.m. on the west coast, and 9:00 a.m. on the east coast. and 2:00 p.m. in london. the bbc katty kay is still with us for the hour. we continue to remember the life and legacy of queen elizabeth ii. the global outpouring perhaps best articulated by french president emmanuel macron who writes in part, she gave her all to her kingdom. rarely have subjects identified themselves so much with their sovereign and enthralled by they are every word and outfits and gestures, representing both the legacy of the past and confidence in the future. she was one with her nation. she embodied a people, a territory, and a shared will and st