On. I do want to start tonight with a bit of a riddle for you. What does a truth post about jimmy kimmel meeting with tell us about donald trump . All that might seem to examples of strange behavior, it is, they are also the actions of someone attempting to project strength in order to cover up p weakness. Really, they are all the actions of a wannabe dictator. Lets start with the news from earlier. He is now trying to delay the start of his criminal trial until after they roll. Trump is basically sagging that just because he was once present president , he is immune to everything. He tried this tactic before. Including in the Defamation Suit he recently lost. He is again resorting to the same tactics that got him in cs trouble in the first place. Hes attacking e. Jean carol. Over the weekend and once again, just this morning trump insulted Carol Ann Coulter c accusations fault so trump is perpetuating propaganda about his perceived enemies, something you dont do from a position of str
we ll keep a close eye on that. judge, thanks good to see you, judge michael luttig. that is all in on this thursday night. alex wagner tonight, nning, right now. good evening alex. thanks alex, great guest to have on at this juncture, at this critical moment for democracy. great show. thank you. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. his name is alexander butterfield. he was the deputy assistant to president richard nixon, and as the surprise witness during the watergate hearings in 1973, he changed the course of history with this moment. mr. butterfield, are you aware of the installation of any listening devices in the oval office of the president? i was aware of listening devices, yes sir. it was alexander butterfield, who told watergate investigators, and the world, about the existence of secret white house tapes that would, ultimately, expose nixon s involvement in the watergate plot, leading to his resignation. if there is a modern equivalent to w
there as far as we can tell at this time. that ll be where the where this white house is meant to determine, these are the things we ll yay john. but we feel very little responsibility to engage on these other issues, especially given what went down over the past four years of the trump administration. and the uniform stonewalling-able subpoenas. we re grateful were the story. we ll stay on as. well thank you for your time tonight. that does it for us. now it s time for the last word with my friend alicia menendez in for laura. hi nicolle, it s like the christmas present i forgot to ask for. i get to see you. happy new year. i feel like you come over, we could ve been in the basement together. like twins. have the best, nicolle. house committee investigating the attack on the capitol set dissolve next week with the start of a new congress. but not before releasing even more transcripts. a new batch of interviews interview today offers new insight into the weeks leadin
and the uniform stonewalling -able subpoenas. we re grateful were on the story. we ll stay on as. well thank you for your time tonight. that does it for us. now it s time for the last word with my friend alicia menendez in for laura. menendez in for laura. menendez in for laura. menendez in for laura. menendez in for laura. menendez in for laura. menendez in for laura. menendez in for laura. menendez in for laura. menendez in for laura. over 18 months the january six committee interviewed more than 100 millions of pages of documents and help ten public hearings. the january six committee accomplished in those public hearings has redefined what a congressional hearing can do. the committee led by betty thompson, gave clarity to the chaos, the american public had seen the images, of committee gave us the story understanding of how we arrived think-able breach, they connected the dots and sharing was a guest stars plot twist new details. they re all pointing to an ultimate
good morning, everyone. i m jessica dean in washington. jim sciutto is off today. the pressure is on for southwest airlines. the airline canceling another 2,500 flights already this morning. we are now up to more than 15,000 since the meltdown began a week ago. passengers from coast to coast remain very stranded. overnight southwest airlines ceo bob jordan issuing an apology. he says he s optimistic they will be back on track before next week. i want everyone who is dealing with the problems we ve been facing, whether you haven t been able to get to where you need to go or you are one of our heroic employees caught up in a massive effort to stabilize the airline, to know that we re doing everything we can to return to a normal operation. and please also hear that i m truly sorry. also ahead this morning, the crisis at the u.s. southern border. tens of thousands of migrants now wait in limbo after the supreme court ordered title 42 restriction toss remain in place as legal