well, there is a huge story coming out pretty late tonight. . it s about the detroit news and the reporting that it has recordings of president trump putting a lot of pressure on to wayne county canvassers not, not to certify the 2020 election. on that phone call back on november 17th of 2020, trump tells the two republicans, quote, we have got to fight for our country, we can t let these people take our country away from us. the detroit news said the chairman of the rnc tells them, quote, if you can go home tonight, do not sign it. we will get you attorneys. unquote. to which trump then says, quote, we will take care of that. well, that is something. someone who is under multiple counts of conspiracy to defraud the united states and its voters of the rightful outcome of the 2020 election. now, don t forget that this was a tight race in michigan. biden winning by the skin of his teeth, some would say. it is the latest piece of information that we re getting of many, of a fire
for someone under multiple counts of conspiracy to defraud the united states. this was a tight race in michigan. biden winning by the skin of his teeth some would say. it s the latest piece of information that we are getting of many, a fire hose worth of details about what trump was doing to actually stay in power. makesyou wonder what else is out there? special council jack smith, does he have something else up his sleeve? right now, smith is fighting for the supreme court to decide whether trump has presidential immunity. he is telling the court, quote, the charges here are of the utmost gravity. this case involves for the first time in our nation s history criminal charges against a former president based on his actions while in office. trump s lawyers are trying to do the opposite. asking the court not to intervene, delay, delay, delay. but the high court is going to have to act whether it wants to wait or not. it will need to decide if trump is in fact immune. and a deci
so they have a deal, but do they have the votes? right now the race to get party holdouts onboard with the debt ceiling agreement, that potentially catastrophic default just days away. we ll have the latest. plus, what caused part of an apartment building to collapse? rescue dogs are now scanning for any sign of survivors in davenport, iowa, as the city s fire chief says the building is structurally up snsound posing threat to his teams. we ll follow those and more stories coming in right here to cnn news central. so some good news over the weekend. president biden and speaker mccarthy face another heavy lift after hammering out a deal in principle to raise the nation s debt ceiling. they have to get their parties to support it. based on early reaction, it may not be entirely easy. the house vote is expected on wednesday. hard liners from both sides are signaling they at least will not support the agreement. so here s part of what s in it. it suspends the debt ceiling thr
never indicted or incited an insurrection. he loves his children. he doesn t hide classified documents. vote dernald turmp, and he ll make the united states goodest, as it once one. i approve this message. i didn t know. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, december 21st. great to have you with us. also with us, we have white house editor for politico, sam stein, who intimidates people who work for him to say that he is their favorite. we heard that, sam. also, msnbc contributor mike barnicle. washington bureau chief for the usa today, susan page. and staff writer at the atlantic, mark leibovich. president biden made his first remarks yesterday about the colorado supreme court ruling that donald trump is disqualified from that state s 204 primary ballot because of his role in the january 6th attack on the capitol. in milwaukee, biden initially refused to comment but then said this when asked if trump supported an insurrection. well, i think it
seemingly damning information in the trump classified documents case. we ll bring it to you right now. the lead starts right now. a stunning new chapter in the classified documents saga, sensitive material moved at mar-a-lago just one day before those fbi agents showed up looking for it. and apparently, people in mar-a-lago were staging dress rehearsals for just such a moment. i ll speak with one of the reporters. plus, the biggest sentence handed down yet in the attempt to steal the 2020 election. prison time for the leader of the far-right militia the oath keepers. and another sentencing for another oath keeper is underway right now. and, parents subpoenaed. their son accused of killing four students in idaho. so why would his mom and dad need to testify before a grand jury in pennsylvania? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our law and justice lead and new signs of possible obstruction of justice in the trump mar-a-lago documents case. classified d