i am ali velshi. we know more this weekend than ever before about the fbi. and the search of the mar-a-lago estate. new details just released to the public, the possibility of criminal prosecution of the twice impeached ex president s so plausible, now, that some federal prosecutors are actually seeing it out loud. less than 24 hours ago we got our first look at the affidavit used by the fbi to convince a federal judge to greenlight the mar-a-lago search. the document is heavily redacted to protect the safety of civilian witnesses and law enforcement officers, but there is plenty to see and hear. including this line. quote, there is probable cause to believe that evidence of obstruction will be found at the premises. the affidavit directly contradicts his claim that he was already cooperating with the government. it makes it clear the lengths the government went to before pursuing action to recover the material. outlining how the former president the affidavit paints the pi
i m having a meeting with a group of governors when i get home on friday. and i ll have announcements to make then. reporter: the president was pressed on the politics at home, after wrapping up meetings with world leaders on ukraine. russia, russia, russia. reporter: western leaders rallying around ukraine, as russia s invasion drags on, but declining to predict when the war will end, only saying their support won t. we are going to support ukraine as long as it takes. reporter: an added cop my c complication, rising energy prices. prices at the pump are higher in every country. we re better positioned to deal with this than anyone. reporter: despite soaring gas prices, biden asserted that the economic pain won t deter the united states from supporting ukraine. i don t know what how it s going to i would, but it will not end with the russian defeat of ukraine in ukraine. reporter: and jake, on that front, he did say the united states is preparing to s
and trusted insider in the trump white house delivered blockbuster testimony before the january 6th committee. painting a damning portrait of an unhinged trump before and during the capitol attack. she described a volatile and irate president who knew the crowd was armed and still wanted them to have access to the capitol. i was in the vicinity of a conversation where i overheard the president say something to the effect of, you know, i don t effing care that they have weapons. they are not here to hurt me. taking the effing mags away, let me people in, they can march the capitol from here. this morning you will hear from an array of attorneys including several former federal prosecutors who will explain why that exchange, the one you just heard there, puts the former president in a different legal category. and there s more. according to hutchinson s testimony former white house counsel pat cipollone warned about the criminal liability trump and others might face saying,
Katy tur. Tom emmer, come on down. The third speaker nominee in as many weeks. Does he have the votes . The center of the conference seems to be with him, but what about the flanks . On paper, hes generally a traditional republican, not so conservative. He voted for the stopgap funding measure, for example and is currently a member of Leadership Serving as majority whip, but he also voted to certify the last election and even though President Biden did win and certifying was the constitutional move, that vote could keep him from the gavel and keep the house in chaos. During this mornings round of Secret Ballot Voting to choose a nominee emmer fell short of the 217 he needs to win on the floor. Joining us now republican congressman from colorado, ken buck. Congressman, i know emmer has been on your bingo card for a while. You voted for him multiple times. Do you see him flipping enough votes to actually get the gavel . I think it became more difficult recently. When i say recently i say
Says it will consider trumps appeal of a ruling rejecting Fulton County District Attorney fani willis disqualification from the Georgia Election interference case. This news comes as testimony is set to resume tomorrow in trumps new york Hush Money Trial, Where Adult Film Actress Stormy Daniels will be back on the stand for more Cross Examination by trumps attorneys. Those attorneys moved for a mistrial, but the judge denied that motion. The judge, however, agreed with them that some of daniels testimony was probably, quote, better left unsaid. With us now, nbc news correspondent blayne alexander in atlanta. Msnbc National Correspondent yasmin vossoughian. Msnbc Legal Correspondent lisa rubin and charles coleman, former prosecutor in brooklyn, new york, who is an msnbc legal analyst. So, blayne, what can you tell us about the move by the Georgia Court of appeals this morning . Well, jose, i think the bottom line of this is that this kind of long almost side show that has been taking ov