did i embellish my resume yes, i did and i m sorry. and it shouldn t be done but i m still the same guy i m not a fraud. i m not a cartoon character. i m not some mythical creature that was invented. republican congressman elect george santos admits much of the life story that helpedget him elected was fiction. but there s a very good reason kevin mccarthy will do nothing about it also tonight, what to expect when donald trump s tax returns are finally released we already know that some years he paid nothing in federal taxes. and if you missed it over the holidays, we ll dig into the january 6th committee report plus, christmas cruelty governor greg abbott dumps hundreds of migrants into the bitter cold of washington, d.c. on christmas eve, as the supreme court keeps title 42 in place. good evening, everyone. i m jonathan capehart in for joy reid and we begin the reidout with the bewildering tale of george santos. the incoming republican congressman from long isla
as it stands right now, 845 pages of damning evidence, painstakingly collected by the january 6th committee contain therein what amounts to a charging document aimed squarely at donald trump. the results of more than 1,000 witness interviews and hundreds of thousands of text messages, emails and documents hearings and reported combined to provide an incomplete look at what the committee uncovered the newly released final report contains a trove of important new information. so much, in fact that it could take us weeks to fully appreciate what the committee compiled some of the most startling revelations, startling witness accounts about the twice-impeached disgraced ex-president s state of mind in the leadup and during the attack on the capitol for instance, there s new evidence that indicates trump approved the violence excuse me i ve come back with a cough as it was happening one of his aides, robert gabriel texted during the siege, potus i m sure is loving this. reme
the committee may be flexing its oversight power to illuminate what happened on january 6th. but the d.o.j. is apparently investigating the president himself. key aides to mike pence and his lead counsel have already testified in front of a federal grand jury. pretty high up. they asked hours and hours of detailed questions about meetings that trump himself led, one that was described to the january 6th committee. remember this? mr. eastman came in. he said i m here to request that you reject the electorate. i said we would lose 9-0 in the supreme court, wouldn t we? he started, well, i think you would only lose 7-2 and after further discussion acknowledged, yeah, you re right, we would lose 9-0. 6-2, 6-1, half dozen of another. as for jacob s credibility, keep in mind his version of events was already shown in front of a federal judge and that judge s conclusions, it is, quote, more likely than not that president trump corruptly attempted to obstruct the joint session of
Reveals what happened on that president s helicopter that someone had survived for hours lets go out front im good evening. Im Erin Burnett Outfront tonight. The Breaking News trump claims Deadly Force Authorized quotes. The former president and his allies absurdly accusing President Biden of trying to assassinate trump. And moments ago, trumps team sent out this newsletter, just got came into my email. They call it the palm beach playbook, but it comes from donald j. Trump. Com the very first line under top news falsely claims that deadly force was authorized against trump during an fbi rate at maralago that the intent of that being possible assassination, the newsletter coming just an hour after trump gave this Radio Interview newly released Court Filings showed that the fbi was authorized to use deadly force if needed during the rate of your private home in august 2022, its stunning. Youre a former president of the United States what was your reaction that it was authorized by biden
Burnett outfront next on cnn thanks for watching. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. Erin Burnett Outfront starts right now outfront next trump. Tonights spreading a lie that the fbi tried to kill him, even though its been widely been debunk. This is a hearing on trumps classified documents case devolves into a Shouting Match tonight, plus Breaking News. Justice samuel alito under fire for a second, flag outside his home this one carrd by rioters on january 6 will he views the mrs. Alito did it excuse again. And on the ground in tehran tonight is mourners flocked to the president s funeral and a top official reveals what happened on that president s helicopter that someone had survived for hours. Lets go out front and good evening. Im erin Burnett Outfront tonight. The Breaking News, trump claims Deadly Force Authorized the quotes. The former president and his allies absurdly accusing President Biden of trying to assassinate trump. And moments ago, trumps team sent up this newslett