tonight did white house chief of staff mark meadows ever indicate that he was interested in receiving a presidential pardon related to january 6? he did seek that pardon, yes, ma am. whatever trump did in his effort to overturn the election and take classified documents home with him, there s a good chance mark meadows was privy to it. now he could be playing a pivotal role in the special counsel investigation. major developments in the shooting death of a.j. owens. the suspect who police say fired through the front door, killing the florida mother of four, has been arrested. for first time, we are seeing the heartbreaking aftermath as video shows a.j. seeking help for his dying mom. we begin with big developments in the special counsel investigation into donald trump s mishandling of classified documents. new reporting tonight indicates that federal prosecutors formally told trump s lawyers last week that trump is a target of the criminal investigation, accordi
good evening. happy holidays. welcome to the beat. i am ari melber. i ll be joining you the next two hours for a special holiday edition of the beat. donald trump has a criminal trial problem. he has several trials looming in 2024. that s where we begin tonight. we ll do it a little different for the holidays. former federal prosecutor joyce vance with me to start the show. we re looking at this legal heat coming up. i want to get into this with you, joyce, but first show you and viewers something we put together to consider tonight, historic indictments on the road donald trump has already been on. donald trump has been indicted under seal by the new york grand jury. 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. we have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone. this will now be months if not the next year of our lives. the former president was placed under arrest on charges brought by the government he once led. the guy who s running for
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one-man professional firing squad targeting lifelong republican chris krebs. krebs, of course, declared the election, quote, the most secure in american history that will cost him his job. the firing of the top expert has reportedly come under scrutiny by special counsel jack smith as he investigating every piece of the trump coup plot. and the new york times reports, the team led is asking witnesses about the events surrounding the firing of chris krebs. he was the top official in the 2020 election. mr. krebs selection that the election was secure with the assertion that it was, quote, a fraud on the american people. the special counsel reportedly issud subpoenas two weeks ago to staff members in the trump white house. a key focus for jack smith according to the times. the investigators appear focused on trump s state of mind around the firing of mr. krebs. as well as on establishing a time line of events leading up to the attack on the capitol by a pro-trump mob on janu