about this breaking news of donald trump removed from the ballot by the secretary of state in maine. our coverage continues with erin burnett outfront right now. outfront next, breaking news. donald trump removed from maine s ballot. we are reading through this decision right now. plus newly revealed e-mails and audio recordings showing how team trump made a chaotic and frenzied push to overturn the election. and five years in russian captivity. cnn has new exclusive audio of paul whelan making a desperate plea from behind bars directly to president biden. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erica hill in for erin burnett. breaking news tonight. donald trump kicked off another state s 2024 ballot. maine s democratic secretary of state just moments ago issuing a decision which bars trump from that state s ballot. she cites the insurrection ban. the decision can be appealed in state court. an appeal that is almost guaranteed given trump s legal team had already demande
Damage National Security if released. The departments Court Challenge again expected any moment would be an attempt to reverse cannons restrictions. But theres another aspect of all this to keep in mind. The appeal were talking about would be heard in the 11th u. S. Circuit court of appeals where six of 11 judges happen to be trump appointees. All of this remains up in the air. Another major advancement to tell you about in this story, judge cannon also appointed a Special Master to review those seized document. His name is Raymond Deariement a semi retired u. S. District judge from new york. He was originally suggested by trumps team. He ultimately was approved of by both parties. Dearies deadline is one week after thanksgiving, thats November 30th. Weeks, of course, after the midterm elections and more than a month after the date doj had requested. And when were talking about potential threats to National Security, we all know at this point time is of the essence. Just what makes it
damage national security if released. the department s court challenge again expected any moment would be an attempt to reverse cannon s restrictions. but there s another aspect of all this to keep in mind. the appeal we re talking about would be heard in the 11th u.s. circuit court of appeals where six of 11 judges happen to be trump appointees. all of this remains up in the air. another major advancement to tell you about in this story, judge cannon also appointed a special master to review those seized document. his name is raymond deariement a semi retired u.s. district judge from new york. he was originally suggested by trump s team. he ultimately was approved of by both parties. dearie s deadline is one week after thanksgiving, that s november 30th. weeks, of course, after the midterm elections and more than a month after the date doj had requested. and when we re talking about potential threats to national security, we all know at this point time is of the essence. jus
frenzied push to fill the federal bench, six out of 11 of the judges on the 11th circuit are trump appointees. the ruling came in a ten-page filing where she announced her appointment of a special master. it s a man by the name of raymond dearie. senior district judge for the earn district of new york. dearie has until november 30th to conduct his review. over a month longer than the october 17th deadline that doj had asked cannon to set for the review. this is where we begin with some of our favorite reporters and friends. new york times justice reporter katie benner is here and the aforementioned barbara mcquaid is here, u.s. attorney, now law professor at the university of michigan. both msnbc contributors. katie, where are we, and what can you tell us about it seems that doj was prepared, they had already put forward the possibility of appealing to the 11th circuit. but that s where we are.
hallways will be filled with lawm lawmakers and we ll get a sense of what the day brings. that s the question, is she going to go through with this vote today or not. we know you ll be watching it all for us. thank you. all right. now, about that price tag, a frenzied push for joe biden s legacy defining remake of the american economy, they claim the $3 trillion build back better plan isn t the spending spree his opponents deride. in fact, it won t cost a penny. they are echoing their boss, my build back better costs $0 and adds $0 to the national debt. these are closing arguments meant to take the build back better frenzy. he wants lower costs for child care, health care, improved home care. raising the corporate tax rate and higher taxes for rich people. on paper those tax increases and economic growth that goes along with tilting benefits to the middle class that would pay for it.