and that the republican front-runner is heading into the new year with section 3 of the 14th amendment nipping at his heels. first it was colorado, now it s maine saying that trump is disqualified from being on the ballot. and let s not forget that more than a dozen other states with the 14th amendment have cases pending. 14th amendment cases. now the new ruling from the maine secretary of state is as fiery as it is somber. quote, i nclude as did the colorado supremeou that the record establishes that mr. trump over the course of several months and culminating on january 6, 2021, used a false narrative of election fraud to inflame his supporters and direct them to the capitol to prevent certificati o the 2020 election and the peaceful transfer of power. i likeise conclude mr. trump was aware of the likely hood for ce and at least initially supported its useiven he both encouraged it with incendiary rhetoric and took no timely action to stop it. the weight of the evidence ma
days after that of her husband, also killed in the massacre. colorado s republican party jumping into the legal fight to keep donald trump on the presidential ballot. the latest on the supreme court appeal that has the u.s. heading for a legal showdown unlike any we have ever seen. it was a year that saw trump surge, biden slip, and the rest of the republican candidates essentially spinning their wheels. 2023 may be nothing compared to what s in store for american politics in 2024. steve kornacki takes a lok back and ahead coming up. we will start overseas with the growing violence inside and outside of gaza. an increasing fear the war could spread. inside central gaza, israel s military offensive is systematically destroying refugee camps for a third straight day as they hunt for hamas terrorists. more than 60,000 people who had been sheltering in those camps now forced to flee south. some on foot, somen donkey carts. israel is warning it could step up attacks i leb
joey: here we go, starting the third hour this morning. carley and i had to take a double take to see if that was behind us, that is how good the graphics are. we thought you had a fireplace. maybe i m letting the cat out of the bag. that is a graphic. carley and i both had to look back. carley: i was like, when did they hang that ball in the building. they changed it to a bowtie pattern. griff: interesting new year s eve in new york. the weather looks like it will be warm. we got rain today and yesterday and all week long pro-palestinian protesters disrupting the airport and fifth avenue. and see if they show up for new year s eve, it could be something. carley: do you remember when it rained, we were hosting the pre-show. it was raining so hard that the teleprompter broke 30 seconds before the show started and we had to ad lib. griff: we were 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. joey: that is where you want to be, people are not overboard and you get to go ring in the new yea
hayes. we re waiting for the special counsel to respond to donald trump s wildly expansive claim of presidential immunity. trump says he can t be prosecuted for january six because he was acquitted in a senate impeachment trial. he contends that he is, quote, absolute immunity from prosecution to the prosecution for his official acts as president. jack smith is expected to respond to those claims before the appeals court heals hears arguments on trump s immunity claims on january six. all rulings on the jaime six case are currently on hold, a lot appeals process plays out, but that didn t stop the special counsel from filing a nemotion from char judge john near chuck in. today asking the court to not allow, quote, the defendant to turn the courtroom into a forum in which he propagates relevant disinformation and should reject his intent to inject politics into this proceeding. smith also wants the quo courts to, quote, prohibit the defendant from introducing evidence, making
Decision did not come down to a panel of state justices. Instead just Secretary Of State Shenna Bellows upheld two of the three challenges brought by maine voters. One of whom ill speak to in just a moment. What bellows says her reasoning was based on and what it all means for donald trump heading into Super Tuesday. Were also watching colorado where time is ticking on the decision to remove trump from the ballot there that the former president has yet to file his appeal with the Supreme Court. Still voters are urging justices to speed up their review of an appeal from colorados Republican Party. How and when they could act. Plus which other states could throw a wrench into trumps 2024 calendar. Weve got a whole lot to cover. Lets dive in. Joining Me Msnbc News Justice reporter ryan riley. Bring us up to speed on what happened in maine and how donald trump is now reacting. Yes. As you expect the Trump Campaign plans to file an appeal quickly and get this through the court system very q