Court for the donald trump legal team, who won, who lost, and the comments the judge made that the former president might not want to hear. Also, a former army officer who was an adviser to the Trump Administration explained why his blood ran cold after reading jack smiths latest indictment. Plus, the Vice President talks exclusively to msnbcs Reverend Al Sharpton amid new revelations about her role in the 2024 campaign. Campaign. As i bid you all a very good day from msnbc World Headquarters in new york, welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. Were beginning this hour with some staggering the numbers. About the wildfires of this devastated murray this past week. The math now says it will cost five and a half billion dollars to be built from hawaiis governor says. We will likely be the worst Natural Disaster in the states history. So, he comes as many residents return to assess whats left, if anything, of their homes. Officials say more than 2200 buildings were destroyed. That majorit
wow, this is some known i can relate to because they re doing the same thing about me. and as hurricane in approaches landfall, the nightmare scenario for flooding, the west coast of florida. get ready and do not underestimate the potential that this storm can bring. all in starts right now. good evening from new york and chris hazy maeve heard this, a final hearing of the january six committee has been postponed due to the intimate landfall of hurricane ian in fort s gulf coast. we ll be covering that in just a bit. but today the biggest criminal trial related to the insurrection actually began in washington. members of the far-right gang the oath keepers including its founder this man, stewart rhodes the third are on trial for seditious conspiracy for what cause prosecutors say was accorded and premeditated effort to disrupt the peaceful plant transfer of power in the senate. all five members, and roads in particular has quite a colorful history. you notice for instan
wow, this is someone i can relate to because they re doing the same thing about me. and as hurricane ian approaches landfall, the nightmare scenario for flooding, the west coast of florida. get ready and do not underestimate the potential that this storm can bring. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, im chris hayes. a final hearing of the january six committee has been postponed due to the approaching landfall of hurricane ian in fort s gulf coast. we ll be covering that in just a bit. but today the biggest criminal trial related to the insurrection actually began in washington. members of the far-right gang the oath keepers including its founder this man, elmer stewart rhodes the third are on trial for seditious conspiracy for what cause prosecutors say was accorded and premeditated effort to disrupt the peaceful plant transfer of power in the senate. all five members, and roads in particular has quite a colorful history. you notice for instance
that that is why there is in the insurrection act. professor eastman, sometimes violence is necessary to preserve the republic. it is clear that the endgame here is intended to be a military would intended to go into the protests. chance in your question, it would be a legally order given for an immoral purpose. it would ve put our generals untenable purpose of breaking the unbroken tradition to civilian authority or turning their guns on american citizens. they were understandably. you wrote him being unthinkable position. how would this have played out? i think as a practical matter every military officer that i now would ve refused to follow the order however there shouldn t have been a disagreement between units able
have asked federal troops to put down protests over stolen action could trump have legally used troops against citizens lawfully protesting alex, alarming is the word. the insurrection act of 1807 gives the president great authority to use federal armed forces to reestablish order in the states if the federal laws are not being enforced. for example, if the federal courts are unable to operate. two paragraphs in the indictment set out that professor john eastman, who is the academic behind the false theory that vice president pence could refused electoral votes, assistant secretary general wanted to make assistant general were both warned that there could be riots in every major city in america if the election was decided on an unconstitutional basis. assistant general clark replied