presidential actions on january 6th, and is disqualifiedro holding office under section iii of theh amendment. importantly eedd was the ticking countdown clock, giving any party, not just donald trump, until january 4th to appeal to the supreme court and saying if anyone asks the supreme court to review this case, then donald trump s name stays on the ballot until the supreme court weighs in. well, no surprise, the disgraced, twice impeached, four times indicted ex-president made a lot of noise after the ruling came out whining and bloviating and promising to, quote, swiftly file an appeal to the supreme court. but then a funny thing happened. while trump and his lawye were working on that swift appeal look who beat him to t proverbial punch, the colorado republican party, who filed their owneal urging the justices to take up the case and d while mr. trump is expected toil his own petition in the coming days, the move by the colorado republican party has a, quote, practical i
His firsthand account of what happened that dark day. Plus, well take you through the latest testimony released by the january 6 committee. Including what the wife of Clarence Thomas had to say about her texts with the former chief of staff. And well take a look at what is ahead for President Biden in the new year and his looming decision on whether to run again in 2024. 2024. Good morning. Welcome to Way Too Early on this monday, january 2nd. Happy new year. Thank you for starting your day and 2023 with us. The u. S. Capitol police chief during the january 6 insurrection is sharing new details about the alleged Government Failures he says allowed the attack to happen. In a new book that is out tomorrow which has already been reviewed by the Washington Post, stephen son give his firsthand account. In the book, he writes that top leaders from the fbi, dhs and even the capitol polices own Intelligence Division were tipped off about the attack weeks before it happened. Those warnings were
justice is blind now. that s a lofty standard. sta but because americans have long believed in fairnessndarericans, and because most of the people in charge of administering that system have behave d in good faith, this country has, for liv the most part, lived up to its core ideal for two hundred and fifty years, making it the greatest country in the world. but the populist surgthe of 2016 changed everything permanent. washington s suddenly felt more threatened by its own voters, by american voters than by any foreign adversary, donald trump. dom, seem more dangerous than isis. they panicked and in their panic, our leaders decided to turn the american legal system as well as thete american intel agencies and if necessary, the u.s. armyopponen. against their political opponents. they felt they had n theyo choin doing this. they abandoned the ancient principld e of equality under the law, and they replaced it with what is effectively a loyalty oath. opponents of the regime
First, new year, new congress and new problems for Kevin Mccarthy as he struggles to secure the speakers gavel. The pushback hes getting from his caucus with time right nowing out to secure the votes he needs before republicans take control of the house. Its one of the busiest travel days for what has been one of the craziest travel seasons in recent memory. Ahead, were on the ground at one of americas busiest airports. And youll want to turn up the volume for this one. Who stands to benefit from new big changes for Retirement Plans and Student Loan Payments this year . How it could affect your bottom line. Plus, the new restrictions for women in afghanistan that groups say will cost lives. About 25 hours from now, the 118th Congress will convene with republicans in charge of the house of representatives. But its still far from certain who their next speaker will be. Nbc news has obtained a letter Written On Sunday by a group of nine current and incoming House Republicans expressing sk
reality, already be a rematc between very familiar names. as a brand-new polling from nb news shows and suggests, despite being the current fron runners for their partie nominations, americans are not excited about the prospect of joe biden donald trump rematch next year. the good moves for trump i that nearly 70% of gop primary voters are rallying around him right now. in part because he is th target of multiple legal investigations that many republicans view as politicall motivated. for six in ten americans including a third of republicans, enough is enough. and they do not want to se trump in the white house again as for biden, seven in ten americans have the opinion the democrats do not want to see the president run again. what do voters want to see just over a year out fro election day and what does the presiden need to show them to close the enthusiasm gap i will ask msnbc host, joe scarborough for his take o this polling numbers and his recent trip to interview preside