of south carolina, texted meadows saying, quote, we are at a point of no return. saving a republic, our last hope, is invoking martial law. please urge the president to do so. that is how he spelled martial law. norman some bent taxed, by the way, on january the 17th of 2021. 11 days after the insurrection and three days before president biden s inauguration. three days before the inauguration they are talking about putting martial law into place. last month he was elected. he was reelected, by the way, to the house. the georgia congresswoman, marjorie taylor greene, was identified as one of the people in contact with meadows, as well. a week ago at a gala hosted by the new york, run young republicans clause. she told the crowd, quote, steve bannon and i had organized, that meeting, january six, we would have won. not to mention, it would have been armed. these are the types of people that donald trump has attracted to the republican party. his combated attitude and open,
white house official, the top aide to trump s tv chief of staff mark meadows. justified that in official warned meadows there could be violence that day. meadows saying, all right, let s talk about it. that is a transfer from the committee. ali rocca, who is at the white house for. how damaging is this report from mark meadows? well alex, meadows is already facing potential criminal charges for claiming executive privilege in stopping in cooperating with the committee. but that came after he provided the committee with some of the most important and helpful evidence that they have had so far. this filing that day, because he stopped cooperating with the committee, they filed those 250 page court filing late friday night. almost 250 pages. explaining why they wanted to speak to him. after they did already prove to
receiving dozens of messages sent to and from former white house chief of staff mark meadows. texts like this one exactly a year ago. hannity wrote, very worried about the next 48 hours. now, the pam says his messages show advance knowledge about the planning for january the 6th, and here s what hannity said on fox news one day before the capitol riot. a big day tomorrow, big crowds apparently showed up to the point where the west wing could hear the music and the chanting of the people that were there already, and this all kicks off in the morning tomorrow. well, the house committee also cited a separate text from december 31st of 2020, when hannity wrote to meadows saying, quote, we can t lose the entire white house counsel s office. i do not see january 6 happening the way he s been told. after the 6th he will announce they will lead a nationwide effort for voter reform integrity. go to florida and watch joe mess
sufficient to open a criminal investigation into specific possible crimes in the u.s. criminal code that he committed. it s very clear that there are specific crimes of which even the public evidence is very, very strong. we saw him foment an insurrection. we saw him give aid and comfort to those who did. we watched while, for three hours, he did nothing. we now know that all kinds of messages were reaching him through meadows saying, you ve got to do something. we know that he was engaged in a plan or at least it certainly looks like he was engaged in a plan, there is enough evidence to have an investigation, the point of which is to generate further evidence if it exists, a plan to overturn the election. he was asking brad raffensperger, just find me votes. he was pressuring people in the justice department, just say the election was stolen.
0 felt this way. it s like we have been out there in oblivion just so separated from the people we love. oh, listen, it is a tough time right now. we know that you are all tired and hurting and facing difficult decisions about the days ahead. and we are not here to be pollyanna about 2021 at all. but good has a way of showing up. proving that kindness and resilience can always prevail, even in a time like this. so be safe out there. riedout fans, we love you, and happy holidays. that s tonight s riedout. all in with chris hayes starts now. tonight on all in, donald trump appeals to the supreme court. jim jordan begins his own delay tactics and why legal scholars are getting loud over the inaction from the justice department. then why the first cooperation agreement for a proud boy could be a big deal. alarming new reporting on the non-stop multi-state pressure campaign to overturn the 2021 election. why the verdict in kim potter s manslaughter trial surprised so many and four m