Legislatures, asking state governors, asking State Elector officials to do the right thing. In fact, even asking Vice President pence was protected by free speech. Well, former Vice President pence did not dispute trumps right to ask. But he is once again drawing attention to what he was asked to do a day before january 6th, he came back as his lawyers did. He said we want you to launch those votes outright. They were asking me to overturn the election. I had no right to overturn the election. I know we did our duty that day. Well, the federal judge Tanya Chutkan in d. C. Has set a timeline for tomorrow at five pm when the trump team must respond if they object to the governments request for a protective order on evidence in this case, a request prompted by trumps activity on social media as of late, effectively setting up the first showdown of what is expected to be a protracted court battle. Now, the indictment remains the top story on the front pages of the New York Times and the wa
frustrations over poll numbers. what he is facing heading to 2024, as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. greetings, everyone. i am symone symone sanders townsend, in for stephanie ruhle. tonight, donald trump s extreme rhetoric ramps up as he campaigns with four weeks to go to the iowa caucuses, the first big test this week, the republican front-runner appeared before supporters in new hampshire, nevada, and said this about immigrants coming to the united states. when they let, i think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country, when they do that, we got a lot of work to do. they are poisoning the blood of our country, that s what they have done. they are coming to our country from africa, from asia, all over the world. they are pouring into our country. when i m reelected, we will begin, and we have no choice, the largest deportation operation in american history. this is an invasion. this is like a military invasion. drugs, crimin
the u.s. turns up the pressure on israel. defense secretary lloyd austin in tel aviv. what he said about protecting civilians as gaza s reported death toll nears 20,000. the major shift from pope francis on same-sex couples. what the vatican announced today. the governor of texas signing a controversial new border bill, setting the stage for a major showdown with the federal government. the verdict in the trial of marvel star jonathan majors, charged with assaulting his former girlfriend. new developments in the investigation into lead-tainted applesauce that sickened dozens of children. was it done on purpose? and harry smith on the tradition dating back more than a century in a place they call the christmas city. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome, everyone. much of the east coast recovering tonight from a massive storm that brought heavy rain, coastal flooding and high winds from florida to maine, killing at least
indicted republican front runner is continuing to echo the language of adolf hitler, and brag about compliments from vladimir putin. so, that is pretty much where we are right now. donald trump said all of that new hampshire just over the weekend, where governor chris sununu just endorsed nikki haley. the governor is going to join me to talk about all of that later in the show. we are going to dig into some pretty wild new reporting about supreme court justice clarence thomas, and concerns that he would resign over his paycheck. i do want to start tonight with what i hope will be a bit of a sober reminder of where the american electorate sits right now. it is important for everyone to hear. this weekend, trump, once again, echoed dictators, praised autocrats, repeated racist language, and was still cheered on by a arenas packed with people who will cast their ballots and just over one month. during that speech on saturday, in new hampshire, trump, once again, said immigrant
i will see you tomorrow on deadline white house at four pm. i hope you will join us. the 11th hour starts right now. arts right now tonight, donald trump s ramped up rhetoric. his new attacks on immigrants as he praises dictators on the campaign trail. and a new reporting about justice clarence thomas. his complaints about money and how they potentially lead to the ethics questions he faces now. plus, biden s frustrations over poll numbers. what he is facing heading to 2024 as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. greetings, everyone. i am symone symone sanders townsend, in for stephanie ruhle. tonight, donald trump s extreme rhetoric as he campaigns with four weeks to go to the i-aukus, the first big test this week, the republican front-runner appeared before supporters in new hampshire, nevada, and said this about immigrants coming to the united states. when they let, i think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country, when