fraud, that he lied about the value of his properties, that he lied to the authorities, that he lied in financial statements, that he did it for over a decade, and that he furnished, and this matters for the law, false information to banks, insurance companies, as well as state authorities and then he would try to get favorable loans and cheat on his taxes. pattern of fraud and deception that was used by mr. trump and the trump organization for their own financial benefit is astounding. claiming you have money that you do not have does not amount to the art of the deal. it s the art of the steal. and there can not be different rules for different people in this country or in this state. and former presidents are no different. no one is above the law. that is the statement. that is the attorney general who has proven so aggressive in so many cases, without fear of favor. she s pursued people in both parties, and while the nature of her work means that some of this is va
federal grand jury could mean for the investigation. north korea launches more missiles overnight, defying the u.n. i will speak to the u.n. ambassador about the escalating tensions in the korean peninsula, russia s assaults on ukraine and u.s. efforts to punish iran for its crackdown on women. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington where president biden laid into maga republicans in a speech to the nation last night. he was slamming donald trump s big lie, warning republican election deniers could send the country into chaos. only blocks from the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol, the president called the first election since the insurrection a defining moment, framing his speech in the horrific assault on nancy pelosi s husband in their san francisco home. the big lie has been proven to be just that, a big lie. we don t settle our differences in america with a riot, a mob or a bullet or a hammer. there are candidates running for every level of o
towards the end of last year, herschel walker went on a radio show and it was friendly territory. the conservative host asked walker to basically let loose on senator raphael warnock who would be walker s democratic opponent. and in that moment we found out exactly why walker s campaign tried to never let him speak. he brings up voting rights, the john lewis voting rights bill. what do you say about raphael warnock trying to push this during this time? to try to, what i call, federalize elections? you know it is sad about that. you know, using the name of a great man to bring up something that is so bad. i think it s a terrible thing to do. you know, senator louis one of the best senators there has ever been. and for african, americans it was incredibly. they have his name on the bill, the voting rights, i think it s a shame. first of all, you know, i mean, you look at video of this, it just doesn t fit with what john lewis stood for. okay, first of all, the late john l
people spoke about him. donald trump talked endlessly about what a great football player he was and how he would be great candidate and a great u.s. senator and oh, did i mention what great football player herschel walker was? walker himself would make appearances at events and shake hands and occasionally read a short prepared statement about how much he loved america. but even cnn ran a headline last fall that said, herschel walker is often seen and seldom heard. toward the end of last year he went on a radio show. it was friendly territory. conservative host asked walker to let loose on senator warknock, his democratic opponent. and in that moment, we found out exactly why walker s campaign tried to never let him speak. he brings up voting rights, the john lewis voting rights bill. what do you say about rafael trying to push this during this time to try to what i call federalize elections? you know what s sad about that? you use the name of a great man to bring up some
house minority leader hakeem jefferys. happy new year to you. happy new year to you, my friend. absolutely. i want to welcome everybody to the beat, and i wish you a happy new year as well on our first show of 2023. so, thank you for starting the new year with us. now, we are already tracking new developments tonight. i have a special report coming up about the pressure on d.o.j. to act on the evidence that is in that lengthy january 6th report which dropped heading into the holiday period. while our stop story is the election eve, of sorts, in washington. democrats expanding their power in the senate and republicans taking over the house where the faces of each caucus leader here actually reveal a lot about the state of these parties. hakeem jeffries replacing nancy pelosi with a show of democratic unity, while republican kevin mccarthy is in the fight of his career as his own close allies now find it hard to see a path for him to win tomorrow. mccarthy facing down r