oath keepers to stay on the outside and stay fully armed and prepared to go in armed if they have to. if it kicks off, you rock and roll. that was oath keepers founder stuart rhodes. you hear that audio, why have prosecutors introduced that? what do they think it proves? this audio is damming according to the doj s case here, these are conversations between the group that sound like they re specifically planning violence in response to political transfer of power and that s obviously the crux of the government s case in this trial. but i think on the defense side, there are obviously going to be some holes that can be poked in that audio and that s going to be the question here, whether the prosecutors can reach that proof beyond a reasonable doubt when there are questions about the vagueness of some of the comments in there. we ll talk about the defense in a second. there s also sound of them talking about weapons. listen. pepper spray is legal, tasers are legal, and
plus, the damage is so bad florida authorities can barely make out where property is, let alone search the property. and rescue missions are now recovery missions. six days after ian, crews cannot confirm who is missing and who might still be alive. areas getting food drops. and audio recordings of oath keepers with a plot to reverse the will of the american people and keep trump in office using force. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we begin with that breaking news. president trump asking the u.s. supreme court to intervene over the seizure by the fbi of documents from his home at mar-a-lago. the latest shocking development in this legal battle after fbi agents searched his home in august and seized more than 100 classified documents. trump s request is to ask the supreme court to reverse the 11th circuit court ruling. that ruling of course gave the justice department access to review those classified documents recovered from trump s florida estate. his latest requ
committee member jamie raskin said that s the moment that trump became the first president in american history to call for a protest against the peaceful transfer of power. we expect the committee to try to link this to extremist groups mobilizing around january 6. also, the committee has suggested they will probe possible links between trump s circle and some of the extremist groups. one of the witnesses today, stephen ayres, a convicted rioter. also a former spokes keeper for the oath keeper will join us. joining us now elie honig. your gravitational force is pulling us over here. we re talking about what the committee wants to do today. the tweet from donald trump why that inspired them to mobilize around january 6. and why is that important? yeah, john, the committee is going to make the point that the one and only reason that the mob descended around the capitol, liz cheney wrote, president trump assembled the mob. we re going to hear about the december 18th meeting
monday in washington, d.c. for yet another trial against a far-right group for their actions on january 6. prosecutors in this case will argue that five members of the proud boys including its former chairman enrique tarrio committed seditious conspiracy by inciting a mob of violence. the trial comes after oath keeper leader stewart rhodes was prosecuted of the same charge. with the new york times, quote, prosecutors will offer the jury a detailed account of how the five defendants led their own troops and other, kweet, tools into the mob of the capitol and played a central role in breach frs of the building and hand-to-hand fight with the police. joining us is alec bowyer. his byline is on that times report we just read from. barbara, maya and kurt are still here. you mentioned in your reporting,
for 40, 50 years. it s time to give them the freedom they deserve. does this make the difference? i don t hear you saying it, that s why i ask. the security forces have killed over 50 people, imprisoned many more. we being the united states and our european allies, support them, it may take off, it may spread. but you have a tough government in tehran, the atoll la presumably has ill health. curious to see how they react as well. we appreciate your perspective on it this morning. former secretary, mark esper, thank you. thank you. elon musk may be buying twitter after all, so does that mean that former president trump will be back on the platform? and secret tapes of oath keepers played in coururt. we ll speak to the ex-wife of the oath keeper leader ahead. so you know all you need for recovery.