is in chaos. the trump criminal defense lawyer called donald trump at seven pm last night to tell him that he was indicted by prosecutors in the executive branch of the government that he once controlled, resigned or was fired this morning along with another criminal defense lawyer that also resigned or was fired this morning. last night, after the indictment was announced, the league criminal defense lawyer in the case of the u.s. versus donald j trump said this even if he talks about the documents or the existence of them, that is light years away from the specific intent that they need for an espionage case. and now, that lawyer is gone. anything the trump defense lawyers have ever said publicly about what we re done the possible charges against donald trump as turned out to be completely wrong, not that we see the actual charges against donald trump. donald trump is now charged with 37 counts, all felonies. the crimes include obstruction of justice and a violation o
and the reidout with joy reid is up next. good evening everyone. welcome to the reidout. we begin tonight with major breaking news. a bombshell ruling from the colorado supreme court in just the last hour, states that donald trump is disqualified from holding the office of president. and from appearing on the republican primary ballot in that state. in a more than 200 page ruling the court found that trump is ineligible for the white house under section 3 of the 14th amendment to the u.s. constitution. the court found that district court was correct in its early ruling calling the january 6th attack on the capitol an insurrection and that trump, quote, engaged in that insurrection through his personal actions. the court noted we do not reach these conclusions lightly. we are mindful of the magnitude and weight of the questions now before us. we are likewise mindful of our solemn duty to apply the law without fear or favor. and without being swayed by public reaction to
iam in i am in stroud, where it is snowing. it may not be real but it is probably as close as many of us will get to a white christmas. a cloudy and damp day, murky in the west, rain crossing the north of the country. tonight and tomorrow the wind becomes a feature. details later. good morning. it s wednesday, the 20th of december. junior doctors in england are about to start a three day strike in a dispute over pay. they ll walk out from seven o clock this morning, after five weeks of negotiations failed to reach an agreement. this time of year is traditionally one of the nhs s most busy periods. our health correspondent sharon barbour has the details. hospitals across england, already struggling with the pressures that winter brings, are bracing themselves, as tens of thousands ofjunior doctors walk out for three days. whose nhs? our nhs! dr greenhaus, a surgical registrar. he s already qualified to undertake major knee and hip surgery. every time that i go and see a patien
lots of routine care has been cancelled. not everywhere. patients are being advised to have a look on the website of the hospital to see what is happening. if you have been contacted to come in, do but many appointments and operations have been cancelled right across england. thousands, tens of thousands, ofjunior doctors on strike and when we sayjunior doctors, we mean all those doctors up to consultant level and we mean half the medical workforce in hospitals. so, a significant impact on hospitals overwinter. doctor lizzie greenfield is one of the junior doctors. you were just telling me before we came on air why you ve come out here today, just talk us through why. from day one of work as a junior doctor, there was low staffing, gaps not filled on the rotas, corridor nursing, and the hospital was at a critical capacity. that s from my first day. so, ithink, you know, to have experienced that, just makes you realise how people are getting so burned out, how we re not being