scuttle the remaining 48 state primaries. it s a bid by republican elites to kneecap the republican voters that exist throughout the whole country and that they will need in november all to try to stop any potential long primary by nikki haley waged against trump. maga allies were floating an rnc resolution to declare trump basically the nominee to put a thumb on the scale before the rest of the votes come in. there s only been one primary. they ve backed down from that in public. new reporting says the rnc s call was well received by trump aides. now one of the top ranking house republicans is pushing basically the same discredited message as the rnc did but this time trying to corner trump endorsements in the house by arguing that it is all owed. the national party s purpose and their requirement is to empower the party s voters, whether it s democrat or republican in this country, right, any kind of party, to empower the voters to choose nominees. if they fail to do that,
legal news. it is the first conviction of anyone for defying the house january 6 committee as well. we have experts about to join us who were inside the courtroom . this is a major deal. prosecutors basically made may have won their case that steve bannon hid insurrection evidence by refusing to show up or testify or provide documents requested under that lawful subpoena. mr. bannon faces up to two years in prison in a precedent- making a victory. for the justice department and the house, we have a lot to get to. a lot of angles. we go right into the breaking news to the people who know it best. armor federal prosecutor john flannery has dealt with exactly these kind of cases and has been counsel to three confessional crannies congressional committees. josh gerstein has been covering the story. he is out side the courthouse. josh, tell us how this news came down and what it means. well ari, good to see you. deliberations were very short in this case. the trial was pretty
also this hour, we will bring you the latest from the justice department issuing a flurry of subpoenas to trump insiders in connection to the january 6 probe. a former top u.s. attorney levels new accusations against bill barr for allegedly targeting prominent democrats for political prosecutions. we will have a report from new hampshire where the midterm s last primary today is taking place featuring a republican battle between a trump candidate and a more mainstream republican to challenge the democratic senator in a contest that could decide control of the senate. we begin overseas with nbc s kelly cobiella and keir simmons in london and andrew roberts and jillian tet. the casket departing earlier today than expected. tell us about the reception as the coffin left after an outpouring of people scottish people in chilly weather lining up to pay their last respects. there were tens of thousands waiting in that long line overnight. some waiting up to five hours or more,
reportedly involved federal agents spending most of the day at mar-a-lago was related to classified information that trump took with him when he departed the white house in january of 2021. an attorney for the former guy told nbc news that trump and his team had been, quote, cooperative with fbi and doj officials every step of the way, unquote, but then added that the bureau, quote, did conduct an unannounced raid and seized paper. the new york times reports that it wasn t the first time that agents visited trump s south florida estate. quote, the search came after an earlier visit this spring to mar-a-lago by federal agents including a justice department counterintelligence official to discuss materials that mr. trump had improperly taken with him when he left the white house. mr. trump was briefly present for that earlier visit as was at least one of his lawyers according to people familiar with the situation. both the fbi and the justice department have declined to comme
At this hour, a president on the picket line. Joe bidens unprecedented show of support for labor ahead of Donald Trumps visit to michigan tomorrow. The major blow to senator bob menendez. Long time friend and senator, cory booker, now among a growing group of democrats calling on him to resign. Plus, the stage is set for the next republican debate. Who made the cut . And the new poll showing momentum for one candidate in a key, early battleground state. And crisis at the border. Nbc news cameras are rolling as hundreds of migrants, including children, Cross The Rio Grande into texas. First, to michigan. Gabe gutierrez is at the nearby plant. Gabe, the uaw president called this an historic moment. Tell us more about it. Hi there, chris. Yes. The president sean feign calling it an historic moment and Standing Shoulder to shoulder with President Biden who seemed somewhat removed. That changed today. President biden using literally a president ial bull horn to give his full throated suppor