republican candidate. i am ayman mohyeldin la, started tonight, we begin with developing news in the justice departments investigation into donald trump s handling of classified documents. nbc news is exclusively reporting that the grand jury convened evidence in the case, it s expected to meet this week after a hiatus. now, prosecutors working for special counsel jack smith have been presenting the grand jury with evidence and witness testimony. that slow down in recent weeks. it is unclear whether prosecutors are prepared to seek an indictment at this point. but, this reconvening might mean that a charging decision is close, so, let s take a step back for a moment. let s look at the totality of this case. . . tonight, we are going to do that with the help of a model prosecution memo that just been released by a team of former prosecutors. one of whom will join us live in just a moment. defense attorneys saying the justice department is likely justified to charge donald trum
earlier today, president biden told reporters, he is confident a deal will reach his desk. and no more sticking points to iron out. msnbc news has also learned part of the deals raising the debt limit for two years, avoiding another debt showdown before the 2024 election. the deal also clause back some unspent pandemic funding, we ll talk about what that means. and shaves off some irs funding. it also expands work requirements for certain adults on food stamps. speaker mccarthy also spoke to senate republicans this afternoon about his deal at the white house, two sources tell msnbc, republican retold the bill 150 pages. and will include 15 pages of spending cuts. this morning, he told reporters, he expects a vote on the bill as soon as this wednesday. we did a conference call with a conference over 95% were overwhelmingly excited but what they see. they re getting the text today, the process, look, in every single negotiation, when it comes to debt ceiling and others, you
from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. we begin with two major developments both of which could impact the election interference cases against donald trump. first up, we have the supreme court rejecting the special counsel s request for an early review of clumps claims that he should be immune from facing prosecution. a newly discovered recording of trump pressuring michigan election officials not to certify the 2020 election. we are going to go right now to nbc s erin gilchrist here that the white house fourth. aaron, welcome. what does this mean for trump in the cases against him? alex, to potential impacts. hear this phone call could turn into damning evidence in one of the four cases against trump. now at the same time the supreme court could be just the kind of speed bumps the trump legal team could be looking for. reporter: the setback for government lawyers trying to fast-track the prosecution of former president do
what you had earlier in the show about why donald trump and others in history have said these provocative things that they do. i would ask the usual post that because that should be watched over and over again. to those who don t listen to the demagoguery we have a job to do to get democracy from it because as you pointed out it has worked over and over again. and so, we may be victims of whether or not we fall prey to that sort of language. yes you don t have to believe in it for your country to fall for and to change itself fundamentally because of it. we have to understand it s not just bad the people are doing these things and how they are work and how to counteract them. i have thought that for a long time and my brain can t articulate the way you can say them so the fact that you said it, i am just going to please you show, i had to send it to everybody. this is why you have to care about the stuff that he says and others like him say because it s your democracy. th
castro in for alicia menendez. as we get to the our immigration talks come to the wire as homeland security chief, alejandro mayorkas meets with bipartisan senators, the clock is ticking on a deal. and progress is slow. while we are not denying crucial aid for our allies, gop lawmakers spend their time on bogus impeachment schemes. california congressman, robert garcia, and what happens next. also tonight, paying the price, how this week, multimillion dollar ruling against rudy giuliani could have ramifications beyond his bank account. and how might home states attorney general is doubling down on extremism after surviving a recent impeachment. this is american voices. we are just over one week from christmas. most lawmakers have already gone home for the holidays. earlier today, a few, along with homeland security chief, alejandro mayorkas, had a rare weekend session to try to hammer out some kind of deal on immigration before the end of the year. while they have not r