set expectations for what could and would happen next because it does seem like something is happening. today our cameras caught three of donald trump s lawyers at the department of justice minutes after they left, donald trump started posting about the case saying, quote, how can doj possibly charge me, who did nothing wrong, when no other presidents were charged? so does donald trump know something we do not? joining us is senior legal correspondent laura jarrett and nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian. donald trump s lawyers were at doj, ken. do we know who they were meeting with? we know who they weren t meeting with. attorney general garland and deputy attorney general lisa mona core were not involved. presumably it was with career officials who have some oversight over this case and are briefed on this case. it s very common for defense attorneys to come in at the end of an investigation and make their case to management at the justice departm
Trump and rnc chair woman, ronna mcdaniel, try to pressure to republican canvassers and michigan into not certifying the 2020 president ial election results. The paper reviewed recordings of trump and mcdaniel on phone calls with to local officials just days after the election. Nbc has not heard or verify the Audio Recordings. But its statements nbc spokespeople for trump and the rnc did not dispute them. This afternoon, michigan secretary of state, jocelyn benson, so the chief suspect at the Election Officials were under pressure back in 2020. Theyre recording in the detroit i tyler the recording. It didnt surprise me, the content of which we were well aware that he was trying to pressure these local pointed officials to subvert their own duty, the legal duty under the law. We knew as it was happening, its really, when youre up against the president of the United States, the purported leader the free world, that we had the truth, the law, the will of the people on our side, its really
trump and rnc chair woman, ronna mcdaniel, try to pressure to republican canvassers and michigan into not certifying the 2020 presidential election results. the paper reviewed recordings of trump and mcdaniel on phone calls with to local officials just days after the election. nbc has not heard or verify the audio recordings. but it s statements nbc spokespeople for trump and the rnc did not dispute them. this afternoon, michigan secretary of state, jocelyn benson, so the chief suspect at the election officials were under pressure back in 2020. they re recording in the detroit i tyler the recording. it didn t surprise me, the content of which we were well aware that he was trying to pressure these local pointed officials to subvert their own duty, the legal duty under the law. we knew as it was happening, it s really, when you re up against the president of the united states, the purported leader the free world, that we had the truth, the law, the will of the people on our
be a major political minefield for now. it deny special counsel, jack smith, requests to fast-track a decision on whether donald trump has broad immunity for actions he took as president while challenging his 2020 election loss. this means justices will allow the case to move forward through the regular appeals process. it is likely that the court will also be soon confronted with another trump case. today trump confirmed that his legal team is working on an appeal of a colorado high court ruling that would kick him off the primary ballot. there are challenges to trump s ballot eligibility underway and more than a dozen other states including michigan. now that state is also in the spotlight after the detroit news reported that trump and rnc chair woman, ronna mcdaniel, try to pressure to republican canvassers and michigan into not certifying the 2020 presidential election results. the paper reviewed recordings of trump and mcdaniel on phone calls with to local officials just
welcome to this special edition of hannity. i m tammy bruce in for sean. it s the friday before christmas and the u.s. supreme court just offered up a giant lump of coal to biden s doj. in order to fast-track its case against former president trump out of washington, d.c., and get a verdict before the 2024 election. federal prosecutors frantically ask the court for an expedited review of trump s presidential immunity claims. today that request was flat out denied, and many experts are saying there is little chance this case will go to trial before the election. here now with the very latest, george washington law professor and fox news contributor jonathan turley. jonathan, your columns are always informative. i m always treating them out and telling people to read the whole thing. this was not necessarily a complete surprise, but give us your point of view with your legal background on what this really means and how good of a christmas gift this is to president trump