Power. Unlikely allies, Liz Cheney hitting the road with vp Kamala Harris, taking her pitch to the birthplace of the Republican Party. Also ahead, Helenes Aftermath, the president heading back to the southeast to view more damage as the Storms Death Toll climbs again. And israels deepest strikes into lebanon yet. This as israel prepares to respond to the Missile Barrage from iran. Good morning, it is 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific. Thanks for joining us. Im Ana Cabrera reporting from new york. And with just about a month until Election Day, americans are seeing a trove of previously unreleased evidence in a Special Counsels Election Interference Case against Donald Trump. Through 165 pages, Jack Smith details several layers of trumps alleged scheme to overturn the 2020 Election Results. The crux of the Prosecutions Argument is this. Quote, when the defendant lost the 2020 president ial election, he resorted to crimes to try to stay in office. At its core, the Defendants Scheme
Developments in Donald Trumps ongoing legal battles. In a newly unsealed brief in response to the supreme Courts President ial Immunity Ruling, special Counsel Jack Smith gives us the clearest view yet of his 2020 Election Interference Case against the former president. Smith asserts trump acted as a private candidate and not as president , when he tried to overturn the Election Results and resorted to crimes to stay in office. It also provides new evidence about Trumps Phone Usage and the conversations he had on the 6th Of January, as the riots were unfolding at the capitol. Quote, beginning at about 150. 30 p. M. , the defendant settled in the Dining Room off of the oval office. He spent the afternoon there reviewing twitter on his phone, while the Dining Room television played Fox News contemporaneous coverage of events at the capitol. Citing testimony, the filing says that when trump was informed his Vice President had to be rushed to a secure location after trump attacked pence in
President Biden Tours Florida And Georgia hit hard by helene. The Death Toll in Western North Carolina continues to rise. The world is on edge waiting to see how israel will respond to irans missile attack. The White House arguing against targeting irans nuclear program. Joining me this hour, former Defense Secretary Leon panetta on the crisis across the Middle East, former dls second Jeh Johnson joins on domestic terror threats and the anniversary of the October 7th Terror Attacks in israel, four days away. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. We are 33 days from the election. For the first time, we have former Vice President make pences own words under oath about Donald Trumps alleged attempts to discount votes and overthrow the election. Yesterday afternoon, Judge Chutkan unsealed a legal filing in the 2020 Election Interference case. The 165page Document is Special Counsel Smiths Response to the Supreme Court Immunity Decision, sending the case back to the Lower Co
Donald trumps efforts to target what he calls trumps desperate attempt to stay in office. Where do things go from here . Plus, Kamala Harris appealing to republican sense of History And Tradition as she tries to convince them to cast their vote for her. How the Location Today and the woman who will be campaigning alongside her could help her make her case. Just hours ago, israel expanding Evacuation Warnings to nearly two dozen more towns across southern lebanon. How the people on both sides are now bracing for this wider war. A lot to get to. We start with Jack Smith. The Trial Wont be until after election day. To do that, Jack Smith has to convince the judge that trump was acting as a candidate, not the president , and orchestrated a criminal scheme to hold on to power meaning the Supreme Courts recent ruling on president ial immunity should not apply. The following is full of examples. Smith argues trumps conversations with Vice President pence were in their private capacity as Runn
In Swing States. As a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about the constitution, i have thought deeply about this. Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am i not voting for Donald Trump, but i will be voting for Kamala Harris. [ applause ] that was former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney of Wyoming One month ago, endorsing democratic nominee Kamala Harris for president. Today, cheney will appear with harris for the first time at a Campaign Event in battleground wisconsin. That comes following the release of a new report on Donald Trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Well dig into why special Counsel Jack Smith says most of trumps actions On And around January 6th are not protected by the Supreme Courts immunity decision. Trump, meanwhile, made more comments about Migrants Yesterday, explaining hiS Plan to deport those in the u. S. With legal status. To deport legal migrants. Plus, a day after the Vice President ial debate, both Running Mate