has died at the age of 95. we will have a live report from the vatican in just a moment. plus, new year and even more legal troubles for the former president of the united states after decades of flying under the radar was 2022 the year that accountability finally caught up to donald trump? plus, the halls of congress will be crawling with election deniers in 2023. with a divided republican party set to take over the house, you can put democracy at the bottom of the gop agenda. good morning. it is saturday, december 31st, new years eve. i am mehdi hasan, sitting in for my friend ali velshi this morning. not only is today the last day of the year, it also marks the official end of the january 6th committee. it s a series of blockbuster public hearings dominated the news this year with its many revelations about donald trump s desperate and anti-democratic attempts to cling on to power. the committee repeatedly made the case that trump was culpable and liable for the insurrec
new years eve. i am mehdi hasan, sitting in for my friend ali velshi this morning. not only is today the last day of the year, it also marks the official end of the january 6th committee. it s a series of blockbuster public hearings dominated the news this year with its many revelations about donald trump s desperate and anti-democratic attempts to cling on to power. the committee repeatedly made the case that trump was culpable and liable for the insurrection. last week, its members voted to issue for criminal referrals against donald trump. those hearings were only the start of a very bad six months for the twice impeached disgraced ex president. since the hearings began in the summer, fbi agents were treated dozens of including many highly classified documents which prompted the justice department to launch a second criminal investigation into donald trump on top of the one regarding january 6th. his finances have been under intense scrutiny by different
series of blockbuster public hearings earlier this year, we hear, at msnbc, committed to do a primetime recap of the committee s actions each night after each of these daytime hearings or meetings. tonight is no exception. with the investigators meeting today for a final time to summarize the findings of their year and a half long investigation to endorse their final report, and to make formal criminal referrals to the u. s. justice department concerning former president donald trump and at least one of the lawyers john eastman, who advised trump before, during, and after the attempted overthrow of the government on january six last year. we believe the evidence described by my colleagues today and assembled throughout our hearings warrants a criminal referral of former president donald j trump. john eastman and others. the
6th investigation. good evening, and thank you for being with us here tonight on msnbc. since the january 6th investigation started, it s a series of blockbuster public hearings earlier this year, we hear, at msnbc, committed to do a primetime recap of the committee s actions each night after each of these daytime hearings or meetings. tonight is no exception. with the investigators meeting today for a final time to summarize the findings of their year and a half long investigation to endorse their final report, and to make formal criminal referrals to the u.s. justice department concerning former president donald trump and at least one of the lawyers john eastman, who advised trump before, during, and after the attempted overthrow of the government on january six last year. we believe the evidence described by my colleagues today and assembled throughout
he s unfit for any office. tonight, whenever the resignation comes with adam schiff to join us. i ve those responsible should be held accountable. plus, joy reid alex wagner, jen psaki, simone sanders fans and address many, all here for our primetime recap of the final public meeting of the january 6th investigation. good evening, and thank you for being with us here tonight on msnbc. since the january 6th investigation started, it s a series of blockbuster public hearings earlier this year, we hear, at msnbc, committed to do a primetime recap of the committee s actions each night after each of these daytime hearings or meetings. tonight is no exception. with the investigators meeting today for a final time to summarize the findings of their year and a half long investigation to endorse their final report, and to make formal criminal referrals to the u. s. justice department concerning former president donald trump and at least one of the lawyers john