ginnie thomas, conservative activist and wife of supreme court justice played a much bigger role than we previously knew in pushing the election results. virginia ginnie thomas pressed arizona lawmakers after the 2020 election to set aside joe biden s popular vote victory and choose, quote, a clean slate of electors, that s according to emails obtained by the washington post. that email sent by thomas to lawmakers in 2020 argued that legislators needed to intervene because the vote had been marred by fraud. though she did not mention either candidate by name, the context was clear. thomas urged lawmakers to stand strong in the face of political and media pressure. she told lawmakers the chance to have lawmakers was yours and yours alone and had the power to fight back against fraud. that push by thomas in battle ground states ultimately culminated of alternate slate of trump electors being sent. the states are now under investigation by the justice department and they form
Katy tur. Tom emmer, come on down. The third speaker nominee in as many weeks. Does he have the votes . The center of the conference seems to be with him, but what about the flanks . On paper, hes generally a traditional republican, not so conservative. He voted for the stopgap funding measure, for example and is currently a member of Leadership Serving as majority whip, but he also voted to certify the last election and even though President Biden did win and certifying was the constitutional move, that vote could keep him from the gavel and keep the house in chaos. During this mornings round of Secret Ballot Voting to choose a nominee emmer fell short of the 217 he needs to win on the floor. Joining us now republican congressman from colorado, ken buck. Congressman, i know emmer has been on your bingo card for a while. You voted for him multiple times. Do you see him flipping enough votes to actually get the gavel . I think it became more difficult recently. When i say recently i say
We are following news this morning where another codefendant in the Trump Georgia Case just plead guilty. Overseas we are hearing from one of the two hostages and what she says are the horrifying moments about t kidnapping. And we will talk to netanyahu about what the releases mean for the war. And then we will talk to congressman gregory meeks. And meanwhile, congress is trying to decide who they think could be the next speaker of the house. We will break down who could have a path to victory. We begin this very busy hour with Breaking News out of georgia where just this morning a former trump attorney, jenna ellis, plead guilty in the States Election interference case. Ellis is the fourth codefendant to accept a deal instead of going to trial. If i knew then what i know now, i would have declined to represent donald trump in these post election challenges. I look back on the full experience with deep remorse. I have taken responsibility already with the bar this is a big deal. How bi
Some trucks carrying survive supplies have finally entered gaza. But its not enough. Palestinians are failing a country at a critical moment. Theyre disastrous handling of the speakership just let them back to the Drawing Board yet again. Plus, flipped. Two key trump allies have pleaded guilty in that Georgia Election case. Now theyre both cooperating with prosecutors. Im ayman mohyeldin, lets get started. Tonight, new developments in the israelhamas war. This morning, 28 longawaited humanitarian aid trucks finally entered the gaza strip. Israel agreed to allow and the convoys carrying food, water, and medicine after intense pressure from the United States and other countries. It is a narrow lifeline for more than 2 Million People trapped inside gaza. Under constant bombardment from the Israeli Military forwo straight. Weeks the Gaza Health Ministry says, the convoy contains just 3 of what civilians need on a daily basis, and noting that el needed to run hospitals was not even included
Tonight, new developments in the israelhamas war. This morning, 28 longawaited humanitarian aid trucks finally entered the gaza strip. Israel agreed to allow and the convoys carrying food, water, and medicine after intense prsure from the United States and other countries. It is a narrow lifeline for more than 2 million peop trapped inside gaza. Under constant bombardment from the Israel Military for two straight. Weeks the Gaza Health Ministry ys, the convoy contains just 3 of what civilians need on a daily basis, and noting that fuel needed to run hospitals was t even included in today s deliveries. Justice, not hamas released an American Mother and her daughter, held hostage, which signaled that the militant group could be ready for negotiations. But today, hamas spokesperson said exchanging more captives would not be addressed until israel and its progression on gaza. Today in israel, crowds of protesters including the loved ones of some hostages held up signs and chanted, demandin