theirs was a failed attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election. it failed attempt to disrupt a sacred tradition that has been a part of american democracy, making it a model of peaceful democracy for over 200 years. january 2021 marked a new beginning, a new phase in safeguarding the american experiment. i m jonathan capehart. this is the saturday show. here we are, three years after the insurrection. we are still living with the consequences of that day. the persistent threats to our democracy, with republican voters casting their first republican primary votes this month, donald trump continuing to hold commanding lead, they g lead, in the polls, we are faced with the startling possibility that the man impeached for in the riots on january 6th could be the man who claimed the insurrectionists had love in their hearts. who referred to january 6th as a beautiful day. who vowed to pardon the rioters criminally charged in connection with the violence. people he
politicsnation tonight s lead, danger all ove again. it we even and his third run fo the white house, forme president donald trump still can push politics to the edge. last night, trump happil mingled with maga supporters a a wrestling match and oklahoma just hours after dropping bombshell announcement, th former president claiming on his truth social platform, h would be arrested on tuesday although he offered no proof that charges were eminent just like on january 6th trum called for protest without specifying whether the the should be violent or non violent. manhattan da alvin bragg sending out an internal memo t the staff and his office assuring them they will be safe trump s response, another angr post calling him a racist an once again the most prominence and influential republicans ar rallying behind trump no matte what havoc he wreaks, speake of the house kevin mccarth calling the case against the former president and outrageou abuse of power by a radical da if this i
you from msnbc and los angeles mayor christmas eve to all o you celebrating, welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with th latest on the deadly winte storms moving across the u.s., leaving dangerously cold win chills across much of centra and eastern states at least 20 people have died i storm related incidents across the country in, erie count police say ambulances are stil unable to respond to emergency calls, in a timely manner. the problem is in the hardest hit areas, up to two thirds of emergency response vehicles are stuck fire, ambulance, police, i addition, a man in vehicles ar causing significant problems, have to note this, it is not something we are proud of, but in the worst affected areas, there is no emergency servic available. there s no guarantee that life-threatening emergency situation, that they will be able to respond immediately. we are dealing with situations all night, including a situation with a baby at a hom location which is on
melissa murray in for mehd hassan for nearly half a century it was an obvious, clear norm if you wanted to be th president of the united states you had to show the american public where your money came from it was a norm that began amazingly, with richard nixo during the watergate scandal i 1973, when nixon released hi tax returns to fight off accusations of corruption. in fact, it was nixon s ta filings sparked one of the mos famous quotes in america politics i look on this kind o examination because people hav got to know whether or not their president as a crook, am not a crook, i have earne everything i have got. since then, every america president has released their tax returns or a summary o their taxes. well, all but one. and, you know which one. and you know why, or, at least his explanation of why i will absolutely give my return but i am being audite for two or three years, so, cannot do it until the audit i finished, obviously. it is under, i i will revisit
conversation. to short today but one i promised to continue as we go through, grind through, the 2024 presidential election. congresswoman madeleine dean, miles taylor, susan de percio, thank you very much for coming to the saturday show. an important programming note, next weekend, the saturday and sunday shows will be airing at anytime slot, six pm eastern time, both days, right here on msnbc. again, starting next week and january 13th, both saturday and sunday, both shows, will air at six pm eastern time. we hope you will join us. as you can tell, i am excited out the extra sleep i m about toget. be sure to join us tomorrow at 9 am eastern for the sunday show. congressman brandon boyle standing by to discuss what is at stake as congress returns next week, facing critical funding deadline to keep the government funded. al, congressman robert garcia will join to discuss the