whether or not to take the case. lawmakers plan to follow brief next week, asking the court to make a decision no later than down january 14th. if the court were to follow their normal rules, they wouldn t even discuss the case till mid february, even if they expedite that, the trump stacked supreme court, which was appointed by the former president, could still hear the case. if they, do it require arguments on their normal schedule. if this was a normal schedule, there wouldn t be a decision until june, of next year, most likely. a further six month delay for records, and the bipartisan committee investigating the committee, was asked back in august. you see the how this works. very effective actually. to delay accountability as long as possible. which is why trump s allies, in congress, keep pushing this dubious claim, of executive privilege. we ve had executive privilege since 1794, when george washington relative to the so, this is in exists not for
i ll take care of the rest. he was, obviously, doing any number of things in public that, if they don t warrant an investigation, nothing would. and if any other person in the world did what he did, they would be the subject of a criminal investigation already. so we have to pray that this guy is because he should not be above the law, and what happened last time is going to be multiplied because certainly they ve learned lessons from how they didn t do it as effectively as they might. and we ve got to learn lessons as well. final question for you on the court and the petition for cert interest the president s attorneys. this is not as far as i can tell from the legal minds that i trust, including my wife, particularly close call, but, you know, i guess there is a question of the court could just not grant cert, allow the appellate court s ruling to
trump s lawyers finally filed that appeal to the supreme court on the last possible day. that is, of course, intentional because it is all part of a larger strategy to drag the process out as long as possible. something that has been incredibly successful throughout trump s long career. to try to stop the delay tactics, the house is asking for the supreme court to expedite its decision on whether or not to take the case. lawmakers are planning to file a brief next week asking the court to make a decision no later than january 14th. if the court were to follow their normal rules, they wouldn t discuss the case until mid-february. even if they expedited that, the trump stacked supreme court, a third of which was appointed by the former president, could still hear the case. it would require formal arguments, if this were the normal schedule, there wouldn t be a decision until june of next year. a further six-month delay for records for the bipartisan committee investigating the
0 felt this way. it s like we have been out there in oblivion just so separated from the people we love. oh, listen, it is a tough time right now. we know that you are all tired and hurting and facing difficult decisions about the days ahead. and we are not here to be pollyanna about 2021 at all. but good has a way of showing up. proving that kindness and resilience can always prevail, even in a time like this. so be safe out there. riedout fans, we love you, and happy holidays. that s tonight s riedout. all in with chris hayes starts now. tonight on all in, donald trump appeals to the supreme court. jim jordan begins his own delay tactics and why legal scholars are getting loud over the inaction from the justice department. then why the first cooperation agreement for a proud boy could be a big deal. alarming new reporting on the non-stop multi-state pressure campaign to overturn the 2021 election. why the verdict in kim potter s manslaughter trial surprised so many and four m