heard when the former president united states, and wants to return, tells people on christmas day that they can rot in hell. just as congresswoman debbie dingell says, trump s rot in hell christmas mers it was, to say the least, unpresidential. special counsel jack smith is filing a new motion to block trump for making political arguments during his criminal trial. also tonight, michigan supreme court decides against removing trump from the 2024 ballot, unlike colorado s highest court and now extra security is needed for those justices. plus, the republicans all out assault on voting rights, which includes plans to ask the u.s. supreme court to preserve their undemocratically gerrymandered maps in wisconsin. good evening. and charles coleman, in for joy reid, and we have got a lot to talk about. we begin tonight with a new year faster protesting, many looking head to 2024 and wondering what else could be in store. that certainly appears to be the case for former president d
hayes. we re waiting for the special counsel to respond to donald trump s wildly expansive claim of presidential immunity. trump says he can t be prosecuted for january six because he was acquitted in a senate impeachment trial. he contends that he is, quote, absolute immunity from prosecution to the prosecution for his official acts as president. jack smith is expected to respond to those claims before the appeals court heals hears arguments on trump s immunity claims on january six. all rulings on the jaime six case are currently on hold, a lot appeals process plays out, but that didn t stop the special counsel from filing a nemotion from char judge john near chuck in. today asking the court to not allow, quote, the defendant to turn the courtroom into a forum in which he propagates relevant disinformation and should reject his intent to inject politics into this proceeding. smith also wants the quo courts to, quote, prohibit the defendant from introducing evidence, making