that tweet, be there, we will be wild. it was a tweet that set up a violent chain reaction that resulted in a deadly attack on our government. cnn is not reporting the special counsel is asking witnesses about a contentious oval office meeting on december 18th, 2020. more than a month after the election, and mere days after the electoral college made official the decision of the american people. in short, that trump had lost the election. in that moment, the disgraced ex-president had two paths. he had door number one, admit head on that his campaign met the end of the line, keep in pace simple peaceful transfer of power. behind door number two, not just fall, but vaults into the abyss, commit to antidemocratic measures. of course, we all know the rest of the story. on this night in december, this crucial juncture, the six-hour cage match essentially unfolded deep inside the white house. on one side, it would summon trump s own white house team, quote, crazy. as you know, peo
that s tonight s last word, the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle begins right now. tonight, the justice department moves to stop donald trump from making top secret information public. our friday night cap breaks down his legal troubles and gives us there and the piece of the week. and disturbing new details in the death of olympic sprinter to horry bowie, raising concerns about the maternal health care prices in america. plus my one-on-one conversation with about his father s legacy and how he found his own path as the 11th hour gets underway this friday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. our friday night cap is standing by, but we start this evening s broadcast in washington d.c. where the justice department has reportedly filed a motion for a protective order to keep donald trump from releasing any classified materials, given to his legal team in the documents case. the new york times says that the order hints at, quote, ongoing investigations. the order
eastern right here on msnbc. that s tonight s last word, the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle begins right now. tonight, the justice department moves to stop donald trump from making top secret information public. our friday night cap breaks down his legal troubles and gives us there and the piece of the week. and disturbing new details in the death of olympic sprinter to horry bowie, raising concerns about the maternal health care prices in america. plus my one-on-one conversation with about his father s legacy and how he found his own path as the 11th hour gets underway this friday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. our friday night cap is standing by, but we start this evening s broadcast in washington d. c. where the justice department has reportedly filed a motion for a protective order to keep donald trump from releasing any classified materials, given to his legal team in the documents case. the new york times says that the order hints at, quote, ong
the republicans to come to his defense and call for future pardons and destabilizing department of justice and the call of other republicans here, and we are through the rubicon, and what are we doing here is what i say to the party. this reads clear as day, and the photos are, there and the photos are there, and this is very similar to what many of the republicans were criticizing hillary clinton for, except it is 1,000 worse. i think it is just requires a moment to think about the gravity of this. it does seem like a lot of the language that we are hearing of the spokesperson from former president there, and some of the elected officials is pretty dangerous language that is clearly designed to just di side the country as much as possible all to the benefit of one guy, the former president. well, there is an overwhelming majority of voices out there at this point in time, and we will see how it plays out, but last night, chris christie was not here singing from that hymn
aid is the us prepared for what s next, i ll speak to two members of the house oversight committee, republican chairman james comer and democratic congressman ro khanna next and brazen attacks. president biden orders an airstrike in syria after iranian linked groups attack americans prepared for us to back forcefully. protect our people. is it enough to deter iran senate intel chairman mark warner is here to discuss plus clock s ticking. tiktok gets walloped from both sides. platform should be banned threat does tiktok post to everyday americans, i ll speak to republican commerce chair cathy mcmorris rodgers in moments. hello i m jake tapper in washington, where the state of our union is taking it all in. once again, the former president trump finds himself right where he wants to be in this case. waco texas near the 30th anniversary of the standoff with that infamous cult. the former president was there at the center of a new political maelstrom saturday afternoon, lashing o