The biden transition, despite zero cooperation from the white house s happening. If youre waiting for the dam to finally break in the Republican Party, if youre waiting to hear sensible clear gop official it is admit the facts, accept the reality en masse, accept their constituents votes, youll have to keep waiting. Cracks are beginning to appear in the republican wall of denial. I give you exhibit a, Chris Christie. Whats happened here is, quite frankly, the confidence of the president s legal team has been a national embarrassment. Ive voted for him twice. Elections have consequences. We cannot continue to act as if something happened here that didnt happen. The country has to matter the most, as much as im a strong republican and i love my party, its the country that has to come first. Chris christie, a strong supporter of the president s, as he said. Hes been at the president s side throughout his term. He even helped mr. Trump prepare for this years president ial debate. Exhibit b
Officials to overturn the Election Results. Is the president damaging democracy . Trumps former National Security adviser john bolt owen aformer Maryland Governor larry hogan joins me next. Will trumps transition blockade stop president elect bidens push forward . Ill speak to the senior visor to the bidens Transition Team jen psaki ahead. Hello. Im jake tapper in washington. The state of on our union is suffering from a pandemic spreading more faster and broadly than ever according to Public Health experts. And suffering, frankly, from a severe lack of leadership as President Trump spends his final weeks in office sulking and stewing over an election he lost by more than 6 million votes in the popular vote and more than 50 in the electoral vote. Hours ago, the president faced a major blow to his efforts to undermine the election when a ferm judge in pennsylvania dismissed with prejudice with a key lawsuit. This morning, President Trump railed against the paris climate before the g20 s
Matter the most, as much as im a strong republican and i love my party, its the country that has to come first. Also breaking tonight, a major and surprising rift in the trump legal team, one that seems to make the president s fight all the more unwinnable. Lets go to our White House Correspondent jeremy diamond. The president s attorneys have been very vocal today, particularly about a member of their own team, you cant make this kind of stuff up whats going on right now. Update our viewers. Reporter you cannot, wolf. The president s legal team now saying that one of the members of that very same legal team is not in fact a member of that legal team. President trump just one week ago announced that Rudy Giuliani was taking over this legal effort in the street, the president named Sidney Powell as a member of that very same legal team. Just a few days ago, she appeared alongside Rudy Giuliani and jenna ellis who are members of the president s legal team. But this evening, wolf, the pre
Announcer live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. It has been more than two weeks since joe biden won the u. S. President ial election, and the biden transition, even without white house cooperation, is happening but slower than most would like. President trump is still refusing the loss and no signs of conceding any time soon. However, new cracks are appearing in ub are can wall of denial. Whats happened here is quite frankly the concept that the president s legal team has been a national embarrassment. Ive been a supporter of the president. I voted for him twice, but elections have consequences. We cant continue to act as if something didnt happen. The country has to matter the most. As much as im a strong republican and i love my party, its the country that has to come first. Among those speaking out against President Trumps actions, a republican congressman from michigan where the president has been personally pressing state officials to dispute the state coun
Cabinet. You see some there. And President Trumps former defense secretary, jim mattis, listen to this, he is giving joe biden some free advice on how not to deal with other world powers. Were going to have more for you on that in a moment. And biden and excuse me, Vice President elect Kamala Harris are meeting virtually with the conference of mayors right now. This is all happening as another drug giant is announcing the successful results of a Covid Vaccine trial. It is welcome news, obviously, for a country still shattering its own hospitalization records and right as Health Experts warn the thanksgiving holiday could lead to a tsunami of new cases. Lets start with this lets go to cnns jessica dean who is following the president s transition. Jessica, as i mentioned, former secretary mattis, no stranger to setting the record straight on where he disagrees with this current administration, but this news coming out about what he is saying to joe biden is a pretty big deal. What is it