it was dismissed in less than six months. practically actually laughed out of court. now the ruling by u.s. district judge donald middlebrooks ordering trump and his attorney to cover the legal costs of the defendants in that suit is one for the ages. it is a stinging rebuke of donald trump the man and of donald trump s lies and his tried and true now legal strategy of jamming and gumming up the courts with lawsuits. it starts off like this, quote, this case never should have been brought. its inadequacy there is that word again as a legal claim was evident from the start. no reasonable lawyer would have filed it. the judge then makes it crystal clear that the ex-president himself bears responsibility for the suit. he goes on, quote, trump is a prolific and sophisticated litigant who is repeatedly using the courts to seek revenge on political adversaries. he is the mastermind of strategic abuse of the judicial process, and he cannot be seen as a litigant blindly following
putin. how worried should we really be about armageddon. what will it take to end this war. plus, in the regroup today, apologizing for punching his teammates. saying he s taking a few days away from the team. is it enough? you are watching simone. we have a lot to get to. we are only 30 days out from the 2022 midterms. hundreds of races nationwide will determine which party has the power to govern in congress. and which state officials will decide everything from free and fair elections to women s reproductive rights and health care. early voting is already underway in several states, including minnesota, virginia, illinois, michigan. arizona, ohio, georgia start in the next ten days with almost 30 more states following suit by the end of this month. in this final, stretched candidate messaging as more crucial than ever. the slightest misstep could have a massive inclinations. this week, we have seen debate drama in arizona, personal drama in georgia, and some of the mos
breaking news from the white house, more classified documents were found in president biden s delaware home. we will have the very latest. amid a war, the debt ceiling this coming week, a bombshell exclusive report on a gop plan. it could grind the government to a halt and crush the economy. the washington post reporting, that stories with me next. what could be the next criminal domino to fall against donald trump. a case in georgia reaching a crucial stage this week. we also keeping an eye on a dangerous weather in california. new russian tax in ukraine that hit several cities today. new details released for the funeral of lisa marie presley. all of that is coming up. we re going to start with that news today. the white house says they have found more classified materials at president biden s wilmington home. let s bring in nbc s ali roth as well as msnbc analyst. ali, what are we learning in this new statement from the white house? lindsey, a major development in the sto
the clerk will report the vote. mr. chairman on this vote there are nine ayes and zero noes. the resolution is agreed to. he is not coming, but that could change. i m going to punch him out. waiting for this, for trespassing on the capital grounds. i m going to punch him out, i m going to go to jail, and i m going to be happy. a subpoena against a former president and never before seen footage, including that of lawmakers scrambling to save the capital. i m brianna keilar, john berman is off this morning. alex marquardt is here with us. great to be here. the january 6th committee, having their final hearing before the midterms to show all roads lead back to donald trump. the committee voting unanimously to subpoena him. he wanted to stay in power, and now we wanted to hear from him. president biden said he believes the work of the january 6th committee, will lead to real change. in the meantime, former president trump fired back saying he will have his ans
merrick garland appointed a special counsel to oversee the investigation into president pieden s classified documents that were found. on january 5th, 2023, mr. laush briefed me and advised me that further investigation by a special counsel was warranted. earlier today i signed an order appointing robert hur as special counsel for the matter i just described. the document authorizes him to investigate whether any person or entity violated the law in connection with this matter. the special counsel will not be subject to the day-to-day supervision of any official of the department. earlier president biden confirmed that more classified documents from his time as vice president were discovered in a second location at his wilmington, delaware, home. the president said the materials were in his locked garage. his lawyers said another document was found in a room in the house. just days ago the white house revealed the first case. the president s attorneys found classified d