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To 160,000 cases a day, and we havent even begun to feel the effect of Holiday Travel and gettogethers. We may see a surge, upon a surge. We dont want to frighten people, but thats just the reality. We said that these things would happen, as we got into the cold weather and as we began traveling. And theyve happened. Its going to happen, again. Our medical and publichealth experts will join us, in a bit, to talk about the moment dr. Fauci describes. The president , meantime, is neither done nor said anything that might help us through that period. Hes too busy, trying to overturn the election he lost. And keeps losing, in court and in recounts. And yet again, as states officially certify the vote. Seriously. He once said we would get tired of all the winning. He, clearly, never gets tired of all the losing. He keeps losing the 2020 election, again, and again and again. Late today, wisconsin made joe bidens victory official there and earlier today, arizona did the same. We do elections well, here in arizona. The system is strong. Thats doug ducey, the states republican governor. At about the same time, the president s legal team, led by the diehard Rudy Giuliani and, yes, thats dye, they were meeting with a group of gop state lawmakers pushing all the same unfounded allegations, that judges, including trump appointees, simply are not buying. And the president , lapping it up. Tweeting, Trump Legal Team in arizona and on oann now. Big stuff. Enjoy. Enjoy . Really . Hes, literally, trying to overturn the election, in public. Enjoy . As if watching him and his enablers sowing doubt in democracy, at the height of a pandemic, in a country as divided as its been in generations is just like watching hoda and kathy lee getti getting tiddly on chardonnay. He lives on this stuff. Even if its in a state, georgia, with two republican senators defending seats in upcoming, runoff elections, that will decide which Party Controls the senate. Even undermining faith there, where his party needs all the votes they can get. And they had electoral officials making deals, like this character in georgia who is a disaster. And the governors done nothing. Hes done absolutely nothing. Im ashamed that i endorsed him. Thats the president , over the weekend, lashing out at Georgia Republican secretary of state, who has received Death Threats for doing his job. This is a trump supporter, by the way. A trump voter, he says. So is his boss, brian kemp. And just take a minute to consider how little regard the president has for Governor Kemps duty to the people in his state. It, pretty much, boils down to i did something for him. Now, he owes me. A quid pro quo, you might say. Here is the tweet. Why wont governor brian kemp, the hapless governor of georgia, use his Emergency Powers which can be easily done to overrule his obstinate secretary of state and do a match of signatures on envelopes. It will be a goldmine of fraud and we will easily win the state. Keep in mind, asking Governor Kemp to do something he does not have the authority to do. Oh, and another thing. There is no evidence of widespread fraud. None. A lifelong republican, the president hired him and then fired him for saying things like this about the election. And just look at what happened in georgia. Georgia has machines that tabulate the vote. They, then, held a hand recount. And the outcome was consistent with the machine vote. And that tells you what . That tells you that there was no manipulation of the vote on the machinecount side. And so, that, pretty thoroughly, in my opinion, debunks some of these sensational claims out there, that ive called nonsense and a hoax. That there is some hacking of these election vendors and their software and their systems, across the country. Its its just its nonsense. Thats what a career Public Servant sounds like. And heres what one of the lawyers trying to overturn the election for the president sounds like. Who told radio talk show host howie karr today, this about chris krebs. This guy is a classa moron. He should be taken out at dawn and shot. Thats a former u. S. Attorney, a member of the bar, making Death Threats Death Threats against a former, Public Servant. Death threats. More on that, shortly. As for what he is peddling in terms of evidence, we have yet to see one scintilla of evidence from the president or his legal team that has convinced a single court that this was anything but a joe biden victory. Take that away and what have you got . For the president , little more than this. I was winning when they started counting. Yet, i was losing when they finished. Thats unpossible. Thats it. Thats all. And, if that sounds too outlandish, that a president would not know what his advisers, what the pundits, what most voters and electionnight viewers know, that this is how elections work. Well, listen to how the president explains it. And what happened, if you watched the election, i was called by the biggest people, saying congratulations. Political people. Congratulations, sir, you just won the election. It was 10 00, and you looked at the numbers, and im sure you felt that way. This election was over. And then, they did dumps. And they did these massive dumps of votes, and all of a sudden, i went from winning by a lot to losing by a little. Which is how it actually worked out. No fraud. No conspiracy. Just counting votes. And by the way, the 6 million votes he is currently losing by is not a little. More, now, from cnns gjim acosa who joins us from the white house with some breaking news, jim. Yeah. John, the president s fraud claims, they are the biggest fraud of them all. I talked to a couple trump advisers this evening about the certification news in wisconsin and in arizona. And, according to these advisers, the president is fully aware. He fully understands that he has lost this election. I asked one adviser, does the president understand he has been defeated . Is th this adviser said, quote, yes, he does. He sees the writing on the wall. So, strip away what the president is tweeting. Strip away what he is saying to fox news, he understands he has lost this election now. As to what is going on inside the president s head, this adviser said, listen, he Still Believes theres some way he could win. He still wants to believe that he can win. But, when he is talking to his advisers, privately, he is conceding to them, if not conceding to the public, that he has lost this election. Not sure thats a comfort. That he knows hes lost, even though he is trying to undermine democracy and overturn the results. Meantime, jim, dr. Scott atlas, President Trumps controversial coronavirus adviser has resigned. What are you learning about that . He has resigned. He tweeted out a selfserving lert letter, a few moments ago. Wont read that. But essentially, handed his letter of resignation into the president. Sources confirming to myself and Kaitlan Collins over here at the white house and dr. Scott atlas has resigned. I talked to a member of the crow task force earlier about this that said this is welcome news. His controversial views about herd immunity and so on, will no longer have a seat at the table. And this Coronavirus Task force is still up and running here at the white house, despite the hits its taken over the last several months, it remains intact, according to a white house official. But, no question about it, somebody who believed in herd immunity. Somebody who was espousing those views anywhere anywhere he could, is no longer on this task force. And, you know, that is something that is being welcomed by people on the task force, itself, tonight, john. Jim acosta, thanks so much for the reporting. Really appreciate it. Joining us now, josh dawsey, who shares the byline on this gripping look inside the white house, as the president struggles with and resists the reality of losing an election. Quoting now. Sequestered in the white house and brooding out of public view after his election defeat. Rageful, and at times delirious. Like mad king george, muttering, i won, i won, i won. Josh dawsey joins us now along with cnn correspondent, abby phillip. Josh, i have to say. The president attacking the republican governor of arizona. The republican governor of georgia. Suggesting the doj and fbi are in on some scam to rig the election. You have done this deep dive. Talked to so many people inside the white house. What have you learned . Yeah. The president is particularly frustrated with brian kemp, the governor of georgia. He believes he made brian kemps political career by endorsing him. As we reported in our story this weekend, he called kemp recently and for not helping him more in georgia. He is also unhappy with ducey, in arizona. What happened essentially is the president thought he was going to win these states. As Election Results came in election night, he becauwas wat the results and he believed he was going to win. And then, more and more ballots came in and he clearly did not win some of these states that have been certified. Theyve lost case after case after case, in state after state after state. And they are making a lot of these arguments on, you know, fox news and oann and other channels. But when they are actually in front of a judge and are being asked to provide evidence, they have not been able to do it. And one of the things we reported in our piece, john, is that Rudy Giuliani, sydney powell, and some of the other lawyers. You know, the Trump Campaign lawyers have said, if you have evidence of these things, let us know. Like, well help you make these arguments. And theyve not been able to theyve not been able to provide them. Yeah. Its amazing. They are getting different stories under oath than places like oann. Even though they were clear eyed about his loss, they indulged him and encouraged him to keep fighting. Is there Anyone Around him, now, who is being realistic . Because jim acosta is reporting now that the president s seeing the writing on the wall. Well, i think if you talk to most of the people around the president , they realize that he is not going to win this election. They realize its over. Theyre working on, you know, a speech for him to give before he leaves. He is never going to concede that he lost. But in their mind, the president has a powerful legacy. Three Supreme Court judges. He got more votes than any other republican. He got more minority votes than any other republican has. And they wanted to tout these accomplishments and leave less of a sore loser and more toward kind of a victory of sorts, even though he locket. So far, hes not been able to go along with that. I mean, those conversations have not really gone anywhere because he still wants to fight. Its a twopronged reason, really, john. One is just its just his pugilistic instinct just to fight. The other is he is raising money for his pac, his political future. The field in 2024. And he is still getting a lot of media attention, a lot of coverage. A lot of you know, hes still in the spotlight. And i think for the president , right now, unlike the people around him, he doesnt see much advantage to quit this, yet. Use that money for parties at maralago and fly around the country, at will. Abby, its amazing we can all take for granted something josh just said that, which is the president will never concede. How this undermines democracy and the longterm impact. The shortterm impact. What does this mean for georgia, right . The president keeps attacking republican officials in georgia. Is it possible that, that attack might depress republican vote in that state, where he needs them to turn out on january 5th in those runoffs . Yeah, i think it is definitely possible. And were already seeing republican officials kind of raising the alarm about this. Whether its the rnc chairwoman, ronna mcdaniel, who kind of had to battle these flying misinformation coming at her from trump supporters. Who say, you know, they think the whole thing is still rigged. You know, one of the most interesting talking points that has come out of all of this is the georgia secretary of state making the point, several weeks ago, that President Trumps attacks on mailin voting, between the primary in georgia and the general election in georgia, have effectively resulted in in fewer republicans voting for the president in the general election. And he basically made the point that the president should not have discouraged his own people from utilizing mailin voting because they were willing to do it, in the last election. And they would have voted for him. So, i think a very similar story could be playing out for the january runoffs where there is a depressive effect of all of this talk about a rigged election. Those same dominion machines that the president keeps vilifying . Yeah, well, theyre probably going to be used in the next election, as well. And now, the president is claiming its all rigged. This has got to be a realnightmare scenario for republicans, who are desperately trying to get out the vote in an election that is all about turnout. Its not about persuasion, at all. Abby, can i ask you a question i have probably asked you a half dozen times since november 3rd. Where is Mitch Mcconnell . I mean, how much longer can Mitch Mcconnell let this happen . Attacks on republican governors, not to mention Death Threats from the president s lawyers on government or exgovernment officials. I mean, how much longer can mcconnell let this just sit out there . Yeah. Its such a good question because a lot of the rationale for mcconnells silence and kind of a passive allowance of the president s comments were that President Trump needed to gin up his supporters for january, right . If President Trump could get his people worked up and out to the polls in january, they could win these two seats. The question is, is that still true now . When the president might be effectively depressing republican turnout, by convincing his supporters that the whole thing is rigged. I think there are some real questions about what the strategy is here for mcconnell. I think his strategy, right now, seems to be complete silence. But there is a point at which there are diminishing returns for this sort of thing. Obviously, diminishing returns for the country, for sure. But certainly, for republicans, even if they are looking at the shortterm need that they have, which is to get republicans out for those january runoffs. Does brian kemp, josh, doug ducey, do they feel real pressure here . Is brian kemp tempted to break the law in the state of georgia, and do what the president says . Well, one of the through lines, so far, john, has been that one of these republicans, in states when they felt pressure from the president in michigan, wisconsin, arizona, and georgia, have not caved. Have really stuck with what the law says and what the numbers say. You know, ducey and kemp, neither one have have given in to call a special Emergency Powers or to do what the president has wanted. You know, the president has called a lot of these different governors and asked them to get more involved. And, you know, so far, in pennsylvania, in georgia, in arizona, in wisconsin, in michigan, youre not really seeing the kind of involvement that the president and his team would like. You are seeing these governors certify results. These secretaries of state certify results. You know, they do these rigorous recounts of the ballots. And then, once the recounts are done and the legal challenges are done, to certify. Josh dawsey, we appreciate you being with us. Terrific reporting. Abby phillip, appreciate you being with us as well. Terrific reporting as always. Next, dr. Sanjay gupta, and dr. Haseltine. What o that would be chris krebs. That, and more, on 360. Or psori, Little Things can become your big moment. Thats why theres otezla. Otezla is not an injection or a cream. Its a pill that treats differently. For psoriasis, 75 clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. 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Two issues i think we have learned about the past year, the benefits of mask, and not pursuing herd immunity, were things he was opposition to just about everyone on the task force. He would say he wasnt really advocating herd immunity, but all his comments would suggest otherwise. You know, i think its unfortunate because, as has been suggested, not just by me, i think he gained the president s ear because he was just reflecting what the president was saying, as opposed to offering offering up a sciencebased proposal. So, you know, deborah birx essentially said she would not sit in Task Force Meetings with him, anymore. Thats how disruptive his presence had become. Quite a legacy. So, sanjay, health and Human Services secretary, alex azar, said this morning, if all goes well, the first people to get the pfizer or Moderna Vaccine may be able to do so, before christmas. So, just in the simplest terms, walk us through this process and what comes next. Yeah. So theres vaccines some vaccine thats been manufactured. Some of it will be distributed, is my understanding. December 10th. This is not preordained yet. But december 10th, there will be this meeting where they essentially make this recommendation as to whether or not this vaccine is authorized. If it is, then there is a certain amount of vaccine that is available, and will continue to be produced on a rolling sort of basis. If both these vaccines from moderna and pfizer are authorized within december, should be available. Its two doses, so that would be 20 million people. January, another 50 million doses. I mean, you can you can look at the calendar here. Its going to be sort of this rolling basis of production. Now, one thing i are say is that, you know, were sort of presenting a scenario, where everything goes as people hope it will. They have to manufacture this vaccine. They have to distribute it. Weve talked about how difficult the distribution is, for example, with cold storage. But, even manufacturing at this sort of scale. Its got to go through all these safety checks, john, before its actually released. If there is a problem with the batch, then, all of a sudden, that timeline we presented could actually get get delayed, a bit. So, thats sort of roughly how things are looking like they might shake out, though. So, professor haseltine, you have been on this Program Since the beginning of the pandemic. Big picture, what are your thoughts tonight on all these developments on the vaccine front, the distribution, but also the news today from moderna . You know, their vaccine, they say, 94 effective. 100 effective against severe cases. Thats nothing but good news. If the story pans out, as these preliminary reports suggest. The issue is we havent seen the data, yet. But, i expect that the data will support their claims. Thats really good news. But theres things we dont know about the vaccine. How long it lasts, for example. What are the longterm side effects, for example. And already, there is confusion as to how the vaccine is actually going to be used. When it will be rolled out, how many people will get it, who will get it. You know, because scott atlas is gone doesnt mean leadership is back. We need leadership to have uniform policies, across the united states, which we have never had in this pandemic. And we need it now, more than ever. When there is something that really can be done, we need to make sure its done fairly, its done uniformly, and its done properly. And that takes strong, federal leadership. And that is something i worry about. Youre already seeing different people in the administration saying its going to be this date. Its going to be that date. Its going to be these people who get it first. And its going to be those people who get it first. The actual fact is its up to the states to decide how to distribute this vaccine. And to whom. And it can vary, enormously, from state to state, and even, in some cases, from city to city. So, were in just the beginning. Its great news but lets make the best of a good story. To what extent do the answers to these questions or does your decision, whether you will, personally, take the vaccine hinge on the answers to those questions . It depends, i think, for many people. We need to see the data. The doctors, who are going to be administering the vaccines, need to see the data which they havent seen, yet. I would like to see the data, on longerterm effects. But many people are, understandably, eager to take the vaccine before we know the full benefit. There are possibilities, for example, that it will be a sh t shortlived vaccine, and people will drop precautions. I argue for a twostep progress program. One, in which we begin to transit to a vaccine, but we increase our vigilance in this terrible pandemic, which is now upon us. Look. We need to be vigilant, for sure, over the next several months. There is no question about that. Sanjay, one other piece of news from mowderna when they release their information today. They said their vaccine was designed in just two days, back in january. It took them two days to design the vaccine. I have no idea what to even make of that. How should we interpret that . Yeah. Its its pretty remarkable. I mean, you know, its a different totally different way of thinking about vaccines. I mean, you know, its almost like you think about this more like generating computer code, rather than medicine in lab. And you can and you can take a look at the calendar. You know, the timetable, very fast. They get the genetic sequence. They basically say, okay, were going to create a portion of the virus. Whats called a spike protein. And get the genetic sequence of that, particular portion of the virus. Not the whole virus. Essentially, you know, the the idea was that, once youve got that, thats thats the vaccine design. You can basically give just a genetic sequence. And then, the body starts making spike protein, over and over again. And then, the body says, oh, there is a lot of spike protein here. So lets make the antibodies to that spike protein. So, essentially, it turned the body into its entirely own vaccinemaking machine, in a way. Its superfast and i think that makes some people nervous. But this story didnt just begin this year. Some of the basics of this technology have been around for a long time. You know, even going back to sars days. So, in many ways, this was building on a lot of existing knowledge. Well, look, professor haseltine, i have to say, this is a triumph of science, the likes of which im not sure i have seen in my lifetime. Sanjay, professor haseltine, thank you so much for being with us. Appreciate it. More breaking news coming up. As we reported at the top of the program, a lawyer associated with the Trump Campaign tells a radio callin show that chris krebs, fired by President Trump as the nations cybersecurity chief for saying the election was secure. That he, now, ought to be shot. Thats when 360 continues. When it comes to autism, finding the right words can be tough. Finding understanding doesnt have to be. We can create a kinder, more inclusive world for the millions of people on the autism spectrum. Go to autismspeaks. Org. We started by making the cloud easier to manage. But we didnt stop there. We made a cloud flexible enough to adapt to any size business. No matter what it does, or how it changes. And we kept going. So you only pay for what you use. Because at dell technologies, we stop. At nothing. Becausebeautiful. Butologies, when i started cobra kai,. 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A lawyer who, as far as we know, remains part of the Trump Campaign legal team, is telling a radio callin show that a man the president fired for saying the election was secure, not to put too fine a point on it, should be executed. The lawyer said the official should be drawn and quarterered and taken out at dawn and shot. He was referring to christopher krebs, the former cybersecurity chief who said there were zero problems with election security, as far as he was concerned. President trump hailed him in a tweet back in november. Rudy giuliani, joseph digenova, victoria toensing, sydney powell, and jenna ellis. Joining me now, myles taylor, another former dhs official who is close friend of chris krebs. And myles, i just want to start with you and, look, i dont want to overamplify what was a public death threat against chris krebs. But youre a friend of his. How do you see him taking this . That a lawyer of the president is calling on him to be executed for telling the truth . Well, look. Ill say this, john. Chris krebs is a wonderful Public Servant. And anyone who speaks out against a sitting president is going to face a roughandtumble time and i think chris was probably prepared for that. But, look, this is a man with a family who did a good job. All right. What was chriss crime here . He spoke the truth. He simply said that, based on the job he had in the trump administration, that the election was secure. And now, he and his family have to face the tumult of this kind of violent rhetoric out there because he is simply speaking the truth. My concern here is not only what happened to chris but the broader culture of intimidation thats been created by this president and by this administration that has resulted in this. We saw it during impeachment with people like Alexander Vindman and fiona hill. We saw it when steve bannon recently suggest that dr. Fauci be beheaded for simply speaking the truth. And the president , himself, has suggested people like the intelligencecommunity whistleblower, hes insinuated, rather, that people like that be hung. Ive experienced it, myself, john. In speaking out against the president , you know, i now have to have a protective detail because of the threats that have emanated from that. We just got the sound in. So lets listen to what he said. Anybody who thinks that this election went well, like that idiot, krebs, who used to be the head of cybersecurity. The guy on 60 minutes last night. That guy is a classa moron. He should be drawn and quartered. Taken out at dawn and shot. Gloria, thats not no, thats disgraceful. Its disgusting. There is no bottom here. Its beneath contempt, john. I mean, you know, joe digenova may try to come out and say, oh, that was just a joke. But it wasnt a joke. This was a threat. And what was he threatening mr. Krebs for . Trying to procure a safe election for this country . Defending the work of tens of thousands of workers out there at ballots, who have been counting and recounting, and making sure that every single vote is counted . Officeholders across state and local across the country, who have done their jobs to try and make sure this election was safe. What should what what would even, you know why would joe digenova even Say Something like this . And there is only one answer to that, which is that he is playing to an audience of one, who likes when people Say Something like that, and thats the president. I will say, though, as we just learned from myles, who has a security detail now. It has an impact beyond the audience of just one. It does. Gloria, i will ask you what i think is the question. Maybe, the one question left that hasnt been answered over the lastnearly month, now. Where is Mitch Mcconnell . Where is Mitch Mcconnell . How can Mitch Mcconnell listen to this sound, listen to the president s lawyer, threatening a public official like that and continue to remain silent . And and by the way, this is a this is a person who is demeaning what Mitch Mcconnell does, which is serve the public. Senators are supposed to serve the public. And with his silence, Mitch Mcconnell is not doing that. What hes thinking about is the short term. He is thinking about georgia. Hes thinking about winning two senate seats, and keeping the majority in the senate. He doesnt want to poke the bear. The bear, being the president of the united states. But, what is happening, as a result, is that the Republican Party is being ripped apart, at the seams. And you have people, now, in georgia saying, you know what . Why should i vote . Republicans, saying this, because its all rigged. And so, the Republican Party, youve got people who are saying republican officeholders, saying we conducted a fair election. And then, youve got other people saying, well, you know, theyre criminals. Theyre morons. Its its its just absurd and its not only ripping the Republican Party apart, im afraid its ripping the country apart, john. So, myles, again, if you are keeping score at home, over the last 24 hours, the president has attacked the republican governor of georgia, the republican governor of arizona. He suggested the doj and the fbi are, somehow, in on some kind of a fix. And now, his lawyer is suggesting that a Public Servant, who said that the election was fair, be shot. Thats an incredible string of things to happen, in one day. It is, john. And and youve got to look, though, even beyond this day. Weve got a washington, d. C. Thats now filled with rhetoric from this president about good Public Servants being hung, quartered, shot, attacked. All right. Washington, d. C. Has become medieval times, under donald trump. People, also, say its become crazy town. But but but this rhetoric has jumped the track tracks into violence, such that these people, who are simply trying to do their jobs and serve their country, have to actually fear for their lives and their families. And its not just in the washington, d. C. Bubble. As you note, john, down in georgia, weve got people like the georgia secretary of state and others who are on the receiving end of really vile and disgusting Death Threats because theyve gone out and told the American People and voters the truth about this election. Which is, that it was safe, it was the most secure in modern history, and that what the president is claiming about it is factually incorrect. But now, weve stepped so far beyond the pail that its difficult to see how we come back from this. And and and, look. Were going to hear, im sure, within hours, that the president s lawyer denies this. And as gloria said, he might suggest that he was merely joking. But when we live in an environment where the president can crowd source violence with a tweet, it doesnt have to be that his lawyer goes out and kuktds t conducts the attack. Its that this mob, the social media mob, amplifies this and creates danger for those who speak out against the presiden and tell the truth. What was his crime, chris krebs . Saying that the election was fair. Imagine that. Myles taylor, gloria borger, thanks so much for being with us tonight. Thanks, john. Coming up. Incumbent georgia senator, david perdue, the Justice Department was investigating his trades at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic. Well also speak with his democratic opponent in that january 5th runoff, jon ossoff. How about no no uh uh, no way come on, no no nnnnono only discover has no annual fee on any card. [announcer] forget about vacuuming for up to a month. Shark iq robot deep cleans and empties itself into a base you empty as little as once a month. 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From this News Conference to appearances on sundaypolitical shows, to a new ad. He was getting classified briefings about the pandemic. But, instead of him being concerned about us, he off selling stock. Reporter the latest attacks from ossoff target the timing of senate perdues sales of more than a Million Dollars worth of stock from atlantabased Financial Company where perdue was once a board member. In emails obtained by the New York Times, cardlytics ceo at the time, emailed the senator. David, i know you are about to do a call with david evans. As an fyi, i have not told him about the upcoming changes. Senator perdue responded, i dont know about a call with david or the changes you mentioned. The cardlytics ceo emailed back the next morning. David, sorry, that email was not meant for you. Wrong david. An email mixup. But the next day, on january 23rd, financialdisclosure forms show perdue sold between 1 to 5 million in cardlytics stock. Six weeks later, cardlytics stock plummeted, when the ceo announced he was stepping down, forecasting disappointing earnings. Stock at 29 a share, Financial Disclosures show perdue bought back between 100 to 250,000 worth of cardlytics stock. Cardlytics, this week, is trading at around 120 a share. Perdue defended his investment history during the general campaign. Noting that hes never been charged with a crime. In the department of justice, the scc, and even the Bipartisan Ethics Committee cleared him completely. Reporter but the investigations dog the senator, politically. This moment, in the only debate between perdue and ossoff ahead of the november election went viral. Its not just that youre a crook, senator. Its that youre attacking the health of the people that you represent. Reporter and its not just perdue. Georgias other republican incumbent, kelly loeffler, is fending off accusations by her challenger as well. Investigated loefflers sale of between 1 to 3 million in stock. Ahead of the viruss impact on the markets. The doj did not file charges, and the senateethics panel dismissed its investigation. As for perdue, his Campaign Says accusations of Insider Trading are baseless accusations. Nothing more than lies to push a categoricallyfalse narrative for political gain. These investigations were closed, without charges. Well, the standard for conduct for a u. S. Senator needs to be higher than that he wasnt criminally prosecuted. This conduct is obviously, deeply unethical. Reporter kyung lah, cnn, atlanta. Our thanks to kyung. Now, we reach out directly to senator perdues campaign. Cardlytics did not respond to request for comment, nor did kelly loeffler. Jon ossoff. I spoke to him just before airtime. Mr. Ossoff, you say that the standard for a u. S. Senator needs to be higher than simply senator perdue wasnt criminally prosecuted. So, what should that standard be . And what do you say to people who say the fact that the Justice Department isnt charging him may be exculpatory . Well, the facts are that senator perdue, while he had access to classified information about covid19, was, at the same time, telling the public it was no deadlier than the flu. And buying up shares in producers of vaccines and medical equipment, in private. All year, his excuse has been that he doesnt handle his own stock trades. But what federal investigators found is that he was personally directing stock trades. Whether or not senator perdue has been indicted is not the point. And thats a pretty low bar for conduct by a sitting u. S. Senator. Hes been enriching himself, in office, while blocking Financial Relief for the people he represents. And lying about it, all year long. So President Trump going to georgia to campaign for both senators in that state. What impact do you think that will have . Well, i mean is the president bringing stimulus for families here . Is he bringing relief for small businesses, or is he just going to be spreading covid19 . I think the most interesting thing is that senator david perdue, when hes behind closed doors with republican establishment donors, has been complaining that opposition to the president in georgia is what forced him into a runoff and that the ambiguity about whether the president s going to accept the results putting him in a tough position. Hes griping about the president in private, but in public hes out here indulging the president s fantasy that he actual actually won. Hes going to have to make a decision soon which way it is. The president today attacking the republican governor of georgia, brian kemp. What impact do you think that will have . Its this same disarray where youve got perdue in private complaining about trump, perdue in public calling for the resignation of the republican secretary of state. The bottom line is that david perdue felt entitled to reelection in a walk, and i expected the apparatus of Voter Suppression in georgia to keep the lid on the pot. But the will of the people boiled over, and the president was defeated here, and perdue forced into a runoff. And if folks want to help us continue to build that kind of momentum and get out the vote, im asking them to go to ele electjon. Com and finish the job. Some people say President Trump attacking the system, the georgia electoral system, may depress republican turnout. To what extent are you hoping for that . Well, i want everyone to participate in our democracy. What i want to stop are these attacks on Voting Rights because that is fundamentally what this is. Represent that senator Lindsey Graham was actually pressuring georgias secretary of state to discard legitimate ballots to try to throw the state for the president , and it was black turnout in georgia that delivered this state for biden and forced perdue into a runoff. So these attacks on the process are on an attack on black voters, and that cannot stand. Joe bidens not on the ballot january 5th. To what extent are you concerned that that might depress some of that democratic turnout you were just talking about . Im not concerned because whats on the ballot is whether or not this Incoming Administration will be able to confront this pandemic and resource the Public Health experts, rush direct Financial Relief to families and businesses, and invest in economic recovery. The bottom line is if mcconnell keeps the senate, hes going to try to do to biden and harris just like he tried to do to president obama. It will be obstructionism, government shutdowns. He will prevent the passage of the kind of major covid relief bill that we need. We need effective government, not paralysis in a crisis like this. That sounds, though, like youre making an argument that the election should be nationalized, that its about more than just georgia. Look, im just speaking candidly about the stakes. The stakes in georgia are extraordinarily high. The stakes for the nation are extraordinarily high. I call things like i see them. These races are so important because they will determine whether or not this Incoming Administration can govern at a moment when we desperately need good government, when the senate has already been holding up desperately needed relief for six months. 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For instance, he writes, as you know, i always relied on the latest science and evidence without any Political Considerations or influence. Last month twitter removed an atlas tweet that read, masks work . No. Earlier this month he urged michigan to, quote, rise up, unquote, against covid restrictions. Later in the letter, dr. Atlas also writes, these views were in agreement with many of the worlds top epidemiologists and medical scientists. Dr. Anthony fauci is one of the worlds top Infectious Disease specialists. He and others have criticized atlas lack of expertise. A month ago dr. Fauci told the washington post, quote, he keeps talking about things that when you dissect it out and parse it out, it doesnt make any sense. A reminder. Dont miss full circle, andersons digital news show. You can catch it streaming line at 6 00 p. M. Eastern. The news continues. Lets go to chris for cuomo prime time. I am chris cuomo and welcome to prime time. I hope you all made some good thanksgiving memories. I hope you were able to keep perspective in a difficult time and avoid any potential nightmares. Now we are back, and we are having a collective reset. We have a new leader coming into office. We have new problems that are coming