The most visible part of Donald Trumps attempt to hold on to power. Tonight we talk to those who witnessed the whole plot unfurl and tried to stop it. The lies. This election was stolen from you, from me, and from the country. If you ask how Many Republican congressmen believe donald trump was reelected, id say maybe a couple. 60 of our base does. Reporter Conspiracy Theories. That could have been mickey mouse. Im watching going this is the craziest thing ive ever seen. And then people just bought it whole cloth. Reporter lawsuits. They tried to not have your votes counted. They did not want your vote to count. Reporter potentially illegal Pressure Campaigns. I just want to find 11,780 votes. What he was asking for wasnt supported by the facts, wasnt supported by the constitution. Reporter extraordinary scheming. Lets talk about the eastman memo. Just breathtaking that you would have laid out such a clear game plan that so clearly violated the constitution. Reporter and all too many in
his mountain of legal troubles. new reporting from the new york times revealed the ex president has spent a staggering $50 million of donor money on his legal bills and he has a lot of legal bills to pay. he faces 91 felony counts in four cases. a lawsuit that threatens to take down his family business. not to mention the millions he owes e. jean carroll after losing two lawsuits. from that new york times reporting, quote, mr. trump has used funds in his political action committee known as save america to underwrite his legal bills. the account was originally flooded with donations that were collected during the period immediately after the 2020 election. he was making widespread and false claim of voter fraud. with save america s coffers nearly drained last year, mr. trump sought to refill them through a highly unusual transaction. he asked for a refund of $60 million that he had initially transferred to a different group. a pro trump superpac to support his 2024 campaig
here and now, nowhere else in this world but now. you and me, ain t it good to be alive? rachel: welcome back, even. good morning. it s 7:00 here in new york, and i m back. took the day off yesterday, but i m here and now by kenny chess niche i m here and now too with pete and will, and i m happy to be back on the couch with you guys in a new year. pete: glad to have you. will: 2024. kenny chesney. pete: is it kevin? rachel: did i say kevin? i m sorry, i know kenny. will: more softly saying his name, but you had to go right at her. in the end, i ll be the bad guy would you with please mark me down [laughter] one day i m in the journal [laughter] pete: she tried to come in with, like, a smooth thing rachel: i did. i tried to be nice, but, okay, you get your point will: how did this turn on me all of a sudden? if i don t even understand what s going on. rachel: he is good. [laughter] will: he s good with you. pete: yep. i know what buttons to push. will: i d
or be in charge of this months ago. this hunter biden investigation seems to be on really slowly moving. i think it s time for the fbi and d.o.j. to do something. dana: washington correspondent mike emmanuel is following this story in washington. reporter: good morning. the top republican on senate judiciary chuck grassley says whistleblower documents reveals that president biden was aware of hunter biden s business arrangement. grassley sent a letter to attorney general merrick garland and fbi director christopher wray. grassley says the fbi has significant impactful evidence with respect to potential criminal conduct by hunter biden and james biden. hunter is the president s son. james is the president s brother. grassley indicate that the president s relatives began working on behalf a chinese energy giant while joe biden was vice president but did not collect compensation until he left office in 2017. former business partner spoke to tucker carlson about joe biden s r
conspiracy theories. that could have been mickey mouse. i m watching this is the craziest thing i ve ever seen, and then people just bought it. lawsuits. they tried to not have your votes counted. they did not want your vote to count. potentially illegal pressure campaigns. i just want to find 11,780 votes. what he was asking for wasn t supported by the facts, wasn t supported by the constitution. extraordinary scheming. let s talk about the memo. just breathtaking that you would have laid out such a clear game plan that so clearly violated the constitution. and all too many in the republican party do you believe this was a free and fair election? and maga media who followed along. unverifiable dumps of votes. stop the steal! and it all might have worked if not for a few people in key places. notably among them, brave republicans. in the moments of truth you need the right people to pass the most difficult tests. we had just enough peop