don t hide under the bed. don t hide under the bed. you heard it there. congressman eric swalwell, thank you for your time tonight sir i appreciate it. that is our show for tonight, now it is time for the last word with ali velshi, who is in for lawrence. good evening, ali. > good evening, alex. we ll see you tomorrow. thank you. and today was a bad day for rudy giuliani. jury deliberations began today in ruby freeman and shaye moss s civil defamation suit against giuliani, which started on monday. the two women are seeking $47 million in damages for the torrent of abuse and threats of violence that they say rudy giuliani brought on them with his lies in the aftermath of donald trump s defeat in the 2020 election. after promising monday that he would take the stand and testify in his own defense in the lawsuit brought against him by the two election workers, he apparently had a change of heart. it s also possible that giuliani s legal team decided to put him on the s
impeachment inquiry into president joe biden in the final days of the year. but here s the question. to they have any evidence? then, the federal election interference case put on pause, as trump s legal team accuses jack smith of trying to steal their christmas. then, the showdown over the abortion pill now headed to the supreme court, while reproductive rights hang in the balance, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. today president joe biden officially became the subject of a formal impeachment inquiry. late today, in a party line vote, or the gop-controlled house voted 221 to 212 officially approving an investigation that has been underway for months. house republicans have been focusing on the business dealings conducted by president biden s son hunter. they have accused joe biden of profiting from those deals when he was vice president, which he has repeatedly
today. we talked about accountability. giuliani and santos back in court. different cases, both about lies. coming up. and an exclusive interview with a wall street billionaire who s making waves tonight on msnbc. this will air for the first time. we re going to show you a preview of how this semiconservative billionaire who s even met with trump at the white house is telling us on the beat and this is exclusive, this is what he thinks about trump and the possibility of a second term. trump is a disgusting human being, he belongs in jail in my opinion. strong words. more context on that. that s an exclusive. we gip begin with jack smith s breakthrough as he tries to take an assertive and proactive approach in prosecuting trump for the coup. this surrounding a mystery with trump s actions, the plotting, speech, insurrection, and those long, tense hours while trump stood by while his fans committed convicted sedition. part of the process is getting more evidence and a bet
alarms about what his return to the white house could look like. you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. except for day one. plus, abortion fwiet. the texas supreme court temporarily blocks a pregnant woman from an emergency abortion. there s no outcome here that i take home a healthy baby girl, you know. so it s hard. will the state force her to continue her pregnancy? and new charges. president biden s son hunter is indicted for the second time this year. nine new criminal counts including tax evasion and filing false returns. what would be the political impact. plus, under fire. the president s three elite universities facing backlash after their testimony at a congressional hearing on anti-semitism, and now the president of the university of pennsylvania has resigned. does calling for the genocide of jews violate penn s rules or code of conduct yes or no. if the speech becomes conduct, it can be harassment, yes. conduct committing t
right now, and i m glad it s you, are a, because i ve modeled way way through two hours of legal staff. it s in your hands no, friend. you re very kind. i wouldn t go that fire, but i leave all, she great to see. welcome to the beat, everyone, i m ari melber, and as we mentioned, there s a lot going on, even as we get towards the holidays, december vibes. but jack smith, making a big move today, going straight to the supreme court. that is unusual, and it tells us something about the hand he thinks he s holding. we ve seen delays from the trump folks on this coup trial and they have every right to file appeals, and sometimes appeals have the consequence of delays. what s new here, ali velshi militant shunning that this is something everyone s trying to make sense of tonight, it s jack smith is moving first. he s basically calling for whatever delay or bluff the trump folks have been pushing out to be over. asking the supreme court to intervene. it s a move of confidence,