presidential actions on january 6th, and is disqualifiedro holding office under section iii of theh amendment. importantly eedd was the ticking countdown clock, giving any party, not just donald trump, until january 4th to appeal to the supreme court and saying if anyone asks the supreme court to review this case, then donald trump s name stays on the ballot until the supreme court weighs in. well, no surprise, the disgraced, twice impeached, four times indicted ex-president made a lot of noise after the ruling came out whining and bloviating and promising to, quote, swiftly file an appeal to the supreme court. but then a funny thing happened. while trump and his lawye were working on that swift appeal look who beat him to t proverbial punch, the colorado republican party, who filed their owneal urging the justices to take up the case and d while mr. trump is expected toil his own petition in the coming days, the move by the colorado republican party has a, quote, practical i
let s get started according to new nbc poll out this morning, for the first time donald romp is now leading and a hypothetical led election matchup. now, this is not just bad news for president biden, it is terrible news for the very future of american democracy. for weeks we ve been warning you on the show about the dangers of a second trump term, the former president after all as promised retribution, pledged to round up protesters with military and suggested using the justice department to go after his political enemies. these are plans that should terrify each and every single one of us, but tonight i want to pull back the curtain and take a look at who could be tasked with carrying out trump s radical agenda come 2025. on the question, what would a second trump presidency, without any human guardrails, without any adult in the room, actually look like? let s start with the second highest office, the vice president of the united states. earlier this month, trump floated
conversations from the past month. we begin this morning with a discussion about the potential dangers of a second trump presidency. editor in chief of the atlantic, jeffrey goldberg, recently joined us to discuss the publication s special issue, which features 24 writers each outlining the threats they say a second trump term would pose to the united states and the world. we have a lot of writer at the atlantic who spent many years covering different aspects of trump and trumpism, and i wanted just to pull them all together in one, easy to read package. one copy of the print magazine, obviously it s online right now at theatlantic.com. mm-hmm. i wanted our writers to describe, as best as they could, what would happen in their areas of expertise if trump became president again. the next trump presidency will be worse. the restraints will be off. there won t be any quote, unquote, adults in the world. mckay coppins has a piece, who will get jobs in the next trump adm
And the former president under fire after a video appearing to reference nazi germany was posted to his social media account. President biden accusing mr. Trump of using, quote, hitlers language. The battle over graceland. Elvis granddaughter accusing creditors of trying to steal the property away through fraud. The new turn in the investigation into the death of friends star matthew perry. Scarlett johansson taking on openai. What she is accusing the tech giant of doing after she turned them down. And the portal connecting two cities across the world reopening, as long as everyone behaves. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening and welcome. Breaking as we come on the air tonight, the radar maps lighting up with Tornado Warnings from yet another Severe Weather outbreak. A line of storms making their way across iowa this afternoon, where at least 12 tornadoes have been reported today and already one death. Early major Damage Reports coming in from greenfield,
Showing major damage, homes destroyed, a neighborhood leveled. 50 million at risk from texas to michigan, and the threat lasting into the night. Also tonight, the deadly turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight out of london. Oxygen masks hanging down, debris in the aisles, blood on the seats. At least one dead, 30 injured. What caused it. Donald trumps defense resting its case on the Hush Money Trial without calling him to the stand. And the former president under fire after a video appearing to reference nazi germany was posted to his social media account. President biden accusing mr. Trump of using, quote, hitlers language. The battle over graceland. Elvis granddaughter accusing creditors of trying to steal the property away through fraud. The new turn in the investigation into the death of friends star matthew perry. Scarlett johansson taking on openai. What she is accusing the tech giant of doing after she turned them down. And the portal connecting two cities across the world re