trump s legal team went to the justice department to meet with the one and only jack smith. remember, just two weeks ago, trump s lawyers sent an official letter to attorney general merrick garland asking for a chance to make their case. the attorney general was not at today s meeting, we don t know everything that was discussed. but the washington post reports this, people familiar with the matter say trump s lawyers asked the department of justice not to charge the former president. earlier, former federal prosecutor andrew weissmann said this meeting is a sign of what s to come. there is no reason to have the meeting if there weren t going to be potential charges. when you look at what the facts are, it would actually be a violation of the rule of law for donald trump, not to be charged. not long after, his lawyers left the department of justice, donald trump himself posted this on his social media platform, quote, how can doj possibly charge me, who did nothing wrong,
end. then, nikki haley fanning the culture war flames. a fact check on what she said over the weekend. and apple debuting a 3500 dollar headset. but is there more to this? with just a hefty price tag, as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good monday evening. i am stephanie ruhle, with a lot of news to cover tonight. and the special counsel s investigation into donald j trump s handling of classified documents appears to be at equivocal stage. and i know i ve said that to you before, but this time, i really think it s different. this morning, three members of trump s legal team went to the justice department to meet with the one and only jack smith. remember, just two weeks ago, trump s lawyers sent an official letter to attorney general merrick garland asking for a chance to make their case. the attorney general was not at today s meeting, we don t know everything that was discussed. but the washington post reports this, people familiar with the matter
as several republican presidential candidates campaigned in iowa. here is what nikki haley said just yesterday. the idea that we have biological boys playing in girl sports, it is the woman s issue of our time. my daughter ran track in high school. i don t even know how it have that conversation with her. how are we supposed to get our girls used to the fact that biological boys are in their locker rooms? and then we wonder why a third of our teenage girls seriously contemplated suicide last year. we should be growing strong girls, confident girls. she doubled down on that claim in a statement to nbc news about for faxed sake, there is absolutely no evidence to support this. our teen girls are in a mental health crisis. none of it has been proven to be tied with trans athletes going to their schools. back with us, tonight former u.s. congressman sean patrick maloney. he is a biden nominee for always see the representative and galen is, here cofounder of the
our teen girls are in a mental health crisis. none of it has been proven to be tied with trans athletes going to their schools. back with us, tonight former u.s. congressman sean patrick maloney. he is a biden nominee for always see the representative and galen is, here cofounder of the lincoln project, and also has worked on a number of campaigns including arnold toward snicker and door george w. bush. congressman, we ve a mental health crisis with our teens. we have seen suicide rates spike. they have no essay say shun to trans athletes. why would a politician what lane is she looking to win when she goes down this road? it is just cynical in an effort to scapegoat kids that are already in a very vulnerable position in our society. and to lay out their doorstep something that is much more serious. it is