It is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. Right now a federal judge in florida is holding a hearing on several key issues related to former President Trumps classified documents case, including when to start the trial. The former president is attending the hearing in fort pierce about 130 miles north of miami. Hes his remaining rival nikki haley said she thinks all his legal problems should be dealt with before the election. I think all of the cases should be dealt with before november. We need to know whats going to happen before it happen before the presidency happens, because after that, should he become president , i dont think any of it will get. Over 500 miles away, a judge will hear Closing Arguments this afternoon in a motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney fani willis from prosecuting the case 6r789. With us to talk more about all of this, msnbc National Correspondent Yasmin Vossoughian outside the federal courthouse in fort pierce, flori
a vote to impeach alejandro mayorkas is heading to the house floor after a 13-hour hearing that stretched into the early hours of this morning, and ended with a gop party line committee vote to advance. but will it advance out of the house and to a senate trial? that is not clear. just like the vote for speaker, republicans have a tight margin. already two members are expressing doubt the gop has enough evidence to impeach mayorkas. are there more out there? that is not the only risk. the move itself is being panned as overtly political, especially as speaker mike johnson vows to squash a bipartisan border bill in the senate. killing a potential fix for the crisis in the cradle. as the wall street journal editorial board writes, quote, grand standing is easier than governing. and republicans have to decide whether to accomplish anything other than impeaching democrats. joining us now, at a shelter near the southern border is nbc news correspondent david noriega, punchbowl
since a pro trump mob stormed the u.s. capitol. an insurrection that instantly reshape american politics. and the plot to overturn the 2020 election, continues to underscore the stakes heading into our next presidential election. on friday, president biden laid out donald trump s assault on democracy in his first campaign speech of the new year. biden called trump s actions on 16, quote, one of the worst derelictions of duty by a president in american history. today, we are here to answer the most important of questions, is democracy still americas sacred cause? this is not rhetorical, academic, or hypothetical, but the democracy still america sacred cause is still the greatest question of all-time. and it s what the 2024 election is all about. the choice is clear, donald trump s campaign is about him, not america, not you, donald trump s campaign is obsessed with the past, not the future. he is willing to sacrifice our democracy, put himself in power, our campaign is diffe
we have a lot to get to this morning, including donald trump formally taking his fight to remain on colorado s ballot to the supreme court. we ll tell you what his lawyers are arguing and why the former president is concerned about how the justices may rule. plus, back in 2020, donald trump hired an expert to prove election fraud. instead, that person found the 2020 election was not stolen. we re going to speak with that expert about what his data firm actually uncovered. also ahead, we ll dig into the ultimatum from house republicans following their visit to the southern border. do they want a deal? along with willie and me, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. and msnbc host jen psaki. she s a former white house press secretary. good to have you all on board this morning. willie? let s start in colorado. former president trump s legal team officially has petitioned the supreme court to overturn last month s co
michael steele on what it will tell us about the gop. and as the doj sued texas over its extreme immigration law, weighs in on the republican leadership of his home state. this is american voices. it has been four years since a pro trump mob stormed the u.s. capitol, an insurrection that instantly reshaped american politics. and the plot to overturn the 2020 election continues to underscore the stakes heading into our next presidential election. on friday, president biden laid out donald trump s assault on democracy in his first campaign speech of the new year. biden called trump s actions on january 6th, quote, i m not the worst derelictions of duty by a president in american history. today, we are here to answer the most important question. is democracy still americas sacred cause? it s not rhetorical, academic, or hypothetical. whether democracy is still america s secret calls is the most urgent question of our time and it s blocked the 2024 election is all about