eastman documented the scheme in a stunning memo obtained by the authors and shared with msnbc. and what that memo proposed was nothing short of a coup. it called for pence to site on going disputes over the slate of electors from seven states which pence would declare invalid and toss out. by cancelling the votes trump would be left for majority and pence could gavel him in with pence himself as having been reelected. if democrats object, eastman proposed sending the matter to the house where republican whose control the majority of states would have voted to reelect trump anyway. their theory it was a win, win for trump either way of course, that s not how the process is supposed to work. for one thing, eastman falsely asserted pence as vice president was the ultimate arbiter of any elections that arise. if the shoe was on the other foot, it s hard to believe any republican would be as enthusiastic about kamala harris wielding that power in 2024. while he rejected eastman s
allowed then president trump to authorize the secretary of defense to send national guard troops to seize voting machines around the country in the weeks following the 2020 election. now, politico also reports the draft order would have given the defense secretary 60 days to write an assessment of the 2020 election. that suggests that it could have been a gamut to keep trump in power until at least mid-february of 2021, end quote. nbc has not reviewed these documents. in a moment i m going to speak with betsy woodruff-swan, one of the reporters to break the news. and focusing on whether the ex-president and his cronies were behind the republican electorate to send the fake slate to deny joe biden s win. in seven key states, pro trump electors, including many local republican officials submitted fake documents awarding their state s electoral votes to trump despite biden s legitimate victory in those states. but we re now learning that this just wasn t some coincidence. both
a very good day to all of you from world headquarters in new york. here s what s happening a bit past 2:00 p.m. in the east. this breaking news in new york city. it s pretty dramatic. hundreds of crews are on the scene of a devastating five-alarm fire in the bronx. people have been forced to jump from the windows of a 19-story building to escape the blaze. the fire commissioner reports at least 60 people, the latest i believe is 63, have been injured, 32 of whom have been taken to hospitals and we are hearing from the commissioner that he expects numerous fatalities. mayor eric adams spoke a short time ago about this. let s take a listen. this is a horrific, horrific, painful moment for the city of new york. the impact of this fire is going to really bring a level of just pain and despair in our city. the numbers are horrific. in fact, our nbc station here in new york, wnbc, is reporting this may be the city s worst fire disaster in more than 30 years. of course what happ
sullivan s on capitol hill including an evening visual and testimonials from members who escaped the mob of rioters. but the day began with remarks from the president and vice president in statuary hall. president biden offered a passion defense of our democracy laced with the direct and scathing attack. an attack on donald trump. the former president of the united states has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy then our constitution. he is not just a former president, he s a defeated former president. the feted by a margin by over 7 million of your votes. for a full and free and fair election. those who stormed this capitol, and those who instigated and incited, and those who called on them to do stow held a doctor at the throat of america an american democracy. i would stand in this breach. i will defend this nation. i will allow no want to place a darker and throw that the democracy. mo
including an evening vigil and testimonials. the day began in statuary hall. president biden laced with direct and scathing attack on donald trump. former president of the united states of america has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy or our constitution. he s not just the former president, he s a defeated former president. defeated by a margin of over 7 million of your votes. and a full and free and fair election. those who storm this capitol and those who instigated and incited and those who called on them to do so held a dagger at the throat of america. at american democracy. i will stand in this breach. i will defend this nation. i ll allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of democracy. moments after biden finished trump responded with a series of statements calling the president s speech, quote, political theater among other things. most republican lawmakers stayed away from