in february, of 2021, joe biden had been president for less than a month. the united states senate was still in the middle of impeaching the previous president for stoking insurrection. the house impeachment managers, all of them democrats, were making the case that even though trump was no longer president, he had to be impeached because otherwise future presidents would be free to commit any crime or misdemeanor as long as they did so right before leaving office. to rebut that, trump s lawyers offered this counter argument. if my colleague on this side of the chamber actually think that president trump committed a criminal offense, and let s understand, a high crime is a felony and misdemeanor is a misdemeanor. the words haven t changed that much overtime. after he s out of office, you go and arrest him. so there is no opportunity where the president of the united states can run rampant in january at the end of his term and just go away scot-free. the department of just
the guns, kit is greater. think about those kids practicing the speeches at home, heartbreaking pleas for change from what is now known as the lockdown generation takes us off the air tonight. and on that note, i wish you all a very good and safe night. for all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late, see you at the end of tomorrow. the end of tomorrow the united states senate was still in the middle of impeaching the previous president for stoking insurrection. the house impeachment managers, all of them democrats, were making the case that even though trump was no longer president, he had to be impeached because otherwise future presidents would be free to commit any crime or misdemeanor as long as they did so right before leaving office. to rebut that, trump s lawyers offered this counter argument. if my colleague on this side of the chamber actually think that president trump committed a criminal offense, and let s understand
financial scandals as he cozied up to sympathetic billionaires. we start with donald trump s alarming embrace of authoritarianism, fascism, and ci rhetoric, adopting toxics rhetoric to dehumanize and apoat immigrants in turns t experts say echoed the worst dictators of the 20th century. trp s newest comments sparking headlines and backlash, in raising new questions about market a or s in congress. after trump targeted immigrants in language historians say was identical to adolf hitler s language about jewish people. they are poisoning the blood of our country, that is what they have done. they ve poisoned mental institutions and prisons all over the world. not just in south america, not just a three o four countries we think about, b all over the world ar coming into our country from africa, from asia, all over the world. experts pointing out, quote, the term blood poisoning was used by hitler in his manifesto mein kampf, in which she criticize immigration and the mixing
i m paola ramos, in for alicia menendez. as we begin a new hour, looking for accountability for the big lie, as investigations involving donald trump pushed for new revelations that fox news knew what they were saying was all a lie. they knew that. plus, a new challenger in the 2022 for five for the gop nomination. is nikki haley offering a different path for the party? also, part of my interview with russians fleeing war and seeking asylum at the u.s. mexico border. and leading by example how a senators battle with depression could change the conversation on mental health in this country. this is american voices. we begin this hour with the power of lights, and what happens when those in power prioritize profit over truth. this week we, saw new documents from the dominion voting systems defamation lawsuit against fox news, including communication between fox news host, producers and executives. here s the bottom line. they knew donald trump s big lie of a stolen elec
looking for accountability of the big lie, saying that they knew what fox news was all a lie. plus, a new challenger of the 2024 fight for the gop nomination. is nikki haley offering a different path for the party? also, part of my interview with russians fleeing war and seeking asylum at the u.s. mexico border. and leading by example, how a senator s battle with depression could change the conversation on mental health in this country. this, is american voices. we begin this hour with the power of lies and when it happens when those in power prioritize path of power over paths of truth. defamation lawsuit against fox news. the included situation between fox news and executives the new donald trump big lie of a stolen election was bogus, but still decided to spread the news anyway. the 1.6 billion dollars who d from dominion is not just a matter of accountability, this is a better understanding the skill of trump s big lie. and it brings in multiple allegations to zero