stephanie ruhle. as donald trump s legal problems continue to grow, democrats are making a big push for transparency. more than three dozen house democrats called for cameras in the courtroom during the doj cases against trump. it s something that trump s own attorney was asking for just a few weeks ago. the first thing we would ask for is let s have cameras in the courtroom, so all americans can see what is happening in our criminal justice system. and i would hope the department of justice would join in that effort so that we take the curtain away and all americans get to see what is happening. earlier today, our friend near called deal laid out the importance of having those cameras in the air is. why don t underestimate dawn s ability to try tostay stuff outside of court to his party, lawyers, and so many others, all of which can undermine decorum anyway. the best check on that, and this is something that one of our greatest justices sunlight is the best disinfe
effort so that we take the curtain away and all americans get to see what is happening. earlier today, our friend near called deal laid out the importance of having those cameras in the air is. why don t underestimate dawn s ability to try to stay stuff outside of court to his party, lawyers, and so many others, all of which can undermine decorum anyway. the best check on that, and this is something that one of our greatest justices sunlight is the best disinfectant. let the american people see this trial for themselves, day in and day out, and make their own determinations. we shouldn t be relegated to secondhand descriptions of some courtroom sketches of what is going on in that courtroom. meanwhile, the former president launched a threatening post on his social media site earlier today, writing this. if you go after me, i m coming after you! just a few hours later, prosecutors proposed a detective order citing that very truth social post. they are asking the judg
proceeding, and conspiring against the rights of voters. it ties these to the violent attack of trump s voters at the capitol on january 6th. special counsel jack smith spoke on that after it was filed. it was fueled by lies. lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the u.s. government, a nations process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election. the men and women of law enforcement who defended the u.s. capital on january 6th, are our heroes. they are patriots, and they are the very best of us. since the attack on our capitol, the department justice has remained committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day. this case has brought consistent with that commitment, and our investigation evander individuals continues. the indictment names trump as the only defendant, but it describes six coconspirators working with him to contest joe biden s win in 2020. trum
jurors are expected to meet again just two days from now. and i want to share what trump said about the case earlier tonight. any thoughts on the upcoming possible indictment? i don t know anything about it. we have a crooked nation. you don t look like a guy who is concerned about two indictments. we have, really legit, we have a very corrupt people running our country. he doesn t know anything about it. well, then let me remind you. donald trump has already been indicted in two criminal cases. as for the special counsel, he is now focusing on a february 2020 white house meeting where trump was briefed on election security. and chris krebs, remember that guy? he was in charge of election security under trump, has officially confirmed to nbc that he has spoken to jack smith s team. if you recall, trump fired crowds on twitter of all places after he insisted that the 2020 election was, quote, the most secure in american history. jack smith also continues to focus on
filed against fake electors they tried to overturn the 2020 results. we will break it all down as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. here we go. good evening, once again. i m stephanie ruhle. tonight, donald j trump is lashing out at special counsel jack smith and riling up his base for yet another possible legal battle. today, trump said he received a letter from smith informing him that he is the target of another grand jury investigation. they won on interference in the aftermath of the 2020 election. two sources confirmed to nbc news that trump did get that letter from smith. trump says that the letter gives him until thursday to report to the grand jury. spokesperson for the special counsel s office declined to comment. people who received target letters, this is important to note, often are indicted, and it is not always the case. this news comes on the very same day as a major hearing in the classified documents case. today, jack smith s team squared