the top name in speculation right now judge katanji brown jackson, joe biden recently appointed to the d.c. circuit court of appeals to replace merrick garland. jackson is a former clerk of justice breyer, confirmed in a 53-44 majority by the senate. joining me is nbc news justice correspondent pete williams, chief legal correspondent and host of the beat ari melber, kelly o donnell and slate legal correspondent dahlia lithwick. pete, you broke this news. justice breyer himself has not announced it or made it official but can you tell us anything about the decision-making process behind his decision to retire? well, our understanding is he came to this decision within the last several weeks. he s obviously in good health. he is 83. he s the court s oldest member but that apparently did not his age or health did not play a part in this. we re told he s well aware of the current political climate. in the past supreme sort justices did not time their decisions in terms o
computing. beyond and potentially in addition to those sanctions the biden administration is preparing to send u.s. troops to the region. none have been deployed yet. american military aid is already on the ground in ukraine. a shipment of u.s. supplies arrived at the airport outside kiev just a few hours ago including what they re calling lethal aid. that s anti-tank and antiaircraft missiles from the u.s. government along with equipment and ammunition. our message is clear, the united states stands with ukraine, our allies and partners. if president putin decides to make this reckless choice twel provide additional defensive material to the ukrainians above and beyond what we ve already sent. again, no troop deployment orders have been given but the pentagon says 8,500 american troops remain at heightened alert alongside nato allies which have sent fighter jets and ships to the region, the west trying to show any escalation will be matched. the russian military conducte
it will be used to compel witness testimony and may make recommendations concerning criminal rgs. that s what make it is a potentially legally serious move ask why famously bob mueller worked through the grand jury system. all of this comes as a trump aid admits involvement in a plot to put forward fraudulent or alternative electors. that happened here on msnbc on the beat and we have more on that ahead, including my breakdown dealing with some of the questions i have heard from viewers about what happened on friday. but the top story now is president biden dealing with these world threats on multiple fronts. a political opposition that is brazen about its lack of an agenda other than saying it will obstruct or even try to jail the opposition party. we have fears that are very real over russia invaiding ukraine, putting troops on high alert for possible deployments. the state department evacuating staff from ukraine, which is one sign of what they are worried about. and again
former president trump, but reveals a new element in his far-reaching attempt to overturn biden s victory. and chairman, bennie thompson, said the panel has spoken with bill barr. we have had conversations with the former attorney general already. we talked to the department of defense individuals. we are concerned that our military was part of this big lie on promoting that the election was false. so if you are using the military to potentially seize voting machines even though it s a discussion, the public needs to know. there s bill barr, and then the question to hear from ivanka trump. you will remember, the president s daughter served as a white house adviser, putting her within the epicenter of power, making her a public servant who answers to the american people who can be scrutinized and held accountable through congressional oversight. ivanka is not just donald s daughter, but she was a senior adviser, and so could you imagine if, in fact, merrick garland final
arizona democrats turning on the senator, holding her on notice. welcome to a new hour of american voices. thanks for being with us. i m alicia menendez. we begin this hour with the legal fights facing the trump family on multiple fronts. two of them huge. one involving the beloved family business. another, attack on the u.s. capitol. start with the civil investigation into the trump organization. two trump children, ivanka, don jr. and their dad, fighting subpoenas from new york attorney general letitia james. she s seeking documents and testimony as part of a civil tax fraud investigation into the trump org s business practices. the big question she is working to answer, did trump and his family inflate value of assets for tax breaks and loans? the trumps may be fighting, but attorney general james fighting, too. she tweeted, quote, over two years of delay tactics won t stop our investigation because no one is above the law. as for investigating the attack on the u.s. c