hey, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. i m in for nicole wallace. special counsel jack smith is a prosecutor that stays out of the spotlight. he prefers to speak through his fiings. that s why his laltest brief in the federal election case merits our attention. over the weekend, the justice department responded to trump s claims that he is immune from prosecution. what he did was within the scope of his duties as president of the united states. it s an argument that trump was taking to the courts in order to get the whole election case dismissed. the special counsel is speaking to the court. let s be honest. he s also speaking to any of us who care about the health of our democracy. prosecutors acknowledge the fact we re dealing with an unprecedented situation. for the first time in our nation s history, a grand jury charged a former president of committing crimes while in office to overturn an election he lost. in response the defendant claims to protect the institution of th
mentor, as a guardian angel and as a heck of a lot of fun. we miss you. we send your love and condolences to your family. i thought i would make it. now it is time for lawrence o donnell. thank you, rachel. thank you. indeed. , rachel thank you. indeed. having been repeatedly questioned by investigators. the wall street journal reports that mr. russell, served in the trump white house, including as a coordinator of presidential travel, and went on to work for the former president, to the four after he left the office mr. russell had previously been submitted in connection with the justice department s investigation of the january 26, 2021 ride at the u.s. capitol. after a big win in the united states supreme court last week, when the court unanimously refused to even hear donald trump s appealed to the supreme court about the documents. the justice department has filed a new appeal to completely reverse the order of a special master review in the case. the justice depar
justice and then commit suicide. now this lunatic who is now in police custody, thankfully great job for the police wasas reportedly upset over the leaked draft roe vs. wade opinion to exactly where kavanaugh lived. why? because democratsan were publishing his address and the address of other justices online liberals have been protesting outside of kavanagh s p on and off now for weeks, including another demonstration,de earlier tonight only moments ago. but of course, for years the left has well, brutally and unfairly they have vilified justice, have it all quiteun unfairly but without anyfa corroborating evidence they falsely accused . remember, let s sayembe a gangrd told people that he was an w abusive alcoholic, a drug addict and hatedlc women over m. dnc.ov that would be nbc news joy reid published a conspiracy theory that kavanaugh was trying to ban birth control and top senate democrat chuck schumer even seemingly threatened cavanaugh s life at a speechht that he gave
this world better. former president barack obama, they re giving us a little bit of hope in these very difficult times. before we go everybody, do not forget, you get a little bit more sleep tomorrow morning. set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed tonight. it changes at two a.m. eastern time. i m yasmin vossoughian, i ll be back tomorrow at two pm eastern. symone starts right now. greetings everyone you re watching symone. israel defense forces not letting up in gaza. strikes are intensifying, with a deadly toll on civilians, despite calls from president biden for a humanitarian pause. here in the united states, the war is sparking protests, and tension on college campuses. antisemitic threats are on the rise, adding fear to the jewish community. we re talking to cornell student body president about that, plus, as former president donald trump prepares to testify in his new york fraud trial, he s also facing legal efforts to keep him off the ballot in two states