right now, and i m glad it s you, are a, because i ve modeled way way through two hours of legal staff. it s in your hands no, friend. you re very kind. i wouldn t go that fire, but i leave all, she great to see. welcome to the beat, everyone, i m ari melber, and as we mentioned, there s a lot going on, even as we get towards the holidays, december vibes. but jack smith, making a big move today, going straight to the supreme court. that is unusual, and it tells us something about the hand he thinks he s holding. we ve seen delays from the trump folks on this coup trial and they have every right to file appeals, and sometimes appeals have the consequence of delays. what s new here, ali velshi militant shunning that this is something everyone s trying to make sense of tonight, it s jack smith is moving first. he s basically calling for whatever delay or bluff the trump folks have been pushing out to be over. asking the supreme court to intervene. it s a move of confidence,