well, there is a huge story coming out pretty late tonight. . it s about the detroit news and the reporting that it has recordings of president trump putting a lot of pressure on to wayne county canvassers not, not to certify the 2020 election. on that phone call back on november 17th of 2020, trump tells the two republicans, quote, we have got to fight for our country, we can t let these people take our country away from us. the detroit news said the chairman of the rnc tells them, quote, if you can go home tonight, do not sign it. we will get you attorneys. unquote. to which trump then says, quote, we will take care of that. well, that is something. someone who is under multiple counts of conspiracy to defraud the united states and its voters of the rightful outcome of the 2020 election. now, don t forget that this was a tight race in michigan. biden winning by the skin of his teeth, some would say. it is the latest piece of information that we re getting of many, of a fire
for someone under multiple counts of conspiracy to defraud the united states. this was a tight race in michigan. biden winning by the skin of his teeth some would say. it s the latest piece of information that we are getting of many, a fire hose worth of details about what trump was doing to actually stay in power. makesyou wonder what else is out there? special council jack smith, does he have something else up his sleeve? right now, smith is fighting for the supreme court to decide whether trump has presidential immunity. he is telling the court, quote, the charges here are of the utmost gravity. this case involves for the first time in our nation s history criminal charges against a former president based on his actions while in office. trump s lawyers are trying to do the opposite. asking the court not to intervene, delay, delay, delay. but the high court is going to have to act whether it wants to wait or not. it will need to decide if trump is in fact immune. and a deci
Thank you so much for letting us into your home during these extraordinary times. We are grateful. Beth beet with ari melber start rights now. We start with Breaking News a legal first for President Biden. Attorney general Merrick Garland Upending Washington today with an announcement, he is appointing a special counsel to hand it will probe of classified do you means found in joe bidens office at home. This is a significant legal development. No matter what happens from here. Its also the kind of twist that would have seemed like a movie plot even just a few months ago when former President Trump was clashing with the doj over his handling and alleged mishanding of classified material. Would have felt like a twist in the last couple weeks when bidens team was optimistic after the midterms and then the gops chaotic start to the congress. Garland did not preview plans at all. He announced he would deliver remarks today. Didnt deliver the topic and then said the words that tend to rattle
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thank you so much for letting us into your home during these extraordinary times. we are grateful. beth beet with ari melber start rights now. we start with breaking news a legal first for president biden. attorney general merrick garland upending washington today with an announcement, he is appointing a special counsel to hand it will probe of classified do you means found in joe biden s office at home. this is a significant legal development. no matter what happens from here. it s also the kind of twist that would have seemed like a movie plot even just a few months ago when former president trump was clashing with the doj over his handling and alleged mishanding of classified material. would have felt like a twist in the last couple weeks when biden s team was optimistic after the midterms and then the gop s chaotic start to the congress. garland did not preview plans at all. he announced he would deliver remarks today. didn t deliver the topic and then said the words