follow-up. that is consistent with the reports from donald trump and others that he got the target letter and the indictment is looming. we re getting potential details or clarity on what the charges could entail. several outlets reporting russ smith is eyeing and then possibly a third charge. details on that according to the new york times are that the third statute might be a civil rights law that s previously been used in voter fraud cases, conspiracy against rights. the two or more persons conspire to intimidate, injure, or a person in a constitutional right. that was enacted during the civil war. when feds were trying to go after white supremacists, including the kkk, trying to stifle black voting. in the modern era it s been used in cases, including those that involve voter fraud conspiracies. to show that jack smith is serious about potentially issuing a potential second indictment of donald trump. and as we have been doing as this story heated up, we begin one-o
american labor took a stand, hollywood actors and writers are on strike, and flight attendants and u.p.s. workers could be next. plus, culture war battles. the right is choosing to fight, backing a music video that proposed gun violence and attacking, i am not making this up, barbie. i m jason johnson in for joy reid, and we begin tonight with just a few hours left in the day, donald trump says if the deadline set by special counsel jack smith for the twice impeached, twice indicted former president to appear before the grand jury to investigation his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. that s what he told us. it was in a target letter he received over the weekend. as far as we can tell, trump has remained at his new jersey golf club. but that should be no surprise. today, the grand jury did hear from a former white house aide who now works for trump s 2024 campaign. william russell was with trump for much of the day on january 6th. you can see him there on the e