trump s legal team went to the justice department to meet with the one and only jack smith. remember, just two weeks ago, trump s lawyers sent an official letter to attorney general merrick garland asking for a chance to make their case. the attorney general was not at today s meeting, we don t know everything that was discussed. but the washington post reports this, people familiar with the matter say trump s lawyers asked the department of justice not to charge the former president. earlier, former federal prosecutor andrew weissmann said this meeting is a sign of what s to come. there is no reason to have the meeting if there weren t going to be potential charges. when you look at what the facts are, it would actually be a violation of the rule of law for donald trump, not to be charged. not long after, his lawyers left the department of justice, donald trump himself posted this on his social media platform, quote, how can doj possibly charge me, who did nothing wrong,
end. then, nikki haley fanning the culture war flames. a fact check on what she said over the weekend. and apple debuting a 3500 dollar headset. but is there more to this? with just a hefty price tag, as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good monday evening. i am stephanie ruhle, with a lot of news to cover tonight. and the special counsel s investigation into donald j trump s handling of classified documents appears to be at equivocal stage. and i know i ve said that to you before, but this time, i really think it s different. this morning, three members of trump s legal team went to the justice department to meet with the one and only jack smith. remember, just two weeks ago, trump s lawyers sent an official letter to attorney general merrick garland asking for a chance to make their case. the attorney general was not at today s meeting, we don t know everything that was discussed. but the washington post reports this, people familiar with the matter
is descending? it is sending a message that we don t believe in democracy, we don t believe in hearing from diverse voices. we don t believe that all people are deserving of the american dream and that one single parent doesn t even have to attend, have a child at attend school in these districts that are having book spend. this is not what a democracy looks like. the american people need to ask themselves if they want the rest of the country to look like a state of florida. okay, daniela shermichael, we re going to let it rest right there. thank you so much, guys. for all of you, we have coming up in this hour vice president harris who is accomplishing something that has never been done before, that is coming up in just a moment. as we give you all a very good day from nbc news in miami, welcome to alex witt reports. we begin with breaking news in washington. kevin mccarthy saying just a short time ago that he is optimistic negotiators are closer to a deal on the debt
presidential inauguration. at this crucial mile marker it s important to stare into the mirror of who we really are as a country. two years after lies and conspiracies about trump s big loss led to, quote, medieval combat on the steps of the u.s. capitol between law enforcement and trump supporters. those very same lies that inspired that attack two years ago are now deeply embedded in the politics of the gop. they are the single animating principle behind everything that happens in one of the country s two major political parties. it is in large part due to the fact that the man who, quote, summoned the mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame in the attack as january 6th select committee member liz cheney put it that would be twice impeached president trump himself as well as his top lieutenants remain the dominant force in the gop. and they insist on continuing to gaslight americans on what actually happened on january 6th to this day, to this hour on this day. just yeste
life in its tracks and left dozens of people dead. in eastern europe, millions of ukrainians are grappling with freezing temperatures in the dark with no power after russia unleashed another brutal series of missile strikes across the country today. we re going to take you live to kyiv. also this hour, the new year could bring some relief at the pump. we re going to take a look into why some experts say gas prices could continue to tumble in 2023. and in 25 hours from now, house lawmakers will release former president trump s tax returns to the public. what we can expect all coming up. but we begin with the latest on the recovery hours after a blizzard left 76 people dead nationwide. in buffalo, new york, we have national guard troops helping to dig that community out. then in rochester, state officials broke out a handy new vehicle with a tool that acts as a claw to pick up and drag cars and vans to clear the roadways. there you see it. but the travel chaos triggered by