Proceeding, and conspiring against the rights of voters. It ties these to the violent attack of trumps voters at the capitol on january 6th. Special counsel jack smith spoke on that after it was filed. It was fueled by lies. Lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the u. S. Government, a nations process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the president ial election. The men and women of Law Enforcement who defended the u. S. Capital on january 6th, are our heroes. They are patriots, and they are the very best of us. Since the attack on our capitol, the Department Justice has remained committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day. This case has brought consistent with that commitment, and our investigation evander individuals continues. The indictment names trump as the only defendant, but it describes six coconspirators working with him to contest joe bidens win in 2020. Trump, no surpris
miracles. the story, i cannot get enough of it. it is extraordinary. and on that note, i was you all a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with us. i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. tomorrow who it was november 12 of 2020 and was a lot going on at the time. it had been less than a week since the networks had called the 2020 presidential election for joe biden. donald trump was just beginning his campaign to deny that result and to try to overturn it. just a few days prior to trump s lawyer, rudy giuliani, gave his in some vince for seasons landscaping press conference to contest the election results. we all remember that. trump had decided to deny president elect biden access to classified daily briefing as was the custom in presidential transitions. which, in retrospect seems a bit ironic. just one day later, senator lindsey graham would make a phone call to the georgia secretary of state, asking raffe
now goi have to imagine at ts point the trump campaign has created a gif of the ad rhonda sanchez took out when he s running for governor with his baby in the trump whimsy, and alike just have it on hand rapid response every time ron desantis says something to different shame self-about trump. it was november 12 of 2020 and was a lot going on at the time. it had been less than a week since the the time networks had called the spent weeks if not 2020 presidential election for joe biden. donald trump was all anyone just beginning his campaign to deny that result and regionalized to try to overturn of was just it. beginning his campaign to deny that just a few days prior to trump s lawyer, result agitated overturned rudy giuliani, gave just a few his in some days prior to trump vince s lawyer rudy for seasons landscaping press conference to contest the election giuliani gave this in the results. we all remember that. trump had decided to deny president elect biden access to
and on that note, i wish you all a very, very good night. it is an honor to be back with you. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late with me. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. with news out of colorado, the state supreme court has ruled that state donald trump should be removed from the 2024 republican primary ballot. since january 6th, there has been plenty of discussion and legal circles and even some excitement about section three of the 14th amendment of the constitution, which bans insurrectionists and people who have aided insurrectionists from holding office. there has been a whole lot of interest into whether this section of the amendment might bar donald trump from running from office because of his role in the january 6th insurrection. the minnesota state court dismissed the idea. over in michigan, a judge ruled trump could not be taken off that state s ballot. in total, 14th amendment suits to disqualify t
of the 14th amendment in the constitution, which bans insurrectionists and people of aided insurrectionists from holding office. and there has been a whole lot of interest in whether this section of the amendment might bar donald trump from running from office because of his role in the january 6th insurrection. the minnesota state court dismissed the idea. over michigan, a judge ruled a trump could not be taken off that states ballot. in total, 14th amendment suits to disqualify trump have been dismissed in four states. they are pending appeal in two states and they are panicked being heard in for the first time in 13 states. and just until two hours ago, it looked like colorado would go in a similar direction to what we have seen in these other states. last month in colorado the issue got a weeklong public hearing in district court and you may not have been paying attention but there were high prideful witnesses, like congressman ken buck, and trump aide kash patel who spok