Counts against mr. Trump, handed up last night by a grand jury after a 2 1 2 year investigation conducted by District Attorney willis in georgia. Willis writes, quote, defendant donald trump lost the election. One of the states he lost was georgia. Trump and the other defendants charged in this Indictment Refuse to accept that trump lost. They knowingly and willfully joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favor of trump. Among those codefendants, some of the most wellknown people in the former president s orbit during his final days in office. Including his white house chief of staff, mark meadows, personal attorney and former new york city mayor, rudy giuliani, jeffrey clark, who tried to assert significant election concerns had been identified, and a string of lawyers, including john eastman, Sidney Powell and speaking to the press just before midnight, she rejected trumps accusation on social media that she was persecuting him for political reasons.
Canvas, Cannon Office building balcony, its interesting spot over lucky its beautiful out here and i thought was really a lot colder. Thought was going to get code. It might be a little chilly at times in this hearing room. As we were pointing out in the beginning of this both democrats and republicans are a little upset about how all this played out. Obviously, republicans wanted to see the president indicted over this, but democrats initially thought her might not take these kinds of shots that they think he did and it appears he did in this report, but paul, i mean, you have a draft of some of these statements that her is going to make. What stands out to you. I just spoke with this source close to rob hur and its interesting, hes walking in. Im told a width the viewpoint that hes not looking to make anyone happy, which is probably pretty good because we know everyone is unhappy with the rubber for one reason or another. But he has prepared for this. Interestingly, he left the Justi
And defended the words he used to explain that decision in the report he sent to merrick garland, the attorney general. I said President Biden was old and he had a poor memory because thats what i saw when i interviewed him, hur keeps on saying. Anticipating that testimony, the white house released a transcript of that interview between President Biden and Special Counsel hur hoping to refute those findings. So lets get into it. Find out exactly what that transcript says. Also what democrats and republicans got out of todays testimony. Joining us now, nbc News White House correspondent, mike memoli and lisa rubin. First off to you, mike. You read the whole transcript. I tried to get you on the show yesterday, you couldnt come on. You said you were doing Something Special in secret. Now we know what it was. You were reading the transcript. Does it line up with the way hur described the interview . Certainly in the mind of democrats, no. Thats part of what the reaction was and what we sa
Without objection. I see my time has expired, and i yield back. The gentle lady yields back. Mr. Hur, why did joe biden willfully retain and disclose classified materials . He knew the law. Been in office, like, 50 years, five decades in the United States senate, chairman of the Senate Foreign relations committee, and eight years as Vice President , and he got briefed every day as Vice President. He has been in the situation room. In fact, you know he knew the rules because you said so on page 226. President biden was deeply familiar with the measures taken to safeguard Classified Documents. Joe biden told us he knew the rules. Mr. Armstrong said this earlier, joe biden was deeply familiar with it, and you are exactly right, he told us, when jack smith goes after donald trump, biden said how does that happen . Its irresponsible. Joe biden told us he knew the rules, so mr. Hur, why did he break them . Congressman, the conclusion as to exactly why the president did what he did is not one
Hur and also a letter to Merrick Garland . Objection. And with that, mr. Chairman, i see my time has expired and i yield back gentlelady yields back the chair is recognized. Mr. Her, why do you do it . Why did joe biden your words willfully retained and disclosed, classified materials . I mean, he knew the law in an office like 50 years five decades in the United States senate, chairman of the Senate Foreign relations committee, eight years as Vice President , he got briefed every day as Vice President. Hes been in the situation room. In fact, you know, he knew the rules because you said so on page 226 President Biden was deeply familiar with the measures taken to safeguard Classified Documents and joe biden told us he knew the rules mr. Armstrong said this earlier. Joe biden was deeply familiar with it. Youre exactly right because he told us when jack smith goes after President Trump, joe biden says, how could this happen . What data was in those documents that could compromise source