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michael steele in for katie feng and jonathan kaye part. immunity insanity, special counsel jack smith fires back at trump's presidential immunity defense and the federal trial. our team at msnbc legal and political analysts are standing by to help us break it all down. looking at that this new 80 page court filing and how it impacts the 2024 race for the white house, ahead. taking aim, ukrainian forces strike back after russia's biggest aerial barrage since the war began nearly two years ago. the latest overnight developments coming up in a live report. security and celebration. police across the country are beefing up their presence on the ground and in the air to keep new year's eve party or safe. we are live in new york's times square where nearly 1 million people are expected to bring in the new year under tighter security.

we begin with the latest on donald trump's deepening legal troubles in a new filing on saturday, special counsel jack smith urged the d.c. appeals court to reject the ex presidents immunity defense that he's using to try to dismiss his federal election interference charges. this comes as we are also waiting to see if the supreme court will weigh in on the now two states that have ruled trump's constitutionally ineligible to be on the presidential ballot. both colorado and maine were citing the 14th amendment due to trump's actions surrounding the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. the colorado republican party is calling for the country's highest court to overturn the states really. in maine, secretary of state is facing backlash from her decision with threats of impeachment and his so-called swatting call at her home on

friday. here's bell's discussing the dangers her and her staff are facing. >> swatting the home of an elected official anne who is doing their job is unacceptable. and what my staff, my team, have experienced, what they experienced all day yesterday was a constant onslaught up threatening communications. that has to stop. >> joining me now is anthony coley, former director of the department of justice, offices public affairs in msnbc justice and legal affairs analyst, and kristy greenberg, former prosecutor and sdny criminal division deputy chief. welcome to you both. kristie, let's start with special counsel jack smith calling on the d.c. appeals court to reject trump's claims of presidential immunity on the election interference trial. the more than 80-page file says, in part, the immunity claim

implies that a president may use any means necessary to remain in power, and quote. what are your thoughts on the argument that mr. smith is making here, and do you think that it will hold any weight for the appeal court decision? >> this was a strong brief from the special counsel's office, and i do think that the d.c. court of appeals is going to be inclined to agree. a former president is not entitled to absolute immunity for any criminal acts that he engaged in while he was president. the opening paragraph of the briefest strong and say that donald trump is arguing that he needs to protect the bedrock up the republic. jack smith's arguments is, no, what actually would protect the bedrock of the republic is accountability. the accountability for criminal acts taken while in that sacred office. it is a strong briefing a do you think that the d.c. court

of appeals is going to be inclined to agree. >> so let's get into the two states that have actually kind of weighed in on all of this. you have to have 50 now who say the trump is ineligible. what does that mean, how does that look, you have states out there that are not so inclined anne. for example, california, michigan, have a different perspective. how do you see this landscape shaping up, will it be enough for the supreme court to take up the case? >> let's talk first about why the 14th amendment was put in place, right? it was put in place, i would argue, to protect our country. for people like donald trump, anne they, why would you allow anyone on the ballot who would actively try to destroy our democracy? that's why a lot of people, a large part of what this debate has been about. trump's argument in this case is that in the colorado in particular, he did engage in an

insurrection. michael, we all saw what happened on january six. we saw him some in this crowd to washington. we saw him telling them to go up the street, fight like hell, and we saw them take out their weapons, we saw them on their helmets, their vests, their tactical vest, they had zip tie handcuffs, they go down to the capitol and they sold 117 police officers, five of those officers died, michael. we see them to face the capital. we saw them assault members of the news media, they did all of that. they only stopped until donald trump told him to stop. in my, mind i'm not a constitutional scholar, but that's not an insurrection, if that's not a disqualifying action by a would-be president, then i don't know what is. >> kristie, he raises a number of interesting points, and while we're sitting here awaiting oregon state supreme

court to rule on trump's eligibility, you know friday, excuse, me opposing the effort to keep him off the ballot. if the supreme court does decide to act on these decisions, how important that decision be on the 2024 race in light of what anthony said. >> i do think that the supreme court is going to take up the appeal from the colorado supreme court ruling. i don't think that the supreme court is going to find that the presidency is not in office of the united states under the 14th amendment. i don't think that they're going to really address the substance of the fact finding that donald trump thing engaged in insurrection or not. they think they're going to stay away from that. they also don't think they're going to make a broad ruling stating that, you know, the states, each of the states don't have procedures in place to be able to deal with who's qualified to be on their ballots. but i do think the supreme

court is going to do is take us back to a bush v. gore decision. a narrow decision that is limited to the consideration of the president circumstances. very narrow. they're going to essentially say, dillard of the holding of the supreme court justice in colorado, at least in the distance. what he said was, look, the call colorado election code is not dealing with complex questions about whether or not a former candidate is engaged in an insurrection. it is equipped to deal with procedures like whether or not somebody is not the right age, not a resident of the united states, not born in the united states, doesn't have the requisite amount of signatures. simple, basic questions. it is not able to deal with, under its complex, very quick procedures, complex questions like this one. i don't think the supreme court is going to say that they can't deal with all complex questions,

they're just going to limit it to this insurrections. it doesn't have presidential value. that was a violation ambush creek or when it was limited in that way, and it did have president to be cited since, and i think the supreme court will do something similar here because ultimately, i don't think the supreme court is going to want this conservative majority in the supreme court. it's going to disqualify donald trump from the ballot. it's a radical move in their view. they're not going to want to be persona non grata in conservative circles. a thing where the law is unclear, donald trump is going to get the wind from this court. i don't see him actually being disqualified from any of the ballots. it's important to note that while these decisions are being appealed, donald trump can still be on the ballots in these states. in colorado and in maine, march 5th is the date for the primary. there is not a lot of time here, so while this appeal is being

taken up by the supreme court, donald trump is on the ballot. >> anthony, kristie raises a number of interesting points but i suspect that's how this is going up at the court, how this is playing out on the ground in realtime, where there are threats, to judicial in court officials. what does this say about where we are right now in this process? kristie is basically saying that in the end, bush v. gore is going to find a narrow lane. there are consequences both political and otherwise as a result of what the supreme court decides. >> it's a sad state of affairs. earlier this, week we saw the deputy attorney general of the united states speak to the kind of threats that doj prosecutors and fbi agents are receiving. all of this is coming back, can be traced back to donald trump. he frequently talks to supporters. he attacks these judges.

he posts this information about the secretary of state on his trump social media feed. many times, his supporters view these things as -- he knows that. it's a sad state of affairs. i want to pick up one other thing that kristie said. harnesses a spot on. the supreme court is going to find some kind of all frame here. but i also, it is not radical for some individuals, and that's not a word that she, is but is not radical for some individuals who suggest that democrats, and people who love democracy, should not be pursuing these options. i think when you stand on the side of truth and justice, and accountability, you can't be afraid for the other side does. >> there it is right there, you can't be afraid of what the other side does. thank, you we really appreciate it. next, breaking news overnight on the war in ukraine, what we

know about the escalating retaliatory attacks between moscow and kyiv. plus, inside president biden's decision to sidestep congress and approve the latest nine figure arms sale to israel. we've got a packed show for you this morning so grab that coffee and keeper right here on msnbc. msnbc.

a major escalation in the russia ukraine war overnight, with russian authorities claiming that ukrainian attacks on the city of belgrade has killed at least 22 people and injured nearly 110 others. the attack is the deadliest assault against a russian cities since the start of the war. it comes after friday's massive air assaults targeting multiple ukrainian cities. this is another sign that both countries remain committed to escalating the war that will mark its two year anniversary

of february. joining me now, megan fitzgerald, nbc news foreign correspondent. megan, what can you tell us about the latest escalation that were seen on the ground between russia and ukraine? michael, as you mentioned, we saw one of the most significant attacks on russian soil. among those who died includes children. russia vows that they will seek revenge, and that is exactly what we saw. overnight, russia pounded the city of kharkiv, which is in the eastern part of ukraine. dozens of people were wounded, at least two people were killed so far that we know of. that's according to kharkiv police. they say those two people were pulled from the rubble of a private hall. now, you remember on friday, ukraine saw what president zelenskyy has called the heaviest attack. one of the most significant attacks that ukraine has seen since the beginning of the war. explosions all over the country from lviv in the west, to kharkiv in the east, down in the south in odessa, and the capital city of kyiv.

at least 40 people have died from that nationwide attack. more than 150 people injured. the mayor of kyiv is calling for, tomorrow, new year's day, to be a day of warning. as you mentioned, this is a sign that this war is showing no sign of stopping in as it closes in on the two year mark. michael. >> nbc news's megan fitzgerald, thank you so much for your reporting. joining me now to discuss the russia-ukraine war in the israel-hamas war is msnbc military analyst, colonel jacobs. good morning to you, what is your reaction to the or tele-tory strikes at this point. do you think that will continue to see an escalation of that? that just be a one and done? how do you read what's going on there? >> well up till now, it hasn't been a what in, down this is just the latest in a series of attacks across the border. this will continue as long as both sides have ammunition.

these attacks will continue. they're liable, of not likely, to escalate. as things on the ground stagnate, not very much movement one where the other. the strategic towns that were taken, or reminiscent of the first world war. terrorizing populations is the way that it is perceived, that there will be, they'll be able to make an impact on leadership on both sides, but that won't happen. ukraine is defending itself against an unprovoked attack, and will continue to defend itself in a way that it can, as long as it has the means to do it. >> on the russian side, putin will continue to prosecute the war. he failed in the north around kyiv, the move to the south. his objective is to create a land bridge from crimea all the

way across so that he can control the north show, the black sea, all the way across moldova, and ukraine won't let that happen. in the end, it has been predicted since the beginning, some kind of negotiated settlement that would cede this to russia. it's always a possibility as both sides become exhausted in the use of their military instrument and the losses up their personnel. these kinds of attacks across the border, they will probably, they will continue, and the probably increase the severity of frequency, michael. >> one of the a tha this is something that i know the you pay attention to. at we saw, for example, the barrage of aerosols on friday, which include 122 missiles, but ukraine was only able to shoot down about 70% of them. how concerned are individuals like yourself and others who

are watching this play out, that russia may be learning how to avoid ukraine's air defense? >> well, it is concerning. for two reasons. the first is something you just, mentioned in that is the sheer number of vehicles, of missiles, rockets, drones, they will flood the system, and make it impossible for ukraine to shoot them all down. some will get through, and obviously, be devastating, particularly because they land in populated areas. they don't necessarily have any military significance. it's just to terrorize people. so that's the first problem. the second, problem particularly for you, is that they're running out of ammunition to counterattack, ukraine rule has a great deal on the west, particularly the united states, to provide the funding and the weapons that it can defend itself. to the extent that the west

begins to waver, that's supply is liable to dry up. that is what putin is relying on. he can say a lot longer than the west can. his perception is that as long as he continues to prosecute the war, and deplete the resources of ukraine, and the west, ultimately the west will tire of supporting ukraine, and then he'll be able to have his way. he's playing the longer game than the west's, so, far he hasn't succeeded, but as we go into the second, year maybe the third year of this war, no one knows what will happen after that. >> i think you raise an interesting point about how the long game is played out here. we see that with respect to ukraine, with a that is currently negotiated as part of a package that is tied to aid to israel on border security reform. president biden is really pushing hard trying to pressure

congress to act. how important is this all plays out, is it for this process here in the u.s. to work? to meet that long game that putin's plane? >> well there are a couple reasons why it is important. the forces the immediate support that the united states can render to both israel and to ukraine. the second revolves around our ability to demonstrate that war stalwarts to convince our european allies to continue their support. don't forget there's also the front lines, that really motivates them. in the, end of it looks like the united states is going to wave or, there are liable to end up wavering to. they might not have all the resources necessary to defend themselves against russian encroachment, particularly in the northwest of europe. it's really important that the

united states is demonstrated solidarity with those who have been invaded, and to the extent that we don't do that, it's going to be a rapid fall, and it will be very, very difficult for the united states to both defend its own interests, and those of its allies, michael. >> on that, point i want to turn very quickly to israel, because you have prime minister benjamin netanyahu who has announced yesterday, he is hoping to retake control of the gaza strip's border. the question is, is this planned expansion of israel's mission in gaza necessary to wipe out hamas, or is not just going to escalate things to another level? >> i don't think they mutually exclusive, i think both will happen. bullet escalated, and it's necessary for him to accomplish this mission. we have to remember that in the ends, once gaza has completely rid of hamas, that doesn't mean that hamas, but the influence of iran in the region, and

resumption of terrorism, will stop. this is a really big problem. what happens after israel is successful, if it is successful, israel's got a lot of things going on here that are very difficult, and in some, cases mutually exclusive to accomplish. gotta eliminate hamas, get the hostages back, make sure that there is, that civilian casualties are -- and do it quickly, consolidating gains. some of these things can be accomplished at the other things are going to be accomplished, none of them can be accomplished with about american assistance. >> we have less than a minute left, but i do want to touch on the question of cease-fire very quickly. calls for a cease-fire have been rebuffed by president netanyahu. what is your expectation there? does a push in anyway, the scale down their activities? or is he study as he goes?

>> i think study as he goes, don't forget, he's got a domestic constituency that requires him to do what he said he's going to do. there is a growing constituency woodside israel to get the hostages back. that will require a cease-fire. he is pulling several different, ways and he will have to make a decision one way or the other. they are not mutually exclusive, they can have a cease-fire, they can have a return to some hostages, that is long as israel prosecutes the war, inside gaza, the pressure will be on hamas to make some sort of accommodation to return some hostages. nevertheless, we haven't seen any of that in recent weeks, and it's going to require the assistance of both the united states, and other third parties, particularly those nations states, arab nation states in the region that, quite frankly, have a great deal at state here to make sure that peace is restored. michael. >> all, right on friday, the

biden administration sized of congress, as you know, and to approve an emergency arms sale to israel totally 147.5 million. that equipment consisted of fuses, chargers, primers. can you explain how that equipment plays into israel's defensive needs? >> without that equipment, there is no way that israel can prosecute the war. most significantly, defend itself. don't forget the war is not just in gaza, it has been a significant exchanges and expansion of the war on the port of lebanon. don't forget hezbollah also trained, equipped, financed by iran. hezbollah has been making cross border operations in attacking northern israel from the air as well. there is always the danger that the war will open up in earnest on two fronts.

this will make life extremely difficult for israel, it will make it tougher for its defend itself. this equipment that you mentioned is vitally important for israel to be able to defend against aerial bombardments, drones, in particular, and missiles robert. if hezbollah and hamas take a note from what's happening in ukraine, with russia, they will start bombarding and earnest with large numbers of missiles. that will make it more difficult without the kind of support that you were just talking about, michael. >> a, right colonel jack jacobs, thanks so much. appreciate your insights. up next, my sunday morning political panel takes on the race for 2024 with less than three weeks from the iowa caucuses. plus, how the media should cover trump's dangerous authoritarian rhetoric with attorney did into free advertising for his campaign.

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away from the iowa caucuses. the twice impeached quadruple indicted former president, donald trump, is still a juggernaut amongst voters in that state. this double digit lead is so huge that it's unlikely anything will change over the next few weeks, especially with most of the other 2024 republican presidential

candidates refusing to challenge trump more directly. what if i was just a sign of things to come? what then? well, joining me now is david jolly an msnbc political analyst and former republican congressman from the great state of florida. he is no longer with the party. i'm sad to say. also joining as a former republican congressman for florida, carlos covello. he is also an msnbc political analyst. gentlemen, i need some help in the room here. i'm glad that -- >> michael, michael, did i just realize that i'm with two republicans? on the left in this crowd? >> you are the lefty this morning. that is what it's come to, david. that's what it's come to. look, here's the deal, you've got trump that is consistently leading and the polls, not just across the nation, but as specifically in iowa and new hampshire. at some, point shouldn't we stop expecting that trump will break among, voters and they can go free up this?

or is that a matter that they love the entertainment factor so much the third just all in? >> michael, i think this is the primary that never was, i mean, the reality, is it's been 30 points all along, the indictments have actually helped him. the interesting, thing honestly, for both, parties iowa state making comparisons, but even there is mantra one here, which is the voters in each party are fine with the top of the ticket right now. we cover all the conflict in the, aches you put a package up last night with some end of your polling, the primary concerns about the candidates are actually agent alleged criminality. that's apples and oranges between the two candidates, i get, it but it's not over policy. so when people in the republican party are fine with the direction donald trump is going, it leaves all the other candidates with no room to run. while we have looked a who's going to hit trump on the indictments and criminality, the truth is that there's not a single candidate that is drawing a contrast with him on ideology and policy, from

immigration attacks to health care. largely, that's true amongst democrats as, well as some of them might be concerned about the presidents age, but there's no challenge to human ideology, and without that, we see a rematch of donald trump and joe biden. >> so carlos, you know, a friend david race has a number of important points. there is been a peach twice, and been indicted 91 times is not enough, what is? what is going to happen that will shape this thing up beyond iowa, or beyond new hampshire, so that nikki haley does cut through? >> well, michael, i do think republicans have won off from left in new hampshire. that's depending on what happens in iowa, ron desantis may or may not go out of the race. if he gets out of the race, then chris christie gets out of the race, and endorses nikki haley, you could see the stars over, her where she could actually challenge trump in new

hampshire, or at least come in a close second in her state of south carolina. one might wake up republican voters is that nikki haley is clearly the strongest candidate to go up against joe biden, poll after poll. she has the biggest lead against biden compared to the other republican candidates so that is the one off-ramp left, if donald trump makes it comfortably through iowa. if he happens to make a comfortably through new hampshire, then he's got a clear path to the nomination, and we're up for this rematch which, despite what david, says most americans do not want to see. >> david, to what carlos said about nikki being the best to take on biden at this point, beau, one point, so as rhonda santos. the best a take on biden. so you have a situation where even some of the republicans running against trump or taking pages out of his playbook.

first, nikki haley quoted his base by ignoring the slavery issue as a cause of the civil war. this was her response, right? when asked if she would pardon trump if he is convicted. let's take a listen. >> i would pardon trump, a leader needs to think about what's in the best interest of the country. within the best interest of the country is to not have an eight-year-old man sitting in jail that continues to divide our country. once in the best interest of the country would be to pardon him so that we can move on as a country, and no longer talk about him. >> i don't get, it whether donald trump is sitting in jail, or pardoned, he is going to be a problem for the country. what's up here? help me understand this thinking. >> yeah, very simply, nikki haley never misses an opportunity to disappoint. she always equivocate's. if you take a slavery issue, even when you clean up the machine created, there was

always a but, but, but. she was always struggling for some type of balance between acknowledging slavery and acknowledging the civil war is about something else. in this case, yes, donald trump in her war -- they had chaos, the kind of chaos, but she said we can't have accountability either. that's part of the reason this is the primary that never was. in some ways, that's a big joke. none of these candidates have challenged them on this criminality. now they're suggesting they would've absolved on a trump of his criminality. they did. when you look at rhonda santa saint slavery contributed good things of the enslaved african american, and nikki haley saying maybe the civil war wasn't about black people, they're right, neck in, not competing with donald trump and xenophobic and racist dog whistles to their base. there is zero contrast amongst republican candidates right now. that's why donald trump will win this thing. >> you did have, carlos, a little bit of contrast, a little bit, with chris christie. he's been the one person who's gone after trump the most

consistently. recently, he had to spend seven figures on an ad by, responding to critics who want him to drop out of the race. what does that tell you about where we are right now, and the fact that, you know, i don't think that anyone drops out after iowa, and i'm suspicious about new hampshire. chris christie is the one he's been asked to get out of the race. >> that is the irony, right? he's the one being the most honest of all. he is the one being asked to get out, and show you how donald trump has taken over the republican party. is in the republican party. i will say, there is this one off ramp in new hampshire, chris christie is a key player because of the stances he's taken. he does have some significant support in that state. as someone like nikki haley isn't positions to strike, he can really give her a boost. >> all right, thank you, my friends, former members of congress, david jolly, and

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revelers are expected to pack times square by the millions to watch that ball drop, as you mentioned. security is going to be tight. the nypd is expanding their security perimeter here in times square. they are limiting entry to certain access roads. that is one way they're going to funnel people in here to make sure that they can't leave once they're actually and here, they can only get in certain ways. there are some things you might expect area, the barricades, big trucks, you have the uniformed police officers. there's also a lot of stuff happening behind the scenes. there's a lot of cameras, drones, aviation. they're going to be using canines. every tool at their disposal to make sure those people stay safe. officials say there will be nowhere safer than times square tonight, as those revelers pack and to watch that iconic ball drop. around the country, we're watching much of the same. a lot of major cities are putting their plans in place saying that they had that increase -- their tap in resources from

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as well. you are goals, and maybe take the plunge on a new workplace. my next guest is an expert on what you should consider before you head back to the office in 2024. joining me now is elizabeth pearson. the health therapist and women's career coach, welcome,, elisabeth. where do you began if you feel like your career as head of new fallen down a little, bit and you want to get to a point where it's a little more fulfilling? >> i think it's really important, michael, to check your belief system first. you can go out on a job search if you don't really believe that you deserve better than your current job, you might not have a lot of luck. i always say, really look inside yourself. if you really believe that you deserve to earn, more that you will deserve more responsibility or your battling with impostor syndrome, i don't know about you, but i have, throughout my career. i can't do, that i'm kind of a fraud, this or that. i think it's really important to start internally.

decide, do i really believe i can do this? then i think it support to get a support network. if you can afford, to get a coach. there are so many affordable coaches out there. this is going to be a journey that will go on and trying to change your job, and i think it's important to have a support network. if you can't find a coach that's reasonable enough, that fits in your budget, you can get a book like mine, confinement, 20 bucks, it can help guide you through the process. >> how does all of that bed into the plan? like it is more than updating your resume, your linkedin page. you have these other aspects of yourself in your career that you're trying to align, is that the goal here? >> i think so, i think it is really this blending of how your vibrating, your energy if you will, i think there is also this tactical stuff. one thing you can do if you're kind of, unclear if you're saying you don't like your job, you're not totally sure what you're going to do, i say

follow your jealousy. look around, or their colleagues doing jobs that you would like to, do friends, someone in your family and you always think i wish i could do a job like there's. i say lead into, that that can be your soul guiding you into a new direction. once you really understand where you want to, go you can start tweaking your linkedin, network, you can do the outward things that can help draw it end. >> what do you want to do if you don't want to leave your job but you want to make it better, make some changes where you are currently working, what are options there? >> always have transparency with your boss, i think telling them, hey, i would like to make some sort of tweak here because i'm spending eight hours a day on zooms that aren't good for me, i'm not feeling my most productive. there is a quiz that can help you find your genius. you can decide that i don't want to do more of x or y. the talk with your boss about that, renegotiate the terms of

what you're doing, and then have the truck, this is a great way to kind of take note of what you're focusing, on spending the most time on during the day, focus on another great way to harness your energy towards what you want versus what you don't want. i always tell clients it's like you are in a foreign country, and he doesn't speak or language. he's going to bring all of that stuff, so it's, said really try to shift your perspective to what you do want. pointed that throughout the day, not only to your boss, what you yourself. >> it's always a stuff you don't want that's on your plate. elizabeth pierson, thank you so, much i really appreciate, it coming up in our next hour, with the latest legal filing for special counsel jack smith, and the looming possibility of a decision from the supreme court on whether trump can legally big kicked off ballots nationwide. this is ahead of the 2024 decision. lots more to come this morning, folks, keep it right here on

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>> welcome back. i'm michael steele, and for jonathan kaye part. as 2023 comes to a close, donald trump's legal troubles are ratcheting up. yesterday, asbestos counsel jack smith asked an appeals court to reject trump's efforts to dismiss his federal election interference case on the grounds of presidential immunity. we are still waiting to see if the supreme court will weigh in

on trump's ballot eligibility. in the last two weeks, both colorado and maine have ruled that trump'sconstitutionally ineligible, citing the 14th amendment. while states like michigan in california have decided to allow trump to stay on the ballot. as 2024 approache trump is facing a mix of campaigning in courtrooms. trump's facing up to five separate trials in the new year with the e. jean carroll defamation trial is set to begin on january 16. that's just one day after the iowa caucuses. with trump holding a commanding lead over his republican challengers for the white house, will any of his legal troubles make a difference? will it matter at all? well, joining me now, barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney, law professor at the university of michigan law school and an msnbc legal analyst. glenn kirschner, former federal prosecutor, host of the justice matters podcast,