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also with us, barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney and law professor at the university of michigan law school. she is also the co-host of the podcast hashtag sisters in law. they are both msnbc legal analysts. and andrew, with the guidance of justice kavanaugh, i just can't see how it's anything but unanimous. >> okay, so i agree with you that the supreme court is, i think, gonna take this. they're gonna have a decision that's expedited, and i think on the double jeopardy part of the issue it's hard to see how it won't be unanimous. it's such a clear issue. on the other part, you only need five. i'll be happy with five. whether the court, there are certain justices who are stragglers in dissent, so be it. it doesn't matter as long as you get to five. that's the famous -- sandra day o'connor was asked what's it like being on the supreme court and she said you want to know what it's like? five. it's all about how you get to five. i'm a little bit sanguine then you are with respect to the kavanaugh article. this is why. the cour
also with us, barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney and law professor at the university of michigan law school. she is also the co-host of the podcast hashtag sisters in law. they are both msnbc legal analysts. and andrew, with the guidance of justice kavanaugh, i just can't see how it's anything but unanimous. >> okay, so i agree with you that the supreme court is, i think, gonna take this. they're gonna have a decision that's expedited, and i think on the double jeopardy part of the...
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back with us, gwen keyes and barbara mcquade. gwen, i know that you, barb, and i, spent the time to listen to the hearing this morning. it was only 30 minutes, 15 minutes to each side. what is your top-of-the-line take away from the two major issues that we heard that panel focus on? >> well, like you said, first of all the judges, and remember this is a three judge panel, all of whom have already ruled in a separate case that you have to look at the specific wording of the statute and, in this case, the wording of the statute does not encompass former employees, former federal employees. so i think that was the top thing and if the statute itself does not apply to former employees, then you don't even really get to the issue of what was the scope of his duties. but, even if you did and judge rosenbaum said, this activity was clearly electioneering. he called and offered campaign resources or inquired as to whether campaign resources could expedite the count, he arranged for the call to the secretary of state, which, again, a pre
back with us, gwen keyes and barbara mcquade. gwen, i know that you, barb, and i, spent the time to listen to the hearing this morning. it was only 30 minutes, 15 minutes to each side. what is your top-of-the-line take away from the two major issues that we heard that panel focus on? >> well, like you said, first of all the judges, and remember this is a three judge panel, all of whom have already ruled in a separate case that you have to look at the specific wording of the statute and,...
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barbara mcquade and michael steele are with us.irst to richard lui with the other big stories we're tracking this hour on msnbc. richard? >> alyssa, i want to bring yours. from paris. police confirming one person is dead and three others hurt and an attack near the eiffel tower. according to friends officials, witnesses are saying the suspect spoke of muslims being killed around the world. that suspect stabbed a german tourist and his wife. police say the suspected attack to other people with a hammer, before officers arrested them. that just and us. new video also this, every moment a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the philippines, so the evening. officials issued a tsunami warning, but say now there's no longer a threat. first responders are still assessing the damage as awful folks and you. and vice president kamala harris announced -- at that cop28 summit in dubai. harris mentioned u.s. leadership on the climate after congress funded new investments and the inflation reduction act. more american voices right after this break f
barbara mcquade and michael steele are with us.irst to richard lui with the other big stories we're tracking this hour on msnbc. richard? >> alyssa, i want to bring yours. from paris. police confirming one person is dead and three others hurt and an attack near the eiffel tower. according to friends officials, witnesses are saying the suspect spoke of muslims being killed around the world. that suspect stabbed a german tourist and his wife. police say the suspected attack to other people...
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attorney, and nbc legal analyst, barbara mcquade. nbc news has not heard these recordings, if they do exist, how damming are they? does anything stand out compared to the georgia call with brad raffensperger. >> in jack smith's indictment alleging election interference, he alleges trump was pushing in a number of states to pressure election officials to push the election his way. there's the recording in georgia which itself is very powerful evidence. standing alone it can be explain away. when you have a similar call occurring in a another state as part of the scheme, the two corroborate each other. this is excellent evidence for jack smith. it's excellent evidence for fani willis because it could be admissible under 404 b that allows evidence of other bad acts to prove a person's motive, intent or modus operandi. i think it's relevant there. i think there's a possibility that the individuals involved may themselves face criminal exposure which would make them valuable witnesses for jack smith, and others. >> a couple of points, int
attorney, and nbc legal analyst, barbara mcquade. nbc news has not heard these recordings, if they do exist, how damming are they? does anything stand out compared to the georgia call with brad raffensperger. >> in jack smith's indictment alleging election interference, he alleges trump was pushing in a number of states to pressure election officials to push the election his way. there's the recording in georgia which itself is very powerful evidence. standing alone it can be explain...
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. >> barbara mcquade and glenn kirschner will join us next. while i am a paid actor, and this is not a real company, there is no way to fake how upwork can help your business. upwork is half the cost of our old recruiter and they have top-tier talent and everything from pr to project management because this is how we work now. >> joining discussion now are former federal prosecutors barbara mcquade and glenn kirschner. they are both msnbc legal analysts. and barbara, we just had a history making secretary of state from maine discussing, the first secretary of state history to say a former president united states is no longer qualified to be on a presidential ballot in maine. and in her fact-finding about the 14th amendment grounds for barring him from the ballot, she has to reach fact-finding judgments about his engagement in insurrection or giving aid and comfort to people committing insurrection. she goes to a point that seems to me irrefutable. i have never heard a word from donald trump that refutes this, that he took no timely action to s
. >> barbara mcquade and glenn kirschner will join us next. while i am a paid actor, and this is not a real company, there is no way to fake how upwork can help your business. upwork is half the cost of our old recruiter and they have top-tier talent and everything from pr to project management because this is how we work now. >> joining discussion now are former federal prosecutors barbara mcquade and glenn kirschner. they are both msnbc legal analysts. and barbara, we just had a...
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and barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney, professor at the university of michigan law school and an msnbc legal analyst. thank you all for being here. i just want to get started. david, we've talked a number of times. your reaction to these go to hell christmas messages from donald trump. are we seeing someone who is just unhinged? or is this more about him feeling the pressure of what is coming and people may be telling him the truth about what he can expect to happen? >> charles, good to be with you. my takeaway is the old man is afraid of prison. when he gets it his back against the wall, we see him lash out. but much like he did on thanksgiving, he name checks prosecutors who in some ways are holding his freedom in jeopardy, in the balance here as they are presenting their case in front of the judges. he thanksgiving he went after laetitia james, who has donald trump's personal fortunes on the line. he's going after jack smith now. i think we're seeing trump and his back against the wall. is there danger in that
and barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney, professor at the university of michigan law school and an msnbc legal analyst. thank you all for being here. i just want to get started. david, we've talked a number of times. your reaction to these go to hell christmas messages from donald trump. are we seeing someone who is just unhinged? or is this more about him feeling the pressure of what is coming and people may be telling him the truth about what he can expect to happen? >> charles, good...
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attorney barbara mcquade, thank you as always.in soon. >>> still ahead here on "way too early," the dow hit an all-time high yesterday as the fed signaled interest rates may be going down next we'll get a check on the latest business headlines as we take a look at the beautiful rockefeller center christmas tree. we'll be right back. christmas tree we'll be right back. why are we the only birds heading this way? [ screams ] we're trying to get to jamaica. stay close and... everything will be all right. i'm ok. i'm ok. - bye, bye cough. - later chest congestion. hello 12 hours of relief. 12 hours!! not coughing? hashtag still not coughing?! mucinex dm gives you 12 hours of relief from chest congestion and any type of cough, day or night. mucinex dm. it's comeback season. nexium 24hr prevents heartburn acid for twice as long as pepcid. get all-day and all-night heartburn acid prevention with just one pill a day. choose acid prevention. choose nexium. >>> welcome back. the federal reserve is holding its key interest rate steady for th
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attorney and msnbc legal analyst barbara mcquade. great to see you. happening over the weekend. what would you make of the trump attorneys response that happened on saturday evening? >> yeah. you know, they're argues in a way trying to reframe the question. talking about the idea that a president in exercising the scope of his duties could somehow be charged way crime. that's not what's going on here. this is about activity that exceeds boundaries of a president's duties. a president does not have any role whatsoever in the administration of elections. that is reserved for the states. so when he said he was simply taking care the lays are faithfully executed that is a misdirection move. i think ultimately we will see the court of appeals decide the same way the trial court did. which is to say this conduct is outside that scope of immunity. >> now, the judge in this case has given jack smith's team until saturday to respond. what do you expect him to say in this? >> i think he will come back with just a more pointed version of his argument, which is t
attorney and msnbc legal analyst barbara mcquade. great to see you. happening over the weekend. what would you make of the trump attorneys response that happened on saturday evening? >> yeah. you know, they're argues in a way trying to reframe the question. talking about the idea that a president in exercising the scope of his duties could somehow be charged way crime. that's not what's going on here. this is about activity that exceeds boundaries of a president's duties. a president does...
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andrew weissmann and barbara mcquade are gonna start us off tonight, but also getting to nikki haley. i saw your coverage of nikki haley in the last hour. just a little before you started that. in new hampshire tonight. she was asked a pretty simple question. what was the cause of the civil war? she managed to give an answer that did not include the words slavery. we're going to show you that later in this hour, and explain why she gave that answer. >> lawrence, i'm looking forward to that because i saw also that same comment after we did our segment so i'm glad you're covering it. >> thank you, jonathan. >> thanks, lawrence. >> on christmas day a 77-year-old criminal defendant facing racketeering charges and other felonies in four jurisdictions said that his prosecutors should rot in hell. and unlike every other criminal defendant who has said that, he didn't mumble it to himself bitterly, alone in his jail cell, awaiting trial. he dn't say it angrily to a cell mate. he said it through the reach of social media to the world, and while he was at it, he said the president of the united
andrew weissmann and barbara mcquade are gonna start us off tonight, but also getting to nikki haley. i saw your coverage of nikki haley in the last hour. just a little before you started that. in new hampshire tonight. she was asked a pretty simple question. what was the cause of the civil war? she managed to give an answer that did not include the words slavery. we're going to show you that later in this hour, and explain why she gave that answer. >> lawrence, i'm looking forward to...
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the wheels of justice turn slowly, unfortunately. >> all right, barbara mcquade.g it plain on the last day of the year. appreciate your time. >> thank you, happy to. >> happy new year. coming up next, folks, unless your name is donald trump, the republican presidential primary looks more and more like a fight for second place. so, who is in the best position with iowa and new hampshire fast approaching? is anyone in a good position? is best even a factor? my political panel is standing by with some answers. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ with downy unstopables. try for under $5. a force to be reckon with. no, not you saquon. hm? you! your business bank account with quickbooks money, now earns 5% apy. 5% apy? that's new! yup, that's how you business differently. there is a lot of information out there. hamas slaughtered more than 1200 innocent people, holds innocent hostages, and raped countless innocent women. and now hamas is trying to hide sexual violence against women. they don't want those women to be able to talk about what happened to them stand with palestinians and israelis
the wheels of justice turn slowly, unfortunately. >> all right, barbara mcquade.g it plain on the last day of the year. appreciate your time. >> thank you, happy to. >> happy new year. coming up next, folks, unless your name is donald trump, the republican presidential primary looks more and more like a fight for second place. so, who is in the best position with iowa and new hampshire fast approaching? is anyone in a good position? is best even a factor? my political panel is...
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attorney and an msnbc contributor, barbara mcquade.art by explaining the reasoning behind the appeal panel's ruling that the gag order should be reinstated. why did they decide to do that? >> well, as you say they don't say. it's a very short order. and this, of course, is to be not confused with a decision on the merits. donald trump appealed the gag order, and while the appeal is pending and the court considers it on the merits, it had entered that stay saying it's lifted until we have a full -- time to make a full decision on it. but then donald trump comes out and says, great, i'm going to take advantage of that and starts violating it left and right. i think yesterday was just an effort by the court to say, whoa, whoa, whoa, maybe we really do need this thing so they put it back in place. but they will still consider the merits and ultimately they will issue a decision, and that will contain the reasons for either upholding the gag order or lifting it. but i think the fact they reinstated the stay bodes well for the ultimate decis
attorney and an msnbc contributor, barbara mcquade.art by explaining the reasoning behind the appeal panel's ruling that the gag order should be reinstated. why did they decide to do that? >> well, as you say they don't say. it's a very short order. and this, of course, is to be not confused with a decision on the merits. donald trump appealed the gag order, and while the appeal is pending and the court considers it on the merits, it had entered that stay saying it's lifted until we have...
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peter baker, susan glasser, barbara mcquade, thank you all very much for coming to the program this evening. >>> coming up, in the race for second, nikki haley is trying to counter a major gaffe in a critical early voting state. but her attempts to clean up her comments on the civil war are only giving the controversy more staying power. ♪ if there's pain when you try to poo ♪ ♪ and going sometimes feels like you ♪ ♪ pushed through a pineapple or two ♪ ♪ colace is the brand you need ♪ ♪ to soften stools, we're all agreed ♪ ♪ #2 should be easy to do ♪ trust colace to soften stools with no stimulants for comfortable relief. i got this $1,000 camera for only $41 on dealdash. dealdash.com, online auctions since 2009. this playstation 5 sold for only 50 cents. this ipad pro sold for less than $34. and this nintendo switch, sold for less than $20. i got this kitchenaid stand mixer for only $56. i got this bbq smoker for 26 bucks. and shipping is always free. go to dealdash.com right now and see how much you can save. you're probably not easily persuaded to switch mobile providers for your busines
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. >> let's bring in barbara mcquade about the arguments we're hearing.n you listen to the supreme court, what's your sense of where the justices are going to fall? >> you know, it's not really clear. i think that they expressed conflicting concerns here. on the one hand, it's not really the court's job to decide whether this is or isn't a good deal for the parties involved. it's whether they violated the bankruptcy laws. it's the biden administration challenging the settlement on the theory that we just heard that the sackler family has constructed an out for themselves, and there are other people who are involved here, who are very happy to take the $6 billion that purdue pharma is putting up that's going to go to cities, municipalities, and other victims. we saw some judges arguing in favor, like justice kavanaugh thought this was similar to other bankruptcy cases, and neil gorsuch thought this would violate due process for future victims. >> what's the next move? >> we're back to square one. the case could go to bankruptcy trial. if that were the case
. >> let's bring in barbara mcquade about the arguments we're hearing.n you listen to the supreme court, what's your sense of where the justices are going to fall? >> you know, it's not really clear. i think that they expressed conflicting concerns here. on the one hand, it's not really the court's job to decide whether this is or isn't a good deal for the parties involved. it's whether they violated the bankruptcy laws. it's the biden administration challenging the settlement on...
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joining me now, barbara mcquade, msnbc legal analyst, former u.s. attorney, law professor at the university of michigan school of law, and the co-host of the hashtag sisters in law podcast. barb, that's some really powerful messaging. ruby saying she misses her name. frankly, you and i would not even know about them if it weren't for donald trump, rudy giuliani and others. talk about what you think is the viability of an appeal by rudy giuliani for that verdict that came out yesterday? >> that's an interesting question because one of the things that is a bit of an obstacle to an appeal is the idea that in georgia a person has to post what is known as an appeal bond. the idea behind an appeal bond is at appeal could be filed for good faith reasons and it could also be filed for delaying the payday. so to avoid the latter, litigants are required to pay in advance and appeal bond which is usually something more than the amount of the judgment so that it's there in case there was a finality on the case. i don't know that rudy giuliani is going to get an
joining me now, barbara mcquade, msnbc legal analyst, former u.s. attorney, law professor at the university of michigan school of law, and the co-host of the hashtag sisters in law podcast. barb, that's some really powerful messaging. ruby saying she misses her name. frankly, you and i would not even know about them if it weren't for donald trump, rudy giuliani and others. talk about what you think is the viability of an appeal by rudy giuliani for that verdict that came out yesterday? >>...
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attorney barbara mcquade for more on this.ark meadows and for others who have been trying to move their cases out of state court into federal court? >> reporter: well, it is a significant decision, ana. we had this oral argument just friday, so i think there was an expectation we would see t week go by before we got a decision from the court of w appeals. we get it the very next business day. i think that shows the resounding defeat that meadows has beenth handed here. so itbe means this case will st in state court in georgia, and i think that this signals anybody else who might try to remove that case out of state court and into federal court would suffer aou similar fate. in fact, donald trump did not even seem to try to go down thid route. so ie. think fanny willis will successful. all of this iswi staying right there in georgia on her home turf. >> does this put the issue to rest then? >> it does put the issue to rest. i suppose there's always the possibility it could beo appead to the supreme court. thatto is one possibil
attorney barbara mcquade for more on this.ark meadows and for others who have been trying to move their cases out of state court into federal court? >> reporter: well, it is a significant decision, ana. we had this oral argument just friday, so i think there was an expectation we would see t week go by before we got a decision from the court of w appeals. we get it the very next business day. i think that shows the resounding defeat that meadows has beenth handed here. so itbe means this...
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. >> joining me now to discuss, msnbc legal analyst barbara mcquade. she's a professor at the university of michigan law school and msnbc contributor joyce vance. she's a professor at the university of alabama school of law. barb and joyce are a former university -- and co-host of the hashtag sister in law podcast. welcome to get both. joyce, the colorado plaintiffs are asking the supreme court to decide on trump's eligibility by february 11th, but they propellers or sent out. how soon arthur justice likely to take up this issue? >> you know, it's a great question. because we know that the supreme court can act very quickly when it motivated to do so. that's the real question here. will the justices believe it's urgent to ask? if so, they're more than capable of rendering a timely decision. >> barb, this week, the highest court and michigan declined to hear a 14th amendment case against trump. why do you think the outcome was different in your home state? >> it's very much a function of state law, juliÁn. every state has a slightly different procedural
. >> joining me now to discuss, msnbc legal analyst barbara mcquade. she's a professor at the university of michigan law school and msnbc contributor joyce vance. she's a professor at the university of alabama school of law. barb and joyce are a former university -- and co-host of the hashtag sister in law podcast. welcome to get both. joyce, the colorado plaintiffs are asking the supreme court to decide on trump's eligibility by february 11th, but they propellers or sent out. how soon...
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also with, as for united states of tony barbara mcquade. she is co-host of the #sistersinlaw podcast, an msnbc legal analyst. good morning to both of you. barbara, let me ask you about the jack smith issue. the d.c. court of appeals is considering this issue of immunity, and i think they say they want all of their information. they may make decisions around the beginning of january. the supreme court has asked for submissions from the trump side by wednesday. and then they will decide whether to take up the issue. so there are two parallel things going on. what happens if the supreme court says, trump is right, he is immune? >> if trump is immune, then this case is over. i think that is an unlikely possibility, but it is a possibility. the possibility is that when you are the president, anything you do it within the scope of your duties's president is protected from criminal liability. but with the lower courts have held here before is that, when he was calling brad raffensperger, and when he had people trying to submit fake electors, he wa
also with, as for united states of tony barbara mcquade. she is co-host of the #sistersinlaw podcast, an msnbc legal analyst. good morning to both of you. barbara, let me ask you about the jack smith issue. the d.c. court of appeals is considering this issue of immunity, and i think they say they want all of their information. they may make decisions around the beginning of january. the supreme court has asked for submissions from the trump side by wednesday. and then they will decide whether...
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and barbara mcquade, a veteran federal prosecutor and former u.s.r the eastern district of michigan. jeff, i'm gonna start with you. look, we heard trump making disparaging remarks about immigrants and others when he ran the first time. he made offensive comments while in office. you covered that white house. that's what we are hearing now seem any different? >> well, what i would say number one, symone, no one should be surprised when president trump, former president trump uses language like this. we are long past the point where people should be surprised. i have to teach myself that lesson once in a while because i covered it for four years, as you say. and occasionally, i will find myself surprised in the questioning why. that is my first point. the second point, is it different? certainly, talking about poisoning blood is taking it to an entirely new level. and the story that you shared from ginger gibson, our colleague at nbc, your colleague at nbc, pointing out the comparisons that who else has used that kind of language in the past, it's im
and barbara mcquade, a veteran federal prosecutor and former u.s.r the eastern district of michigan. jeff, i'm gonna start with you. look, we heard trump making disparaging remarks about immigrants and others when he ran the first time. he made offensive comments while in office. you covered that white house. that's what we are hearing now seem any different? >> well, what i would say number one, symone, no one should be surprised when president trump, former president trump uses language...
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so this has a real chance to backfire on republicans in 2024. >> tom winter and barbara mcquade, thank both, and jonathan, you're going to stick around for a bit. >>> the united nations is making moves not seen in decades, and the secretary general is now pushing for a cease fire in gaza. warning of impending humanitarian catastrophe. we'll explain when we're back in 60 seconds. 60 seconds iphone in any condition into a new iphone 15 pro with titanium and ipad and apple watch se - all on us. only on verizon. ♪ shelves. shelves smart enough to see, sense, react, restock. so caramel swirl is always there for the taking. my frequent heartburn had me taking antacid after antacid all day long but with prilosec otc just one pill a day blocks heartburn for a full 24 hours. for one and done heartburn relief, prilosec otc. one pill a day, 24 hours, zero heartburn. (husband) ♪ hey there family! while you're shopping, ♪ for one and done heartburn relief, prilosec otc. ♪ get me a 5g phone, it's on my list. ♪ (wife) instead of doing all of this a better plan is to switch to verizon. (avo) this holi
so this has a real chance to backfire on republicans in 2024. >> tom winter and barbara mcquade, thank both, and jonathan, you're going to stick around for a bit. >>> the united nations is making moves not seen in decades, and the secretary general is now pushing for a cease fire in gaza. warning of impending humanitarian catastrophe. we'll explain when we're back in 60 seconds. 60 seconds iphone in any condition into a new iphone 15 pro with titanium and ipad and apple watch se...
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also joining us is political analyst barbara mcquade. vaughn, first, tell us more about these really disgusting threats. >> we have seen the attacks, the threats made against investigators including the fbi after the search warrant was executed at mar-a-lago last year. we saw that individual attack the fbi field office in cincinnati with a nail gun. we have seen the attack on political figures, the attack on paul pelosi. we have seen the threats that have been made against the likes of district attorney alvin brag and fani willis. we have seen a texas woman who was arrested for threatening judge chutkan who was overseeing the federal election interference case against donald trump. we have seen a man arrested for threatening to hang a maricopa board of supervisors. these are justices, threats that have been made over the last 36 hours against the colorado supreme court justices that ruled against donald trump, ruled that he should be disqualified from the ballot. this report from advanced democracy, it's a nonpartisan, nonprofit group, w
also joining us is political analyst barbara mcquade. vaughn, first, tell us more about these really disgusting threats. >> we have seen the attacks, the threats made against investigators including the fbi after the search warrant was executed at mar-a-lago last year. we saw that individual attack the fbi field office in cincinnati with a nail gun. we have seen the attack on political figures, the attack on paul pelosi. we have seen the threats that have been made against the likes of...
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katie benner, pulitzer prize-winning reporter also with the times and barbara mcquade, a veteran federalcutor and u.s. attorney for the eastern district of michigan. barb, i turn to you first, donald trump's lawyers made a significant move in trying to delay the federal election case. just play this out for us. how might this throw off the case because donald trump's whole game here is delay, delay, delay, try to get past the election, win the election, and make these charges go away. >> no doubt that's what's at work here, though there is a possible legal argument to be made based on what he filed today. so we know that last week, tanya chutkan ordered that he did not have an immunity defense. donald trump has appealed that. ordinarily, the defendant has to wait until the very end of their trial and until everything is over and group all of their appeals together than, it's referred to as the final judgment rule and the point of it is to prevent piecemeal litigation from delaying trials but there are a few issues that are permitted to have what's called interlocutory appeal. and one of
katie benner, pulitzer prize-winning reporter also with the times and barbara mcquade, a veteran federalcutor and u.s. attorney for the eastern district of michigan. barb, i turn to you first, donald trump's lawyers made a significant move in trying to delay the federal election case. just play this out for us. how might this throw off the case because donald trump's whole game here is delay, delay, delay, try to get past the election, win the election, and make these charges go away. >>...
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attorney and msnbc legal contributor barbara mcquade. barbara, great to see you again this morning. let's start with giuliani. he is continuing -- he did it last night to push these false election conspiracy theories despite losing a massive defamation case against him. so he's already been ordered to pay $148 million. what do you think? do these comments he continues to make, could that lead to more cases against him and more penalties? >> you know, it could, jonathan. but what seems to be interesting about this lawsuit is they're not asking for more money but asking for a judge to tell him to shut the hell up and he can't seem to do that. we now have a jury that has awarded damages, a judge found liability here, and he refuses to acknowledge it. he may believe he's judgment-proof and i think they're blind because they can't get blood from a stone. they're not going to get $148 million and they're not going to get more so i'm going to keep on lying. so i think this lawsuit is incredibly important to get him to obey the rule of law. >> let's move onto meadows now. he's lost again in
attorney and msnbc legal contributor barbara mcquade. barbara, great to see you again this morning. let's start with giuliani. he is continuing -- he did it last night to push these false election conspiracy theories despite losing a massive defamation case against him. so he's already been ordered to pay $148 million. what do you think? do these comments he continues to make, could that lead to more cases against him and more penalties? >> you know, it could, jonathan. but what seems to...
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attorney and msnbc contributor barbara mcquade. she is, of course, the co-host of "the sisters-in-law" podcast. barb, let's start with you. mika asked since this verdict came down, is this going to stop him? is he going to stop rudy giuliani from lying? >> and others. >> what are the consequences? right now, there don't appear to be any consequences because rudy just keeps on lying. >> yeah, that's why i think this particular lawsuit is really clever. they've already got $148 million as a judgment, so they're not looking for more money. what they really want is for rudy to shut the hell up. by seeking a court order, an injunction to stop spreading these lies, one of the things that the parties could do if he continues to do it is to seek a contempt order. once they've got that injunction demanding that he stop, ordering him to stop, if he fails to do so, he could be held in contempt of court and, of course, with contempt, a judge has the ability to jail someone until they comply for up to 18 months. that may be what they're seeking
attorney and msnbc contributor barbara mcquade. she is, of course, the co-host of "the sisters-in-law" podcast. barb, let's start with you. mika asked since this verdict came down, is this going to stop him? is he going to stop rudy giuliani from lying? >> and others. >> what are the consequences? right now, there don't appear to be any consequences because rudy just keeps on lying. >> yeah, that's why i think this particular lawsuit is really clever. they've already...
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peter baker, susan glasser, barbara mcquade, thank you all very much for coming to the program this evening. >>> coming up, in the race for second, nikki haley is trying to counter a major gaffe in a critical early voting state. but her attempts to clean up her comments on the civil war are only giving the controversy more staying power. ever notice how stiff clothes can feel rough on your skin? for softer clothes that are gentle on your skin, try downy free & gentle downy will soften your clothes without dyes or perfumes. the towel washed with downy is softer, and gentler on your skin. try downy free & gentle. hey everybody, w. kamau bell here. they say that america is the land of the free. but right now, people in the u.s. are seeing their freedoms taken away at an alarming rate. freedoms some of us take for granted. the right to vote. equal access to health care. book banning and other forms of censorship that threaten our right to learn and here's something truly shocking. right now in our country, hundreds of thousands of people are incarcerated simply because they couldn't afford bail
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. >> that was barbara mcquade pointing out a possible political motivation behind the new tax charges against hunter biden. we'll break down those allegations against the president's son. >>> we'll also recap donald trump's day in court for his civil tax fraud trial as the former president is expected today be the last person to take the stand. >>> plus an update on the bipartisan negotiations in the senate on border security. the issue that's holding up critical aid for ukraine. >>> good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this friday, december 8th. i'm jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we begin today with news from the west coast. hunter biden is facing a major new legal challenge this morning after he was indicted on nine tax-related charges. the new 56-page indictment was filed late yesterday in california by special counsel david weiss in a federal court. it alleges the president's son failed to pay taxes, failed to file, aevaded an assessment and filed a fraudulent form. stating this, rather than pay his taxes the defendant spent millionsf dollars on an extravagan
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also with his former united states attorney barbara mcquade. in msnbc legal analyst and co-host of the amazing sisters in law podcast. good morning to both of you. thank you for being with us. noah you and i both spoke moments before the colorado supreme court issued its decision. you were actually quite confident it was going to weigh the way that it went. since then, what are you thinking happens next? how does this move? how does it proceed now? i assume the trump team appeals this and then what? >> obviously we are in a little bit of uncharted territory right now. we don't quite know what's going to happen. donald trump's team has indicated that they are going to appeal. i think, we assume, that they will in fact do that. but they will do it soon. if that happens, if they do appeal to the u.s. supreme court, then there are a couple of ways it can go from there. the supreme court may decide that they don't think this issue is ready yet for them. they will see what other states do. if that happens, this ruling will stand. donald trump will be
also with his former united states attorney barbara mcquade. in msnbc legal analyst and co-host of the amazing sisters in law podcast. good morning to both of you. thank you for being with us. noah you and i both spoke moments before the colorado supreme court issued its decision. you were actually quite confident it was going to weigh the way that it went. since then, what are you thinking happens next? how does this move? how does it proceed now? i assume the trump team appeals this and then...
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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, and an msnbc legal analyst. of course, the one and only, rick wilson, cofounder of the lincoln project, republican media strategist. welcome to all of you. he is also the author of run against the devil, a plot to save america from trump and democrats from themselves. i love that one. so, barbara, let's start with you. will the supreme court be forced to weigh in on trump's ballot eligibility? i think that's the driving question right now. >> i think so. i don't know how they dodged this. in light of the fact that we have seen different opinions now coming out of different states. i think, ultimately, there is a risk that we get this patchwork of eligibility that's different in all 50 states. even that each state gets to decide procedurally how they handle ballot questions, the substance of who is eligible is real
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, and an msnbc legal analyst. of course, the one and only, rick wilson, cofounder of the lincoln project, republican media strategist. welcome to all of you. he is also the author of run against the devil, a plot to save america from trump and democrats from themselves. i...
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. >> barbara mcquade and andrew weissmann, thank you both very much for leading off our discussions tonight. coming up, 77 year old donald trump might be having memory problems. he now says he knows nothing about adolf hitler. nothing. even though he had a book of hitler's speeches by his bedside, according to his first wife. kurt anderson will join us next. he's been covering donald trump's lies and fascination with hitler for decades. donald trump is now using hitler's language in his campaign speeches. that's next. >>> speeches. that's next. narrator: time is running out to give a year-end gift that's next. >> like no other, a gift that can help st. jude children's research hospital save lives. woman: cancer doesn't care how old you are, and it's devastatingly scary. if you're donating to st. jude, you're supporting finding a cure, because the fight never stops. narrator: every gift counts, and whatever you can give will make a difference for children like gideon. make your donation today to help st. jude save lives. detect this: living with hiv, i learned that i can stay undetectable wi
. >> barbara mcquade and andrew weissmann, thank you both very much for leading off our discussions tonight. coming up, 77 year old donald trump might be having memory problems. he now says he knows nothing about adolf hitler. nothing. even though he had a book of hitler's speeches by his bedside, according to his first wife. kurt anderson will join us next. he's been covering donald trump's lies and fascination with hitler for decades. donald trump is now using hitler's language in his...
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joining me emily, legal writer with "the new york times" magazine and barbara mcquade, former attorney and msnbc legal contributor. good afternoon. good evening to you. barbara, starting with you. listen, your reaction to trump's newest filing with scotus. they start immediately with an argument that jack smith doesn't have standing to be able to seek the relief that he is seeking. >> yeah, that's just a non-starter. we have seen the supreme court use this remedy some 49 times in the past 100 years, and 25 times in the past decade. so it's often brought by the government and it's brought in this sort of situation where everybody knows it's destined for the supreme court, especially when it coughs presidential power. certainly as a prosecutor in a case where an immunity defense is at issue, he absolutely has standing to bring this claim. so it seems that anything but the merits is what donald trump wants to talk about right now, including delay. but this is just, you know, one hail mary effort after another to try to slow this freight train down. >> you know, emily, to barb's point, fri
joining me emily, legal writer with "the new york times" magazine and barbara mcquade, former attorney and msnbc legal contributor. good afternoon. good evening to you. barbara, starting with you. listen, your reaction to trump's newest filing with scotus. they start immediately with an argument that jack smith doesn't have standing to be able to seek the relief that he is seeking. >> yeah, that's just a non-starter. we have seen the supreme court use this remedy some 49 times...
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attorney and current msnbc legal analyst barbara mcquade and writer at large for the bulwark and msnbcut your reporting, all the possible witnesses in this case. >> reporter: this is basically a who's who of donald trump's world. nearly 200 names on the witness list, including some of the names you mentioned. also two would-be fake electors here in georgia, and a number of mainstream republican leaders in georgia who pushed back on donald trump's effort to overturn the election. that list includes brian governor kemp, secretary of state antony blinken brad raffensperger, chris carr and jeff duncan. it's not just trump world, it's also some of the mainstream republicans who fought his efforts to undermine the georgia election. >> we have a sense of what pence offered the in the election subversion case. pence offered harrowing details about how, in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, then president donald trump surrounded himself with, quote, crank attorneys, espoused un-american legal theories and almost pushed the country toward a constitutional crisis according to sources fam
attorney and current msnbc legal analyst barbara mcquade and writer at large for the bulwark and msnbcut your reporting, all the possible witnesses in this case. >> reporter: this is basically a who's who of donald trump's world. nearly 200 names on the witness list, including some of the names you mentioned. also two would-be fake electors here in georgia, and a number of mainstream republican leaders in georgia who pushed back on donald trump's effort to overturn the election. that list...
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mcquade, a veteran federal prosecutor and former u.s.ney for the eastern district of michigan. barb, let's go to you first. what is the reinstatement of this new york accord or? and what does it really mean for donald trump, because it seems like nothing stops him. >> yeah, you know, you've got to start with a gag order to at least have a baseline. and reinstating this, i think, is really important to the rule of law. we've heard a lot of arguments from lawyers that are really misrepresenting what the situation is, talking about it as if we're in a vacuum and that this judge is somehow preventing donald trump from engaging in political pietz peach. in fact, when you're in a trial, and you are the defined, and you are subject to the orders of the court. and the judge has not just responsibility, but the duty to protect courthouse personnel, jurors, witnesses, and the integrity of the proceeding itself. and, so that's a start. i'm sure he will continue to push the limits of this. at some point, we've seen judge and gore on imposed financia
mcquade, a veteran federal prosecutor and former u.s.ney for the eastern district of michigan. barb, let's go to you first. what is the reinstatement of this new york accord or? and what does it really mean for donald trump, because it seems like nothing stops him. >> yeah, you know, you've got to start with a gag order to at least have a baseline. and reinstating this, i think, is really important to the rule of law. we've heard a lot of arguments from lawyers that are really...
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joining me now is barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of michigan. she is an msnbc legal analyst and the co-host of the #sistersinlaw pod cast. also with this is reena shaw, she is a republican political strategist and the principal and founder of relax strategies. welcome to both of you, thank you for being with, us good morning to you. barbara, let me start with. you the big ruling out of d.c. the other day, holding that donald trump is not immune to criminal liability, or, by the way, civil liability in a separate ruling, it is one of the newer, more complex issues that is being tested with the first prosecution of a former president. is this the last big hurdle before the trial, or are we just going to see a pile more of unresolved, technical and, smaller issues before we actually see anything come to trial? anything come t trial?>> i imagine, ali, there l be additional motions filed. for one, this issue could be appealed to the supreme court. so we may see that this issue in the criminal case has not yet worked its way into the appellate courts.
joining me now is barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of michigan. she is an msnbc legal analyst and the co-host of the #sistersinlaw pod cast. also with this is reena shaw, she is a republican political strategist and the principal and founder of relax strategies. welcome to both of you, thank you for being with, us good morning to you. barbara, let me start with. you the big ruling out of d.c. the other day, holding that donald trump is not immune to criminal...
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barbara mcquade tonight on what the coming week might bring for donald trump.rump has people overhaul obamacare. despite its widespread popularity and without any real alternative. we have talked about how he might do that. and later, free speech, elon musk -- we'll ask how they all fit
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andrew weisman and barbara mcquade are back with us.solid opinion to read. >> this opinion was one for the ages. it is hard to read this and not have, sort of, tears come to your eyes, how patriotic it reads. it ends talking about the history of george washington voluntarily relinquishing the presidency after two terms, not running. you could run for a third term at that point, and he does not do so. in his farewell address, he talks about, essentially, that this is a nation of laws. we are not like the european predecessors, and saying that is why it is so important people be held to account, that we do not want the return of kings. it is beautifully written. your eye needs to be now on the court of appeals, and supreme court. this decision will be appealed by donald trump. he will seek a stay of the trial. he will -- i don't think he will win in the circuit. this decision is so solid. the issue should be, keep your eye on the supreme court and what it does. will he get the necessary votes to stay the march 4th trial? that would be a p
andrew weisman and barbara mcquade are back with us.solid opinion to read. >> this opinion was one for the ages. it is hard to read this and not have, sort of, tears come to your eyes, how patriotic it reads. it ends talking about the history of george washington voluntarily relinquishing the presidency after two terms, not running. you could run for a third term at that point, and he does not do so. in his farewell address, he talks about, essentially, that this is a nation of laws. we...
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barbara mcquade, thank you so much, eugene daniels, you are sticking with me. now, the breaking news from tennessee. the government has declared a state of emergency after deadly tornado outbreak. authorities say six people died in the storms on saturday, including a toddler. areas north of nashville suffered the heaviest damage. the string of tornadoes destroyed dozens of homes. joining me now is nbc's priscilla thompson, live on the ground in match. priscilla, what's the latest there? >> alicia, where in madison, just ahead of nashville, and these are the scenes we're seeing here. this is one of the hardest hit areas. you see that home back there, the roof taken off, part of it, the walls gone, you can literally see into what was once a bedroom, perhaps, and this is some of the damage that we are seeing up and down this street. nashville officials say that there are 22 structures that were destroyed, and there are countless others that are very badly damage. you mentioned six people that tragically lost their lives -- just a few hundred feet -- one mobile hom
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attorney and an msnbc contributor, barbara mcquade.ida, dave aronberg. good morning to you both. barbara, what do you read into this request from jack smith? is he trying to short-circuit the argument that might come from the trump defense team here? >> yes. this is a really interesting strategy. i have to say, i didn't see it coming, but it is a really shrewd move on the part of jack smith. he is trying to leapfrog the court of appeals. if this were to play out in the normal course, there could be a delay of many months, which would jeopardize the march 4th trial date. what jack smith is essentially saying is, look, we all know this is the kind of question that's going to the supreme court anyway. there's no need to waste our time going to the court of appeals. it's a rare move, willie, but it is not unprecedented. it's happened 49 times in the last 100 years. it's happened 25 times in the past five years. usually, it's more cases with urgency, like covid cases or gerrymandering cases, but it's also been used for student loans. when t
attorney and an msnbc contributor, barbara mcquade.ida, dave aronberg. good morning to you both. barbara, what do you read into this request from jack smith? is he trying to short-circuit the argument that might come from the trump defense team here? >> yes. this is a really interesting strategy. i have to say, i didn't see it coming, but it is a really shrewd move on the part of jack smith. he is trying to leapfrog the court of appeals. if this were to play out in the normal course,...
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attorney and an msnbc contributor, barbara mcquade.cheme of things? excuse the pun. in terms of donald trump's case against him, trying to overturn the election, and also, on a more local level, what does it mean? >> well, sometimes these smaller cases may fall under the radar, but they can be incredibly important. as you said, kenneth chesebro is cooperating in nevada, but in wisconsin, he remains a defendant and the fake electors are cooperating against him. he is such an important player in all of this. because, of course, he was the architect of the fake elector scheme. all of these people are putting pressure on him to cooperate which, in turn, i think, will mean truthful testimony about those higher than him on the criminal org chart. that includes people like john eastman and donald trump. i think from the big picture, these are really important cases. then i think even at the more micro level, it's very important to hold accountable everybody who participated in this scheme. sometimes, those people who are maybe not household n
attorney and an msnbc contributor, barbara mcquade.cheme of things? excuse the pun. in terms of donald trump's case against him, trying to overturn the election, and also, on a more local level, what does it mean? >> well, sometimes these smaller cases may fall under the radar, but they can be incredibly important. as you said, kenneth chesebro is cooperating in nevada, but in wisconsin, he remains a defendant and the fake electors are cooperating against him. he is such an important...
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attorney and msnbc contributor barbara mcquade and state attorney for palm beach county, florida, dave morning to you both. barbara, i'll start with you. what do you read into this request from jack smith? is he trying to sort of short-circuit the argument that might come from the trump defense team here? >> yes, this is a really interesting strategy. i have to say i didn't see it coming, but it is a really shrewd move on the part of jacks mitt. he's trying to leapfrog the court of appeals, because if this case were to play out in the normal course, there could be a delay of many months which would jeopardize that march 4th trial date. and so, what jack smith is essentially saying here is we all know that this is a kind of question that's going to the supreme court anyway. so there's no need to waste our time going to the court of appeals. it's a rare move, really, but it's not unprecedented. it's happened 49 times in the last hundred years, and it's happened 25 times in the past five years. usually, it's four cases with some urgency like covid cases or gerrymandering cases, but it's a
attorney and msnbc contributor barbara mcquade and state attorney for palm beach county, florida, dave morning to you both. barbara, i'll start with you. what do you read into this request from jack smith? is he trying to sort of short-circuit the argument that might come from the trump defense team here? >> yes, this is a really interesting strategy. i have to say i didn't see it coming, but it is a really shrewd move on the part of jacks mitt. he's trying to leapfrog the court of...