expertise experts are currently analyzing the evidence and working with our partners to establish all the details and the specifications of this missile, and to find a response together to this latest russian escalation. >> there appears to be a consensus that this was a hypersonic missile and it was one with multiple warheads non-nuclear. >> indeed, vladimir putin suggested that it can potentially get through all western air defenses, and i'm sure that the parts on display will be pored over to see if indeed, that provides any clues as to whether this is a technological leap by russia or not. but still, here the message itself was very much more immediate and terrifying. surely for those who saw multiple different fragments raining down on them from above, and the damage still here palpable in the freezing night. nick paton walsh, cnn to dnipro ukraine. >> our thanks to nick paton walsh. erin burnett outfront

starts right now news. >> a massive drone attack underway in kyiv at this hour. >> this is nato tonight warned to prepare for a, quote, war time scenario in ukraine strikes again deep inside russia. is putin about to retaliate in a much bigger and broader way? tonight and above the law, special counsel jack smith dropping his two major cases against trump. trump gets his get out of jail free card and sets his sights. now on revenge. plus, he helped trump win pennsylvania and got the amish to vote. but few people know who scott pressler is. and he's fascinating why? he's the secret weapon that many republicans are choosing to keep at arm's length. let's go out front burnett. out front tonight, the breaking news under speak, striking ukraine's capital of kyiv at this hour. the mayor of kyiv says iranian made drones used by russia are

swarming the city from all directions. and that situation right now is quickly escalating. a top nato military official tonight warning companies across the u.s. and europe that they need to prepare for a quote wartime scenario and reuters tonight is reporting that the german government is now expanding a list of bunkers that can be used as emergency shelters. the german government germany talking about emergency bomb shelters. they have plans. they say, to convert basements, underground garages and subway stations into possible shelters. i remember days before the bombs and missiles started landing in ukraine, walking around looking at places and thinking, this is stuff from world war two. is this really serious? and then we all heard when those missiles started landing that night and the world has changed. now you're hearing that from germany tonight. ukraine also upping the ante after nearly three years of fighting again striking deep inside russia overnight, these images shared by the russian and ukrainian telegram channels, allegedly what you're seeing on your screen showing a

strike near a russian airfield. now, cnn has not been able to independently verify this video. this is all very new. as we are speaking russia tonight also on its side, taking precautions. putin has been making it very clear what you're looking at here, that he's going to mass produce these nuclear resistant bomb shelters. and they've been putting these images out for everyone to see. in fact, moscow is now producing four times as many weapons as the european union. that's according to the german defense minister. it's not a russian propaganda estimate. it's the german defense minister. four times more for russia versus the eu in entirety. and on russia's state television tonight, they're bragging. putin's allies are touting russia's new hypersonic missiles. actually showing simulations of the missiles hitting european capitals. ukraine's former top general reportedly warning that world war three has already begun. warren lieberman begins our coverage tonight. outfront live at the pentagon. and, oren, the

on the ground at this very hour in ukraine extremely closely. these masses of drones that they say are descending from all directions upon kyiv. what more can you tell us? >> erin, the pentagon tracks very closely what types of weapons quantities of those. and those have been very great indeed. it's not just a drone attack on kyiv and other places. tonight we saw very similar large scale drone attack last night with the devastating iranian shahid drones. ukraine said yesterday. they intercepted 50 out of 73. that's an impressive number, but we have seen repeatedly how much damage devastation and frankly death. 23. drones, drones that get through ukrainians ukraine's defenses can cause. now russia has kept this barrage up, partially because it's gotten help from iran and north korea in supplying its own military, and that has allowed them, as they push on the ground, to also attack in the air. now, ukraine certainly is not defenseless. and for the first time, john kirby of the national security council acknowledged publicly

that ukraine has been able to use u.s. long range missiles atacms to attack deeper inside russia. he also acknowledged that these have been used in the kursk region. we saw the first of those attacks with eight missiles. of these atacms variety, according to u.s. officials used to attack ammunition depots and storage facilities inside of kursk. the video you showed a moment ago that may be another use of the atacms missiles. we don't know that for sure yet, but ukraine clearly focusing on that, and because of the limited supply of these missiles, every use of them, even in small quantities, is absolutely worth noticing. it is this use of atacms missiles that russia has used as an excuse to update its nuclear doctrine. of course, the u.s. and the pentagon are watching that closely, although they largely view that as more nuclear saber rattling. still, it is a very dangerous moment, erin. and that is what we and of course, the pentagon are tracking. all right. >> thank you very much, oren, at the pentagon. and it comes as russia is celebrating

president-elect trump's picks for his new administration. fred pleitgen, with that part of the story out front more desperate, trying to hold off advancing russian troops, the kremlin is growing ever more hopeful. >> the incoming trump administration will try to end the war on terms favorable for moscow. the words peace or peace plan come from trump supporters and those nominated for future positions in the upcoming administration. the kremlin spokesman said today the russians, irate after the biden administration allowed ukraine to use longer distance u.s. and uk supplied missiles to strike deeper inside russia. russian president vladimir putin in return firing a new, powerful intermediate range ballistic missile into central ukraine. that's never been used in war. president elect trump's pick for national security adviser confirming ending the ukraine war will be an urgent priority.

>> president trump has been very clear about the need to end this conflict. >> and so what we're need to be discussing is who's at that table? >> and from trump insiders and cabinet picks proposals seemingly in line with moscow's demands. elon musk posting his ideas on his x account in early october 2022, calling for un monitored referendums in areas of ukraine occupied by russia for crimea to be recognized as russian, and for ukraine to remain neutral. ukraine's president, who has said he does believe the war will end faster under trump, also said last week in a radio interview that ukraine cannot be forced into talks. musk then trolling zelenskyy once again despite elon musk giving crucial battlefield support to ukraine by providing starlink satellite internet to its troops, russians we spoke to in moscow unequivocal they like him

personality. this man says. and since he fulfilled himself and his business society will work with him well. >> elon musk i think elon musk is a good example of the future of our planet, she says he's doing a lot to bring our planet forward, and it's a good development. >> others in trump's orbit with clear pro-kremlin views former fox host tucker carlson traveled to moscow in february, where he praised russian supermarkets. >> it's pretty non-sanctioned to me, but before sitting down with vladimir putin for an extended interview, tell us why you believe the united states might strike russia out of the blue. >> how did you conclude that i didn't say that. >> are we having a talk show or a serious conversation? well the russian leader patient saying he's willing to listen to the trump administration's proposals what was said concerning the desire to restore relations with russia

to help end the ukrainian crisis? >> in my opinion, seems to me to be at least worthy of attention and tonight, aaron, more threats coming from the russians. a senior russian lawmaker coming out and saying that that big missile that the russians launched at ukraine shows what he calls the inevitability of retaliation should things escalate further here in this region, russian deputy foreign minister also coming out and saying that russia has security interests in this region, which it will aaron. >> fred, thank you very much. in moscow tonight, ian bremmer is with me now, renowned global affairs analyst and founder of eurasia group and gzero media. of course also your fantastic show on pbs. so we go through you here what oren's reporting. you've got these drones as we are speaking, descending in this mass attack on kyiv in the context of ukrainian missiles made by the u.s. striking deep inside russia putin, with his saber rattling nuclear resistant bomb shelters germany, telling people where their bomb shelters are if

there's anything that kind of harkens people, you know back to world war ii, it would be that germany warning moscow is out producing all of the eu by 4 to 1 on weapons. it's a it's it's a it's a very frightening moment. and right now it appears that the ball is in putin's court. >> let's remember the two things that matter that have changed in the past few months. number one, the russians were losing territory vis a vis the ukrainians they're now gaining territory vis a vis the ukrainians. >> number two, biden president kamala harris, close to a coin flip. being able to win. >> turns out trump's about to be the president everything we are seeing right now is performative from the russians because they understand that they are not losing. they are gaining. and that means that they can show that biden who is the lamest of ducks on this specific policy, his policy is failing from the russian perspective. >> that gives trump much more reason to back away from it and

to say, i'm the guy that's avoiding world war three, i'm the guy that's engaging with the russians to bring peace and end to the war, as i promised, also allows the russians to have a better shot at splitting the europeans. as we are starting to see over the last week with comments publicly from a number of the european leaders. right. >> and of course, a big victory for the pro-russian romanian government in romania in the first round, right on the border of ukraine. but will probably win in two weeks time in the second round. >> it was a big surprise, the russians clearly providing support, at least from an algorithmic and ideological perspective, don't know about how free or fair those elections were but do know that this is another important eu state that assuming he wins, you're going to have a significant call to end this war to stop support from ukraine from yet another european union and nato member. >> so when you hear, you know, fred pleitgen talking to people on the streets of moscow, they think highly of elon musk and elon musk of course, was crucial in providing support for ukraine in this war when it

came to starlink. but obviously and many crucial points has been very closely aligned with putin and russian talking points more on the war itself so does putin see an ally in musk right now? >> i think putin sees someone he can do a deal with, with trump, and that elon is potentially useful because of what elon has been publicly saying about russia and ukraine in the past weeks certainly, how to end the war undermining zelenskyy publicly. but look, this is very different from the last peace deal that trump cut as president that was afghanistan. that was the taliban. that was the deal that he cut by himself, not with american allies, but the cleanup on aisle three was done by the biden administration. right this time around anything that trump does to cut a deal with the russians, he's in charge of the cleanup. and and i think that actually means that trump is not going to give

the entire store away to putin, because he's going to have to live with those consequences for four years. >> so while we were speaking, you have mass drone attack going down on kyiv. trump just came out on truth social, his website and says that he is going to be putting tariffs on day one. so presumably via executive order, if this is actually something he can do on day one of 25% on every single thing coming in from canada and mexico. and he also said he's going to put another additional 10% tariff on china, on top of what else is already there. 20 now, i don't know what he's not saying here. what this is, but 25% on every single thing coming in from canada. and mexico is a seismic shock. >> look, i remember you from cnbc and bloomberg days. i'm not allowed. i don't know if i'm allowed to say that on cnn, but you understand how the markets are likely to react to that if they were implemented big if and he says on day one, i mean, it isn't like i hypothetically mean it. >> i mean, he said 24 hours to end the war in ukraine he sometimes exaggerates a little. >> sometimes i think that this

is meant to be an opening position the united states is in a much more powerful position vis a vis its allies around the world and vis a vis china. china's economy right now is in the worst shape it's been since the 90s. maybe the seconds, just a few weeks ago. they're deeply concerned about what an increase in tariffs from the united states would mean for their economy. this time around, you're going to see offers from these countries. why wouldn't trump in the weeks before he's president throw that out when they have an opportunity before he's president to say, no, no, no please, here's what we'll do for you. i think he's smoking him out a little bit early on. there's no reason for him not to do it. >> certainly that's what the markets will hope because a 25% tariff from canada and mexico of every single thing coming in, obviously would be calamitous. it would be calamitous. all right. thank you very much, ian bremmer and next, jack smith throwing in the towel today prosecuting trump. the president elect meantime setting his sights on revenge. but was this exoneration? the answer is no. but the next act

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of course, is celebrating posted immediately on social media. quote, it was a political hijacking and a low point in the history of our country that such a thing could have happened. and yet i persevered against all odds and won. jack smith though, making it crystal clear that trump was not cleared, writing that the decision, quote is not based on the merits or strength of the case against the defendant. the government's position on the merits of the defendant's prosecution has not changed, but the circumstances have the circumstances being, trump's going to be the president and dismiss the case. trump now smith does plan on filing a final report of course, will be crucial evan perez is outfront live in washington, though. evan, what more are you learning from your sources tonight? >> well, erin, we know that this is a discussion that's been going on in jack smith's office since before the election. and, of course, the final blow to jack smith's cause here came with the verdict from the voters on november 5th, electing donald trump. and, of course, you know, the former president has enjoyed the help of the supreme

court right. which took months to render a decision on immunity and eventually did give him broad immunity. you had aileen cannon the judge in southern florida who had this case, the classified documents case and eventually tossed it and so what? today we saw from jack smith was essentially a surrender to the inevitable. right. one of the things that you read in his filing, i'll read just a part of it. it says the department's position is that the constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated. this outcome is not based on the merits or the strength of the case against the defendant. and what they're referring to here, erin, is the fact that the justice department has a long standing rule that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted. and it turns out that also applied to a president elect. now, if you read the filing, you'll also see that they say that they're asking for the judge for the judges. in these two cases to dismiss without prejudice now, that raises the possibility that these cases could be revived when trump is no longer

president judge tanya chutkan ruled on at least that part of the case. i'll read you just a part of what she says, she says. dismissal without prejudice is also consistent with the government's understanding that the immunity afforded to a sitting president is temporary, expiring when they leave office. so erin, you can bet the question will arise. you know, when donald trump becomes president, does his justice department just simply go back to the courts and say, this time we mean it with prejudice, and that means these cases are done and dead forever. >> all right, evan perez, thank you very much. so let's go straight to ty cobb former trump white house lawyer. so ty, you know, you hear evan's reporting and trump's response to the cases being dropped. he says he won. he puts the word won in all caps. he says the cases were empty and lawless. he his spokesperson, calls it a major victory for the rule of law. is any of this true well, i think it is true that he won. >> but what he won was not these cases.

>> and he won the presidency. and it's that win that puts him in the position that jack smith had to acknowledge today. you know, it's not that, as jack said in his filings that, you know, the evidence has changed or that the strength of the cases has changed at all. and keep in mind that trump's defense throughout this has never been factual. there's really no debate about the facts and there's no debate that the facts constitute crimes. what the debate has always been in trump's mind is nah, nah nah. you can't get me. and that that proved to be true, that they ran out of time. and the american people bestowed upon him the presidency, which puts him in a constitutional position that he can no longer be pursued. >> so you were looking through the charges. you know that if trump had been convicted of, say, one of the charges specifically in the january sixth case, that that would have resulted in 6 to 9 years in prison. right. so that's what an alternative world would have perhaps resulted in. right. 6 to 9 years in prison

on one of them. now, smith did leave open the door for future prosecution in these cases. but i mean is that just sort of words? i mean, is there any reality behind that rhetoric? will trump ever be held accountable? >> so, you know there are hypotheticals dancing on the, you know, tip of a pen kind of theories that, you know, you could see that might play out, for example if there was some conspiracy to obstruct a witness testimony or continue obstruction. um, you know with regard to the evidence in the case or with witnesses, you know, that's occurring today that could arguably extend the statute of limitations beyond his term but, you know, the simple reality of this is no. i mean, this case is dead. this case is not going to be restarted or revived right. both both cases and the most serious case of the law is the where the classified documents cases where the where the potential penalties were up to 20 years. and you know, definitely he would have he would have gone to jail once that made it to a competent

judge. >> right. and that, of course, you had aileen cannon as the judge on that which, which plagued it from the beginning. but but also any legal expert that i've spoken to has said that was the that was the black and white case, that was the, the one obviously where the fact pattern was very clear excruciatingly clear. but i'm curious from where trump is now though, ty and you both know him and see him back in the white house again. he has vowed retribution, right? he's been very clear that he believes that that is necessary after what he says he was subjected to. so his attorney general now is most likely to be pam bondi kash patel possibly at the doj also. so what does retribution look like do you think? >> well, you know, they have vowed certainly he has vowed and others um, um, you know, involved in the transition team have vowed vengeance with regard to the prosecutors and the and the agents, of course they didn't do anything wrong. um and there's really nothing to pursue him about and, and

frankly, you know it's almost ironic because, you know, if they try to take vengeance, given his palpable conflict of interest, the president's palpable conflict of interest you know, they're likely entitled to a special counsel, which, you know, he's had his lawyers argue and the theory that that's unconstitutional. i don't think there's a i don't think there's a legitimate way to pursue these people on the facts or the law or without an independent counsel all right. >> ty cobb, thank you very much. i appreciate it. van jones scott jennings with me now former congressman jones, let me just start with you. how worried do you think jack smith and others should be right now that donald trump could target them or for revenge? ty is laying out how difficult it may be in the specific cases of some of the prosecutors, like jack smith, involved but obviously promises of retribution over legal cases against trump goes much more broad than that look, i think

that donald trump has been very clear that he's got a list of enemies and that jack smith doctor fauci and many others are on that >> and it remains to be seen how serious he is about going after them. >> i think someone like a matt gaetz would have really pursued that at the department of justice. let's see what pam bondi does if and when she's confirmed to to lead the department. there are also obvious political ramifications for what happened today with these voluntary dismissals. of these cases. first of all, it cements merrick garland's legacy as being the most ineffective attorney general of the united states in modern history because he waited so long to open these investigations such that we find ourselves at this point, but also donald trump, unfortunately, is speaking to folks who are not hearing the truth about these investigations. >> and so this is going to strengthen his argument. unfortunately, in their minds, that these cases were the result of politics rather than the merits. and i do believe he would have been convicted in both of these matters the way he was convicted earlier this

year. in a separate matter. but this is this is a real problem, and it strengthens his hand when he says he wants to purge the department of justice of the deep state, for example which is something we know is a falsehood but to people seeing this voluntary dismissal, many, many americans are going to think, oh, so i guess there was no basis for these cases in the first place. >> well and i guess that could have argued for him. you know waiting until trump forced it out obviously, smith did not feel that was the right, right thing to do. scott can i ask you, though, there's also within trump's inner circle, said, wherever he goes, chaos follows. now, i understand that been looking at many instances of boris epshteyn, a top aide in that inner circle who has wielded a lot of power, reportedly requesting payment or consulting fees. basically, in exchange for appointments or access or things like that. in one case, they say he requested $100,000 a month. good work

month. okay. he denies this, but this is the real question of whether what trump's going to do when presented with this this this is look, we'll see more of this. but in this particular case, this has been burbling for a while. yeah. >> well, you said when presented with it, i'd be surpwith it, i'd be surprised if he doesn't already know about it, right? i mean, he's been involved. epstein. i mean, has been involved in a couple of issues in the transition. one was the attempt to go around the background process for people who want security clearances. the second was the matt gaetz fiasco, which is probably the least successful. >> apparently he, along with trump and matt gaetz hatched on the plane. yeah, correct while susie wiles was doing business on the other side of the wall lasted eight days. >> and now the third thing is, is this issue. and so you know, traditionally when you get out over your skis this much at this level of politics, you wind up over feet and into a tree somewhere and that seems to be what's happening here. and i think when you're in the middle of a transition, that's

i actually don't agree with the characterization that it's been chaotic. i think they've run a very efficient good transition under the direction of the transition chairs mcmahon and lutnick with susie wiles also in as the incoming chief of staff. this is not characteristic of the way the rest of it is being run, and it seems to go was right for the transition to look into what was happening there. i mean certainly everybody who wants a job is trying to find a way in, but if you're already being paid by trump to assist him on legal matters and other issues it doesn't seem right that you would also be trying to get paid on the other side of the algebra $100,000 a month. >> according to this allegation which of course, he, um, he does deny. well, we'll see how it plays out. thank you very much, scott new reporting tonight about kamala harris, vice president telling allies she's staying in the fight and keeping her options open so what is she doing next? plus, he helped deliver pennsylvania for trump yet why are some republicans

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house bid in 2028. martin o'malley is out front. he is running to become the next chair of the dnc. he's also the former governor of maryland and a 2016 presidential candidate. so governor i really appreciate your time. i guess just a simple way of looking at this as as the vice president is, is mulling her next steps and running for office. is kamala harris as you see it, the leader of the democratic party, right now? >> well, well, of course. i mean she is. and she also is smart to to be very clear that she has options and she's considering those and that's what everybody in the democratic party is doing now especially in this race for dnc chair. we know that we need to change in order to win. and i would hope that, you know, after as tough as a race that she fought, i would hope that that i think it's right that she would say and would conclude that she cannot leave this playing field she has to keep doing everything she can to make a difference.

>> so when you talk about change being needed to win for your party and this dnc race right. you're running to be the next leader of the dnc i sure am. so, so bill maher you know, he had been very critical of many things in the on the democratic side of things during this race. but he was of course, a harris supporter, and he's far from a fan of donald trump. he had something to say to your party. let me play it >> just don't say it they don't have a monopoly on stupid you. where queers for palestine t-shirts and masks. two years after the pandemic ended. and you can't define woman. i mean person who menstruates. you're the teacher's union education party. and you've turned schools and colleges into a joke. you just lost a crazy

contest to an actual crazy person i don't know if that's how you'd say it do you agree with this premise? >> well, i agree with us. >> i agree that we need to change in order to win elections, and we have to rebuild our party, and we have to reconnect to the most important place in america. >> and that is the kitchen table of every american family. you know, aaron as i've been on the on the phone talking to a lot of dnc members talking to a lot of governors and congressional leaders, one thing that seems pretty clear is that most of us know that we have to make some changes, fast changes operationally in order to reconnect with working people and and the hopes and dreams of of families all across america you know, in the places where our candidates actually did it, we did much better than the national ticket. hakeem jeffries and and his candidates, they flipped six red districts to blue.

>> we won in senate senate seats in michigan, arizona and nevada and wisconsin. >> but look, we need to ask ourselves how it is that in a time of economic recovery we did not win and or in some cases even engage in the economic conversation that americans wanted to hear from us. and and that's the fundamental change we need to make. the good news is it's really a return to our true selves, because that is our bedrock as a party is fighting for working people. we need to get back to it. >> so, you know, a new cbs poll came in. it was interesting because buried in it was something that stood out to me, and that was this 69. 60%, 59 of all voters approve of how president-elect trump is handling his transition. i mean, that's pretty stunning. 59%. now, obviously, you're going to see that weighted much more so on the republicans. but that is a in us polling, a vast mandate right now. and the election was about, you know, 5050. so do you see anything

trump is doing right governor? >> i, i really cannot see anything that he's doing right. but i do think people are fatigued people are are burned out and i think that's what those numbers are a reflection of. because, aaron, if you look at this, uh, you know, many of the people in this kind of clown car cabinet, these are people that are committed to breaking institutions that americans thought were unbreakable and that were that that we have long taken for granted. i mean, whether it's whether it's medicare, whether it's social security, whether it's so many things we are way beyond the norms that we had grown up thinking were the parameters of what defined a republic. many of the things we're about to see are going to be totally inconsistent with the republic these tariffs that are going to drive up the cost of everything for families all across america. and as we come through this time, people are going to see that the democratic party has their back. we're going to rebuild, we're going to reconnect, and we're going to win elections.

but we have to change to win. >> all right, well, governor o'malley, i appreciate your time. thank you very much. you said governor o'malley is running for chair of the dnc. and next you may not know his name, but he played a major role when it comes to why trump won, why he is back in the white house, specifically by courting the amish. so who is he and why are republicans now keeping their distance from him? plus, a court hearing today for the menendez brothers we have heard from them in a courtroom so what was said sunday, december 8th on cnn. >> we will keep moving and doug wolgemuth, we're in a parade everyone customizing. >> save hundreds on car insurance with liberty mutual customize and save. >> and then i wake up and you have this dream every night yeah. >> every night i see

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who was key to donald trump's win in pennsylvania. the controversial conservative activist scott presler who's involved in the group gays for trump a vocal election denier, goes by the twitter handle the persistence. he helped deliver that all important must win state for trump, in large part by focusing on, as he says the amish frat guys and hunters, among other groups, and pressler as our elle reeve reports, is just getting started everybody just big smile and >> okay cheese. >> cheese. cheese scott pressler is the kind of political figure only possible in the trump era. >> going from social media influencer to actual proximity to power. >> scott scotty scott pressler is taking credit for turning pennsylvania red. >> he created a pac early vote action to register voters and targeted the amish frat guys, hunters, and other groups. his pac got a $1 million donation

from elon musk so walk us through how you do it. >> when i tell the amish that they can vote a private secret ballot that is mailed to their house and they don't have to have their buggies seen going to a polling location, they love the mail-in ballot, but a lot of people should have come up as social media influencers and then they fizzle out and you actually, you know, took the opportunity and started doing something quantifiable. >> he was at the capitol on january 6th and at trump's return to the scene of his near assassination in butler. >> president trump took a bullet for us. >> last week pressler was in bucks county, pennsylvania because of a controversy over what ballots would be counted in the senate recount. >> a frustrated county commissioner had said some misdated and unsigned ballots would be counted. despite the rules because i want a court to pay attention to it. this went very viral in part because of pressler. she apologized at the next meeting. >> the passion in my heart got the best of me and i apologize

again for that. i made a mistake. >> but by then, the pennsylvania supreme court had ruled those ballots wouldn't be counted. pressler and his fans had won, yet they turned out anyway. and the room had a kind of intense vibe was stolen? >> it definitely was stolen. >> okay, so can you explain something to me? >> why? if they can steal an election why would they steal it once? but not this year. >> because people were on to them. the divisions in the democrats made it very hard for them to try and steal it again. >> thank you to every single patriot that showed up today. >> we did it. >> i think what you heard today is the frustration of people that have been told they are election deniers. and here we have a sitting commissioner that's an election denier, and we have a currently sitting senator, bob casey that is also an election denier. and it's almost karmic. and yes that's why in part, we were here to

take a victory lap. we won and we did it fair and square. >> if we take that commissioners words in the worst possible light, let's say she truly meant rules don't apply. and she could count ballots that should be counted. she still failed to steal the election, right? like you guys still won pennsylvania and bucks county so help me reconcile that with the with your past, with the stop the steal movement in 2020. like, why could it have been stolen once, but not a second time? >> injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. if we let them get away with doing this now, they'll do it in 2026. they'll do it in 2028. this was us peacefully putting our feet down and saying, no, enough is enough and we're not going to allow you to do illegal and unlawful actions, and we're going to hold you accountable. >> ready? one. two. >> three. cheese front i noticed that when you urge people to action, you often include the word peacefully.

>> is that to avoid another jan six type incident? >> with all due respect, it's to avoid people like you guys saying that i'm anything but. my motto is to just be super cute. have my data and facts. treat everyone with love and respect and as you can see an army of people will follow and it was a small army which included followers of a korean church led by rapper king bullethead play by play. >> so when you were up there speaking, it almost seemed like you were taking a bit of a victory lap for turning pennsylvania in this county red. >> absolutely. a lot of people questioned our voter registration. they said, scott, you know, flipping bucks county to a plurality of registered republicans, that's not going to translate into results. and and yes, a little bit of the victory lap was here to say that for the first time since 1988, we flipped this county and it voted for president trump. it's kind of, you know, saying to people, no, we're we're the real deal. >> pressler first got attention in 2017 when he worked for an anti-muslim group and organized marches against sharia despite

there being no sharia law in america. he was also involved with gays for trump. you described yourself as a data guy. yes. early in your career, you were more of culture war guy, like gays for trump or act for america. can you tell me about that shift in your career? >> i have grown in how i approach politics. i see my work and my evolution in politics as i laid a foundation, and now i am meticulously building on that and esoteric understanding of how politics is going to win elections, focusing on demographic groups, get them registered get them mobilized, get them out to vote twice. >> rnc officials have indicated they would hire him, but it hasn't worked out. still, he's built a loyal fan base. have you spoken to president trump since the election? >> i've spoken to laura trump. >> what did she say? >> our conversations, out of respect to her and the trump family are private. but she was

congratulatory. >> and what about elon musk? >> i think he's a wonderful human being. >> have you talked to him since the election? >> we've messaged. nothing consequential. god saved america. >> hallelujah what is mirv? >> it's just so fascinating. and watching him over these past months, when i first saw him, was really on twitter. right. it was that social media presence. um right there in that conversation with you, he admitted he hasn't spoken to trump since he won. um, and and obviously what he did for trump was hugely significant. why are republicans keeping him at some sort of arm's length, it seems. >> ayanna pressley does have his conservative critics. last year, during the race for the rnc chair, he posted the email addresses of committee members urging him them to vote for his candidate in that controversy, politico reported that years earlier, in 2016, he'd had a sexual encounter in a republican office in virginia and posted photos of it on craigslist and then of course,

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>> that is kitty menendez, sister. and this is jose menendez, sister 35 years is a long time. they want their nephews home. >> the judge has now set days for a plenary or fulsome hearing on the resentencing. we're hoping that by the end of that, or sometime sooner, that we will, in fact, get the brothers released today. >> erik and lyle menendez were supposed to make their first public appearance in nearly 30 years, but apparent technical difficulties meant they did not appear in this l.a. heard was one brother, say riley we've had video access the entire time. back in the mid 1990s. this was a sensational televised trial after a sensational crime

prosecutors said the boys wanted their parents money. the brothers, who were 18 and 21 at the time, claimed they feared for their lives after enduring years of emotional, physical and sexual abuse by their father and that's why they killed their parents. >> he would put me on my knees and he would guide me all my movements, and i would >> lyle and erik were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. >> jose menendez and his wife kitty died in 2023. >> docu series alleged jose menendez, a powerful record exec, had also molested a member of a boy band, menudo. >> i know what he did to me in his house. >> the brothers lawyers pushed for their case to be reopened, then a netflix drama and documentary reignited public interest. la's d.a. asked a judge to reconsider sentencing, which might see the brothers released immediately, saying that a jury might react very differently now than they did

back in the 1990s. >> i believe that they have paid their debt to society. >> but d.a. george gascon, a progressive, was just ousted in november's election. the tougher on crime nathan hochman will take office december 2nd. i won't rely on just a netflix documentary or a netflix docu series as the source of my information to make this a very, very important decision documentaries, social media have all reignited interest in this case to such a degree that there had to be a lottery todayy for seats in the public gallery. many of the people in that line weren't even born when this crime took place or the trial took place inside. kitty menendez is 93 year old sister joan said that she is distraught that her