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barr said it was legally wrong. i actually disagree with him there, and i think a lot of legal scholars, of which i am not one, but a lot of legal scholars would disagree with the former attorney general, that it's legally wrong. i think a lot of them might agree on the second thing he said, which is untenable. i know a lot of people are watching and they're noting the friction, "wait a second, you're saying it may be legally correct but untenable at the same time?" that's exactly what i'm saying, mark, because of the consequences. i mean, i would hope that the supreme court could put on blinders and say, "this is a law. we're going to apply section 3 of the 14th amendment in the way that it was written." but, again, i think if there is any ambiguity, the court, maybe in the 9-0 fashion, is going to rush to the ambiguity, even if it is not legally correct. >> yeah, i think the notion of grievance in this context is, frankly, a political construct, right? i mean, donald trump has used grievance to his political advan

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. >> bill barr. >> bill barr to keep him in check. no more people keeping him in check. it wouldn't be surprising, and ann is an expert on this, it wouldn't be surprising to see him pull out of nato. >> let's talk about that. ann, your essay focuses on nato, the european treaty existing since world war ii, basically to be a check on what was then the soviet union, now russia. as trump once said, i don't give a shit about nato. that's my second shit. oh, my third. every time i'm quoting somebody -- every time i'm quoting trump. you argue even if trump is leaving nato, it might not matter. you write when i ask people what would happen to europe, ukrainian, even taiwan and south korea, if trump refuses to observe article 5, all of them agree that faith and collective defense could evaporate quickly. explain what that looks like. >> what people don't realize is nato isn't just a treaty. it's a kind of psychology. it's not that russia is afraid to attack poland because we wrote something down in a treaty and somebody signed it and ratified it. it's because he genuinely believ

that's quite different what we heard from bill barr. the judge will join me next. >>> staying in our law and justice lead and the fallout from colorado supreme court's ruling barring from trump appearing on the primary ballot under the 14th amendment to the u.s. constitution. we turn now to a former federal judge, who has been a leading conservative legal voice for decades. back in august, he co-wrote an article that said, the constitution prohibits trump from being president again. he argued that the 14th amendment should be used in the precise way that colorado supreme court ruled yesterday. judge, good to see you. let's start with your reaction to what former attorney general bill barr told me about an hour ago. take a listen. >> i think that this case is legally wrong, and untenable. i think this kind of action of stretching the law taking these hyper aggressive positions to try to knock trump out of the race are counterproductive. they backfire. as you know, he feeds on grievance, just like a fire feeds on oxygen. this is going to

i think like bill barr as well will be a witness. regardless of the baggage and they do have significant baggage in terms of their toeing the line for the trump administration, in many ways that makes them better witnesses in terms of their credibility. and as i've said about mike pence, he is sort of a really devastating witness it and also an exhibit. because you can't compare somebody who had the exact same interest as donald trump was on the ballot, who had every interest if there was fraud in the election to say it, who is modeling what you do in this country when you lose. this is like what parents, or any normal parent's teaching a child, which is if you lose that's it, it's over, you take your bumps and you go home. exactly. so i think he will be quite a strong witness. i think the same is true with bill barr, especially given so much a much he did for donald trump and certainly i and other people in the mueller investigation were very aware of how much he did. but there was a line he was not willing to cross. >> given the sc

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i think bill barr also will be a witness. and regardless of the baggage, and they have significant baggage in terms of their towing the line for the trump administration. in many ways that makes them better witnesses in terms of their credibility. and as i've said about mike pence is he is both a really devastating witness and also an exhibit because you can compare somebody who had the exact same interest as donald trump who is on the ballot, who had every interest if there was fraud in the election to say it, who's modeling what you do in this country when you lose, i mean this is like -- this is what parents -- any normal parent is teaching, you know, a child, which is if you lose, that's it. it's over. you take -- >> this is how you lose. >> right, exactly. and so i think he'll have quite a struggle with this. i think the same is true with bill barr especially given how much he did for donald trump, and certainly other people in the mueller investigation are very aware of how much he did. but there's a line he was not wil

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alice barr has more. >> reporter: a clear illustration of the swelling numbers of migrants at the u.s. southern border, an estimated 8,000 men, women and children slowly moving north through mexico in the largest caravan in more than a year it comes the u.she u.s. secretae of state are meeting, looking for solutions to what the state department calls unprecedented, ir-rell m irregular migration. as lawmakers on capitol hill struggle to make a deal on tightening immigration policy and boosting border security, the biden administration is hoping mexico can do more to beef up its southern border. the migrants in that new caravan are starting from southern mexico after making the trip from central america, venezuela, cuba and other countries, fleeing harsh conditions and seeking' seeking asylum in the u.s. republicans are pushing for restrictions on asylum claims as customs and border protection have been overwhelmed. crossings are down from record highs last week when more than 12,000 migrants a day were crossing the border illegally. >> we're being overrun president biden has abandoned

calling bill barr a coward in the abstract could be about anything. if he said bill barr is a coward, and i don't think he has the courage to come to the trial and testify, that might across the line. as it is, bill barr is a an epithet, but not a violation of the gag order. >> donald trump was supposed to be testifying today, but decided not to. maybe his lawyers decided it wasn't a good idea to end the case on a bad note with the judge. we saw what happened with the judge when the defense called him or when the prosecution called him to testify. we're going to wait on the judge's decision i that case. it's still ongoing. we should probably get something in january. is that what you expect? >> i expect a few weeks after january. closing arguments are january 11th, and judge arthur engoron said he will take a few weeks to make up his mind and issue a ruling. >> $250 million is what the ag wants. vaughn hillyard, lisa rubin, mary mccord, thank you very much. >>> ag ken paxton said it did not matter that her baby would not survive. now kate cox says she

attorney general, bill barr, not a fan of donald trump, does not want him to be e relere-elected says but he is not a fan of the ruling saying it's going to only help trump. >> i think taking these hyper aggressive positions of trying to knock trump out of the race are counter productive, they backfire. as you know, he 23feeds on agre va grievance, like a fire feeds on oxygen and this is going to be a grievance that helps him. you've been talking with donald trump's team, elayna. how are they using it to their advantage? >> reporter: they have a playbook because donald trump has been indited four times over the past year now and they're going to use the same playbook to respond to this ruling by the colorado supreme court. essentially it's to attack the decision as political interference that because donald trump is currently the republican front runner, they're trying to hurt his candidacy. they're also going after the judges on the bench specifically, something we've seen them do time and time again with his other legal challenges. arguing they're biassed against the former presiden

back in davidson, barr says this whole experience has been a learning opportunity for her children. > and work hard, and do something purely for the principle of the thing. >> so, what if you win, kate? >> i love that hypothetical oh so much. and i certainly wish that i could represent this district. it won't happen. >> some unusual dynamics in play here, gary. and he told us now how north carolina's gerrymandered district, how they're expected to affect state races next year. but what can we expect from the congressional races? >> reporter: there are 14 congressional district in north carolina. right now, it's split, seven republicans, seven democrats. but because of this redrawing in lines, the three of the seven democrats have already said they are not going to be running for reelection, as jeff jackson, wiley nickel, and kathy manning. two of them had said they're trying to go for other officers because they still want to represent people, but just not within these newly drawn lines. stephen? >> gary grumbach, thank you so much, fascinating stuff. >>> coming up, more reaction to t

alice barr has more from washington. >> and explosive ruling from the colorado supreme court barring former president trump from the states 2024 primary ballot because he he engaged in insurrection in trying to overturn the 2020 election is setting the stage for a u.s. supreme court appeal that could decide his eligibility in all 50 states. mr. trump calling it a sad day in america as his republican primary rivals came to his defense. >> i do not believe donald trump should be prevented from being president by any court. i think he should be prevented from being president by the voters of the country. >> i would pledge to withdraw from the california -- colorado primary ballot unless every candidate is able to run. >> they didn't reach the conclusion lightly. mr. trump is disqualified from being president again because of his role leading up to the generally six capital attack citing the constitution's 14th amendment that says no one can serve as an officer of the united states who engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the u.s. similar challenges in other states have proven un

from the white house, alice barr, nbc news. >>> rudy giuliani back in court. an accuser faced him on the stand. a federal judge has found giuliani liable for defaming to workers back in 2020 for spreading rumors online claiming they were counting fraudulent ballots to steal the election. the judge must decide how much money giuliani is on the hook for. one of the women he lied about testified that giuliani's claims turned her life upside down. she and her family faced harassment, even death threats after he lied. giuliani is expected to testify as well. he's now facing as much as $43 million in damages. >>> wildfires can do more than kill people and destroy homes. a new report details how wildfires turn some naturally occurring elements into toxic chemicals. a stanford professor gave the example of the fire in the wine country. it turned a harmless element in the soil into the toxic chemical chromium six that was made famous. it shows us to be particularly true in areas with high metal rock and bite heavy foliage because those fires are hotter and burn longer.

in washington, alice barr, nbc news. >>> still ahead, a healthcare clinic has a new home thanks to a renovation and millions of dollars in donations. we give you a tour next. >>> a san francisco high school senior continues tutoring a boy living in war-torn ukraine. why she feels it is helping him during this difficult time. our bay area proud segment is next. >>> i have the updated storm timeline as we are expecting heavy rain as we go through tomorrow mornin how longg. >>> now to bay area proud and a story of helping those in a world away and in a time of war. >> at the center of it a teenager, someone who was found in spite of agent distance she had the ability to give a young man piece of mind when there is so little piece around. in 2023, it can be easy to forget how small the internet has made the world. >> we talked about being a hero last session. >> let's sit in with a 17-year- old and her san francisco living room as she teaches english to a 12-year-old in his kyiv bedroom and we are reminded not just how small it can be, but at times, how kind as well. >> people need to kn

former attorney general, bill barr. national security adviser, mike flynn. of course, long-term trump ally, steve bannon. when it comes to former vice president mike pence, that's significant because while he has testified and been interviewed in the context of the federal investigation, he really hasn't been much of a factor in georgia so this is a first confirmation we're getting they could call him in the context of a trial. many of these other names make sense in the larger context of this investigation, but this is the first confirmation we've gotten on this secret list. >> important point. former vice president pence is someone directly involved in trump's efforts to try to overturn the presidential election. so what do these moves tell you about the prosecution's case right now? >> well, first of all, wolf, it tells me the georgia d.a., the fulton county d.a.'s case is very similar to jack smith's case. they're going to be calling a similar slate of witnesses including very powerful people up to and including the former vice president. mike pence is a

garland has done that, bill barr has done that. the same memo. thinking about jack smith a prosecutor in this case has until november, i would guess that he and his team are thinking actually we kind of have until may and june given our own internal policy. if they violate the policy it will be a huge problem as well. >> julie: i believe it helps the trump campaign if you look at him as the presidential candidate. if you take a look at his poll numbers. all the criminal trials seem to be helping him, which is not your usual reaction for anyone facing a criminal trial. >> it certainly has been helping him. given this policy that people at the justice department are particular about. i remember it clearly being there. they are thinking about may and june. that shortens the timeline even more. >> julie: all right. it is certainly keeping us on our toes. thank you very much for talking to us. appreciate it. so the u.s. is finally retaliating from more than 100 attacks by iran proxies on our forces in the middle east. it has been going on since octobe

how trump talks about the two attorney generals who served in his first serve, particularly bill barr real window into who he might put in that incredibly powerful position. >> right. he feels that both of the men who served as attorney general for him, you know, betrayed him in one way or another. right? it's interesting because neither bill barr nor jeff sessions were, you know, especially critical of donald trump during his administration. in fact, i think a lot of critics would say they were fairly sickofantic. but because they weren't willing to do everything he said and because, you know, in the case of bill barr, for example, he wasn't willing to go along with trump's election conspiracy in 2020, he feels that they betrayed him. so, that is one position i've been told he will be focussed on, especially making sure that whoever has that job is extremely loyal to him. and so you mentioned some of the names, the senators, mike lee, josh hawley, ted cruz, pam bondi in florida. these are people he feels will do what he says. and that job is important to him for a couple reasons. one

bill barr saying this is a grievance that helps him. even dean phillips is out there saying this is wrong she shouldn't be thrown off the ballot. this feels like a win for donald trump. >> it does. we'll see if it is at the end of the day here. but it's a gimme for him in many ways. because it is different as elie was showing you, what the other courts have done related to this 14th amendment issue and ballot access and reminiscent of the criminal indictment that alvin brag brought in the stormy daniels case. and that's one that republicans no matter how reticent they are to donald trump's return to office, that's one they rallied to his cause and helped voters on the republican side rally to his cause as well in a substantial way and changed the calculus of the entire year. i think you're seeing that now with the colorado case it's an opportunity for those opposed to donald trump to say, this is something voters should decide and not courts. it's an easy line for them. >> taking a step back which you're so great at. the supreme court h

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alice barr has the details >> reporter: in a bombshell ruling, colorado's supreme court deciding thatmer president trump should not be allowed on the state's primary ballot in 2024 on constitutional grounds the ruling states that mr. trump is disqualified from holding the office of president again because of his actions on january 6, 2021, citing the 14th amendment of the constitution, which says that no person can serve as an officer of the united states who engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the u.s. the decision reverses a lower court's ruling and is the first of its kind after similar challenges in other states have proven unsuccessful. former president trump campaigning in iowa. he has called efforts to keep him off the ballot nonsense and election interference. >> they want to silence me, because i will never let them silence you. >> reporter: the trump campaign calling the colorado decision politically motivated and completely flawed and promising to swiftly file an appeal to the u.s. supreme court the decision is temporarily on hold to allow time for appeals in washi

here is alice barr from washington. >> mounting pressure on capitol hill in the final weeks before lawmakers are set to leave for the holidays. negotiators scrambling for a deal on an urgent and complex national security package that ties funding for the u.s. southern border to money for israel and ukraine. >> they are running out of ammunition. if we do not solve this in the next few weeks vladimir putin will have an open to march through the lines to make a move on. >> ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is back in washington speaking today at the national defense university . he made the case to keep supporting his country as part of a broader fight for freedom. >> i'm confident that freedom can be stronger than any enemy. >> tomorrow he meets with leading members of congress and president biden. republican lawmakers are adamant they won't support new ukraine aid without major changes to curb illegal border crossings. >> we are seeing 10 to 12,000 a day. as pennsylvania's senator said we are basically seeing pittsburgh show up at the border. >> two leading latino lawmakers urging pres

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jacqui: well, we had bill barr today, great sound out of people, he was talking about how he could notupporting president biden and bill barr has had bad blood but to what neil was just saying, you know, is the support for donald trump so solidified that someone like bill barr might look as nikki haley as an option. >> i don't have the same view here. if nikki haley is on the ticket gives the election to joe biden. can't stomach the notion offshooting for biden, a solid place to go. i don't think they will end up in the ticket. if it were she would be problematic for the former president. jacqui: you both see it throwing the election to -- >> one or the other. >> i don't see where they get electoral vote. jacqui: 27 state ballots by the end to have year, right? >> it's an interesting dive into that and what would happen if they would throw the election to the house of representatives which allows president trump to win given composition. >> he just gave me point. jacqui: what do we have left to talk about? let's talk the about the polls because you do have the no labels folks talking a

>> as bill barr said, the most important thing that trump and his legal team have been fighting for for of months is time. they've filed numerous motions seeking more time with discovery seeking more time with trial and appealing issues such as this. but as he pointed out, the oral argument scheduled for january 9 if they render a decision within a week of that date and the supreme court, you have to assume the losing party will appeal and if they do, it gives them time to fast track that before the argument and the supreme court and even if it's not early march, it's end of march and early april and would pomoxus ten will believely clear this one case up before the election cycle hits full swing. brian: interesting. "mr. smith did a reasonable offer to break normal appellant procedure and jump the cue over the dc circuit court of appeals and his plea was merely political to meet the trial dale of march 4 and get a conviction of mr. trump before election day of 2024". robert, there's an argue being -- argument made by some why can't jack smith be honest with the american people and the

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, jack smith's current deputy wrote a memo to bill barr saying this was inserting doj into politics, they shouldn't be able to do that, and what do you know, now they are fast tracking the timeline to get these cases before the supreme court, why, because of politics. and the 2024 election. >> john: before an election. donald trump may have the opportunity to pardon himself if convicted, he has until the 20th of december to respond. great to see you. >> sandra: thank you, thousands of migrants pouring through the southern border every single day. some aparentally are not sticking around once they are here. former acting ice director tom homan up next what migrants are now saying about america that has them turning around and going home. plus this. >> [bleep] [bleep] [bleep] [bleep] >> john: the search is on for a driver in seattle mowing down pedestrians. police ask for the public's help. you're replacing me? customize and save with liberty bibberty. he doesn't even have a mustache. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ with 30 grams of protein. those wh

. >> do you understand the bill barr, who has you know, was very loyal to the president while he was in office and then clearly has had a change of heart. and yet not saying categoringly that he would not vote for the former president. >> i guess i have a couple of views about that. i think there are a number of people including bill barr who were around the president, who stopped the president from doing far worse. bill barr certainly is one of the people who told the president repeatedly that what he was saying was untrue about fraud in the election and said it publicly. but i don't think that you can acknowledge and recognize the facts in the mountain of evidence that points to what donald trump did. his direct involvement in attempting to seize power and overturn an election then turn around and say you would vote for him again. i think people have to come to grips with the facts that those are inconsistent and if you'd vote for him despite what he's done, you're helping him continue as a force in the politics of this nation and that's dangerous. >> we all see historical events,

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i will note that bill barr, who was donald trump's attorney general, released a phonied up version oft report to try to exonerate trump. so we know that people who were trump loyalists like bill barr did try to muddy up the mueller report because they knew that it was damning for him. so would it surprise you if someone besides barr who did this as the official in charge of our -- of the justice department, would it shock you if the chief of staff participated in the same thing? >> it wouldn't shock me, but again, it would be incredibly poor judgment for mark meadows to hold on to this binder full of very sensitive intelligence and then try to use it for political purposes instead of returning it back to the national archives or other parts of the white house. so the fact that the physical binder is missing, that's problematic. the good news side of the story is that the digital copies of those individual intelligence reports are all stored with the agencies that published those reports in the first place. but still, you don't want to have that volume of physical documents apparently

will they call everybody, will they call mike pence, will they call bill barr. people like bill barr have to get permission. they can't just waltz in and testify. justice department regulations require them to get clearance from the administration before they do that. there's also jurisdictional issues. so really at this stage, a witness list is more of like a christmas list. people i might like to call but i may not get that present. >> but bannon on that wish list? i mean, the guy who was held in contempt of congress who was convicted of that by the doj, how could he be helpful? >> i'll give you an example, let's say they're halfway through the trial and maybe one of the witnesses raises some issue, opens some door and they think, boy, maybe bannon would be good for this. but months ago we never put bannon on the witness list and the judge will not let us call him now. do i think bannon will offer the georgia prosecutors anything of value? maybe not at this point, but if they think there's anything that he could offer or that there's any chance they may call h

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heather barr is from human rights watch and gave me this reaction.e first things the taliban did after they took over was to dismantle the whole system that had been put in place by the government and ngos to respond to violence against women. it took them a bit longer but after that they largely dismantled the legal system. and so there's been more attention to banning girls from education and women from work but this is an important piece, too, of their systemic deprivation of the rights of women and girls and that crackdown is continuing and getting worse as we speak. taliban officials have said they would ask male members of the family to make "a commitment not to harm women survivors of abuse." even when i read that out, that seems absolutely extraordinary. the taliban have sent a very clear message that women are the property of their male family members. they have also said that if women go out and are not dressed as the taliban thinks they should be they will punish the male family members rather than the women themselves. so women are in thi

bill barr, thank you for being here. what is your initial reaction? >> as you know, i strongly oppose donald trump for the republican nomination. i think this case is legally wrong and untenable. i think this kind of action of stretching the law and taking hyper aggressive missions to knock trump out of the race, they are counterproductive even back fire as you know. he feeds on grievance just like a fire feeds on oxygen, this will end up as a grievance that helps him. >> the colorado supreme court made its ruling based in part on the district court, the district court found trump did engage in insurrection and this is what they said, trump acted with a specific intent to site political violence and elect oral certification. you took no effective action, took different times to intervene. it was likely to incite imminent violence and therefore, trump engaged in insurrection. does not protect trump speech. beyond the decision >> i disagree with the domain denial is due process. it requires due process. an adjudication of two core issues, in insurrectio

ellie, i was struck by something that former attorney general bill barr told jake tapper talking about this colorado issue and why he thinks it's legally wrong. take a listen. >> i know what he said. >> it's coming. >> i watched it. >> denial of due process is fatal here, the federal investigation has not charged president trump with insurrection or incitement. it's sort of mushy, exactly what's an insurrection, what's engagement mean? now every state is going to make their own rules on this? everyone does a different thing and knocks national candidates off ballots? it'll be chaos. >> things happening in that. the insurrection question which has come up a lot, and then the point that i will say you and the former attorney general, i don't say this often, seem to agree on my friend. >> you're going to make me agree with bill bar. >> the issue here, as he says, is due process. >> here's what we have, we have colorado and now california is maybe interested in coming up with their procedure. this is not left to the states, to other procedures that may have existed in other context. part o

people like bill barr, the former attorney general. and their concern and what you hear from other people is that trump's not going to hire anyone who disagrees with him this time. he's only going to hire not only people who don't push back on him, but work to carry out his wishes. that was often a great frustration of his because he'd try to get something done and they'd say that's illegal, not doable, you don't have the authority to do that. he would push back. there's a real concern there wouldn't be the checks and balances on him because he doesn't have to worry about being re-elected again, which is something advisers would try to use previously. they'd say well, if you do this, it's going to hurt your re-election. he's not going to have the john kellys and bill barrs. as cheney warned today, house republicans basically do anything trump wants. >> he's still way, way ahead in all the polls. see what happens. thank you very, very much. important note to our viewers. we will all see her tonight for the source. let's bring in more po

congressman andy barr, republican from kentucky joining us now.d's point, it looks like a way off, can we get a deal done on the board instruct her >> we need to get a deal done, but i agree with my colleague that this trip by secretary blinken and secretary of homeland security mayorkas, is really a photo op, it's not real. if they were serious about securing the border, why are they fighting republicans so hard on hr2 and refuse to reimplement trump policies like remain in mexico policies and get serious about real asylum reform and they don't want to do it. and the three years of biden administration and and this administration refuses to follow the homeland. ashley: i'm going to switch subjects for you and they're vowing to stop anyone from "splitting taiwan from china in any way. says"the motherland must be reunified. do you see china invading taiwan during joe biden's presidency. >> there's a removal of deterrents and the projection on the weakness of china and cross trade invasion and wars in the middle east and europe because of weakness a

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andy barr told me the eu has become a critical market for distillers from his home state.er the tariffs were first lifted in 2021, barr said there was an increase. >> europe matters. it's the biggest market outside of the united states for bourbon exports. we're still trying to crack the code in asia and other parts of the world, but europe really understands aged distilled spiritsing and so this is a place where we need a level playing field, zero taxes, zero tariffs to really continue to grow this industry. >> the current pause on tariffs is set to last until march 31st, 2025. they're hoping to get a deal on steel and aluminum before then. frank? >> i used to cover spirits. got to go to kentucky. wasn't surprised there was a kentucky lawmaker speaking out about this. obviously a huge business. give us a sense. i'm sure there are a lot of hopes that these tariffs will continue to not be put into effect. is there any progress on the other side of it, the steel and aluminum tariffs? >> there is progress in the sense that the u.s. and eu are sitting down. the bigger concerns

bill barr, who eviscerated trump on kaitlan's program this summer, said the former president shouldn't be anywhere near the oval office. he said he still wouldn't rule out voting for him. i mean, can you reconcile that? >> yeah, anderson. i have lost your audio there, but i'll tell you, look, i did catch the question. yeah, i mean, the bottom line on this is it doesn't make any sense to me, it doesn't make an ounce of sense, that a republican, who says that donald trump is a big threat, the biggest threat. he was awful in the oval office. would then turn around, purely based on politics, purely based on a dislike of joe biden's policies, when there is such a big threat. it makes no sense to me, except to say that, look, it's hard. if you would say, i'm not going to support former president trump against joe biden, you're going to lose your base. people are going to be upset at you. but, again, that's what leadership is. and just quickly on this whole, like, donald trump, kind of, you know, switching the script. keep in mind, he constantly says joe biden is weak on china. i don't agree

you were listening to former attorney general bill barr after colorado kicked trump off the gop primary ballot. the supreme court front and center in the race for the 2024 presidency and donald trump rolls out a legal tactic, delay, delay, delay. >> delay, there you go. congress meantime out for the holidays, but they left a whole lot behind, including aid for israel and ukraine, funding to keep the government open, and border security. >>> and just in to cnn. harvard's president under scrutiny. what she is doing as congress launches an investigation. this hour of "cnn this morning" starts right now. >>> we begin with the supreme court facing hugely consequential decisions at the moment that could determine the fate of donald trump and the presidential election. trump using a delay tactic in one those major cases, asking the supreme court to hold off on deciding whether he has immunity from prosecution. perez special counsel jack smith is asking for an answer because trump is about to go on trial. they are urging the court, slow down, stay out of the dispute. they say the supreme court