alvin bragg's new york that doesn't often happen. we have criminals who commit very serious crimes who never actually get charged and never find their way into the courtroom. when they get into one of alvin bragg's courtrooms if they start out with a felony, if it gets down to a misdemeanor that's actually lucky for the public. very often there is not even misdemeanor dispositions. i just think it is like living in an alternative universe listening to these guys if you actually spend time in new york, if you grew up in new york like i did, and you saw the plummeting of crime from the 90s for the 25 years after that, which was accomplished by actual prosecution of cases, and then you have a district attorney who comes in with what he called the day one memo, which basically said there is a new regime in town and what we'll try is non-prosecution. that's what criminals get in new york unless their name is donald trump. >> dana: wanted to ask you about something, trey, which is the amounts of taxpayer dollars that has gone forward in th

trump also said in his statement that bragg, alvin bragg, the d.a.ant to bring the case but the judge went forward anyway. merchan works for bragg, doesn't he? >> he doesn't work for bragg. the courts and prosecutors are independent. bragg could always have gone into court and say we want to charges dismissed and he could have said what we call with prejudice so they can never be brought again. courts can't force prosecutors to continue cases that they don't want to bring. i just -- the idea that bragg, who ran on going after trump, who went after trump, did it in a determined way. pulled all kinds of shenanigans in the trial with white house officials testifying. it is implausible to say bragg never wanted to bring the trial and merchan forced him into it. merchan should have gotten rid of this case. the verdict was in may. the supreme court issued its immunity decision for presidents on july 1. it is now as you point out on that calendar early january. merchan has had the last six months to go forward with sentencing and let an appeal go forward be

let's say we have alvin bragg in l.a.et's say elected state judge appointed state judge in l.a. we will call him merchan they pull the same stunt they can do it they can interfere with the federal election. they can make decisions about federal campaign law. they can make all of these abuses of the federal constitution of the bill of rights because new york cannot stop them and the supreme court took a pass. what you think about that? thousands of d.a. offices, county prosecutors, state attorneys general they look they look at this preposterous order this silly order the court did not have the guts to do with this court needed to do. with this court needed to do is put an end to this say wait a minute there is no jurisdiction we cannot have a local d.a. in the middle of a federal presidential election we cannot have a local judge in the middle of a federal presidential election to make rulings like this an in number two, 10 days before the inauguration decide is going to impose a sentence whatever the sentence is. the ide

everybody else who looked at the fact pattern took a pass except alvin bragg. resurrect it, put on makeup and call it a felony. what is funny, though, john, the prosecutor is arguing for the death penalty. if what you just read is what they are saying to the judge, that's a death penalty argument. meanwhile you are agreeing he shouldn't even be on probation. those two don't go together. you can't make an argument that you've shown disdain for the system and whatever else he is arguing and oh, by the way, we think the proper punishment for that is nothing. absolutely nothing. it was a colossal waste of time and resources that gained nothing except they helped reelect trump. >> dana: andy, could you talk to us about alvin bragg himself? these decisions that he has made and i don't -- you might not watch this program or our channel. is he aware of how this is being taken across the country? >> he may be aware of it. he is a smart guy, so i would think he is aware of it. however, this goes to a point that we've discussed a number of times. i think it's important to

s bragg's case against president trump.he details of what went down as judge merchan sentenced president trump. president trump vows the appeal that. former house judiciary chief counsel julian epstein the here with his expert analysis. plus, we've got this story -- >> we are aghast that he wants this giant 30-foot wall to be the symbol of america. >> the russians interfering -- >> russia. >> if we don't impeach the president, he will get reelected. >> i agree with donald trump -- >> -- fixing the border, and i hope he does. >> god bless him. good for him. but -- and good for the country. elizabeth: well, this is a 180. first, we showed but how democrats repeatedly attacked trump during his first term compared the now. now they want to work with him. are they going to continue with this bipartisanship rnc chair michael whatley has the inside scoop on that. but first, let's get to this -- >> governor, i live here, governor. that was my daughter's school, governor. please, tell me what you're going to do -- i'm not going to h

fort bragg reportedly over 100 times.hing about fort bragg? is there some connection? so i asked my thomistic partner, and he said the va is such an atrocious mass that he would not be surprised if these people tried to access care from the va and they were not appropriately treated, and he said the number of people who go in for treatment and who are that down by the administration over and over and over again, particularly psychologists, because he says it is a revolving door and people truly need the help are left essentially to wither, so i'm sure we will learn more about that but that is a very important part of the story. he also said of doug collins is in fact -- if he is confirmed as the va secretary, that there will be sweeping changes, and he has faith in him. >> joey: i do, too. >> kennedy: i hope to share his faith. >> joey: the va get a lot better under trump real quick. >> jessica: up next, donald trump calling out the biden administration after the terror attacks in new orleans. ♪ doctor box, there were man

alvin bragg did propose a few options the judge rejected here.n element of finality. it doesn'tjust pause the case, it allows for finality. so trump can pursue any appeals he may have, what he has not already pursued, but it allows the conviction to stand. it achieves both of those things at the same time and it preserves the jury verdict, thatjudge merchan went on and on in his decision. it's a well reasoned decision about the importance of preserving that decision, preserving the jury's decision here. you know, it really underscores the importance of the jury process. because there had been another option floated, that was the case made by district attorney alan bragg, the sentencing could be postponed, suppose to 2029, when donald trump is out of the white house. why do you think the judge is leaning the other way? alvin bragg did propose a few options the judge rejected here. what this does is it allows for an element of finality. it doesn'tjust pause the case, it allows for finality. so trump can pursue any appeals he may have, what he has n

and alvin bragg is a prime example.ess records violation somehow becomes a phantom felony and in the end nobody actually knew what he was convicted of it wasn't a unanimous jury verdict the best we can tell, nobody really knows. a bedrock violation bragg goes after good samaritans like daniel penny or a bodega worker who dared to defend himself when he was attacked. and he goes after a politician for purely political reasons. this is what alvin bragg has brought to new york city. >> brian: so monday, today, the election gets certified. friday, they want him looking like is he a convicted criminal. bottom line is that helped fuel the president's popularity. eventually, of course, he will probably appeal it. said you need the conviction in order to appeal it. so maybe this is a painful part of the process that ultimately would lead to his exoneration. thanks and you write about it on foxnews.com. thanks, gregg. >> my pleasure. >> brian: straight ahead first 100 days banning transgender athletes in women's sports. riley ga

meanwhile bragg's witnesses coultalkabout anything they wan.xual allegations, their views about campaign election laws being the experts that they were, they were not experts they could go on and on pretty much about anything they wanted. that was not probative it was prejudicial a basis for reversal right there but it did not matter and it stacks up. stacked at the presidential testimony salacious allegation and hope hicks testimony she had worked also with president trump with candidate trip she had for conversation president was present about wood about the payments when they're being made and so forth not because they were criminal but because she had those conversations trump was president. also we have madeline testimony madeline testimonyon how the prs checks we have immunity decision by the supreme court so rather than hold off the case while the court's ruling on relative to us will not lemur the courthouse churned by was full speed ahead is a first win of the box wanted to be the first one out to try to cripple trump. defeat drunk. im

alvin bragg declined to bring a separate case, but alvin bragg chose to bring this case.nd i see trump now says of the da quote, he thought it was from what i read and from what i heard, inappropriately handled before he got there. trump is sort of mish mashing several different stories in his head because there was a separate investigation of a separate crime that alvin bragg, when he took office in 2022, declined to charge. but that had to do with with donald trump's finances. this hush money case is a case. look, i disagree with the decision, but alvin bragg made the decision to bring this case. and obviously he and his office, the manhattan da's office, stands behind it. i see trump said, quote, he said i was falsifying business records, falsification of business records. that is the underlying charge here. the hush money payments are at the core of this case. the falsification is the actual crime. >> and artifacts. we're hearing a lot of what he's saying in the halls of the court. after each proceeding or during the breaks. he was always very, very steadfast in his b

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in the dead center of fort bragg, north carolina, is a nondescript, red brick building. himself a prime suspect in the murder of air force captain marty theer. melissa stoddard diaz: military justice is much swifter than civilian justice. so he goes to the article 32 hearing, which is like the grand jury. they immediately find cause, and they charge him. keith morrison: and nine months after the murder, in a small fort bragg courtroom, diamond went on trial before a military jury. melissa stoddard diaz: diamond was very, very cocky at the beginning. he would laugh and joke with reporters in there. he was just so sure that he was going to be acquitted. keith morrison: but john diamond wasn't the star of his own trial. michelle was. she was free as a bird then, though still under investigation by fayetteville civilian homicide cops. and here she was, called to testify at her former lover's military trial. melissa stoddard diaz: and she shows up. her hair is now, like, a red color that she's colored it. she's lost a bunch of weight, and she's got a gaggle of media following

both of the subjects served at fort bragg, north carolina. do know about that is it is a large literary base and we have no record they served in the same unit or even the same years at fort bragg. some be that continues to remain other -- under investigation. >> this update from the scene. >> both on new year's day and both people as you heard that served in the military. the perpetrator, the person leaves to have perpetrated the attack here was an active. . member you mention he was in the green beret spirit -- the green berets. that is an elite branch of the military. . at the cross over at f fort bragg. in afghanistan the year 2009. law-enforcement officials being careful about drawing any conclusions. really treating both of these incidents as separate. we do not have a motive from law enforcement officials at this point. i think that is something so many people have questions about. one official did say something i found striking during the press conference in las vegas in an hour ago. . they said it is not lost on them this incident in

the bragg case. stormy daniels.u had the woman on before, your guest saying january 6 there was no peaceful transition of power. when trump was elected last time there was no peace. they tried to get him from the first day in office with the russian, they were spying on him. i want to ask you a question. i listen to you, i don't know which way you lean, i like listening to you. the guest before mentioned trump making money as the president didn't you think in the back of your head that president biden and hunter biden were making money and you do not push back on that? what -- he is making money illegally off of his name. trump has done nothing wrong making money off of other countries. i want to know why you did not bring that up. host: thank you for that feedback. we were at the end of our segment with her. it is something her group pursued during the first trump administration. you are right, something i could have brought up about the allegations against hunter biden. kurt in south carolina, independent. hello.

merchan/bragg, thank you. you helped reelect president trump. so this is the kind of sentiment that is being espoused outside the courtroom. they see through all of this. as donald trump said. i thought it was an effective argument. i'm sitting here because my accountable labeled legal expenses legal expenses and now i have been indicted and also pointed out in the courtroom that a former top official from the biden department of justice was sitting there because he had decided to take a severe career downgrade and join us with alvin bragg and help him prosecute him. so i think people are tired of this, as evident by the fact that there are only trump supporters here outside the court today. there was no one else. there were lots of trump flags and i do think that donald trump may be vindicated on appeal. i think he has a real chance. >> harris: jonathan, a question i haven't heard answered recently. what happens now with stormy daniels, the former sex filmmaker who actually owes for legal expenses donald trump hundreds of thousands of dollars.

and politically, i think it backfired badly on alvin bragg and on democrats. >> clearly, bragg would disagree. and of course, the prosecutors who endeavored to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. but let's set aside for a moment the views you have on this issue and what the judge actually said. the judge didn't view it in this same way. the judge's rationale was looking essentially at the fact that this is a president elect, but also obviously looking at the balance he'd have to strike between how to actually get accountability in the form of financial payment one, or also to hold him accountable versus jailed via jail time. his decision, as you know, ali, he he considered the immunity argument and the doj's policy of not prosecuting a sitting president, but that the idea of trying to preserve the finality of it, that statement. i think people are kind of scratching their heads about what does he mean to preserve the finality of it, given that there will be appeals and there are ongoing appeals here? >> yeah. so one thing judge merchan said in his opinion, which i think is sp

both of the subjects served at fort bragg, north carolina.we know about that is, it's a very large military base and we have no record that they served in the same unit or even in the same years at fort bragg, something that remains to be under investigation. christian: we are in las vegas. if they are not connected and we just heard the suggestion that they are not, it is a remarkable series of coincidences and the two attacks staged on the same day. >> there really are, both on new year's day, but with people, as he heard, served in the military. in fact, the person believed to have done that here, he is in the green beret, an elite branch of the military, and the crossover at fort bragg. in afghanistan as well reportedly in the year 2009. law enforcement officials being very careful about drawing any conclusions and really treating both of these incidents as separate. christian: they didn't talk about really in that press conference, motive. >> absolutely right. we do not have a motive from law enforcement officials at this point. i think

liz cheney, jack smith, district attorney bragg, fani willis. that's not to say that there are some legitimate questions sometimes about individuals. that's how this process plays out. but i think donald trump in these last two years was successful in many cases in smearing the names of some of these public servants who were not worthy of those smears. and of course, not for everybody in america. but we're talking about millions. and i think that there's a question as to what extent do republicans on capitol hill does the department of justice, people like todd blanch, who and emil bove, they're going to be the number two and number three at the department of justice. the two men who were there representing him today, to what extent do they stand up and defend the justice system, the judges and the prosecutors against those lawyers? i'm not sure. we didn't see much resistance the last few years. but when donald trump is in power within the biggest office, what does that look like? >> because in part of your new assignment, you have other duties,

bragg finally justice, a little bit of justice done. >> yeah. and the only justice has been done by the state of new york, by alvin bragg and judge marshand and that jury. they are heroic. they are the only people to have ever held this man accountable for anything he has done in country in aversion to the law. joining me on the phone is andrew weissmann, msnbc legal analyst and former federal prosecutor. i will let you register whether you agree with our ousurprise, d if you could, andrew, because to me this decision by the supreme court, this very surprising decision is also an indictment in many ways on the justice department, which has so clearly failed to hold donald trump accountable even for an attempted coup. but it is new york. it is the stalwart pursuit of justice by alvin bragg and the commitment of this judge to follow through and to have had case come to finality that has brought us here. your thoughts? >> well, there is no question that you can't say enough good things about alvin bragg and about the state court judge here who did

. >> it does seem vindictive this case is law fair at its worst and more so on the alvin bragg end it have but basically what he's doing is saying conviction will stand but they won't be any punishment at all. again that sort of begs a question why not just a dismiss the canes let us move on and if you look at the immunity decision and the immunity decision basically from the supreme court said donald trump had immunity the entire time. it wasn't that they just created immunity for them in that decision and whole porn was that -- so that donald trump or any president could do their job without the fear of state officials or other officials. interfering with it and we're in a unique phase transition phase know he's not the president now this is a critically important phase where he's putting together his administration. that set to take effect on january 20th, the last thing he needs is to be distracted and disrupted by the sentencing which again isn't going to lead to anything but another point that judge merchan seems to be missing out on is this doesn't end the case because donald t

both of the subjects served at fort bragg, north carolina., it's a very large military base and we have no record that they served in the same unit or even at the same years at fort bragg, something that continues to remain under investigation. 0ur correspondent lilyjamali has this update from the scene. both on new year's day and both people, as you heard there, that served in the military. in fact, the perpetrator, the person believed to have perpetrated the attack here, was an active member. you mentioned he was in the green berets. that's an elite branch of the us military. and then that crossover at fort bragg, and then in afghanistan as well, reportedly in the year 2009. but law enforcement officials being very careful about drawing any conclusions, and i would say really treating both of these incidents as separate. we do not have a motive from law enforcement officials at this point, and i think that is really something that so many people have questions about. 0ne official did say something that i found very striking during the press

alvin bragg passed on.rime that was directed and dictated by a corrupt political system and administration. what did he talk about? he talked about the fires in california where many people are suffering. you think the judge at the end he so thank you. and he was stoic. that is the man who will lead this country, fix this judicial system, and led every judicial department and to what america used to know america was and i cannot wait. i know the american people can't wait that was clear on november fifth. >> sean: the statute of limitations in this case have ran out and alvin bragg came up with this novel legal theory and we had a legal entity a put together by a lawyer labeled as an nda. so i have a hard time understanding how this became on a local state-level what it would be a federal issue. wouldn't that fall under the supremacy clause? >> first of all you are trying to do something called mental gymnastics and the reason you can't understand it is because it is unthinkable. it is not found in any law

fort bragg is a very, very big installation. and there's no necessary reason why they would have had contact. but look, you know, you know, you don't know until, you know, and we're still in the first 48 hours. what is there are a couple of interesting tangential things here. and you're showing the american people how very quickly in this era of ring cameras and cell phones and all sorts of abilities to record video and to find connections we'll know these answers fairly soon. but as of late this morning, there was no indication either of coordination or of and this is where the intelligence community is implicated of any sort of foreign nexus. you know, it's very clear that the individual jabbar in new orleans was radicalized, but we're running down still. how how he was radicalized. >> and just to be clear, when they say, and this is what the fbi has told us, congressman, that he was 100% inspired by i.s.i.s.. that's obviously a specific word choice. they're not saying directed by i.s.i.s. or in contact with i.s.i.s., but have

ridicule in the case of alvin bragg, they brought it anyway. i think it's poetic justice that it is only the state of new york that has ever held this man accountable for anything he's ever done. crimes, civil issues. only new york has ever hold him accountable. so i will slightly disagree. i rarely disagree with david cay johnston, but i will disagree on that. i do think he should have gone to jail though for what he did. i do agree 100% on that. kathryn christian, george conway, katie phang, david cay johnston thank you, my friends. and coming up, the latest on the devastating wildfires in california. i will talk to two members of congress whose districts are impacted about the disastrous and dangerous information that misinformation, i should say that's spreading and how some republicans are already politicizing this tragedy. politicizing this tragedy. surprise, surprise when i was diagnosed with h-i-v, i didn't know who i would be. but here i am... ...being me. keep being you... ...and ask your healthcare provider about the number one presc

alvin bragg's case former u.s. prosecutors, lawyers, legal pros say will easily get overturned on appeal due to multiple constitutional violations. coming up next, attorney horace cooper will react to the details and break it down. also, tonight, this story. >> i'm not just maga. liz: we're digging into this news coming in. speaker johnson did keep the speaker gavel today. now democrats are turning to attacking elon musk. elon musk is going to try to cut literally trillions of your tax dollars they're wasting on over spending. we've got news the tens of billions democrats demanded for more irs audits to audit you to pay for all that spending is on the chopping block plus this story. >> you know -- >> i'll lead an effective strategy to mobilize pressure. >> after i sign the act into law -- liz: okay we've got media watchdogs hammering the media and biden's white house team for covering up biden's cognitive decline. we've got the details. it's happening right as biden is trying to undermine trump in a new big way. yo

alvin bragg had a job to do. jack smith has had a job to do. that is a different conversation because of how the federal government goes about and their rules with respect to prosecuting, sitting, sitting presidents. but alvin bragg did what he was supposed to do, and he got a conviction for millions of americans. jose, the idea of being saddled with a felony conviction can be a huge and tremendous obstacle, not only because of the penalties that are imposed, but just the label itself. it is very jarring to see and to feel and to watch someone when we've been saying literally for years, decades, even that no man is above the law in the united states of america, because that's how our system works. to watch someone essentially walk out of court a free man with the same label that will prohibit some other people from finding housing, from getting jobs, traveling, being able to travel and live a from being able to vote, even though and he will have his right to vote taken away in florida from being able to live a normal life. and so for me, i am t

a lot of people are at fort bragg.this point, nobody seems to be saying there's any connection between these two. do you know otherwise, or have you heard otherwise? >> no. i mean, at this point it seems to be just a very kind of odd and somewhat eerie coincidence. you know, veteran radicalization is nothing new. you know, the fact that people have rented cars to conduct attacks, also not new. you know, we'll see what is unearthed after the digital forensics are scrubbed, after the laptops and cell phones are combed through. maybe there's something there, but nothing jumped out to me as of now linking the two in any tangible way. >> carl, let's talk about the new orleans suspect. the fbi says he was 100% inspired by isis. now, the question here, and they say acted alone, the question here is, what's isis now? when one says inspired by isis, is there an isis that's meaningfully operative right now? or are they saying, this is a guy who's read isis' stuff, followed isis in the past, finds their stuff inspiring? >> this i

both of the subjects served at fort bragg, north carolina. no record that they served in the same unit or even the same years at fort bragg, something that continues to remain under investigation. lilyjamali is in las vegas. if they are not connected and there is no suggestion as we just heard that they are, there are a number of coincidences in the two attacks that were staged on the same day. there really are. _ staged on the same day. there really are, both _ staged on the same day. there really are, both on _ staged on the same day. there really are, both on new- staged on the same day. there really are, both on new year's| really are, both on new year's day and both people as you heard there, that served in the military, in fact the perpetrator, the proof and believed to have perpetrated the attacker was an active member. new mention he was in the greene berets, that is an elite branch of the us military and that cross over at fort bragg, then in afghanistan as well reportedly in the year 2009. law enforcement has been careful about draw

justice department looked into this and ftc and decided not to bring cases and merchan and bragg triedake this accounting law and tried to turn it into a claim that trump somehow stolen the 2016 election. while the 2024 results, i think, give a lie to that. liz: this is a real clear abuse of the justice system to go after a political rival? final word. >> yes. in fact i think if merchan goes ahead and i think trump would be entirely justified to think of ways to retaliate against new york city. for example, the justice department should investigate them for violating civil rights. liz: john yoo, you're so smart, thank you for breaking this down with us. good to have you back on. see you again soon. >> thanks, liz. >> i think his fitness to serve is proven by him serving and serving with excellence and distinction and continuing to lead the world. >> we have a very bold and vibrant president. >> you all call this the cheap fakes video and that's what they are. they're cheap fakes video. liz: this breaking news, former tv host ryan williams, he's now calling out the media and democrats f

this is a case that alvin bragg did not want to bring, and he thought it was one i read. and from what i hear, that inappropriately handled before he got there, a gentleman from a law firm came in and acted as a district attorney. and that gentleman, from what i heard, was a criminal or almost criminal in what he did. it was very inappropriate. it was a somebody involved with my political opponent. part of the records that we're talking about, they're saying, i just noticed where he said i was falsifying business records. well, the falsification of business records, as they say, it was going illegal expense in the books where everybody could see them. a legal expense, in other words, legal fees or legal expense were put down as legal expense by accountants. they weren't put down by me. they were put down by accountants. i didn't call them construction concrete work. i didn't call them electrical work. i didn't call them. they called a legal fee or a legal expense, a legal expense. and for this i got indicted. it's incredible actually. now, if you look, my attorney alluded

both subjects served at fort bragg, north carolina.t's a large military base and we have no record they served in the same unit or the same years at fort bragg, something that remains under investigation. they both served in afghanistan in 2009. we don't have any evidence they were in the same province in afghanistan, the same location or unit, something else that remains under investigation. we know that they both used the rental company turo to rent their vehicles. it has been confirmed by dod that he was in the army, a green beret operations sergeant who spent most of his time at fort carson, colorado. he was on approved leave from germany where he was serving with the 10th special forces group, previously in the national guard and army reserve. through exceptional joint investigative efforts we have gotten to a place where we believe we can show you his route to las vegas from colorado springs. he went to the cybertruck in denver september 28, we track his movements through the tesla charging statements to monument, colorado, the t

both had been assigned to fort bragg. both appear to have served in afghanistan during the same time period. authorities were trying to figure out if they did have any overlap at fort bragg. so then it's the same day. that's obviously a critical sign. >> literally no barricades were up on any of the streets all night long. >> as both cities deal with the fallout. questions are now emerging in new orleans about the security measures in place for the new year's holiday. >> these barriers that block cars from getting access to a location like bourbon street, they were not there. authorities have explained they were planning to have them replaced in time for mardi gras and for the super bowl, but they were not there in time for new year's eve. >> those barriers are a common security measure used in major cities like new york. >> they are very effective. they will stop a 5050 zero zero 0 pound car going 50 miles an hour. >> robert boyce is the former chief of detectives in new york city. >> i think the saddest part of the new

both served at fort bragg and did tours in afghanistan. both men rented from the same car company, but as federal officials including president biden have repoeted today, the attacks at this stage appear to be unrelated. >> we are also continuing to investigate whether or not there is any connection between the new orleans attack and the explosion in las vegas. as of now, as of now, there they have not found any evidence of such a connection thus far. >> and our tom winter has reported the fbi has found what it has described as the remnants of bomb making in the home of shamsud din jabbar in houston, texas. you saw him on the screen now, collin clark is the director of research. the author of after the caliphate. thank you for being with us, let's start with the connection or lack there of between these two guys. there are some similarities. a lot of people have not rented a car using turo. you can rent someone else's personal car. not like hertz. they both used it as the app. both of them had served time in the military and at fort bragg

trey: york is home to alvin bragg and one other person who did not get the message of november. >> the american people have a right to know president-elect trump cabinet nominees are going to fight for them. americans have to ask what are republicans trying to hide when they don't want their nominees to have background checks and don't want to have full information about them. these nominees have in enormous power. republicans choosing to rush nominees is quickly becoming a pattern. it is hard not to wonder what are the republicans trying to hide about these nominees from the american people. what are they trying to hide, what are they afraid of. trey: i will let you in on a little secret, chuck schumer is not credible for trump nominees regardless. i don't think anyone cares what he thinks about for republican senators, what do they want to hear and know some nominees change position on key issues how do you judge the sincerity of the conversion, how much information is enough the ebb and flow with the nature of the office, joining the south carolina senator tim scott who chairs the s

liz cheney, jack smith, district attorney bragg, fani willis. and that's not to say that there's some legitimate questions sometimes about individuals. that's how this process plays out. but i think donald trump in these last two years was successful in many cases in smearing the names of some of these public servants who were not worthy of those smears. and of course, not for everybody in america. but we're talking about millions. and i think that there's a question as to what extent do republicans on capitol hill does the department of justice, people like todd blanch, who and emil bove, they're going to be the number two and number three at the department of justice. the two men who were there representing him today, to what extent do they stand up and defend the justice system, the judges and the prosecutors against those smears? i'm not sure. we didn't see much resistance the last few years, but when donald trump is in power within the biggest office, what does that look like? >> because in part of your new assignment, you have other duties

in this case, okay, and we talked about this yesterday as far as alvin bragg and his priorities. jamaar banks is the gentlemen's name i shouldn't calm him a gentlemen is a thug's name he stabbed two people on the subway. january 1st and then again on january 2nd. guess how many time this is guy has been arrested in new york city? 87 times. and not just for stealing a toothbrush from a cvs but assault major crimes yet alvin bragg put him out there and his priorities are way out of whack nicole. >> we've seen that i was thinking this was a quieter "newsweek" after the disaster that's been this last week. but i guess not. >> alicia as far as donald trump, this is just the democrats basically saying look, this is the first convicted felon that serves as president it is a nice headline but i don't think many people -- regular folks that voted in this election really care about that all that much because we don't have an idea in this case what he actually did wrong from a, you know, breaking the law stand point. >> we all remember that actually is each case came forward and each charge

here, alvin bragg, and the way it was tried. a lot of areas in which it could be appealed. is there any way to fast track that appeal before the president is inaugurated or are we just going to have to live with this? >> well, the great irony in all of this is that i don't think anyone did more to help elect donald trump president of the united states. david: good point. >> than alvin bragg and tish james, in both cases you had two rogue prosecutors who decided that when they were running for office that they were going to go after donald trump. they said it. they ran on it. and then, in fact, did it. and in both cases, the charges make no sense. in the case of alvin bragg, he took what would have amounted to at worst a violation of the fc fec and turned it from a federal case to a state case, from a misdemeanor to a felony in that alone it should have been thrown out on the merits itself. david: congressman, i'm sorry to interrupt, but we've had so much breaking news. we only have a chance for one more question because of the carter funeral, et cetera. very quickly, yester

both of the subjects served at fort bragg, north carolina. what we do know about that is it's a very large military base and we have no record that they served in the same unit or even at the same years at fort bragg. they both served in afghanistan in 2009. we don't have any evidence that they were in the same province in afghanistan, the same location, or the same unit. again, something else that remains under investigation. cheryl: federal agents, local police are now trying to determine the motive behind the explosion. his family says he was a big trump supporter who loved his time in the military. steve, what is your reaction to this? >> the officer we just heard from laid out the reason why the fbi should have never come to the conclusion the way they did because those are dots that are being connected. look, you've got these two individuals that are in the army, they're in the same unit, i understand it was reported they even rented the vehicles through the same port. so the fact of the matter is, there's a lot of similarities here and

both of the subjects served at fort bragg, north carolina. what we do know about that is it's a very large military base and we have no record that they served in the same unit or even in the same years at fort bragg. they both served in afghanistan in 2009. we don't have any evidence that they were in the same province in afghanistan, the same location or the same unit. again, something else that remains under investigation. cheryl: tesla chief elon musk is assisted las vegas authorities in the investigation as police search for a motive. we don't know a motive. jay, decorated active duty service member burkes he was serving in europe, home on leave. we have a lot of questions about this. >> more questions. anything we say could be speculative. one thing i know is suicide prevention in the military is something that is very important and there are places to go for people that need help and it sounds like he had some struggles of his own which may have led to this. cheryl: i mean, it's just -- again, both of these incidents happening on the s