of donald trump, donald trump said cannon was thrown off the case. cannon was not thrown off the case. in fact, no one was thrown off the case. cannon was thrown off the case. those were his exact words. he was referring there to his favorite judge in history, judge aileen mercedes cannon, who issued an order today, while donald trump was speaking, blocking the release of jack smith reports on donald trump. we will discuss that momentarily with andrew wiseman. since no one was thrown off the cases involving donald trump, it's impossible to know who he meant. and i'm not going to guess. that's a mistake. guessing what donald trump means when he says something incoherent is a mistake. that is an attempt to impose logic on what is coming out of donald trump's incoherent mind, and that is impossible. all we know is donald trump said, cannon was thrown off the case, and whoever he was talking about, he could not possibly have meant cannon. it would be worth keeping a count from this day forward of how many names donald trump gets wrong when he is speaking

appears donald j trump of the state of florida received exposed for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio votes for vice president. [applause] >> the certificate of the electoral vote kentucky seems to be regular informed and authentic and appears donald j trump in the statet of florida received eight votes for president and j.d. vance in the state of ohio received eight votes for vice president. [applause] >> the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of indiana regular and authentic and appears donald j trump from the state of florida received eight votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received eight votes for vice president. [applause] >> that certificate of the electoral vote in the state of maine appears kamala harris in the state of california received three votes for president donald j trump of the state of florida received one vote president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received three votes for vice president j.d. vance of the state of ohio received one vote for vice president. >> the certificate of the electoral vote

the house certified the election of donald trump and the next president and j.d. vance as the next vice president. we'll koch the joint session of congress to count the 2024 electoral college votes, next. ce united states, the senate and ce house of representatives are meeting in joint session to verify the certificates and count the votes of the electricker toes -- electors of the several states for president and vice president of the united states. after ascertainment has been had that the certificates are authentic and correct in form, the tellers will count and make a list of the votes cast by the electors of the several states. the tellers on the part of the two houses will take their places at the clerk's desk. without objection, the tellers will dispense with reading formal portions of the certificates after ascertaining that the certificates are regular in form and authentic, the tellers will announce the votes cast by the electors for each state beginning with alabama. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of alabama seems

it appears there from that donald j. trump from the state of florida received 30 votes for president and jd vance from the state of ohio received 30 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of georgia seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears there from that donald j. trump from the state of florida received 16 votes for president and jd vance of ohio received 16 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of hawaii seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears there from that kamala d. harris from the state of california received four votes for president and tim walz from the state of minnesota received four votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of idaho seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears there from that donald j. trump of the state of florida received four votes for president, and jd vance of the state of o

and donald j. trump of the state of florida received one vote for president. and tim walz of the state of minnesota received three votes for vice president. and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received one vote for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of maryland seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received 10 votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received 10 votes for vice president. >> the certificate for the electoral vote of the commonwealth of massachusetts seeming to regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received 11 votes for president, and tim walz of minnesota received 11 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of michigan seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received 15 votes for president, and j.d. vance of

we need donald trump. america needs donald trump.nd the reason why we do is because he's the individual that how to solve these problems. he how to keep america safe. he knows how to make us more prosperous. and i want to tell you, i've got an ask for all of you in new hampshire. i've met a lot you campaigning around the state. but the ask this, tamara, you've got to get out and bring your friends. you've got to bring everybody in vote because the eyes of the world are on new hampshire tomorrow. they're going to be looking at how you vote. we end primary tomorrow in new hampshire with a fantastic win and what it's not just america. it's every foreign dictator. it's terrorist group is going to be rethinking plans when they know we've got a strong and experienced president who will stand to them and bring america and make america great again. thank you. i never thought i'd say that. and can you how are you going to see. i hi, how are you? how it what always? well, i'm on executive transition, so i was here for that. and of course, i ta

i can't imagine donald trump would do anything to reverse this. probably in the same way that joe biden kept a lot of the donald trump tariffs. it seems like there really is no end to outbidding people on populism with no real sound economic basis. this is just a bailout to the unions who oppose this deal on nothing other than self-serving and shortsighted goals. >> no sweat, evan is dying. we are going to give him a minute. donald trump also opposed this deal but since trump appears to want to reverse every single thing that joe biden has done, thought or even considered, how do you think trump will respond? >> they all said that they want to do this, what joe biden has just done. i can't imagine him getting involved. this was about the union and also about environmental pressures. joe biden was responding to major constituencies that are important to him here. >> but no longer, he is now done within a matter of days and has no future concerns about electability. from the perspective of which they oppose this, i do not understand. given that the

donald trump appearing virtually there but the judge has just sentenced donald trump.er the conviction in the hush money case and he said he is imposing no jail orfinery but imposing no jail or finery but the imposing no jail orfinery but the sentence places judgment of guilt on the president elect�*s record. —— fine. thejudge guilt on the president elect�*s record. —— fine. the judge was keen to pursue this despite the last—minute efforts of donald trump to block the sentencing, and that did not work, and the supreme courtjudges decided supreme court judges decided against supreme courtjudges decided against throwing out the last—minute bid from donald trump so today the sentencing went ahead and the breaking development, i will repeat it, thejudge decided to development, i will repeat it, the judge decided to sentence donald trump to an unconditional discharge over the conviction in the hush money case and he has imposed no jail time money case and he has imposed no jailtime and no money case and he has imposed no jail time and no fine but the sentence means it is a

donald trump did make calls to put him over the finish line. but the president-elect is not the only one throwing his weight around. joe biden blocked nippon steel nifrom purchasing u.s. steel citing national security concerns. both companies responded saying the president's statement and order do not present any credible evident of a national security issue is making it clear this is a political decision. nightcap is in with us. cbs senior analyst and ceo, host and managing editor of accelerate's daily news podcast, and former chief communications adviser for paul ryan and john boehner. start with you and mike johnson. dramatic, a lot of headlines, but end of the day, donald trump has one priority, to be sworn in as next president of the united states of america. did anyone really think there was a single republican elected official that was going to stand in the way and block mike johnson and delay donald trump? >> anyeah, there were enough republicans thought they could maybe get attention for themselves, have a weekend to keep everybody in

he stood up to donald trump. donald trump put tremendous pressure on mike pence to go beyond his constitutional duties and overturn the results of the election, do something he had no power to do, send results back to the states or throw them out completely, to have a new election or install donald trump as president. he saw in kamala harris what he had done four years ago. it isn't something extraordinary, isn't something that should be an act of heroics or something, this is just what you're supposed to do in office. i would say one thing about rewriting of history that's so crazy is this was all on video. you can see the rioters beat the police and drag people down the steps and use the american flag to assault people. you can hear them chant "hang mike pence," so it's just crazy to me the effort to rewrite the history of january 6th has been as successful as it has been when you have so much video of exactly what happened that day for anybody that wants to see it to see. >> let's move forward, two parter. sus

we have not heard from donald trump on this yet.th korea? >> i think the u.s. needs to make very clear that this is for the south koreans to decide. we, in the past, interfered too much with their political system, but we should support democracy and support the rule of law. it is not up to us to pick winners. i think we should also be very clear that we are supporting south korea, vis-@-vis any that the north may take. north korea, approximately a year ago, adopted a new approach to south korea that is much more militant. there are a lot of concerns that it might not exactly start a new korean war, but launch strikes against offshore islands, by example, and territorial waters. and i think that we should be very clear that if there is any effort by north korea to take advantage of this situation. >> it's not a conversation we got time for tonight, nick, but we should have it one of these days, and that is there are some liberal movements taking place across the world that we should be concerned about, and how donald trump plays int

donald j. trump. biden has been a disaster on the economy. he's been a disaster on energy and national security, including the border. under donald j. trump, our cities were safer, our country was safer, and we were absolutely, economically better off than we are now. joe biden's energy policies are empowering our dictators and hurting our economy. they are raising the prices of what we do pay for gas in your car, food on your table, and energy to heat your home. america needs donald trump and the reason why we do is because he is the individual that knows how to solve these problems. he knows how to keep america safe and make us more prosperous. i want to tell you, i've met a lot of you campaigning around the state, tomorrow you've got to get out and bring your friends. you've got to bring everybody in vote because the eyes of the world are on new hampshire tomorrow. they are going to be looking at how you vote. we in this primary and tomorrow in new hampshire with a fantastic win, and guess w

it allows donald trump to appeal.t you appeal after you are sentenced. so judge merchan pointed out at sentencing on friday, he will have all of his appellate rights to challenge everything and anything with respect to the underlying trial, and so he can try and vindicate himself. instead what he wants is to never have that sentencing go forward. >> we are going to be watching both of these every day this week. andrew weissman, thank you very much. great news tonight. >>> coming up, they were there. and they're lucky to be alive .2 former capitol police officers who survived the attack on the capitol on january sixth, four years ago today. they will join us next. us nex issues that can bring. sometimes it's the smell of mildew when water has seeped into the interior walls. or maybe they've spotted mold in the attic. but most often it's the more obvious signs of damage like rotten soffit, fascia, or water pooling near their foundation. you can get ahead of costly damage by protecting your home's gutters today. we're in

why is donald trump still trying to delay it. us now, msnbc legal correspondent, lisa rubin. no jail time, the sentencings's going to happen. behind just go through with it and have it over with. >> that's a good question. you and i were discussing during the break, if the sentencing were to happen, donald trump would be free from one of his greatest impediments, this gag order, which he says prevents him from talking about the case, notwithstanding the fact that his characterization of the gag order is correct. it is correct if he were to proceed of the sentencing he would be free to say whatever he wants to about this case and its various participants. >> so the legal team is trying to delay it. what's the likelihood of them delaying it? what method are they using to move this back? >> so they are appealing to go judge merchan's rulings to the appellate division. it's the first tier appeals court in new york. a total victory is not what they're aiming for, they're aiming for a temporary stay. you may be asking yourself, are the

donald j.mp of the state of florida received nine votes for president. j.d. vance of the state of ohio received nine votes for vice president. [applause] >> john: again, this will continue alphabetically through all of the states. some of which donald trump will be declared the winner. others in which kamala harris will be declared the winner. overall, trump has a 270 votes necessary in order to take this. we don't think that there is going to be any change in that. >> this will be state-by-state. they will go through this process and electorally, he is going to surpass the needed number, three quarters of the way through. this is the final certification. this sets up the inauguration. it is also a moment that you obviously reflect back to what happened four years ago. we know that the president-elect soon to be president again has pledged to pardon or offer some relief to some of the jan january 6th rioters. there's questions about, you know, how many and who and what their charges were approv

trump. >> and he said it was he said, donald trump, the ordinary citizen, donald trump, the criminal defendant, would not be entitled to the protections of the presidency. but it was the office today that shielded him. and this is not only a distinction that will now carry him into the white house. it is a stain. and that is now for the record. and it's been it's in the record and it's there. he can appeal it. but he made it official. >> yeah, yeah. >> that's in some ways this is a great day. and in many ways it is just an incredibly sad day for the country. and i think the great day is that it happened. is that is that in spite of enormous adversity, a credit to alvin bragg, a credit to judge merchan, to the prosecution, to the jurors, to the witnesses that this happened and to all of the lawyers, the defense lawyers and the prosecutors on the on the case. and a credit to the supreme court last night, at least five of the justices saying he's going to be treated like everyone else, which is that, you know what? it's this is not alice in wonderland. everyone, you go through the trial

next we hear from kash patel, donald trump's pick to lead the fbi. he is a former national security council and pentagon staff are . in addition to serving as a public defender in florida. in 2024 he was one of the featured speakers at the conservative political action conferenceheld in the washington dc area . >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome former pentagon chief ofstaff and author of government gangsters , kash patel. [music] >> how's it going? thank you. so i thought it would be fun to go on a man c of government gangsters together and i'm so proud to be at ccac with so many great americans who represent donald trump's army to take this country back and that's what is going to take, an entire army and we all have a job to do . we are blessed by god to ighave donald trump be our juggernaut of justice, to be our leader, to be our continued warrior in the arena but we have to fill that arena with americans behind him are going to take the fight to the mainstream media, who are going to take the fight to the corporate iz bureaucracy that contr

but that's also, in a way, always been donald trump's style, right?now, the last four years of president biden�*s administration has also been, the entire time, a campaign for donald trump as well. and when he entered the white house for his first term, he never stopped campaigning. that seems to be often a part of his messaging, and it's interesting to see that he doubled down on that message on thursday morning. as i said, we're taping on thursday morning again to say, you know, open borders and immigration have led to this terrible crime. of course, you know, there are some conflicting numbers on immigration and crime. you know, we could dive into that. but the point to be made in this case is, of course, that the attacker was a us citizen, an army veteran, and so there isn't a link there. and, of course, some of that misinformation and spread wild on x and on social media, as you pointed out, courtney, in the initial hours. if there's one thing we've learned about donald trump, well, we've learned many things, but he does prefer to be a candidate,

but donald trump's ressure is that a joke? but donald trump's pressure on _ is that a joke?s pressure on israel _ is that a joke? but donald trump's pressure on israel as _ is that a joke? but donald trump's pressure on israel as well - is that a joke? but donald trump's pressure on israel as well as - is that a joke? but donald trump'sl pressure on israel as well as hamas to seal the deal before his return to seal the deal before his return to the white house next week might have made a decisive difference. joe biden put the pan on the table last may. with guards in ruins, the point from the president that the palestinians have a path to their own state is wishful thinking. the israeli government says security depends on military power, not allowing palestinian independence. after 15 months of war in gaza, the conflict which has lasted more than a century is as bitter and intractable as ever. with luck, the ceasefire will end this war, but it does not end the conflict. consequences of so much destruction and death will be felt for a generation at least. jeremy bowen, bbc ne

keeping donald trump happy. and nothing will frustrate him more than delays to his becoming president. i am 100% confident no one wants to be the one that made it so his january 6th didn't go the way the last one did. >> 100% confidence from phillip bump. >> absolutely. >> rarely happens these days. what you suspected happened. what happens next? >> donald trump of course we know he has the power to wield a hammer over the heads of republican legislators. the narrow house majority really plays to his advantage. this wasn't the case we had two years ago with republicans complaining about kevin mccarthy, this was two or three people and two or three people is a very easy number for donald trump to lean on. he can call them, tweet about them. post on truth social. encourage them to be the targets of primaries. there are all sorts of ways. if it comes down to a couple of people it is easier for donald trump and this machine to influence those people than to influence ten or 12. of course this was going to happen. be

if there's one thing we've learned about donald trump...s prefer to be a candidate, right? he prefers being a candidate over the actualjob of the presidency itself. and, you know, you have to wonder what a second term looks like when you don't have some of these sort of republican institutionalists who were with him in his first first term who are no longer there. when you have elon musk, sort of...this sort of external, um, influence on him, um, you know, and posting about some of some of this misinformation online. i mean, ithink, you know, it does speak to how he plans to take office again. and i think we'll have to see what we hear from him in the coming days as this, as we learn more about this attack as well. christian, how do people there in the uk look at president biden right now? i mean, courtney was talking about the fact that he's kind of turned inward, is he really present on the international stage? i think the 620 was quite an eye—opener for a lot of people. the fact that the group photograph took place and he wasn't there, t

that joe biden kept a lot of the donald trump tariffs. this feels like there's really no, you know, end to outbidding people on populism when there's no real sound, economic baize for it. when jason furman talks about special interests, he's talking about unions. this is just a bailout to the unions there who oppose this deal on nothing other than maybe self-serving, shortsighted goals. >> no sweat. evan's dying, so we're going to give him a minute. mary, he's the thing, though -- i feel so bad. poor evan. we're going to give evan a second here. donald trump also opposes this deal. how do you think trump could respond? >> well, i can't get in his mind, right? but, i mean, he said kamala harris and joe biden all said that they wanted this, what joe biden has just done. >> yes. >> so i can't imagine him getting involved, but this was about the union, also about environmental pressures and environmental groups that came out and said they didn't want this to happen, so joe biden was responding to major constituencies that are important to him

and here donald trump did. the reason why i'm legally shocked is because he really didn't need to judge. merchan already stated that he intended to not really give him a sentence, that unconditional discharge, which means you have the conviction, but you have no jail time, you have no parole, you have no probation, you have no fine. you essentially get to walk home, unlike most other criminal defendants. >> and we're just wondering, because he mentions this at the beginning of his allocution, he says, although i have taken the unusual step in advance of telling you the sentence, i feel i need to tell you the reasoning for the sentence i am about to impose. how unusual of it of a step is it for the judge to in advance tell people about the sentence? >> not as unusual as he's making it out to be. there are many times where a judge will say, this is your promise sentence, but one of those things on a promise sentence is you have to go to the department of probation, even if you're not getting probation, to sort of

the second test will be donald trump. >> donald trump is a new yorker. his office buildings, and he still owns a few, are filled with people who take mass transit, and i think he understands what traffic is doing to our city. >>> i feel strongly we have made major shifts. what happened last time where an officer's words haunt me forever on the police line said, "does anyone have a plan? does anyone have a plan? " the answer from the leadership back then was no. now, we have clear leadership in place. >> lawmakers and security officials taking extra precautions to ensure that today will not be a repeat of january 6th, 2021, here in washington. the snowy capitol this morning equipped with extra fencing and law enforcement as congress convenes to certify the 2024 presidential election. for some lawmakers, like our next guest, january 6th, 2021, was the first day ing official acts as a new member of congress. many of them arrived in washington bright- eyed about enacting change for their constituents, only to be met by scenes like this. >> for members, the d

history will show that today donald j.mp, the former and future president of these great united states, became the first american president to hold the title of convicted felon, the first american president, as the new york times reports, to, quote, carry that distinction into the white house. end quote. we are, of course, talking about the long delayed sentencing in donald trump's election interference case last spring. a jury of his peers unanimously found donald trump guilty of 34 felony counts. and this morning, in a brief but remarkable hearing, judge juan merchan imposed a sentence of so-called unconditional discharge. that means no jail time, no fine, but a sentence that formalizes a place in history for donald trump that no american president has ever gone before, that no american president has ever wanted before. convicted felon. for six weeks, while donald trump's trial was underway, there were no cameras in the courtroom. there was no audio equipment allowed in the courtroom for any of the proceedings. all that

only, what is good for donald trump.one are the the core principles about state rights and taxes. donald trump does not care about that, he just says what he feels in the moment. he was totally against china- based tiktok but after meeting with the billionaire investor he now loves tiktok. and now that the billionaires of silicon valley have decided that flattering trump will help make them even more money, donald trump is all too happy to give them everything they want at the expense of the maga faithful that put them back into office. you probably heard the fight over the h1 thesis. it is so important to elon musk that he said "i will go to war on this issue. what about the promises to the red hat wearing crowds about america first? vivek ramaswamy doesn't think america should be the first hires into tech companies. he says they hire foreign born because our american culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long. but the tech pros and donald trump apparently think americans are too dumb and/or lazy

and then you, donald trump, can have your appeal.actical consideration of those procedural questions. what needs to come first, the sentencing or the appeal. >> and again, just for our viewers, because we hear sentencing and typically you associate that with time behind bars. this isn't about that. right? it's basically whether he'll be a convicted felon and whether that's on his record or not, right? >> the judge has made as clear as possible in the ruling that he issued on friday night that, a, he intends to sentence donald trump to what we call an unconditional discharge. meaning no prison time, no probation, no fine, no community service, no nothing. and, b, in order to accommodate donald trump's status of president- elect he's willing to hold the proceeding by zoom, which is very unusual. that's all that's at stake with this sentencing coming up on friday. as you note, pam, that would make the conviction formal. a document, a piece of paper, called a judgment of conviction would issue upon sentencing so that would formalize dona

that's just to say, was he treated the same as whether he was donald trump or donald smith?air question, and one that alvin bragg has actually answered in terms of the history of looking at what they have prosecuted in the past and why they decided to bring this case. but i don't think there's a particularly good argument to say that this is kind of a show trial that we've seen in other countries. this is one where there's substantial reason to have brought this. and after all, these were a case that was largely proved through witnesses who were allies of former president trump. they were republicans who testified. they were people who used to work with him, friends of his who testified. and there was substantial evidence of the crimes here. >> and i'm sorry, i just want to say something that andrew brought up as far as looking at the president of the united states. we're not like every other country, or at least we weren't. and i think having a convicted felon being sworn in in ten days as president does send a message politically into the international community. and i thi

you know, even today, you know, you have todd blanche, donald trump, donald trump's attorney, and donald're going to see in ten days the person that's the prosecutor could be the target. but we have ten days. so, you know, we could president biden could be using his pardon power to protect these people. there are things you could do to protect these people, and we're not doing them. >> w w b d what would bill barr do? he would be wielding his power very different. >> well, we know what bill barr would do because we saw it. when? when. >> trump was investigated during russiagate is the very moment bill barr got an opening to spin what the investigation looked like and how the public should think about it and what the fact pattern was, and then to lie about it and misrepresent it ahead of the release of the report, while bob mueller stood by dutifully like a good legal boy scout. >> and i say that with respect because you should honor the law. but i also say it with some disdain, because democrats and rule of law people like merrick garland don't stay vigilant enough about the fact that th

he has been straight up on the reporting from donald trump from the beginning, and that's why donaldmp doesn't like to take vaughn's questions. >> i said, vaughn, get that pad ready. >> shout-out to you. we appreciate you. and can i say one more thing about georgia maloney -- look, the prime minister, people should not be surprised. she has been politically active since she was a teenager and i believe she was an activist in a neoactivist in rome, honey. right that up like that. >>> up next, we will continue this conversation with democratic congressman, bennie thompson. i don't know the difference. isn't that a shame? >>> later, tim heaphy. i got you, symone. i'm watching you, too. you're watching "the weekend." ♪♪ imagine checking your own heart with medical precision from anywhere. introducing kardiamobile 6l, the fda-cleared ekg that provides six-times more heart data than any smartwatch. and it detects three of the most common arrhythmias in just 30 seconds, including atrial fibrillation, bradycardia and tachycardia. check your heart with the most advanced personal ekg outside t

donald trump got defeated.e kwijsed -- look, he convince his base that election was stolen from him. that for four years built this intense anger where they truly believed this deep state garbage was happening. he's going to be president now for four years. he's go to own everything that happens in the economy, in the world, and that like excitement, that like we have been robbed will wear off. and history has this amazing ability to accurately reflect the happenings of that day. so while maybe today it's kind of surreal that we're here four years later after that and putting donald trump back in the presidency. history will not be kind to him. i'm glad you brought up my tweet. speaker johnson tweeted this on january 6th, 2021. i unambiguously condemn any and all forms of violent protest, any individual who committed violence today should be prosecuted to the fullest extept of the law. that's going to be a question when donald trump gets into office and decides does he want to prosecute the people who looked in

she's going to certify donald trump as the winner. in that regard, she is going to conduct herself in a very dignified fashion. >> and you can guarantee that despite joe biden losing the election, not a single democratic vote will be for decertification? >> as you know harris was our nominee but yes, i believe that almost every democrat is going to certify the election. >> okay. by the way, i did have to catch you up, harris ran and joe biden stepped aside in the summer. let me get to capitol police ahead of the certification. are you confident you will be safe there tomorrow? has congress been reminded of the procedures in case things get out of control again? >> i think we will be safe. i think the u.s. capitol police have done quite a bit in the intervening four years to bolster security around here in general. i think they will take important steps to safeguard the capitol as they should. >> so on the eve of the certification of these election results, it begs the question, is trump having a criminal record enough? does a blotch a

>> the basics are what what -- won this election for donald trump.elates to joe biden and what the democrats are up to, i would basically ask joe biden to please go back to doing what we know he is probably good at doing because he has a deneka for four years, absolutely nothing. they can leave it alone that would be great. what they have been doing is what we see from the democrats time after time, yeah, great at lying and gas lighting, the light about everything, biden's mental acuity,. >> everyone: having all of this momentum behind her, the light about inflation, anything relating to donald trump and they lied when he said they wanted a smooth and peaceful transition. that was a lie because what they are doing, throwing everything in donald trump's way, trying to thwart the will of the american people in the mandate of sent out was disgraceful. it is the only think the democrats know how to do. i do have a good news for the american people, donald trump has become, they are used to this treatment, he has been receiving it from the folks from the

donald trump has won that argument, he's going to do this.ple who will stand up to him. looking at that imagine, it's maddening. i mean, a place that i worked for many years, a building i cherish, and frankly every american should cherish, it's completely shameful. you would hope these people, this was not just an attack of their democracy, an attack on their workplace, an attack on them, and it speaks to the power that donald trump has over a lot of people that he has been able to whitewash what happened to a point that everybody is receding to his position, and is going to look the other way when this ultimately does happen. >> anyone that travels and speaks to people abroad, that i see the capitol as they see the white house as a symbol of democracy to be aspirational. that was not it. those pictures we just showed from four years ago today. brendan buck, garrett haake, michael hardaway, thank you. >>> and coming up, hours before congress certified president-elect trump's victory, his legal team asked a court to delay his sentencing in the

donald trump said it was because tim cook calls me. he calls donald trump directly. i think that was a good indication that five years later so many in politics and tech and beyond are learning for themselves there's benefit in being in touch with donald trump. >> vaughn hillyard, thank you very much. mark leibovitz, thank you very much. lisa rubin', thank you very much. we're going to stick with jonathan and aaron david miller, because coming up next, we're going to go back to washington where the state funeral procession for former president jimmy carter is about to get officially under way. don't go anywhere. ficially undey don't go anywhere. hi, i'm damian clark. i'm here to help you understand how to get the most from medicare. if you're eligible for medicare, it's a good idea to have original medicare. it gives you coverage for doctor office visits and hospital stays. but if you want even more benefits, you can choose a medicare advantage plan like the ones offered at humana. our plans combine original medicare with extra benefits in a single, convenient plan w

president-elect donald trump has the lot wrong.ity decision from last year. the issue here is not that presidential immunity -- the charges here did not relate to anything that the former president did while he was in office. this is all information that is about conduct prior to his becoming president, but there are substantial legal issues that he is going to try to raise. i have to say my money is on giving the supreme court of the united states having interceded, it looks like president-elect donald trump's behalf -- at least two occasions, i think there is certainly a significant chance that we will not see sentencing, but that does not take away from what harry pointed out, which is that here you have judge merchan issuing a decision that truly vindicates the rule of law. it is solomonic in the way he has fashioned the potential sentence, so, once again, i think judge merchan has done an incredible job in upholding sort of the finest of what this country should be and what the judiciary should be, and according to the crimina

last year, donald trump -- actually, earlier, yeah, last year donald trump said that the sentencing needed to happen after the election. and the judge went along with that. but now trump was saying that the sentencing should wait either four years until his administration is over or never happen. apparently, for at least six members of the supreme court that was a bridge too far. >> i am shocked that john roberts -- i will be honest. one of his appointees, amy coney barrett, went along with the liberals on the court. alito was just chatting with trump on the phone about a job for a former clerk. john roberts strikes me as protecting donald trump, his feelings, his ability to act bold boldly as he said in his idruling that donald trump has absolute community and he can commit any crime he wants. i am shocked. i just assumed john roberts is there to protect trump at all costs. >> roi think that's absolutely right. there is a tension between roberts' fealty to donald trump and his fealty to the legitimacy of the court. >> 100%. what i want to talk to you about is we have covered a lot of crim

but it also allows donald trump to appeal. that you appeal after your sentence. so judge mershon pointed out that he will have all of his appellate rights to challenge anything and everything with respect to the underlying trial and he can try to vindicate himself. instead what he wants is to never have that sentencing go forward. >> we will be watching both of these every day this week. thank you very much for joining us. >>> coming up, they were there and they are lucky to be alive. two former capitol police officers who survived the attack on the capitol on january 6th four years ago today. they will join us next. us nex visit findrealrelief.com to find an expert physician near you. ask if bulkamid is right for you and discuss potential risks. results and experiences may vary. move beyond the leaks. (luke) homes-dot-com is a new, elevated home-shopping experience. beautiful design, tremendously rich content, and, my favorite touch, it's the only site that always connects you to the listing agent. feels like a work of art! (

you have mike pence and donald trump. donald trump and obama. george w.nt. how does it all strike you? >> it was like watching a russian novel. the count is out the ball and there is anna karenina. it was like 30 years of our political lives in one room. you think of the drama between them. all of the -- it really was a dramatic novel. but there was a bit of nostalgia. i think about this all the time --were the 70's worse or better? on matters of crime, divorce rates from a societal break down, the 70's were worse but they did have republican senators that told richard nixon that he needed to resign. geoff: david brooks and jonathan k part, thank you as -- jonathan capeheart, thank you as always. ♪ geoff: watch washington week this week with jeffrey goldberg and as piano as they discussed donald trump's recent threats against allies giving new meaning to america first. amna: and on pbs news week and come chemical found in schools and businesses that the epa says presents an unreasonable risk to human health. that is the news hour for tonight. geoff: for a

he's spent a lot of time campaigning for donald trump and supporting donald trump's candidates. remember, mike johnson was with donald trump the day of the second assassination attempt during the presidential campaign. he has kept donald trump close, understanding that the support of donald trump would be necessary for him to maintain the gavel, but probably not sufficient to do it on its own. as for trump, i think he's run hot and cold on mike johnson. he has at times been very supportive of johnson and of the work that johnson has been able to do with a small majority. he has also been quite frustrated with him. i spoke with donald trump the week before christmas when the whole debate was going on about the debt ceiling, and he was very frustrated with johnson, not being able to do that, and trump and his allies made clear that they thought they had assurances, they thought johnson understood that was a priority for trump. there was at least in that moment, looked like trump might have turned on johnson . he worked diligently to maintain the relationship to get back to a place