i think that the contemporaneous notes released today by deputy attorney general at the time donoghuearly reveal out of donald trump's own mouth an illegal attempt to subvert the election results of a free and fair elects. >> also tonight, donald trump was dealt a major legal blow in the justice department issued an opinion saying congress should get to see the former president's tax returns. that reverses a decision made in 2019 by trump administration lawyers. we've also been watching the effort to ex fend the federal eviction moratorium that expires tomorrow. a last-ditch effort to extend the ban has failed in the house, and lawmakers will be on recess for the next several weeks. the measure had prevented the removal of renters during the pandemic. >>> with that, let's bring if our lead-off guests on this friday night. eugene daniels, white house correspondent for "politico". co-author of each day's edition of "politico "playbook"." barbara mcquade, a veteran federal prosecutor and formerly with the eastern district of michigan. she worked during the biden transition. she is co-hos

donoghue recorded his names in his notes from this call denied they were involved. that's a narrow denial. 11 days after the call there was a deadly insurrection of the united states capitol and i wonder if liz cheney's constant agitation is cast in a new light that trump saw him in the coup. >> there are so many questions about jim jordan who went and got his private medal in a private ceremony at the white house someone did all of the questions that jim jordan needs to answer. someone may remember it might have been sydney blumenthal who wrote a column in "the guardian" and went on with the factual questions that need to be asked. i pray he has made a witness because it's clear that, yes, it's a narrow denial. i would be happy to believe none of these members of congress were stupid enough to put a phone call to do what donald trump did. i'm sure they knew enough to cover their own asses to not make that phone call because even the dumbest ones have 20 iq points on trump. the fact that they weren't directly pressuring the department of justice is almost meaningles

donoghue refused to do, which is to call the election corrupt. the other part of it, which i find fascinating, is the part where he says, leave the rest to me and the republican congressmen. i don't know what that means, ali. i don't know what they had in store. whether they had planned for this doj maneuver to take place. and then, they had certain steps to follow. but that's equally disturbing, as well. >> who gets to the bottom of that? is that the january 6th select committee? or is that you, on the oversight committee? because i would very much like to know the answers to those questions that you just asked. >> i think we're going to probe, hard, on this. i know that i have a lot of questions, for instance, about -- you know, he brought up jim jordan in that conversation. he brought up ron johnson. the senator from wisconsin. who he says, quote/unquote, gets to the bottom of things. and um, we just don't know what they were planning to do right after this. however, now that the justice department has, basically, allowed the oversight committ

but these notes, actually, show that trump is badgering rosen and donoghue.s plan supposed to unfold, you think? >> well, that's a great question, laura. i mean, it's, obviously, the contemporaneous notes are a -- an artifact, a piece of evidence of unassailable quality. right? these are -- especially, any, good attorney who has a habit of taking notes during important phone calls and meetings. here he is in a meeting with his boss, the attorney general, and on an important phone call with the president of the united states. he takes notes. that is a normal course of business. and those things are, of course, then preserved and, ultimately, revealed to us. so they really give us an insight into what he was thinking, what president trump said. what they responded to those comments by the president. and, you know, you have to imagine that this was -- i'm sorry, you don't have to imagine -- it's perfectly clear. this was an effort, by the president, to just get the department of justice to start this conspiracy. to go public with this baseless claim that the --

donoghue did something to intentionally stall that case?w then-attorney general bill barr wasn't a big fan of these illegal lobbying cases. so it's unclear if the inspector general is going to take this up. but i think you can expect both sides of this case, anderson, to be arguing their politics at play. >> paula reid, appreciate it. thank you. it's fascinating. we are joined now by cnn legal an analyst. elliot williams. so, elliot, obviously, a lot of money. have you seen an amount like this for bail? 250 million bond and 5 million cash? >> i have not seen an amount like that but i have also never seen anyone with foreign-agent registrations that they failed to do with the united arab emirates and being a former president -- a friend of the president of the united states. look, this is a remarkable case, anderson. but just step back and let's look at what the law is. there are two reasons why people are detained, prior to their trials. either, they're a danger to the community. or they are a significant-flight risk. and the prosecution wa

this information comes to us in the notes of the then-acting deputy attorney general, rich donoghue.rsation between the two principles, the president and the attorney general. one of the reasons we'll now start to learn more and more about what happened in the run-up to january 6th is because doj has issued an opinion that says that former executive branch officials may testify in congress and that they can give unrestricted testimony. i take that to mean that there won't be any permissible assertion of executive privilege. we have all heard about that in the past, the white house keeping its employees from talking with congress so that congress can engage in legitimate oversight. apparently that sort of high jinx is now off the table. we should expect it will be just the tip of the iceberg about what we learn about what happened in advance of and perhaps after as well january 6th. >> interestingly, this week on tuesday the doj ruled that congressman mo brooks of alabama was not acting in an official capacity when he spoke at trump's rally on january 6th. this is an argument that bro

the donoghue show rearranged the furniture but oprah remodeled the whole house. >> there are a lot ofing you mean like you feel about him, the way i feel about -- >> it's kind of a strange concept. you know? for a lot of people to accept. >> oprah was connecting with people, in a way that no one had on tv, before. and it was really special to see. >> well, did you know that, for the longest time, i wanted to be a 4th grade teacher because of you? >> i was not aware of inspiring anyone. >> i think you did exactly what teachers are supposed to do. they create a spark for learning. it's -- that's the reason i have a talk show today. >> oprah winfrey now dominates the talk-show circuit, both in the ratings and popularity. >> i want to use my life, as a source of lifting people up. that's what i want do. that's what i do every day on my show. you know, we get accused of being tabloid television and sensational and so forth. but what i really think we do, more than anything else is, we serve as a voice to a lot of people who felt, up until perhaps my show or some of the others, that they we

. >> reporter: but according to the notes, richard donoghue, the number two official at doj told him flat out that much of the info he is getting is false. we look at the allegations but they do not pan out. the justice department launched dozens of allegations and claims of voter fraud, interviews hundreds of peop.nonened out. p's response? "you guys may not be following the internetheay i do." the department ruling th trump's tax rur handed overhe investigators. all signs it's a new sheriff in town. >> terry, thank you. >>> the biden administration carry out its first fast track deportation flights to central america. two flights left brownsville, texas. part of a plan to return families who arrivet border and don't qualify for asylum back to guatemala, el salvador and honduras. >>> and when we come back, the swarm of bees attacking from a 100-pound hive, killing one person, hurting five others, and news coming in right now about a deadly plane crash in california. with rybelsus®. ♪ you are my sunshine ♪ ♪ my only sunshine... ♪ pill to lower blood sugar in all 3 of these ways... in

according to notes taken by the acting deputy attorney general, richard donoghue, when the presidentsed a complaint about ballots in pennsylvania, jeffrey rosen, acting attorney general promised to check on it quickly, but added, quote, the doj can't and won't snap its fingers to change the outcome of the election. it doesn't work that way. the note says the president responded i don't expect you to do that. just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the republican congressmen. near donahue nor rosen did any such thing. the justice department has told them both to cooperate with congressional investigations into trump's actions. >>> and in a big setback for the former president, he democrats have been trying to get them for two years, citing a federal law that says trea over individual the former president can now try to block the handover in court, >> pete williams, thank you. >>> now to disturbing interview, two whistle-blowers speak out to nbc's julia ainsley. >> reporter: tonight, nbc news obtaining these recent images of crowded conditions inside a facility f

that's according to handwritten notes from rosen's deputy, richard donoghue, who was also on the callnotes were released today by the house oversight committee. mr. trump also hinted at firing rosen and replacing him with an official supportive of his big lie. "people tell me jeff clark is great. i should put him in. people want me to replace d.o.j. leadership." how egregious is what we're learning about what is in these notes? >> the american people deserve to know and they ought to be angry, infuriated that the president of the united states tried to overthrow an election by using the department of justice, the very agency that is responsible for enforcing the law. >> reporter: according to the notes, the acting a.g. pushed back, saying, "the d.o.j. can't and won't snap its fingers and change the outcome of the election." the revelations about mr. trump's pressure campaign come as the house committee investigating the january 6 attack is preparing to call new witnesses, possibly some from the trump administration. will there be dozens of subpoenas? >> there will be quite a few. >> r

. >> reporter: but according to the notes, richard donoghue, the number two official at the doj, told him flat-out that much of the info he is getting is false. we look at the allegations, but they do not pan out. the justice department had launched dozens of allegations into voter fraud claims, interviewed hundreds of people. trump's response? "you guys may not be following the internet the way i do." today, another big move. the justice department ruling that trump's tax returns must be handed over to house investigators. all signs it's a new sheriff in town. cecilia? >> with this every step of the way. terry, thank you. >>> the biden administration will carry out its first fast track deportation flights to central america. two flights departed brownsville, texas. part of a plan to return families who arrive at the border and who don't qualify for asylum back to guatemala, el salvador, and honduras. the number of central american families crossing into south texas rose again this month. >>> and when we come back, the swarm of bees attacking from a 100-pound hive, killing one person,

he was are inducted rather into the college football hall of fame back in 2000, you see la says donoghueied at his home in newport beach after a two-year struggle with cancer. >> and now kron 4 sports from the 18 t fiber sports desk. >> well, folks, it was a beautiful day for some baseball down at 3rd inking. the giants opening up a series with the st. louis cardinals and not the harris. the east bay native all american running back at alabama and now first round draft pick of the pittsburgh steelers throughout the first pitch right down the plate. it's a pretty talented cast. the giants were on their fingers defensively in the 4th jaylin davis. he makes a diving catch and then. he throws the first double up to end the ne. just ending later wilmer flores he's going to make diving stop sticks. and he makes a tough play to first and darin ruf. digs it out. the dirt. the car didn't get a hit off all-star kevin gausman through 6 innings. but in the 7th right after that they broke through with the infield single matt carpenter. he's been doing that for a while. one deep to left center off the

donoghue was promoted to principal associate deputy attorney general at the justice department. that's a job that's usually called -- it means you're the operations officer for the deputy attorney general. it's a long title and has lots of diminutive adjectives in it but that's a big deal job at the justice department. what cnn is reporting here is that federal prosecutors had their case last year. they had enough to charge barrack last year. but this trump appointed u.s. attorney apparently wouldn't let the charges be brought. then he was brought to washington and given a big promotion and made a senior leader at main justice. only after a new president took over and the trump appointees got out of there was the case able to go ahead. but reportedly it's unchanged in character since the time they first put it together, it was just delayed and for a long time. i will take -- i credit cnn for this reporting tonight and we're doing what we can to match it. we haven't at this point. i will take issue with one way that they characterize the indictment yesterday against tom barrack.

that officials from the department of justice like jeffrey rosen or acting deputy attorney general donoghuemittee or the house oversight committee. so we'll see how this plays out over the coming weeks after the house comes back from its recess. >> i'm going to go through a bunch of names here. this according to david corn from "mother jones" who came out this week responding to the efforts with a list of top republicans who he believes should be brought in to testify. they include mark meadows. he was trump's white house chief of staff and can explain what was happening at the white house during the violent raid on congress. jared kushner and ivanka trump. we know ivanka was in the oval office with her father that afternoon. reports show that kevin mccarthy was reaching out to kushner for help in stopping the assault. lindsey graham was calling ivanka. kayleigh mcenany, then the white house press secretary, she was reportedly with trump during the attack and implored him to speak out against the violence. rudy giuliani, pat cipollone, trump's white house counsel while trump was attempting

but there are notes of some of the calls, that were written by a top aide to rosen named richard donoghue, who was present for some of the conversations. those notes, by the way, could, soon, be turned over to the senate judiciary committee, as part of its probe into why bill barr, so suddenly left the justice department after the election. those notes could head to congress, in matter of days. unless, donald trump moves to block that from happening. joining us now is one of the lead reporters on the blockbuster story in "the washington post," tonight. devlin, thank you for this reporting and thank you for being here with us tonight. as unorthodox as things were during the donald-trump presidency, this goes further. the idea of a president dealing in his own, personal interest, with his attorney general, is -- is stuff that we think about, when we think of richard nixon. >> right. and -- and one of the things that we've all been working to understand a little better is exactly how hands on did trump get with his aides and his senior officials as he pushed for this? and as he -- as he soug

according to these notes taken by former acting deputy attorney general donoghue to, quote, just say election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and congressional allies. notes of the late december call were handed over to members of the house oversight committee who obtained them in the negligence of trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. the department of justice can now give unrestricted testimony. let's talk about this. with me, former federal prosecutor georgetown law professor and msnbc contributor, paul butler. good to see you. thanks for joining us on this saturday afternoon. this is jaw dropping stuff, the former president would pick up the phone, call his acting ag at the time and say, declare this thing corrupt and i will take care of the rest. the fact a sitting president at the time would do something like this seems unprecedented. does this leave him vulnerable and open to any type of criminal prosecution from what you see? >> yasmin, there certainly is sufficient predicate for federal criminal investigation of former president trump. it is a federal c

a congressional committee released notes made by richard donoghue, a senior justice official, during a december phone call. he quoted mr. trump as saying, "just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the republican congressmen." at that point, the department had already said it found no evidence of widespread election fraud. on aecond front, the u.s. justice department directed the treasury department today to hand over mr. trump's tax returns to congress. at issue is whether he complied with tax law. the trsury had refused to hand over the returns during the trump administration. democratic leaders in congress sought today to extend a nationwide ban on evictions. the u.s. supreme court has indicated that only congress may ke the ban from expiring tomorrow night. in the meantime, speaker of the house nancy pelosi appealed to the c.d.c. to take emergency action. >> we would like the c.d.c. to expand the moratorium. that's where it can be done. and then of course, with the public message that governors, mayors, etc., give the money for its purpose, to the renters. >>

executives on china has them fairly optimistic, nike ceo don donoghue, in june said the biggest concernrst quarter, caterpillar seeing robust growth in china and that government spending on infrastructure has fueled strong excavator demand and while the u.s. firms don't have this listing problem that chinese companies do, steve orlens, the president, says they do need to adjust to legal and regulatory data. in china, it's very sensitive and highly regulated china's new laws he says is making compliance increasingly difficult. let's take a step back, for most of 2020 stocks, high foreign sales outperformed their domestic counterparts. however, since february of this year, worth noting companies that are more u.s.-focused have performed better goldman sachs crediting the u.s. stimulus as being more successful here than other parts the world. we'll see if that trend continues, carl, back to you >> thanks. >>> great place to start with our next guest, joining us is k kellen dwyer former justice department division great to see you >> thanks for having me on >> general viewers, at least on t

they wrote, the justice department recently notified rosen, donoghue and others who were serving there during the end of trump's presidency that they would not seek to invoke executive privilege this they were asked questions about that period. joining us, mike schmitt, and former congresswoman donna edwards, "washington post" contributing columnist as well as an msnbc contributor. harry litman, could it be a dam-breaking moment in terms of beginning to understand exactly what pressure was exerted on doj and what they did about it? >> it really could. so you've heard what rosen was going to say, and there was this playbook established from the impeachments, nicole, that trump could have tried to exercise, bring a crazy constitutional claim, wait two years for the courts to resolve, repeat. but the law is clear. it is the current executive branch who gets to decide if there's executive privilege. they've decided there isn't. rosen cannot invoke it. even if trump tries to go to court, and nobody can stop him from doing that, the judges should say, hey, there's no executive privilege here

trump made the demand during a december 27 phone call with jeffrey rosen, richard donoghue, will justay the election was corrupt, and leave the rest to me. he said according to mr. donahue's notes, after he told him the justice department will not change the outcome of the election, it does not work this way. another point of the conversation, mr. trump criticized the top two official same people are angry, blaming the department of justice for an action in the doj failing to respond to legitimate complaints and reports of crimes, according to the notes. if you go below that, there is another story about the former president's tax returns, saying the justice department had to buy the treasury department to turn over the former president's returns for the house panel that sought them in 2019. according to him, friday, saying the panel had invoked sufficient reasons for the request, and a memo by the justice department office of legal counsel, the biden administration is weighing in on a political question that has dogged the former president since he first ran for office when the publi