how about god bless jeff duncan?applause] when you're on the campaign trail running for president people always ask you why are you running for president? my answer is a simple answer. because i know america can do for anyone what she has done for me. that is why am focusing on restoring hope, creating opportunities, and protecting the america we love. protecting america for me does start with backing the blue. you've been talking about it for a couple of minutes. the importance of backing the blue cannot be over emphasized. as a kid who grew up in a single-parent household in poverty, i have to tell you in my neighborhoods, some of my friends were shot, locked up, or buried. having law enforcement running into our neighborhoods while everybody else was running out was absolutely essential. as americans we must stop the radical left from defunding the police. [applause] we believe in law enforcement. we must not only refund the police but restore respect and admiration for law enforcement. one out of five law enforce

also with us, cnn political commentator, jeff duncan.t's great to see you, it's been forever. i'm happy you are on. so, if democracy in peril is a message of president biden is going to be campaigning on, do you think it's an effective one, or is there an element of trump at play and people just do not a lot of these warnings at this stage? >> there could be some fatigue. what i really liked about this speech, and it doesn't really have a lot to do with exactly what biden said. i think you look at the place and the people who were there. he was there not just to give a good speech about democracy, which i think it was. but, he was there to open up a mccain library in honor of john mccain. cindy mccain, his beloved wife, spoke at the opening of it. when she did, she talked about how grateful she was for joe biden's friendship. she talked about how they could work together to preserve the flame of democracy. president biden acknowledged many republicans there in the audience. that is what it takes to uphold democracy. republicans have to b

it was hosted by representative jeff duncan of south carolina. ♪ ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ ♪ ♪ she's walking ♪ it is good to see you when i was watching the governor i was thinking to myself, i have to remind him to make sure that the kids brush their teeth before he puts them to bed tonight. which is exciting. it is the first time i've been out on the town without the better half of a six, five, and 3-year-old. i don't know what to do with myself. we have the hurricane in the gulf, and we aren't sure if it will be a category three or higher. hopefully it will lessen and there won't be an impact with damage to life or property, but he is exactly where he needs to be. he needs to be running the state. he told me that he wanted to be here. i know you didn't come here to see me tonight, but it is an honor and privilege for me to stand in for him, so thank you. congressman duncan, you have been a friend. thank you for everything you've done to stand up for law enforcement, for the rule of law. you are a champion for freedom and our veterans. honestly, it's great to be here to talk to someone old

jeff duncan, this is the first televised hearing in a case involving the former president donald trumps your takeaway from what we saw today? >> yeah, today was a small microcosm of what it will look like over the next 12 plus months for donald trump and for the country, to watch these facts and details be put on display. i do think it was somewhat amusing, maybe comical in some light, that chesebro and sidney powell's attorneys were silently trying to distance themselves from each other, saying the other party is more culpable than we are, and they didn't want to be together. i can't imagine a worst person to have to sit by and protect my freedom than sidney powell, just based on how she reacted during the 2020 fallout. >> it's interesting, gloria, this was an extraordinary, fascinating look at the american criminal justice system in action on live tv. it involved a former u.s. president. i think we have never seen anything like this before, have we? >> no, we haven't. and we're in store for more. what we are going to see at some point is the scope of this conspiracy that's been alleg

let's go beyond these numbers of former obama a vitiated van jones, republican jeff duncan, they aretators. thank you both for being here. van, obviously a democrat at the table. let me start with you. what we are saying where this is democratic republicans confidence has dropped in the last three months. how do you see the white house saying this? is this a reality check? or do they not see the numbers? >> i think what the white house feels is that the good that biden has done, the improvements he's done, the nose of the plaintive pointed up just hasn't set in yet with voters. that is their view. there is a communications problem in terms of explaining all this type of stuff. i think for regular democrats, we have been called dead weathers. i would say invest in pampers and depends, because we are freaking out with these numbers. people are upset, and scared because biden is someone who brings out a lot of affection in us. but also, worry. he's like that grandpa that you love you, respect he's, done so much good for you. but do you want to take on a high pressure job for six more ye

one of your colleagues from california, republican congressman jeff duncan said you were as much a traitor to this country as edward snowden. >> well, he had a bad day. >> but you obviously, you stood up and you did what you thought was right. >> that's right. and that's what we have to do. that's what i'm there to do. it's not always easy. it's hard. >> united states senator dianne feinstein. >> people watching this, people looking at you will be shocked to know that you are the oldest serving u.s. senator. >> rub it in! >> i'm not. the opposite. >> it's what i'm meant to do. as long as the old bean holds up. >> i'm from the generation where we dropped under our desks. >> for people out there saying i want to be dianne feinstein, i want to do what she did. >> run but prepare yourselves. so many times talented young women go for the top first. you can't do that. start young. earn your spurs. you don't drop out. you take defeat after defeat after defeat but you keep going. and i really believe that. >> as you just heard there, senator feinstein was always aware of her legacy but careful abo

i want to bring in cnn political commentator and former lieutenant governor of georgia, jeff duncan, rmer georgia prosecutor joe chris timmins. gentlemen, glad to hear. jeff, let me begin with you. look, we have already known the unprecedented nature of having a former president indicted not once, not even twice, but four times. now we are actually going to be able to see the former president on trial for conspiracy. we go beyond, is this good for the public to be able to watch this? >> well, i think it is important for the public to watch this. we have got to get this right, we've got to get the facts out there, we've got to make sure that americans know what really happens so that this never happens again. i think america is going to be shocked to see some of these facts really start to surface, the deceptive techniques, the overwhelming disillusion of the facts and, quite honestly, the un-american nature of all of this. it is going to be an important part of the healing process. i hope that it plays out in three dimensions for america to see and never be repeated again. >> chris, t

>> in the midst of the riot, then lieutenant governor of georgia, jeff duncan, begged residents of hisr differences! more than 20 georgia residents will face charges stemming from their actions in washington d.c. on january 6th. >> donald trump stopped caring about this country the moment he started lying about the election. the conspiracy theorys that seeded the beginnings and ending of january 6th was a personal attack against democracy itself. >> the election lies and conspiracy theorys may have reached their apex on january 6th. but, even now, more than two years later, donald trump refuse toss acknowledge the 2020 election results. >> it was a rigged election. i ran twice, i won twice. >> reporter: and still can't accept his loss in georgia. >> we have elections that were horrible. if you look at what happened in atlanta, millions of votes and all you have to do is take a look at government cameras. >> reporter: even as fulton county district attorney fani willis indicted donald trump and 13 others, name in a 41 count conspiracy to overturn joe biden victory. >> every charge in th

>> in the midst of the riot then lieutenant governor of georgia jeff duncan begged residents of the stateian that can hear my voice down your differences. put down your partisanship. >> more than 20 georgia residents go on to face charges stemming from their actions in washington dc on january 6 according to a cnn tally. >> donald trump stopped caring about this country the moment he started lying about the election. the conspiracy theories began at the beginning and ending at january 6 and in my personal opinion it was a direct attack against democracy itself. >> the lies and conspiracy theories plan reach their apex january 6 but even now, more than 2 years later donald trump refuses to acknowledge the 2020 election results. >> it was a rigged election iran twice e government cameras. >> even as fulton county district attorney funny willis indicted president trump and 18 others named in a 41 count conspiracy to overturn bidens 2020 victory. >> every individual charged in the indictment is charged with participation in a criminal enterprise and fulton county, , georgia. >> the origin ind

former -- then there was the georgia election worker, ruby freeman, the former lieutenant governor, jeff duncanof those, just a few examples of the figures who face direct threats as a result of being singled out by donald trump on social media. that same day, a federal appeals court also unsealed records showing that the same prosecutors had fought in court to block twitter from telling donald trump about a pending search order, worrying that informing him could precipitate violence, or enable him to attack and intimidate witnesses. so when you kind of take a step back, take it all together, the governments finally presented these extraordinary pictures of a former president as a uniquely dangerous threat, not just to the courts, but the justice system. those who would align against him in this criminal case. let's bring in my saturday night panel, and msnbc political analyst and executive price presidents at -- and a monte international, an international pollster. former congresswoman, donna edwards, she's also an msnbc political analyst and columnist for the washington post. finally, -- a fe

capitol the republicans in georgia brad raffensperger berger and, former lieutenant governor jeff duncan, they have resisted donald trump in ways that others in the republican party have. not kemp love no readout about his position >> up to this point i've not seen any evidence that the d.a. willis's accents or lack thereof. -- oversight commission. >> the governor is referring to committee or commission spawned by 2023 bill that he signed into law which will of the power to a discipline and remove prosecutors show they find their performance lacking. it's also been found another way to potentially oust d.a. willis. she oppose the bill on february saying quote, i'm tired and i'm just going to call it how i see it. i quite frankly think the legislation is racist. i don't know what other thing to call it. for georgia district attorneys, willis not included, have sued to block the panels establishments supported by the public rights project. they argue that to the governor and the legislature cannot dictate prosecution rules because the georgia constitution places district attorneys in the

former cybersecurity aide chris krebs, former georgia lieutenant governor jeff duncan, as well as just check on herself and special counsel jack smith. prosecutors arguing quote, the defendant has an established practice of issuing inflammatory public statements targeted at individuals or situations that present an obstacle or challenge to him. and as if on cue, trump took to social media to cry the gag order request, calling jack smith quote, deranged. joining me now is fulton county correspondent at [inaudible] anna bower. anna, it's so good to see you, thank you for joining us. let's start very quickly on this narrow gag order. the doj is seeking one that would be narrowly tailored. it would keep trump from making statements about the identity of the testimony of witnesses that are going to come up in this case in front of judge chutkan. also, he couldn't make any remarks about anyone involved in that proceeding that would be considered to be disparaging and inflammatory or intimidating. let's stop right here and, because that is kind of his m.o.. that is trump's m.o.. so is there i

get more into that in a moment, but first, i am joined now by former georgia lieutenant governor jeff duncanormer georgia state senator jim jordan, and former federal prosecutor elie honig. elie, we watched this remarkable, in the sense of typically this would not be remarkable, hearing play out today. hearing these arguments from these attorneys, getting a sense of what the prosecutor said as well, what were your biggest takeaways? >> so interesting to watch, and impacted my prosecutor days. the biggest takeaway to me is, the people, the defendants who really wanted to get away from each other, got away from each other. now, sydney powell and kenneth chesbrough, who both want their speedy trial, they were not able to get away from one another, but to me that is not a big deal. chesbrough and powell will be tried together. that does not hurt either of them. more importantly, they both got away from trump, because it is 99% certain, the judge made it clear, donald trump and the others will be tried much later than these two. from trump's perspective, really important that he got away from tho

commentator and former lieutenant governor of georgia, geoff duncan and former georgia prosecutor chris timmons. i'm glad you're here. jeffll begin with you. we already known the unprecedented nature of having a former president indicted not once, not twice, four teams. now we'll be able to see the former president on trial for conspiracy, rico beyond. is this good for the public to be able to watch this? >> i think it's important for the public to watch this. we've got to get this right. got to get facts out there. we got to make sure americans know what really happened so it never happens again. i think america will be shocked to see some of these facts to surface, the deseptember task force together, overwhelming dissolution of the facts and quite honestly the unamerican nature of all of this, it will be an important process of the healing process. i hope it's never to be repeated again >> there's been a number of trials in recent american history we've been watching on television, oj comes to mind, alex murdaugh as well. a variety of trials in between. people lean in to see how the system is actually working. i would

this event was hosted by presented of jeff duncan of south carolina. ♪ >> it is good to see you whenas watching the governor i was thinking to myself, i have to remind him to make sure that the kids brush their teeth before he puts them to bed tonight. which is exciting. it is the first time i've been out on the town without the better half of a six, five, and 3-year-old. i don't know what to do with myself. we have the hurricane in the gulf, and we aren't sure if it will be a category three or higher. hopefully it will lessen and there won't be an impact with damage to life or property, but he is exactly where he needs to be. he needs to be running the state. he told me that he wanted to be here. i know you didn't come here to see me tonight, but it is an honor and privilege for me to stand in for him, so thank you. congressman duncan, you have been a friend. thank you for everything you've done to stand up for law enforcement, for the rule of law. you are a champion for freedom and our veterans. honestly, it's great to be here to talk to someone older than the age of five. you have