jeff zucker, jeff toobin.mean, come and i was going to suggest humpty dumpty you win by a long shot d. i don't even i can't touch that no pun intended. all right, tucker , thank you . welcome to "hannity". we'll try and get ourselves together tonight for the hour. e we will confront a major problem in the us and that is the left in this country. they have an alarming war on freedom, freedom of thought, freedom itself. forgetit the constitution, natural born rights, our declaration of independence, you know, inalienable rights come from god, not from government, but little tyrants on the left. they're using a every tool atsp their disposal to control what you are allowed to say, what you are allowed to hear and just who is allowed to express an opinion. by the way, they want

jeff toobin is up to it. he reportedly has a keen business mind.of new sponsorships, the luber term news hour. content sharing deal between headline news and only fans for the possibilities are endless. so don't dismiss jeff toobin, ladies and gentlemen, as the new president of cnn. they've already endorsed him. if. fewer lawsuits. he's not going to harass anyone. only himself. that's it for us tonight. of course, we will be back tomorrow and every night at 8:00 p.m., the show that's the sworn enemy of line -- [laughs] i'm sorry. it was just sitting there. it's impossible. it's impossible to stop ourselves today. >> sean: i literally have tears in my eyes. he ruined my show. >> tucker: i'm sorry! it's so obvious, i mean, come on. >> sean: i was going to suggest humpty dumpty. mine -- i can't touch that, no pun intended. beat dearon tucker, thank you. welcome to "hannity." we will try to get ourselves together. we will confront a major problem in the u.s., and that is the left in this country, they have an alarming war on freedom. freedom of thought

. >> it is always him selling something, jeff toobin. turnover has not been fully resolved. that is another thing cnn reporting is picking up on. and that trump is still in possession of documents that the archives wants. um, how do you predict this playing out, jeffrey? because, you know, he has to comply with the law. i mean, i know we are talking about donald trump but he is supposed to comply with the law. >> that's right. well, look, i mean, i think we are just proving that the former president was right when he said he could shoot someone in the middle of fifth avenue, and his supporters would stick with him. i mean, you know, we have this parade of at least potential obstruction of justice, whether it's destruction of documents, shoving documents down the -- down the toilet, removing documents that he is not supposed to, having classified information in an unsecured location. all of this is happening, and the republican party has been completely silent about it, and presumably will still be, so the question is what will the januar

jeff zucker, jeff toobin. i mean, come and i was going to suggest humpty dumpty you win by a long shot d. i don't even i can't touch that no pun intended. all right, tucker , thank you . welcome to "hannity". we'll try and get ourselves together tonight for the hour. e we will confront a major problem in the us and that is the left in this country. they have an alarming war on freedom, freedom of thought, freedom itself. forgetit the constitution, natural born rights, our declaration of independence, you know, inalienable rights come from god, not from government, but little tyrants on the left. they're using a every tool atsp their disposal to control what you are allowed to say, what you are allowed to hear and just who is allowed to express an opinion. by the way, they want to tellri you what to eatnk and drink anyway. who uses the wrong words or makes a mistake? they are strongly condemned. they are evil because somebody might be offended. oh , the vapors. what happened to the land of the free and the home

jeff zeleny, abby phillip, jeffrey toobin, thank you as always. >>> more on our breaking news coveragesian forces are inching closer to the capital of kyiv, and the west is closely watching where those troops might go next. we'll discuss it all straight ahead. pnc bank believes that if a pair of goggles can help your backhand get better yeah! then your bank should help you b budget even better. virtual wallet® is so much more than a checking accountnt. its low cash mode℠ feature gives you at least 24 hours of extra time to help you avoid an overdraft fee. you see that? virtual wallet® with low cash mode℠ from pnc bank. one way we're making a difference. one role of a lifetime...one sore throat. but she had enough. she took new mucinex instasoothe sore throat lozenges. show your sore throat who's boss. new mucinex instasoothe. works in sonds, lasts for hours. with unitedhealthcare medicare advantage plans, you can take advantage of free eye exams and free designer eyewear. - wow. - uh-huh. free yearly eye exams, designer frames and prescription lenses. take advantage now. wow! >>> air r

jamie gang em, and senior analyst and walk corner maggie haberman and chief legal analyst jeffrey toobin. jeff, i want to start with you on the purely legal matter here. the post says that donald trump was warned about tearing up documents by two chiefs of staff and maybe the white house counsel, so could he be in legal jeopardy here? >> i think the only way he could be in legal jeopardy is if someone can prove, the justice department can prove he was tearing up documents in order to avoid disclosure to a specific investigation. if he just did this as a matter of course or if he did it just in vials of the presidential records act, that is not a criminal violation. in order to be a criminal vial violation, you have to look at his intent. only if his intent was to make sure those documents didn't get into the hands of investigators, whether it was robert mueller earlier or the congressional investigators later. that's the only way this could be a criminal problem. >> even if he was warned specifically by chiefs of staff and white house counsel? >> yes. i don't think there is anyway that could b

jeff. i do now want to bring in our chief legal analyst, jeffrey toobin.est supreme court nominee. >> well, you know, if you look at the traditional qualifications for the supreme court, judge jackson has everything, she is impeccably qualified by all the traditional measures. she is 51 years old, which is seasoned but someone who can be expected to serve on the court for a long time, she was a graduate of harvard law school, she clerked for stephen breyer on the supreme court, like brett kavanaugh clerked for anthony kennedy, whom he replaced on the supreme court. she was a private lawyer in a law firm, but also a criminal defense lawyer, a public defender, which is something that many people think the court has needed for many years, someone with that experience. she was appointed by barack obama to the district court in washington, served for several years, and just last year just president biden appointed her to the d.c. circuit, which is the traditional last step for many justices who wind up on the supreme court, chief justice roberts, clarence thoma

likely this is chris cuomo getting revenge on jeff for canceling him in disgrace and not paying out the rest of his salary. this is on the heels of the jeffrey toobinyou know, the cnn lawyer who got caught red handed mixing business with pleasure on a zoom call. and then there was not one but two producers at the network who left after being tied to alleged sex crimes with kids. all this while don lemon is fighting a lawsuit where he is accused of shoving his hands down a man's pants. it's not just cnn. msnbc is dealing with its own problem. the network's most popular personality rachel maddow announced this week she was going to take a break from her nightly show. this after "primetime" smoked her in the ratings. not a coincidence. she said she would be back in april but left the door open for another hiatus. is maddow finally seeing the writing on the wall? it's over at msnbc. after the russia hoax, msnbc was toast. and rachel knows that and while maddow is stepping aside, whoopi goldberg suspended from "the view" for these comments. >> the holocaust isn't about race. >> no. >> no. it's not about race. >> jew race. >> not about race. it's not abo

joining us now is jeffrey toobin and cnn political correspondent and host of "inside politics" host abbey phillip. it's good to see you guys. jeffered the process for multiple supreme court judges now. what do you think this one will be like, expected and unexpected? >> well, i think the most important fact about this vacancy is that a democratic president is replacing a democratic appointee so that the balance of the court is not going to change. there are six conservatives and three liberals, and that will be true after whoever this is is confirmed. the big fights you get are when the balance might change, when justice barrett replaces justice ginsberg. that's a tremendous change in the court. when justice kavanaugh replaces justice kennedy. that's a big change in the court. here i think you have a narrow but real democratic majority in the senate, democratic president, democratic vacancy. i think this is unlikely to be world war iii the way some supreme court nominations are. >> but, abbey, there is a heavy dose of politics throughout all of this, of course. some republicans have been angry over the last few weeks over biden'