he was canned by donald trump and then along came jeffrey rosen.kbone to stand up to this president. that's good information to know. >> as you mentioned, the reporting came not too long after the justice department told several former trump administration officials, including jeffrey rosen, that they in fact can answer questions from congress about efforts by donald trump or his justice department to challenge, to stop the counting or perhaps even overturn the results of the presidential election which brings me to my question to you. we know you want to bring rosen and others before the committee. what do you expect that to happen? >> well, we have work to do. we have to take a look at the notes and see what level of cooperation we can receive from mr. rosen. but let me tell you why this is important. this manufactured madness of trump about the results of the election has been bought into by so many americans who are desperate to believe they never should have left the white house. and if we're going to put any truth to dispel the rumors, we've

that did set the stage i think for jeffrey rosen to be able to push back a little bit so i am no fan of bill barr. i actually think on this topic, other than abdicating the throne, so to speak, he did resist. >> yes, that's true. maybe it's because i am a journalist and because i have a television show this occurs to me and to functionarys. no one goes public. everyone plays a good soldier and doesn't say anything. the guy is rattling the cable trying to overturn an election. for the love of god, say something public lip. that's just me. thank you very much, daniel goldman, i appreciate i.. >>> donald trump went two campaigns an entire presidency keeping his tax returns hidden. today we found out the game of keep away may be over. the decision to hold his tax returns has been reversed by the garland justice department. so they must be released to congress. does this mean the public will get to see them? and why is this happening now? don't go anywhere. that's coming up. >>> show me the olympics. [ "bugler's dream" playing ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ . >>> can you give us any insight into the real

you know, we had jeffrey rosen the former attorney general before our committee for questioning in may point blank asked him did the president at any time attempt to engage you in enteinterfering w or turreturning or injecting th fair and free results of this election? >> he declined to answer. we know the answer from the contemporaneous notes mr. donohue, the then acting attorney again real's deputy. so no, i wasn't surprised. i suspected it certainly long ago. what does bother me is, though, that the attorney -- the acting attorney general at the time, when he answered that question or didn't answer that question to me in may, was basically sa saying confidentiality is more important than the most violent episode involving the capitol since 1814 when the british burned it down. >>exchange. it is your question and the way he responded. again, this was in may. this was just a couple months ago with mr. rosen. here it is. >> part of-- prior to january 6 were you instructed by president trump to advance election fraud claims or to seek to overturn any part of the 2020 election results? >

jeffrey rosen quote, just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the r congressmenpublican. let's discuss with cnn senior law enforcement analyst and fbi deputy director andrew mccabe and author of "the threat," how the fbi protects america in the age of terror and trump. andrew mccabe, nice to see you. happy friday evening. i feel like it's a bit after deja vu when we talk about these issues because some things we've known, other things we maybe thought was going on but these notes actually show that trump is badgering rosen and donohue, leave the rest to me and the gop congressman. i mean, how was this man supposed to unfold, you think? >> well, that's a great question, laura. i mean, it obviously the contemporaneous notes are an artifact, a piece of evidence of unassa unasalable quality. they have a habit of taking notes. here he is in a meeting with his boss, the attorney general and important phone call with the president of the quunited state. things are preserved and ultimately revealed to us. they really give us an insight what he was thinking, what presiden

barr ended up resigning from office in mid-december and jeffrey rosen succeeded him as the acting attorney general. and the new information that my colleagues at "the post" are reporting tonight is that trump continued that pressure campaign almost immediately with rosen, and it was a daily series of pressure tactics, phone calls and other outreach from trump and people in the white house up until joe biden became inaugurated as the president, to try to find the evidence to support these conspiratorial and baseless claims of election fraud. of course the evidence did not exist. >> stay tuned, a lot more to come on that. phil rucker, not just bestselling author but number one "new york times" as of tonight, congratulations. we're not worthy, but we appreciate you being with us. lisa lerer, dr. kavita patel, thank you for being with us. >>> up next, we'll talk to a doctor who says the infection rate is so high, contracting covid in texas is inevitable if you haven't been vaccinated. >>> later, republicans finally urging vaccinations. but is anybody listening? "the 11th hour" just getting und

released handwritten notes of a december phone call between trump, then acting attorney general jeffrey rosenump said, quote, just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the republican congressman. cnn's senior legal analyst and former u.s. attorney from the southern district of new york, elie honig joining us to answer your legal questions and also the author of the book "hatchet m man: how bill barr the justice department." yet another bizarre claim saying the notes prove he was trying to expose fraud. a viewer wants to know. w consequences if trump tried to interfere with the 2020 election and my own bit, isn't there already solid proof trump tried to interfere with the note and phone call and elsewhere? >> this is a common question from our viewers. how much is enough for somebody to do something here? so let's break down what theoretically or possibly could happen. first of all, you've got congress. congress has an important role to play here. congress does have the impeachment power. we know that. you can impeach a former official. although, it hasn't worked thus

. >> okay, let's talk now about this phone call between former president trump and jeffrey rosen andrichard donahue. okay, so these doj officials, in which, i mean, i've read through it. there's just notes and notes of these handwritten notes that donahue took and it reads like science fiction. i mean, it's just, again, president trump throwing whatever spaghetti he can at the wall to see what they'll bite on, to see what will stick, making stuff up out of whole cloth about, you know, his imaginations of election fraud. and so, what's going to happen with the contents of this phone call? what's the doj going to do? >> that's the big question, alisyn. yeah, lawyers do like to take notes, as you would think president trump would have learned, but if you run through sort of what are the various avenues for accountability here, well, depending on timing, you can always impeach because of this. that's not going to happen. we're not going to shave a thir impeachment this far out but if it happened while the president was in office, you could have impeachment. congress needs to do serious f

took about this december 27th call between trump, donahue and the then acting attorney general jeffrey rosen in this call, trump pressured his two top justice officials to declare the election results illegal and corrupt. according to these notes, he told them just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and republican congressmen. according to these notes, rosen told him, look, that's not the way this works. i can't just snap my fingers and change the outcome here. this is a really extraordinary example of how the former president was applying pressure to an agency that was supposed to be independent of the white house as part of his wide ranging campaign to delegitimize the election results. these will be under investigation at the hill. >> i suspect they will be called to testify before the select committee. on another legal matter, the justice department today said that trump's tax returns, which democrats in congress have been fighting to get for, what, two years or so, they can be made available. >> that's right. this has been a long-simmering legal dispute. but today the

the week article reports that -- jeffrey rosen and his deputy, richard donahue. john hughes handwritten notes from that conversation have been released by the house oversight committee. one notes summarizes trump saying, quote, just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the republican congressman. trump didn't lawyer name the lawmakers, but at other points during the call, the times reports, he did mention republican congressman jim jordan, scott perry of pennsylvania, and senator ron johnson, of wisconsin. the times also reports congressman jordan and senator johnson deny any role in trump's efforts to pressure the justice department. congressman perry did not respond to requests for comment. earlier today, one member of the oversight committee was blocked about the implications of these new revelations. >> i frankly think this is a criminal conspiracy. i believe that the contemporary news notes that were released today by deputy attorney general at the time donahue, clearly reveal, out of donald trump's own mouth, and the illegal attemp

i used to be important, the chairman of the board of this place, and jeffrey rosen allowed me to do that, but thank you all for being here, i truly appreciate it. governor, mr. mayor, i thought you are a great mayor, still think you are with your judgment is even stronger, but all of you , my good friend. al sharpton, how are you, pal? it is great to see you. [applause] i am going to get in trouble here because i will recognize my congresswoman from the state of delaware. [applause] and, her sister who used to run my office, stand up. folks, good afternoon. this is a serious subject that i would like to talk about today. i am hill -- here at philadelphia in the national constitution center where this story of we the people began. it is a story that is neither simple nor straightforward. that is because the story is the sum of our parts, and all of them are fundamentally human and being human is being imperfect, driven by appetite and ambition as much as by goodness and grace. some things in america should be simple and straightforward. perhaps the most important of those things, the most

and the notes say that trump told then-acting ag, jeffrey rosen, quote, just say that the election was republican. let's discuss with cnn senior law enforcement analyst and former fbi deputy director, andrew mccabe. he is also the author of "the threat: how the fbi protects america in the age of terror and trump." andrew mccabe, nice to see you tonight. happy, friday evening. i feel like it's a bit of dÉjÀ vu when we talk about these issues because -- um -- some things, we've known. other things, we, maybe, thought was going on. but these notes, actually, show that trump is badgering rosen and donoghue. leave the rest to me and the gop congressmen? i mean, how was this 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 pr

president trump was calling jeffrey rosen almost every day at the end of last year. look into false claims of voter fraud. joining me now is one of the reporters that broke this story, josh dossey. you're also reporting the contents of the calls could be shared with congress in the near future that represent details of the firsthand accounts of trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election. talk about how it could unfold. >> the president appoints jeffrey rosen as his acting attorney general and he is calling every day to get info. they are asking about what the doj is going to do. they are daily calls. they are, for the most part, rosen tries to avoid the topic with trump. he says they will look into things but he grows increasingly frustrated. one of his top aides was taking notes on some of these calls. and the notes can be passed over to congress as congress investigates january 6th and what happened at the capital that day. >> such a fascinating story. great reporting. people should read it. josh, thank you for being on. thank you for watching this hour, i'm ch

they show him pressuring his incoming attorney general, jeffrey rosen, to declare the election corruptcnn's paula reid has details. >> reporter: well, these new details come in contemporaneous handwritten notes by the former acting deputy attorney general, richard donahue. in these notes, he describes a december 27th meeting between former president trump, himself, and the then-acting attorney general jeffrey rosen. during this meeting on december 27th, the president allegedly told them that they should declare the election illegal and corrupt, reportedly telling them, just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me. according to these notes, the acting attorney general told the then-president that, look, we can't just snap our fingers and make things happen. that's not the way this works. this evidence has been handed over to lawmakers. that's how it was released and made public. it's likely to be used in several ongoing congressional investigations, looking at the form president's efforts to try to undermine confidence in the election and the events leading up to the janua

and jeffrey rosen allowed me to do that, but thank you, all for being here. i truly appreciate it.ernor, mr. mayor, i thought you are a great mayor, but the judgment of your fiance is even stronger. but all of you. my good friend, bobby, so many friends -- al sharpton, how are you, pal? great to see you. [applause] folks, good afternoon. this is a serious subject i would like to talk about today. i am here in philadelphia at the national constitution center. the city and the place where the story of we the people began. the story that is neither simple nor straightforward. that is because the story is the sum of our parts and all of those parts are fundamental human, and being human is to be imperfect, driven by appetite and ambition as much as by goodness and grace. but some things should be simple and straightforward. perhaps the most important of those things, the most fundamental of those things, is the right to vote. the right to vote freely. [applause] the right to vote freely and fairly, the right to have your vote counted. the democratic threshold is liberty. with it, anyth

hand-written notes show that he pressured jeffrey rosen and the justice department and general to back the then attorney general to, quote, just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the republican congressmen. these notes come from a december call between rum, rosen, and acting deputy attorney general donahue. paula reid joins me now. what else do we know about this call, and tell us why this is so important. >> it's so important, jake, because it's just an extraordinary example of the former president trying to pressure an agency that is supposed to be independent of the white house as part of his wide-ranging effort to delegitimize the outcome of the election. now these new details come from hand-written notes that were taken by then acting deputy attorney general richard donahue. and in these notes he details a december 27th call between the former president, the then acting attorney general jeffrey rosen, and himself. now, in this, he details how the former president encouraged the two top officials at the justice department to declare the election illegal and

notes released by the house oversight committee detail a phone call exchange with then acting ag jeffrey rosen deputy richard donahoe, in which trump said, just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me. the report is the latest example of the former president's attempt to delegitimize the election. thailand's prime minister has rolled out tighter containment measures to quell a region covid outbreak. however, he hinted there could be an extension of quasi lockdowns

notes released by the house oversight committee detail a phone call exchange with then acting ag jeffrey rosen and his deputy richard donahoe, in which trump said, just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me. the report is the latest example of the former president's attempt to delegitimize the election. thailand's prime minister has rolled out tighter containment measures to quell a region covid outbreak. however, he hinted there could be an extension of quasi lockdowns in certain spots, including bangkok. the country says active cases are at an all-time high of nearly 200,000. broadway theaters will be required to be vaccinated against covid and wear masks to attend performances. the ongoing dangers of the virus prompted theater owners and operators to issue the mandate. it come dated for the first broadway play in more than 16 months is to resume performances. children in a little to get a shot will be admitted if tested for the virus. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm

who are absolutely critical to this. >> the washington post reports today that trump was calling jeffrey rosenhe was acting attorney general, like every day from the 14th to the 6th, trying to stir up the big election lie here. >> if rosen wants to talk that would be a big deal. a huge deal. >> john king, great to see you. >> good morning. >> go red sox. >> inside the park home run. >> we'll see you at noon, "inside politics." >> inside the park home run yesterday, that's all brianna wants to talk about. >> like in the commercial break i didn't exist. they were so into talking about this. bobble head. >>> up next, inside the park, and the partisan deal just reached on infrastructure. what's in it and what's the plan to pay for it. we're going to speak to a senator involved in the talks. >>> and simone biles thanking supporters after her decision to withdraw from olympic events. with voltaren arthritis pain gel my husband's got his moves back. an alternative to pain pills voltaren is the first full prescription strength gel for powerful arthritis pain relief... voltaren the joy of movement peop

we interpret it to be jeffrey rosen, the then -- wanting to testify. >> that's how to achieve trantr trans transparency. in order to get to the truth, sometimes there are hurdles like privilege that says i don't care what you want to know. i don't have to tell you anything. then there's times you can get to the foundation of it. i want to follow that thread. it could lead to unraveling or a dead end. but that's why this is really the middle of the story. as provocative as heart wrenching as this has been, this is not even us at the tip of the iceberg. we are seeing it from a distance. how did we get there? as you said, you all the sudden gather the materials for gallows on the mall in front of the capitol. >> that was a well constructed gallows? >> it was well constructed. and it keeps my mind. who planted a bomb? why was there talk and chatter about a bomb, more than one? you heard officer hodges talk about that, officer dunn about the notion of hearing that, they heard and said there's a bigger crowd gathering not because they were afraid of being overwhelmed but they were victims

according to records from a december phone call between trump, the former acting attorney general jeffrey rosenocument the conversation. according to those notes, he told the president to, quote, understand that the doj can't and won't snap its fingers and change the outcome of the election. it doesn't work that way. trump reportedly responded, quote, i don't expect you to do that. just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the republican congressmen. other words, trump was asking the top law enforcement agency to sacrifice its own credibility to legitimize his election lies and continue to push his baseless claims despite being told the major allegations are not supported by evidence. in fact, the officials put it quite bluntly saying, much of the information you're getting is false. for instance, trump claimed on that call that the error rate in the ballot count in mifrpg was 68% but in reality it was less than one hundredth of one%. and yet trump insisted that we have an obligation to tell people that this is an illegal corrupt election. this wasn't some idle request

demands were made during a phone call on december 27th with the acting attorney general at the time, jeffrey rosend his deputy, richard donoghue. donoghue's handwritten notes from the conversation have been released from the house oversight committee. one note summarizes trump as saying, quote, just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the "r" congressman. trump didn't name the lawmakers, but at other points during the call the times reports he did mention republican congressman jim jordan of ohio, scott perry of pennsylvania, and senator ron johnson of wisconsin. "the times" also reports congressman jordan and senator johnson deny any role in trump's efforts to pressure the justice department. congressman perry did not respond to request for comment from "the times." earlier today one member of the house oversight committee was blunt about the new revelations. >> i frankly think it is a criminal conspiracy. i think that the contemporaneous notes released today by deputy attorney general at the time donoghue clearly reveal out of donald trump's own mouth an illegal attempt to

according to notes taken by acting deputy director richard donahue, the ex-president directed him and jeffrey rosen to, quote, just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and to congressional allies. and the doj now says the treasury department must turn over six years' worth of trump's tax returns to the house ways and means committee. the congressman who serves on the committee telling msnbc how they could be used. >> the reason we sought the returns in the first place was because the ways and means committee needed this information to determine whether or not we need to legislatively require the president's returns to be audited on a regular basis. >> and breaking on capitol hill, the senate has convened for a rare saturday session as it hammers out the final details of that bipartisan infrastructure plan. let's go right to nbc's ali vitali. how optimistic are the lawmakers feeling right now? >> reporter: you can really feel the energy here on capitol hill. the desire to get things moving on this bipartisan infrastructure package. we actually just heard from senate majority l

they show acting attorney general jeffrey rosen telling trump, the doj can't and won't snap its fingers and change the outcome of the election. trump had an answer for that argument. don't expect you to do that. just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the "r" -- republican -- congressmen. in public, trump was pushing the same falsehood. >> the truth is we won the election by a landslide. we won it big. >> 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 o

general, richard donoghue, when the president raised a complaint about ballots in pennsylvania, jeffrey rosenting 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 for migrant children at fort bliss. >> there were these tents jus

after losing the 2020 election, then-president donald trump called the acting attorney general, jeffrey rosening him, "just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me." adding, "we have an obligation to tell people this was anob illegal corrupt election." that's according to handwritten notes from rosen's deputy, richard donoghue, who was also on the call. the notes 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."

we're all going to relearn the name jeffrey rosen because everyone forgets who that was. [laughter] he was the acting attorney general, right? that's the one who will come back into this. that will be very important. we all remember jeff sessions and william barr but this was in that key period right after william barr denied and came out and said the truth. that there was novidence of widespread fraud in the election. and this is who sort of took his place. so that was a very vulnerable time for the justice department. and i mean, that was just a really intense period. and sort of the wall held up a little bit there. but that was really an ongoing theme of the trump administration. if you look at it from the campaign, you look to the muller report and you look to the ukraine scandal, he dn't really respect that blind between the justice department and the white house. and i think that's something during the biden administration that there's been a lot of effort to sor of build back up again. that's very important to merrick garland to make sure that wall is in place to m

jeffrey rosen. rosen who was put in place of william barr who stepped down tried repeatedly to change the subject. on monday, the justice department ordered rosen to turn over any information he may have had regarding the turnover of the 2020 election. they're filing a motion to block the records from becoming public. >>> a new executive order looks to combat the rising number of cyber attacks targeting america's infrastructure. president biden signed the order yesterday. it requires companies to meet a set of security standard like encrypting data and requiring two-factor authentication, but the white house is limited in what action it can take. with so much of america's infrastructure run by private companies. >> still ahead, new mask-wearing guidance by the cdc has many americans and elected officials struggling to find common ground. we'll bring in a health expert. >>> before we go to break, we want to know, why, just why, are you awake? email your reasons to way too early at meb meb or tweet me

jeffrey rosen could be subpoenaed.s could be subpoenaed, like kevin mccarthy. last night we learned congressman jim jordan spoke to trump on january 6th as well. listen. >> i talk to the president numerous times. i continue to talk to the president. >> no i mean on january 6th. >> yes. i've talked to the president -- i've talked to the president -- i can't remember all the days i've talked to him, but i've certainly talked to the president. >> could he and should he be subpoenaed? >> anything's possible. obviously he wouldn't have the ability to assert executive privilege. he's a sitting member of congress. i imagine if a subpoena is issued, it's fair game. he would be required to appear. if the attempt is to try to get inside the white house of the former former president trump and access communications between the former president and his aides, i imagine there would be an assertion of executive privilege. i t if that were to happen, i imagine there potentially could be litigation, which would show things down. in mo

jeffrey rosen who was acting attorney general after william barr stepped down is among the officialsports that donald trump and then chief of staff mark meadows pressured him to investigate false claims of voter fraud. another is jeffrey clark, then acting assistant attorney general of the civil division, who is accused of plotting to oust rosen with donald trump's help to make it easier to challenge the results of the election, the justice department said while it typically resists such congressional inquiries, this time, it is making an exception writing quote, the extraordinary events in this matter constitute exceptional circumstances warranting an accommodation to congress in this case. congress has articulated compelling legislative interest in the matters being investigated, namely the question whether former president donald trump sought to cause the department to use its law enforcement and litigation authorities to advance his personal political interests. the justice department adds that the white house agrees. president biden has decided that it would not be appropriate t

a letter today to former acting internally jeffrey rosen saying the extraordinary issues in this dayar extreme circumstances that -- are in this case. about the possibility of testifying. how important is that to your committee? >> a very important. it means that one of the major obstacles that we encountered in the last four years and getting answers, may not be an obstacle. that maybe people in the trump administration that we need to testify, and they may find. it we won't be fighting the justice department on the same time. if it does go to court, we will have the justice department making an argument with it against this. that's huge. you are right, it does not come easily to the executive branch. they want to preserve even the possibility of a privilege someday. i consider that a very, very good sign. >> all right, congressman adam schiff who is on the committee we will be hearing more from you in the weeks and months ahead. thank you very much. don't go anywhere, much more to come ahead. >> this is a sentiment that's going around and says, everybody is trying to make january 6

host: jeffrey rosen, what did you hear there? ffrey: he's not arguing that the confession is compelled by gun point. flynn is not claiming that so we're not talking about the third degree. squarely, both lawyers are struggling to use the sixth amendment which the court has said applies during interrogation and also the fifth amendment and they're also trying to come up with an alternative to the standard that the court already uses which is called the totality of the circumstances test. in a case called spano, chief justice warren had listed an opinion saying to look at all the characteristics of a defend, was he foreign born, did he speak english well, did he understand his rights? and it was an open ended test. that's what the lawyers there and other parts of the argument were stressing miranda wasn't well educated and didn't understand his rights but in the years since spano, the justices and society had come to believe this was just too unpredictable to overcome the coercive pressures of the station house and that's why you he

i think the justice department's position is correct and if i were say jeffrey rosen, the acting attorneyney general at the end of the trump administration, i would want to tell my story. >> what about the kevin mccarthys and jim jordans, we all want to know exactly what happened when they called the president. what was the president's state of mind. they told him what was happening. they're fellow members of congress. >> andrea, they're all precip yent witnesses and should be called, and as much as i love to agree with tom cane, if i had to choose between getting the facts out and having bipartisanship, in this environment, i'm going to choose to get the facts out. i actually think that we are better off for the republicans having refused to participate in a 50/50 commission because i think they would have appointed purporting to be journ anchoring those programs. so they subjected themselves to all of that and to revealing personal stories, ptsd, emotional weight on their families, to be mocked by that, and all the supporters of the former president. >> and that's awful, andrea. it real

jeffrey rosen, just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the r-congressmen,or republicans. evan perez joins us now. how did the senior justice department officials respond to trump's deranged request? >> jake, these notes that were written down, that were hand-written notes by rich donahue, who was the acting deputy attorney general really show you that even though we know how much trump was pushing his big lie, it still shows you how much he was trying to do behind the scenes. and so what these officials were doing were pushing back on the president, telling him that they had investigated, there were hundreds of investigations, they had done all of the work, and they could not find any of the evidence that he was talking about. and, as you said just now, the president said, you know, you don't have to do anything, you just have to say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the republican congressmen. and when he was told that all of these claims that he was hearing that the president was hearing were false, some of them were conspiracy th

know if you've seen this congressman is reporting trump called his then acting attorney general jeffrey rosenlection and that he did it directly and he did it constantly. this personal pressure campaign on the acting attorney general has not been previously reported. should the january 6th committee subpoena rosen? >> he sounds like a relevant witness and the chairman has said that he's going to subpoena relevant witnesses so i'll leave it to the chairman. they don't have the time pressure we had as impeachment managers in the senate trial so they can get the ground truth what was donald trump doing as the capitol was under siege or what was he not doing which is just as important and also, erin, i hope the department of justice as they look at evidence like this, they consider whether donald trump, you know, should be held to account for criminal charges for obstruction of justice. don't treat him any better or worse than any other american but again, this is somebody who so despises the rule of law he would weaponize the justice department against his enemies or for his benefit and if that'

committees, the oversight, the senate judiciary committee that asked for testimony from people like jeffrey rosene former acting attorney general who was there right up until january 20th. he saw a lot of the stuff that the president and the white house were doing to push this idea that there was fraud and that the election was stolen, the things that led to january 6th. so now rosen can speak, and we'll see who else these committees call, whether this committee in particular asks for rosen and other people's testimony because those will be illuminating as to what was going on between the white house and some of the people who were involved in this. >> commissioner barksdale, i want to get back to the police work and what these guys were up against. we had heard this before, but to hear it from their mouths was chilling. the litany of weapons that they had to defend themselves against. there were rebar, flag poles, trump flag poles, there was the stolen shields from other police officers, bear spray, insecticide like wasp spray that they kept getting face full of. frankly, one of them talked abou

a december 27th phone call with deputy attorney general -- well, the acting attorney general, jeffrey rosenard donohue was his deputy. they're listening to the president pressuring for him -- for them to essentially say that the justice department has discovered that the election was corrupt, was fraudulent. and they pushed back saying, we haven't found any of that evidence. and trump says the following -- he says, just say that the election was corrupt and lead the rest to me and the republican congressman. over and over, alisyn, you see from these notes that donohue took from those calls the president is pressuring them and they're saying, what you're hearing, mr. president, is false. the allegations of this fraud, we've looked into it, we've lau launched hundreds of investigations and haven't found any. trump responds, you guys may not be following the internet the way i do. again, a sharp, really stark illustration of the kind of pressure that was being put on these officials who in the end didn't change what the justice department had found. >> it's remarkable, really, to watch -- to l

number two, i assume jeffrey rosen would get a heads up if this were happening and run for court if he objected. >> you would think so. this is shining a deeper light on it. as paula was reporting, perhaps another interesting thing is the degree and detail in which the president went in naming members of congress from jim jordan to scott carrie to ron johnson showing he'd been having detailed konss. he described the senator of wisconsin as someone getting to the bottom of things. jim jordan as a fighter. clearly trying to build his case here of a potential conspiracy. but this is what rudy giuliani had been saying into the former president's ear really from election day on ward. say it's corrupt. and we'll sort of fill in the blanks from there. that's exactly what mr. tdon hu is quoting. not giving details, but this is two days after christmas last career. this is the widen transition underway. filling in the blapgs of a chaotic and urgent scene in the 2.0. >> and the flaming red light, the former president can say it. we know it's not true. rudy giuliani can say it. he lost touch with

washington post reported that trump called his acting attorney general jeffrey rosen almost every dayut the so-called fraud in the aftermath of the election. the attorney general's top aide took notes about with the former president said on those phone calls. for anyone trying to get to the bottom of whether or not donald trump was trying to improperly weaponize the justice department to help them stay in power, it would be important to know exactly what was said on those calls and today we found out. the new york times was the first report today on the contents of those notes, about donald trump's calls to the attorney general after the election. according to the times donald trump called his attorney general, as well as his deputy, on december 27th of last year, to ask him about claims of voter fraud that the doj had disproved. the deputy attorney jump neural told the president that the justice has no power to overturn an election. to which donald trump replied quote, just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me. just say the election was corrupt and leave the res

deputy attorney general, the ex-president directed him and the former acting attorney general, jeffrey rosen, to "just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and to congressional allies." leave the rest to me. for the first time we're starting to uncover specific details about the former president's chaotic last days in office that are beginning to read more and more like a premeditated plot to overturn the 2020 election results and there might be more to come. the justice department has also announced that former trump officials can give unrestricted testimony to the senate and house committees who are investigating the former president'se efforts to undermie biden's victory and the events leading up to the insurrection. on top of that the doj is firing a warning shot at states using trump's big lie about the 2020 election to fuel sham audits like the one that just wrapped up in arizona. the "new york times" writes the department warned that auditors could face criminal and civil penalties if they destroy any records related to the election or intimidate voters in violat

jeffrey rosen allowed me to do that for a while, but thank you all for being here.or, i compliment you. i thought you were a great mayor, still think you are, but your judgment and fiance's is even stronger. but all of you, and good friend bobby brady. i see so many friends. al sharpton. al, how are you, pal? it is great to see you. and i am going to get in trouble here because i'm going to recognize my congresswoman from the state of delaware, lisa blunt rochester. and her sister who used to run my office, stand up. folks, good afternoon. there's a serious subject i would like to talk about today. i am here in philadelphia, the national constitution center, the city and the place where the story of "we, the people" began. it is a story that is neither simple nor straightforward. that's because the story is the sum of our parts, and all of those parts are fundamentally human. and being human is to be imperfect, driven by appetite and ambition as much as by goodness and grace. but some things in america should be simple and straightforward. perhaps the most important

jeffrey rosen to, quote, just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and r.gressmen, r meaning republican. rosen pushed back says he was getting false information and the justice department can't and won't change the election. a spokesperson for trump has yet to respond after a request for comment. >>> joining us now, former watergate attorney and senior politics reporter. good morning. it hasn't been a great week for trump. we had the january 6th hearing that kicked off, the election lost, his own party is ignoring how he feels about the infrastructure bill, and now we have the huge news. what could be the political fallout from this? >> yeah, absolutely. this is uncharted territory regarding some of trump's tax returns in the house. this is really uncharted territory for the congressional investigators who still want to hold him accountable, and the political fallout could be something massive. this is something unprecedent. overall we could see trump staff there. of course, you have his election losses going on. it's a huge deal with these revelations abou

from firsthand notes of a phone call in late december between trump and then attorney general jeffrey rosenin texas, a two-day march for voting the rights arrived in the state capital. 100 people making the 30-mile march former exact congressman beto o'rourke and religious leaders. >>> tornadoes in new jersey. severe storms trying reported a pair of twisters roofs torn off houses, trees and boats tossed ornd. flash flooding and hail the size a half dollar. >>> in virginias the first arrivals from afghanistan, translators and others facing retaliation from taliban for helping the u.s. war effort. 200 afghans flew in to washington, d.c. and bussed to an army base for medical screenings >>> and on the news standing up for the thousands of allies who fought shoulder to shoulder with american troops against the taliban. tonight at 7 eastern scott, back to you >> shannon saccocia, let's come to you now because you bought the qs and added to netflix peak everything, you say no way. >> well, i think it's peak some things i just don't think it's peak everything and so, you know, to -- consistent wit

a phone call on december 27th in which trump pressed the acting attorney general at the time, jeffrey rosenme of the election. trump replied he did not expect that. quote, just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and to congressional allies. trump did not name the lawmakers but at other points during the call mentioned representative jim jordan of ohio whom he described as a fighter, scott perry of pennsylvania, who at the time promoted the idea the election was stolen from trump, and senator ron johnson

house oversight committee of a december 27 phone call between trump, then acting attorney general jeffrey rosenthen acting deputy attorney general richard donahue. according to the notes richard donahue told trump quote, understand that the doj can't and won't snap its fingers and change the outcome of the election, it doesn't work that way. trump responded, just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the republican congressman. yeah, he actually said that, trump didn't mention which republicans he was referring to but the notes indicate that at other times on the call he mentioned congressman jim jordan and scott perry and senator ron johnson. all three supported trump's election lies. joining us now are democratic congressman eric swalwell of california, he served as the house impeachment manager in the second impeachment trial of president donald trump and is the author of endgame, inside the impeachment of donald trump, and joyce vance former u.s. attorney for the northern district of alabama and a professor at the university of alabama school of law, she is an msnbc