also john heilemann, nbc news and msnbc national affairs analyst and host of the "hell and high waterof representatives. question one is, will he remain in trump's good graces for the rest of month so that when he quits the house of representatives, he actually will have that job? question two is, how many months will he last in his new job with donald trump? >> i think there's a chance, lawrence, that he'll remain in trump's good graces for the rest of the month only because it depose to a deeper question about what this is all about, which is i would say humbly submit has nothing to do with starting a media company. our friend tim miller suggested if this media company came about, it would be called friendster for bigots. i have a degree of confidence there will never be a media company formed in this way and this is some kind of a black bag job to get money and trump can somehow siphon money away from people who are trying to curry favor with them in the way tim o'brien suggested in his piece. devin nunes is the ceo. in what world would an actual investor or anybody who was actuall

john heilemann, we knew this piece was coming.ead it with my jaw on the ground and then read it again reaching for liquor cab knelt. he was wright right when he wrote before the election when he wrote about all the indicator lights blinking red. talk about this piece, the comprehensive case that the next coup is under way and not hitting many road blocks at all. >> well, nicolle, i'm glad that liquor is your prefer substance, because i'm driven to much stronger -- >> i did not grab it. i did not imbibe. that will happen at 6:00. >> i was going to say, let me help you out with that. this is -- you know, the pieces of the coming coup, if president trump runs and if he's the nominee and if he falls short again -- people have been playing these things out for the last few months from people like bill mahr on his show on hbo, also on the circumstance success, we did an episode called coup point two. what is trump doing to subvert democracy. what are the less oons from 2020, what are the places he failed, what is he doing to change elec

john heilemann is still here. look, donald trump never did the right thing when it came to covid.'t have takd if he hadn't pulled a no-show for debates, david jolly. >> i think the takeaway is it confirms the sociopathy of donald trump, the lack of concern for his own health or the health of others. and particularly, listen, if you have two tests in conflict -- donald trump is suggesting today it is fake news, i got a negative test as well. i don't know what medical test you might take in which you take it device and there is a conflict where you don't take a third. that's the most telling here. this president who was supposed to be transparent about his health even while engaging in the war on science and false thing on all things covid here he was likely knowing he was infected and the fact is three days after the debate he ends up hospitalized with covid. there is it's clear there are indications he was experiencing covid affects but ignored them and put other people's lives in jeopardy. it also says, interestingly, mark meadows becomes an intriguing figure in the story telling

joining me for insight and analysis, executive editor of "the recount" john heilemann, kimberly atkins stohr, senior writer for "the boston globe," republican strategist brendan buck and marianna sotomayor of "the washington post." welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> announcer: from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning. we're going to, of course, get to the spike on covid cases, the battle over mandates, my interview with the secretary of state about russia and ukraine in a moment. we'll begin with the series of tornadoes, more typical in the spring, very rare in december, erupted overnight on friday, causing horrific damage and loss of life. all told, these tornadoes touched down in six states in the nation's midsection. one tornado alone was said to be on the ground for an estimated record 200-plus miles, cutting a shocking path of destruction through several states. most of that journey was in hardest-hit kentucky. the worst of the damage occurred in the kentucky town of may

joining me, john heilemann, kimberly atkins stohr, brendan buck, and marianna sotomayor. welcome to sunday's "meet the press". >>> a good tund morning. we're going to get to the spike on covid case, the battle over mandates, my interview with the secretary state, but we're going to begin with the damage in kentucky and neighboring states. a series of tornadoes more typical in the spring, rare in december, erupted overnight on friday, causing horrific damage and loss of life. all told, these tornadoes touched down in six states in the nation's midsection. one tornado alone was said to be on the ground for an estimated record 200 plus miles, cutting a shocking path of destruction through several states. most of that journey was in hardest-hit kentucky. the worst of the damage occurred in the kentucky town of mayfield where a twister hit and destroyed a candle factory that was being used as shelter by scores of people. dozens are feared dead there alone. >> we did, i think, the lights went out, and then we did a rock, rock, rock, and then everything fell down on us. >> i'm l

here at the table with us, nbc news and msnbc national affairs analyst john heilemann. daniel goldman is here. we will give you a spoiler alert. eggs announcing today he will be suspending his campaign for new york attorney general. we will talk about that later in the program. back with us in washington, d.c., nbc news senior capitol hill correspond it garrett haake off his triumphant impromptu interview with jamie raskin that made us all look comparable by comparison. that was such a boone, to have you and then to have him. pull this all together for us, this new batch of subpoenas makes clear that perhaps the witnesses that they keep talking about, the 300 that they have already engaged with, the thousands of documents. ly ann caldwell tweeted earlier that mark meadows before facing criminal contempt turned over 9,000 documents to the committee. they may have given up more leads. ali alexander was in yesterday for eight hours. this may be part of a probe into who was planning what and how much knowledge donald trump had of it. >> we are in the middle of a critical pe

i'm john heilemann in for nicolle wallace. i apologize. before we get into the what of the biden administration's new covid response announced by the president at the white house, course of action that's urgent and immensely dift to pull off. let's first address the question why. odds are, it being december 21st, you have probably, hopefully, i hope, i hope you thought or thought about or gotten tested before traveling or seeing family for the holidays. if that's the case, images like you're seeing now probably look familiar. lines down the street, in the cold, three, four, five hours of waiting. these particular photos are in gotham city, this is from washington, d.c. take a look at this ariel shot. this is what the situation looks like in miami, florida. embarrassing, frankly. two years into a global pandemic that has dominated all of our lives. again, it is very possible you already have personal experience in this arena. behind the surge in testing, omicron, which the cdc now says is the dominant variant of covid in the united states.

i'm john heilemann in for nicolle wallace for the fourth and final time this week. breaking news. kim potter, the former brooklyn center minnesota, police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old daunte wright during a traffic stop in april has been found guilty of first and second degree manslaughter. he was killed during the trial of george floyd. wright's tragic and senseless death underscoring for many how much work remains to be done

>> john heilemann, as heidi just said, one of the sort of side gigs of helming this hour is managingor me next week. there is an "atlantic" piece in august that i read four times, sent it to every parent i know. it was basically about mommies and daddies are broken. it was about sending our kids black to school in september amid the surging delta wave. and what i think kids, most importantly, can't take, and you see them, they're devastated. the u.s. surgeon general put out a warning, an alert about kids' mental health, a 55% increase in young girls going to the emergency room with mental health crises, 5% increase in young boys. we cannot go through this again. kids cannot stay home, john. >> yeah, and look, i mean, what dr. jha said, on the other side, i'm reading through the epidemiologists who are still trying to sort out what's going on with omicron and looking at some of the data coming out of south africa, some of the data coming out of denmark and london that suggest there might be a little higher hospitalization rate with kids with this variant. i'm no expert but i've read e

i'm john heilemann in for nicolle wallace for the fourth and final time this week. on the air with breaking news. kim potter, the former brooklyn center minnesota, police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old daunte wright during a traffic stop in april has been found guilty of first and second degree manslaughter. he was killed during the trial of george floyd. wright's tragic and senseless death underscoring for many how much work remains to be done even after the nationwide equal justice protests in the wake of floyd's murder and chauvin's conviction. wright was pulled over because of expired tags on his car and an air freshener hanging from his rearview mirror. in the trial, potter took the stand in her own defense at one point breaking down in tears. her attorneys admitted she made an honest mistake. but in closing arguments prosecutors characterized it as a quote, blunder of epic proportions and demand accountability. now potter has been found guilty. she has been ordered held without bail. the judge saying that potter cannot be treated any differently than any

i'm john heilemann.minally a member of the blue team but from one of the reddest states and acts that way, is not exactly a match made in heaven, but that already strained relationship is being pressed as democrats are facing the most dramatic reminder yet that if they're going to get the build back better legislation passed into law, they will need to deal with the demands and what they see as the bad faith of their partner. there are signs today that the democrats are trying to save this marriage after manchin effectively took them the bird after going on fox news making his declaration that he would not support the act in its current form and after the white house, released a blistering character attack on manchin. nbc news reports that joe manchin joined democrats for a special caucus meeting on tuesday night about the next steps for the bbb. just two days after he said he could not support president biden's signature legislation. quote, i know we are all frustrated at this outcome, however, we are n

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i'm john heilemann in for nicolle wallace. i apologize.e what of the biden administration's new covid response announced by the president at the white house, course of action that's urgent and immensely dift to pull off. let's first address the question why. odds are, it being december 21st, you have probably, hopefully, i hope, i hope you thought or thought about or

i'm john heilemann in nicolle wallace all week long for you.into the second holiday season of the covid areaa the virus is running rampant through both the psyches the american public and on ground in some places thanks to the omicron variant. if you are in genuinely panicked new york city seeing record numbers of cases and seeing impeding levels

it is 4:00 in new york system i'm john heilemann in for nicolle wallace.ffice! we've got breaking news, fresh from the january 6th select committee's investigation into the attack on our capitol. last hour, we learned that the committee has sent congressman jim jordan a request for information. it is the second such request made of the republican congressman after pennsylvania congressman scott perry received a similar request n. a letter to jordan, the select committee chairman wrote,

john heilemann reminded me of this, but roe was decided with the support, 7-2 decision, of conservativeshe republican thing is new, and this comment from justice sotomayor about the stench is because of this new thing that republican appointees, at least these republican appointees, were a foregone conclusion when it came to the mississippi abortion ban. talk about her comments. talk about the stench, and talk about where we find ourselves. >> well, i think one of the things that's really important to understand here is that the political process for identifying and naming justices has become incredibly politicized and part of that is the work of congress itself. the limiting of the filibuster, the requirement of a simple majority to confirm justices means that we no longer have to work for votes across the aisle and so you can have the kind of ideological purity you want and there doesn't have to be any moderation, and we've seen that with the last three appointments to this court. and i think even if hands change and there's a democratic-appointed president, you'll see that same ideolo

i'm john heilemann in nicolle wallace all week long for you. as america heads into the second holiday season of the covid areaa the virus is running rampant through both the psyches the american public and on ground in some places thanks to the omicron variant. if you are in genuinely panicked new york city seeing record numbers of cases and seeing impeding levels of demand for covid test asks if you are wondering what it means for your gol gatherings that you were expecting to more or less normal. the rise in ace case is only expected to get worse in the weeks ahead. let's listen to what the nation's top infectious disease specialist drauch had to say about this yesterday. >> we need to take this very seriously because one thing about omicron that's very clear, not only in our own country but through south africa and in the uk and other countries it has an extraordinary ability to transmit efficiently from person to person. it seems to be overtaking all the other variants including delta with a doubling time of two or three days. which means i

this is not an original point, it's one made by my friend, john heilemann, yesterday but it's so striking point of what justice sotomayor was getting at yesterday. when roe vs. wade was decided in 1973, it was a 7-2 decision. at the time, six justices were nominated by republicans. rehnquist, berger, brennan, stewart, black burn, and powell. three by democrats. in the decision of 7-2, it included the republicans. this court, there is no analysis, there is no court watcher, there isn't anybody, anybody, who thinks that any of the justices appointed by republicans are going to oppose the mississippi law. what does that say to you about this supreme court? >> well, it's sad for me. as somebody who is a student of the law and somebody who upholds the supreme court as the highest law, of course, of our nation, but really, it should be the most fundamental set of constitutional scholars here above politics, above the stench, as justice sotomayor so wisely said. it's a very depressing day when i heard some of the arguments around the fundamental right to abortion care. let's remember what we're

. >> john heilemann brought our attention immediately at the top of this hour yesterday when the piece was just released to your reporting on political violence and i want to read some of that and probe you on what you discovered. you write this. what we know already and could not have known on january 6th is that the chaos on that day was integral to a plan. it lit his base on fire and sewed the seeds of discord for his followers to take it back including violence. and you look at all the polls and they don't do justice to the people who have been radicalized. my colleague has a new podcast out about one woman, a woman who died at the insurrection, but behind every person who's now facing criminal charges is a story of radicalization, but the only thread who runs through all of them is donald trump. talk about what his base is willing to do now. >> well, it's frightening. everything abnormal starts to seem normal in the trump era. let's start with the fact that 68% of all republicans believe that the election was stolen. that joe biden is an illegitimate president. 68%. so more than t

. >> john heilemann?this is partly about accountability but also about deterrence. i want you to talk a little about that and whether you think that in the process of doing the investigative work you've done, you've identified networks that are still in place and that pose a threat to the future, and whether by taking this action you might have the effect of not just deterring those things in the future but potentially having some effect on breaking up some of the networks, or at least identifying them in a way that law enforcement will be able to keep an eye on them in the future. >> that is an exceptional question, and there is no doubt through civil process that we'll be able to get a lot of discovery, find out who is who and who knows who and who was funding who. there is reporting today, and i think it's from your outlet, that makes clear that both the proud boys and oathkeepers are moving on to other issues, including what? trying to influence school boards. they're playing the race game. they're pl