so john dowd, former personal attorney, is apparently in on the take here and rudy guiliani, i think, is asking a king's ransom for some of these things. i mean, is this legal and how much are they getting? >> well, the short answer is, we don't know how much they're getting. because there are very few disclosure requirements or rules around the pardon process. the president is one of the unchecked powers that he has that there are few restrictions on and that extends to disclosure requirements. they're not aloud disclosure requirements, if you are a lawyer representing someone seeking a parten, you are advocating for that person before the president, so in the case of john dowd, it's a little unsure both john dowd and rudy guiliani, it's interesting. these are actually representing president trump, you know, in the case of both of them and the mueller investigation in the case of rudy guiliani also in the first impeachment and potential lima ib the second impeachment. and so they're kind of working both side, at least in the case of dowd, who we understand accepted tens of thousands

these statements rudy guiliani made were not just false, they were wild. the second thing you have to prove is that the defendant rudy knew they were false or reckless. meaning he should have known, could have known, said them anyway. those are the requirements. given the obvious falsity i think dominion will have a real shot to prove its case here. >> one thing that's interesting. a dominion lawyer points this out. they say guiliani never made the dominion claims in a court of law when he would have been under oath. he only made them in public or testifying when he wasn't under oath. why does that matter here to the point you were just making? >> reporter: yeah, it's a good point by the dominion lawyers. it goes to rudy's knowledge if these were false. if he believed them, he would have said that in law. the risk as a lawyer is you can get sanctioned by the court. get fined, thrown out of the bar even. so i think that's a good indicator. another interesting detail here, rudy didn't just say something once. sometimes one statement that a person says you can

sources tell cnn his team would include his personal attorney rudy guiliani, and possibly alan dershowitz. meanwhile, new arrests of people believed to have been involved in the attack on the capitol. they include a west virginia law maker, the ceo of the chicago company. the man seen on video carrying house speaker nancy pelosi's lectern and another man wearing a bear skin head dress. let's get more on the impeachment that's rapidly dramatically gaining speed right now. our chief political correspondent dana bash is joining us. dana, this is truly unprecedented at so many levels. >> on so many levels and not the least of which is the house speaker. and how much she, how much push she is getting from her rank and file. already, they have 180 co-sponsors to the one article of impeachment, the draft of it was released yesterday and they have that many people in their caucus signing onto it. listen to what the house majority jim clyburn said about the feeling inside the house democratic caucus. >> they don't have one day left. let's move forward and get this done and it will send a signal to

now given their relationship is fractured a bit and the president telling people to stop pays rudy guiliani'sal fees. we should note the people the president told that to, not sure if he was serious and another campaign adviser, aide to the president, jason miller saying the president praised rudy today but did not deny the president told people to not pay his legal fees. >> did not deny it. kaitlan, great reporting. joining me, cnn political analyst and veteran investigative journalist who helped break the watergate story that led to president nixon's resignation, which you can real all about in "all the president's men" iconic book he co-wrought with bob woodward. worth a reread. great book. i find inspiration in it. you heard kaitlan report doesn't want to pay his attorney rudy guiliani. that the president is in self-pretty mode because he doesn't think people are defending him enough. how do the final days of this president's compare with richard nixon's final days? >> first of all, president trump is delusional, dangerous, and he needs to be put in a constitutional straight jacket so he

as you know, before the riots on the capitol building rudy guiliani was up there talking about trial by combat. given the circumstances and everything that is under investigation and being looked at, that is also something that they're taking into consideration as they figure out who else to pardon before president trump's term ends, his term ends soon. we do know, though, brianna, there will be more pardons before he leaves office. who that would be is uncertain at this point. >> all right. we'll stay tuned. pamela brown, thank you so much for that. >>> removal by the 25th amendment would, of course, end the president's ability to pardon himself or anyone else for that matter. joining me now is michael smerconish, host of cnn's "smerconish" show on cnn and sirius xm. also a lawyer. what do you think about the advice from the white house counsel about a self-pardon by the president, don't do it, he says? >> i'm not so sure if he were to do it it would hold up and if we would know for sure whether it would past constitutional or legal muster until and unless such time as president tru

election technology firm dominion voting firms is suing rudy guiliani for $1.3 billion for defamation. dominion accuses president trump's attorney of constantly pushes baseless fallacies that pushed the "big lie" on election fraud. giuliani's lie, the lawsuit aless includes venezuela controls dominion and they stole votes. the loss to its reputation is immeasurable and ongoing as giuliani refuses to retract any of his false statements. >> he knew from the outset that the complaint alleges that there was no evidence that the election was rigged. and that's why even mr. giuliani didn't make those claims in court. but he made them on television. and online, where they would do maximum damage to dominion, but face minimal scrutiny. >> giuliani says he'll countersue saying "the amount being asked for is quite obviously intended to frighten people of feint heart and another act of intimidation by the hate-filled left wing to wipe out and censor exercise of free speech as well as of abili of lawyers to defend their clients vigorously." white house counsel, key witness in the watergate invest

rudy guiliani, the president's personal attorney, who we should note attended that rally on wednesday preceding the mob rioting on capitol hill where he talked about trial by combat. alan dish wits is a controversial attorney in his own right. all of this is coming at a point where the president is increasingly isolated. he's been removed from twitter, permanently wanes, in fact, he's facing a wave of rez ig nation nations in the top rank of his administration, with two cabinet secretaries now having resigned. the president isn't reflecting on his role but instead the video response that he gave on thursday night when ch came only after a lot of pressure from his top advisors, in which he said it's a time for healing and reconciliation. among everything, that is the thing the president is having second thoughts about. >> you mentioned he's increasingly isolated. a source told me that he has still not reached out to the vice president. they still have not spoken since the mayhem at the capitol building on wednesday. you also learn that the vice president will attend joe biden's inaugus

yeah but if you ask militia members on the no-fly list, my numbers are through the roof well, rudy guilianick in the headlines again with more bad news youtube just confirmed that they suspended rudy from making money off the ads that play before his videos. i didn't even know rudy was on youtube. let's take a look at what he's doing. >> if you want a good cigar, go to a good cigar shop if you want the best, go to famous smoke shop. american hartford gold is the company you can trust when it comes to buying gold order omega xl now and get a a second bottle free ear buds from ray conbecause they connect my bluetooth seamlessly and you're not having to untangle all these head phone wires >> jimmy: what quick question quick question who is buying ear buds because rudy guiliani recommends them? yes, it's real >> for real? >> that's real seriously. what happened to rudy? he's gone from qanon to qvc. apparently rudy is so desperate for cash he's going to let exxon start drilling his head for oil. i don't know if it's true. that's what i heard. oh, some business news this is a good one here. today

or rudy guiliani be held accountable? >> yeah they could be in theory. let's be clear.don is uncertain as to whether it would hold up of but it's definitely a bad look. right. for the president to be pardoning himself. and could that encourage more civil lawsuits, sure it could. anyone, any time you can demonstrate that someone is what's called the proximate cause of something like a crime, something where someone gets hurt, injured, et cetera, can be the subject of six lawsuits, but i don't think it's going to be easy, the civil lawsuits, yes they're a danger. yes they will happen. i expect the president will get sued but that doesn't necessarily mean those kind of lawsuits will be simple. the self-pardon was complicated political issue and more went into it than simply the fear of lawsuits. >> president trump has been largely silenced on social media in far-right sites like parler have been taken down does it hurt him or galvanize his base. >> clearly it's having serious financial pressure on the president and will continue for some time but i do think there is a back

saying we will bring it to you sore rudy guiliani say trial by combat. what is the legal standard here for them being charged? >> well, jim, this is a country of the rule of law and one thing has to hold, it has to be that. there is going to be a wide range of accountability for what transpired on january 6th a. range of political liability and a range of criminal justice accountability and it will start with the types of arrests that shimone was describing, the individuals who were engaged in the acts of violence and then that investigation is going to have to expand. because what happened here was seditious conspiracy. so all of the leaders, including the president, including rudy guiliani, including potentially members of the president's family, individuals who spoke at the event in the morning that rhode island rooil r iled up the crowd and violence that resulted in numerous federal laws being broken that day with the purpose of violating the constitution, with the purpose of preventing the congress from finishing the election. so, absolutely, this s

>> here's the problem with rudy guiliani. he is a potential witness. and so, yes. you know, again, he is a serious lawyer or had a career as a serious lawyer as a u.s. attorney. he could do it but could potentially be called as a witness for giving a speech at the rally this ultimately led to the insurrection acts on january 6th. that may not be his best choice for lawyers. we are having to dig to scrape to find anyone from the island of misfit lawyers with a law license who could choose to represent the president. it's just not working. >> david, it just seems like trump would have an easy out to make sure that 17 gop senators don't vote to convict him. you know, he can make the argument about whether it's constitutional to try former presidents but trump doesn't appear to even want an out. it appears he wants to use the cameras and a national argument to continue to just push this false stolen election claim. >> you're absolutely right, ana. i think there is something more at stake. most people are assuming, well, because they came nowhere close, the republican v

>> reporter: that rallying cry to supporters from president trump, his family, and allies like rudy guiliani. >> let's have trial by combat! >> reporter: tonight, a senior justice department official says no incitement charges are expected against any of those speakers. >> kenneth moton joins us now from washington. kenneth, i know you have some new reporting on how members of congress will now be traveling because of what has occurred since the siege on the capital with senators and representatives being harassed and threatened? >> reporter: tom, we have learned capitol police will be teaming up with other authorities, including u.s. air marshals, to provide protection for members of congress. the move coming after lawmakers like gop senator lindsey graham were confronted by screaming trump supporters at local airports, angry that congress certified joe biden's win after that siege. tom? >> kenneth moton reporting from washington. great to have you on the show tonight. >>> now to the major story unfolding overseas, a boeing 737 passenger jet crashing off indonesia. the tower losing contact

voted against him on impeachment and new detail who's will or won't represent him in the senate, rudy guilianiing he can't be on the impeachment defense team because he was a witness to the events, some saying he was part of what caused it, rudy claims, when he told the crowd let's have trial by combat before the idiots stormed the capitol he wasn't suggesting violence was just referencing characters from "game of thrones" and of course the difference is the character always pays his debts. rudy's next project is interesting, he's running king jafri's reelection campaign so rudy is out but lindsey graham is back in. rebound he said count me out, guess he didn't mean it. he wrote a letter 2ksh - - - - i love watching these cowards ask for healing after spending the last four years treating the country like it's a rental car they got full coverage on. he said if republicans vet to convi convict trump in the senate it would destroy their party because four years ago he said if we dominate trump we will get destroyed and will deserve it. now he wants healing. when lindsay gets that feeling he want

if you have someone like rudy guiliani suggesting for a $2 million fee, i can get you a pardon. that sound like more than a legitimate legal fee. >> the president issued so far what 42 pardons, nine commutations since the election. has the usual process been corrupted, from your perspective? >> well, in some ways, it's been corrupted. in some ways, it's been completely invaded. there is an office attorney among other things, that's these pardon application, commutation applications for the purpose of trying to make sure there is a good recommendation made to the president. is it a worthy cause? is it a worthy ka is? >> has it been investigated? then the president under the constitution has the absolute right to accept or decline the recommendation, but in almost every instance here, and probably going forward until wednesday, when he leaves office, the party attorney is completely bypassed, a, it's a bypass of normal process that give people faith and confidence that it's used for a just purpose. also like you pointed out, that story he mentioned a minute ago and the fact that t

president, if you're not going to pay rudy guiliani his due, there is a long line of contractors who atlantic city casino who could really use the money. >>> ahead, backlash from the capitol hill riots and it's hitting trump's business brand in the pocket. i'm going to talk to someone who knows him well. >>> plus the republicans senators to watch who might vote to impeach the president during his impeachment trial. >>> there's new reporting from the "washington post" suggests the president is growing more concerned about his business brand and good reason for this. since the attack on the capitol, bank have been cutting ties with him. the pga pulled its 2022 championship from his golf club in new jersey, and more and more companies are condemning the president and pulling funding from his allies who peddled lies. his campaign website just lost their financing company. his organizations ecommerce provider closed to online stores. new york city terminating all business relationships with his company including a golf course, central park carousel and two ice skating rinks. also this. le

. >>> also dominion is suing rudy guiliani for $1.6 become, seeking losses caused by farce election lies about their auditing system that guiliani, former lawyer for president trump pushed on his podcast and several television appearances after the election. dominion is also suing one of the torrance who represented the president sydney powell for pushing similar claims. >> yeah. in court, you can't make stuff up. right? so there may be legal consequences there. >>> now to president biden. he is kicking off a busy week with his sights set he hopes on a covid relief compromise. >> be by the end of the day, they will put a travel restriction back in place. good morning, jeremy, it is interesting, this week, i think every day has one or more executive orders that are coming, which is interesting, given the push for unity here as well? >> yeah, no doubt, it has, the biden administration has faced criticism from some republicans for taking that unilateral action. but at the same time this is a biden administration showing they are going to work and focusing on some of the priorities that got

they dug up proof that trump's personal lawyer rudy guiliani, who tried to get this election overturned by the courts, personally voted in this election in new york using a method he argued was fraudulent elsewhere. he voted by affidavit ballot. a provisional ballot. can you believe the insanity? yes, you can. because lies are obvious and ugly when set against the light of truth. king gave us the keys to the kingdom. he showed us the way and told us that we will overcome challenges like those today. but it wasn't automatic. who will do the work? let nobody give you the impression that only time will solve the problem, said king. so are we about to do the work of coming together in a quest for a more perfect union? because time alone will heal nothing by itself. deeper insight now from abby philip and david gregory. we say this every year, abby, on mlk jr. day. which is i wonder what dr. king would say today. and it is an impossible thing to answer except in moments like these that do, that are completely concordant with what he was up against then except he had a president -- he has a p

you are talking people like rudy guiliani who has had advised the president and others. the real question right now about who is actually running the government of the united states. we saw, of course, nancy pelosi reaching out to the chairman of the joint chiefs last week to clarify safeguards in place that would prevent a deran himmed president from watching military strike or a nuclear strike, god forbid. so there are a lot of questions here. the resignation of some of those cabinet officials like betsy devos and elaine chia, diminishes the 25th amendment could be invoked even if vice president pence were inclined and most are quitting. i would say most of the people two are leaving. if you leave in the last two weeks of this administration, you are probably doing it to cleanse your own reputation rather than have a constructive step on the process and one of the things that people can defend therefore is some people, some national security officials, some people like white house counsel pat cipollone are staying and perhaps moderating the behavior's behavior or some

you think president trump would also, chris christie, rudy guiliani, there have been a number of householdwho have had to head to the hospital as a result of this virus and, of course, christie, guiliani, trump, all able to go home after a matter of days. larry king is 87. he's had a number of health struggles in recent years, including a very severe stroke back in 2019, which he was able recuperate from in 2020. i mentioned, donna, he has been active. he has been working hosting shows for aura tv covering the recent presidential election. i think many viewers remember larry king live at 9:00 p.m. eastern as a signature program here on this network helping to define the network. i always loved king's short, sharp questions. he was able to get people to reveal so much through his questioning of celebrities and politicians and, hopefully, in a few days or weeks, he will be able to reveal what his covid-19 experience was in the hospital. >> we are sending him our strength and best wishes. brian stelter, thank you. >>> from being a president how jimmy carter used his passion for music to win t

rudy guiliani spotted on the ground, sources say he will likely be a part of trump's impeachment legalffices. the president's schedule says he is holding meetings and calls, on friday meeting with mike lindell the founder of my pillow pushed conspiracy theories online. he left with this pages saying marshall law is necessary, saying there was no mention of marshall law in conversation with the administration. the white house saying nothing was taken seriously and the presiden has committed to a peaceful transition of power with president-elect joe biden's inauguration four days away, there are no plans for the outgoing president to come face-to-face with his successors. breaking the dequindre aids-long tradition, instead, president trump wants an elaborate sendoff. sources say he requested a red carpet and military band, by the time he left, joe biden takes the oath of officer, the president plans to be on his way to mrg. that senate impeachment trial could be starting as soon as next week. at this point no clear strategy from the white house. rachel scott, abc news, the white house. >

it all comes as these report of the president having a rift with his personal attorney rudy guiliani, we haven't confirmed but if true, are significant. because the president is increasingly isolated. we are also told very defiant. >> peter, to carole's point here, in some ways, the president's happening in the senate is in some ways in his own hands at this point depending on whether he throws the match on the cinderbox over the next six days or not. >> reporter: well, let's see, if the choice is between calming the waters or throwing a match on the flames, well, four years will tell us we know which way it's going to go. this is not a president who made an effort throughout his ten years to calm washington or the nation's divisions and he's not somebody who has reached out to his opponents or tried in anyway to express regret or remorse or even a sense of responsibility. so the video he put out yesterday as carol said is currently the most -- >> i'm sorry, but i don't know if you -- i actually -- you raised something interesting. i want to ask you about it. that's right. let's not a

we do have breaking news, a $1.3 billion lawsuit against rudy guiliani in spreading disinformation in election. we are waiting for the suit now. we will have more on that in just a second. $1.3 billion. >>> first, major new developments on the push for economic relief from millions of americans. new information from a white house call and a bipartisan group of senators to discuss president biden's $1.9 billion relief plan. some are pushing back, including susan collins and mitt romney. if he can't get those two, realistically, how can he get any republicans? >>> they are later going to lift a travel ban president trump tried to lift going out the door. there is more about the new variants. >>> in hours, they will deliver the articles of impeachment against president trump to the senate. the second impeachment trial is scheduled to start in two weeks. a number of senators now opposing that trial is growing. we are also learning stunling new details how donald trump tried to use the department of justice to overturn his election law. just into cnn, two new arrivals at the white house. t

pardons for individuals not yet charged with any crimes including his children and personal attorney rudy guiliani. we don't yet know where the president has landed on that but as it relates to the pardons, potential pardons for the rioters who stormed the capitol on january 6th we're told the president has been advised against pardoning those individuals and in fact one of the president's last remaining allies who has been with him and flew with him to the texas/mexico border last week senator lindsey graham he publicly today urged the president against pardoning those rioters while appearing on fox news earlier today. >> the headline, the president preparing to issue at least 100 pardons tuesday, sometime on tuesday, final, full day in the white house. he leaves wednesday morning just before the inauguration, right? >> that's right, wolf. >> stand by. i'll get back to you. we're also tracking the increasingly nerve-racking security situation in the nation's capitol. shimon, with just three days to go until the inauguration ceremony in the u.s. capitol what are you seeing? how are security operat

rudy guiliani not an option for that because guiliani made a speech at that january 6th event that incited the riot up on capitol hill so as of right now, none of the people who represented the president in the last impeachment are signing up, shep, to represent him in th second impeachment and just tonight -- we got word the president has now signed >> i'm sorry go ahead, shep >> >> no, i'm sorry you know the satellite delay please finish your thought. >> reporter: well, we just got an executive order from the president this evening in which he reversed himself on some of the covid travel restrictions on a number of countries around the world. that had been put in place last year that will be reversed under this executive order. of course, that can still be reversed by president biden once he is sworn in on wednesday. so a lot of reversing in theg ie final couple of days and hours, shep >> eamon, some hints, at least, of a final message and maybe video from the outgoing president. do we have any idea what that might be and what might be in it >> reporter: we don't know at this point what

rudy guiliani.e note the president is getting so many new attorneys it's hard for people around the president to keep up who is representing him at a given time. so many new faces introduced in all phases of him trying to contest election results. now, of course, erin and rnds , anderson, instead of listening to vice president pence, he is turning on him in remarkable fashion. >> of course, vice president pence has no one to blame but himself for not seeing think. >>> and here we are on the day of the georgia runoff. hours ahead of what is something that no american has probably ever paid attention to before. right? in washington. what do you make of trump's mind-set right now? >> well, i think he's all over the map in a bad way. look, i think that, number one, the most important thing is as a republican, makes mitch mcconnell stronger and i think that's winning the seats in georgia. president trump counter intuitive with the exception of the rallies, but he's really between trying to use the rails

from rudy guiliani the president's attorney again saying similar things and again that message was supposed to be for another senator. >> wow. thank you very much. i want to go to the democratic congressman jason crow who served as house impeachment manager during the impeachment of president trump in 2019 and obviously we talked during that time so, congressman, you know the ins and outs of this. and we've now learned that you, house democrats, are going to introduce articles of impeachment as soon as monday and we saw the draft of one article. so putting all of this together in the timeline we have, when do you expect a vote? >> i don't think we know enough to know when we have a vote. it is possible i think it could happen as quickly as mid to late next week. but the bottom line remains we just need to do this as quickly as possible because donald trump is a very violent and dangerous man. he is unstable. he is not well. as we've seen not just over the last four years but on full display on this past wednesday he is a danger to not just the domestic security of our nation and the securit

. >> notable not on the list, i trump himself or members of his family also rudy guiliani not on the list. >> right. >> joining us now to discuss the list and what it means, a professor of law at loyola law school and host of "passing judgment" podcast. good to have you on. the biggest headline would be steve bannon, the president's chief strategyist and his crime that he was indiected for is defrauding trump supporters, raising money for the wall, money wasn't actually going to the wall, tell us legally what this message sends. >> interesting, this has gained the most headlines and legally the message it sends is, you could view it perhaps politically president trump sending the message that he's not really that concerned with defrauding his supporters. legally, what it says is president trump isn't that concerned with the crimes that are alleged here. this is the one where i think you might call into question whether or not the senate would convict president trump. i think this particular pardon is really going to anger some senate republicans. i don't think it's a done deal that t

rudy giuliani. sources say the president has recently grown irritated with guiliani, but he's one of the few allies the president has left. giuliani telling our jonathan karl he is part of the president's defense team. but the white house has not confirmed who will serve as the president's counsel, even though the trial could begin in days. giuliani, who led the president's failed charge to overturn the election, telling abc news he is open to having the president testify. he also addressed the crowd on january 6th. >> let's have trial by combat. >> reporter: the prosecution says they'll be ready whenever the article of impeachment is handed over to the senate. >> we're preparing as though we are going to go in the next hour. >> reporter: the senators who witnessed that deadly capitol hill riot will serve as jurors. >> this was the most serious presidential crime in the history of the united states of america, the most dangerous crime by a president ever committed against the united states. >> reporter: democrats say they plan to go after every single vote. it would take at least 17 republicans to

rudy for $1.3 billion. [ cheers and applause ] billion. billion dollars. they are suing his pants off. although to be fair, borat's daughter already had them halfway there. dominion is saying, among other things, that guilianiin on his podcast, using his new reputation as a defender of the constitution to sell coins to dumb people. >> i accomplished a lot in 2020 exposing the truth, establishing the relationship with you, working tirelessly for america and i came to know the work and value of the people at american heartford gold. give them a call and tell them rudy sent you. or text rudy to 65 of [ bleep ] 32. >> jimmy: no thanks, maybe rudy could 35i off the damages maybe rudy can pay off his damages in doubloons. team biden is settling in. joe biden's dogs have officially moved into the white house, and they've got a twitter account. this was posted from the oval "pawfice." "together we will paw an american story of hope and yummy nom noms." now -- whoever at twitter banned trump? needs to ban the oval pawfice too. "yummy nom noms." why do we assume dogs talk like idiots? >> they're very smart. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, we're going to have quite a fiesta for you, guillermo. >> oh, i cannot wait, jimmy s