It is described in the indictment, fuelled by lies. Lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the us government, the nations process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the president ial election. The men and women of Law Enforcement who defended the us Capital Onjanuary The 6th are heroes. They are patriots and The Very Best of us. They did notjust defend a building, or the people sheltering in it they put their lives on the line to defend who we are as a country and as a people. They defended the very institutions and principles that defined the United States. Since the attack on our capital the Department Ofjustice Has remained committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day. This case is brought consistent with that commitment. Our investigation of other individuals continues. In this case, my office will seek a speedy trial so that our evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury o
Tuesday. All 50 states is Super Tuesday. Nikki haleys last hurrah or is there a plan b if she drops out of the race and by the end of the day that rematch that seven out of ten americans say they dont want, it could be on the next steps for joe biden and donald trump all right. 06 00 a. M. Here in washington, this is a live look at raleigh, North Carolina polls are opening there in just half an hour. One of the states were watching most closely today for clues about what we could learn ahead of the general election and good morning to you. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us Super Tuesday has arrived. Donald trump again hoping to pull off a 15 states sweep over nikki haley with more than a third of all the delegates at stake. If that happens, the former president would have more than 90 of the delegates needed to clinch the republican nomination. That of course sets up the rematch that most americans say they dont want trump versus biden on Super Tuesday eve, the former pr
No, no, no, this is the truth, the judge. It is a lie. It is a lie. Our relationship was not a secret. It was just private. Did you observe them do things that are common among people having a romantic relationship . Yes. I like grey goose. You never wrote him a check. I dont have checks. Cash is fungible. I gave my daughter her first cashbox and told her, always keep some cash. Most black folks, they hard cash. Im not on trial no matter how hard you try to put me on trial. Just some of the most memorable moments of fani willis and Special Prosecutor that she hired. Closing arguments are set to begin in moments in the hearing that could see both willis and wade disqualified from the Georgia Election meddling case and with that, so begins friday afternoon. Im john roberts in washington. Good to be back with you, cassandra. Great to be great to be with you. Anything could happen here. Im sandra smith. This is a live look right now at two courthouses. More than 500 miles apart. Willis is
Trying to put the d. A. And her defense team on defense. The accusation is that fani willis had an improper relationship with one of her prosecutors and stood to benefit financially from employing him. The subsequent testimony has been salacious at times, heated at others, especially when willis herself took the stand a couple of weeks ago to call the whole investigation bs. And while the alleged conduct is dominating the headlines, it doesnt change the underlying allegations in the original case, which is that more than a dozen people including the former president , have been accused of coordinating to try and illegally overturn the results of the 2020 elections in georgia. Joining us now, host of the Katie Phang Show right here on msnbc, katie phang. We are watching the courtroom. Judge mcafee is sitting down. Katie, give us the initial state of play. Reporter so today are going to be the arguments, you can call them the closing arguments if you want, katie, because this has become
The candidates are out on the, stop with several rallies planned. Nikki haley is speaking today and raleigh, North Carolina. Donald trump also will speak in greensboro, North Carolina and rich burn, virginia. A new poll of registered voters showing President Joe Biden facing political headwinds. Trailing both trump and haley in hypothetical match ups. Even as a majority of voters say they think trump has committed serious federal crimes, as haley expresses doubt about what trump would do during a potential second term in the oval office. Do you think donald trump would follow the constitution if he was elected to a second term . I dont know. I dont know. I, mean you always want to thank someone will, but i dont know. You know, when you go in and you talk about revenge, when you go and you talk about vindication, when you go and talk about, what does that mean . Like, i dont know what that means. Only he can answer for that. Trump is capped off a week of legal maneuvers in his push to d