As this, the most secure election in the history of this country by chris krebs, lifelong republican charged with securing the vote. The Washington Post reporting over the weekend only 27 republicans have acknowledged the fact of the Election Result, indisputed fact. Post writes that the results of the survey demonstrate the fear most republicans have of the outgoing president and his grip on the party, despite his new status as just the third elected president to lose reelection in the past 80 years. More than 70 of republican lawmakers did not acknowledge the post questions as of friday evening. Thats about 220 republicans in all. The 220 elected officials will have blood on their hands if any harm comes to the local and statewide Office Holders now receiving Death Threats from Trump Supporters who believe Donald Trumps lies. Two of the gop officials under the most brutal assault by trump and his voters, georgia Secretary Of State, brad raffensperger, and Georgia Election official Ga
Already in. Meantime of course the president refusing to concede the election repeating his baseless claims that the election was a fraud. Lets go to carol lee standing by for us in washington. Welcome to you. What did the president say today if anything on this . He made a number of very familiar being aing could yaccud that wont sound new to you, but he continues to make them. He also vented a range of frustrations on everyone from his own Justice Department to the governor of georgia who is a republican and ale lie. T ally. The president said he was ashamed that he endorsed him. And he took aim at the Judicial System Making Unfounded accusations of unfairness there. Take a listen. They dont want to take the affidavits. Then they say we dont have proof. I wanted to file one suit, donald j. Trump president of the United States against, you know and put everything into one simple suit and they say sir, you dont have standing. I say i dont have standing. You mean as president of the Uni
The major league defeat for President Trump and the possible signs of acceptance from him that he lost the election now even referring to a Biden Administration. Our nbc news investigation, new record covid outbreaks in Nursing Homes whats fueling the surge . Are they more prepared now than in the spring from the nfl to the ncaa, how bigtime college and pro sports are navigating new infections in their ranks. Will santa and all the presents make it this year . Dr. Fauci weighs in for all those Kids Big And Small who are wondering. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. As Public Health officials brace for the echo of Covid Infections they worry will follow a boom in holiday travel, the nations hospitals could hardly be more vulnerable tonight hospitalizations from the current wave of covid cases are setting new records. Icus finding whatever spaces they can to handle the spillover of very sick patients and now as millions get ready to travel home from thanksgiving, ho
Trey did you hear that . The court of Public Opinion, she says. It would have to be the court of Public Opinion because what you will see next week bears no similarity to a real court. In a real court, there is a judge was fair and neutral. Next week, the Presiding Judge is senator Patrick Leahy who has already voted twice to convict and remove donald trump from office. He would never be allowed to preside in a real court. In a real court there is a jury of women and men who have not already made up their minds. That is the only one quality you must have two serve on a real jury in a real court. There are 50 democrats will vote to convict next week no matter what the evidence is. In a real court, the jury is told to wait until the very end to reach any conclusions, in fact, you are forbidden from even beginning to reach conclusions until the very end. But not next week. In a real court, there are rules of evidence, rules about what kind of evidence can be admitted and i doubt you will
Await the hearing, what critics call Catch And Release. We have specifics tonight from los angeles. Customs and Border Protection says because of that steady increase in apprehensions, mexicos reluctance to accept more deported families and covert restrictions here, some facilities are at maximum safe capacity. Therefore, it says, per longstanding practice, the Long Term Solutions are not possible. Some migrants will be processed for removal, provided a notice to appear and released into the u. S. To await a future immigration hearing. This is needed to avoid keeping migrants beyond what court orders allow, right now the Border Patrol is stopping some 3,500 migrants per day trying to enter the u. S. A former dhs director chad wolf calls it a perfect storm likely to get worse as smugglers and families exploit the situation. Its a Significant Development they arent taking certain family units back under title 42, that is very concerning because if youre just doing that in one or two sect