that tweet, be there, we will be wild. it was a tweet that set up a violent chain reaction that resulted in a deadly attack on our government. cnn is not reporting the special counsel is asking witnesses about a contentious oval office meeting on december 18th, 2020. more than a month after the election, and mere days after the electoral college made official the decision of the american people. in short, that trump had lost the election. in that moment, the disgraced ex-president had two paths. he had door number one, admit head on that his campaign met the end of the line, keep in pace simple peaceful transfer of power. behind door number two, not just fall, but vaults into the abyss, commit to antidemocratic measures. of course, we all know the rest of the story. on this night in december, this crucial juncture, the six-hour cage match essentially unfolded deep inside the white house. on one side, it would summon trump s own white house team, quote, crazy. as you know, peo
nice to see. thank you very much. i want to welcome everybody to the beat, i m ari melber, we begin this week with the continuing fallout. the consequences and the very real losing defendant donald trump. in this case, it was all about his lies, e. jean carroll, and that record breaking 83 million dollar penalty. over $80 million that the jury is awarding e. jean carroll. that s significant for her. for a total of 83 point $3 million. that s a high eight figure award. e. jean carroll smiling. a victory lap outside of manhattan courthouse after a jury awarding her a staggering $83 million in damages. those staggering damages have real consequences. we re gonna go through them right now for you. first of all, for donald trump, one is that the legal finding in punishment is breaking through, even on fox. the 83 point $3 million, that s staggering. this thing has exploded on him. the more times that you engage in this behavior, when you ve got no warning, you really
this is friday. ainsley: did you say friday? steve: tgif. thank goodness it s fox. this is fox & friends. biden, abbott, and the border battle. the deadline is up today to give federal agents access to that shelby park surrounded by razor wire. but texas not going along. ainsley: and the lone star state is not alone. 25 governors, look at those pictures, they are all supporting governor abbott. lawrence: that s right. don t mess with texas. plus, president biden is going to south carolina tomorrow. joe manchin got there first and had this to say about the current administration. watch. i m talking about [bleep] crazy. i know these people, i have worked with them for 12 years. he is talking about the biden staffers after he named them. that s what he said to joe biden. and how do you shovel snow off your roof? let s ask this guy. oh. brian: i don t know. does tend up it s a cliffhanger. we don t know if it works or not. we don t know. ainsley: we will ask
laura: i m laura ingraham, this is the the ingraham angle, thank you for being with us tonight. how to save democracy is the focus of tonight s angle. the most dangerous people in the united states tonight, they are not donald trump supporters. most dangerous people in the united states are those suggesting that somehow a court can vaporize the candidacy of the leading presidential contender and not do damage to the country and its institutions. it is encouraging to see the rule of law working. the colorado supreme court justices did a sensational job. if he s unfit to hold office, we should be encouraged by any action that makes it less likely he will return to the presidency. laura: these people are delusional. they think if the court bars a front-runner from the race, that the election will go on as normal and usual? they are kidding themselves. let s be clear, any decision that prevents voters from deciding donald trump s fate would discredit the next year s ele
andrea mitchell report. chris jansing is here right now. good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. it s a case that could short circuit donald trump s re-election run before the first votes are even cast. now that colorado s highest court has barred him from the ballot, the u.s. supreme court gets the chance to have the last word, but will they take it? key israel hamas negotiations are happening right now, egyptian officials trying to broker a new cease fire in gaza, even as hamas looks for a way to stop the conflict entirely. is there potentially a pathway to peace? and the conservative push to promote pro-american values in the nation s classrooms, in some cases using cartoons to reach kids as young as kindergarten. we start with that explosive ruling by colorado s highest court stripping donald trump s name from the state s presidential ballot and putting the fate of his candidacy squarely in the hands of the supreme court. the nar