because together, we rise. and on that note, i wish you all a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. the bread and butter of conservatives in the conservative media for years now has been hyping up an investigation into president biden s adult son hunter biden. but it never seem to end. the investigation, which was open in 2018, under trump s justice department, has been used as a black box of sorts by republicans. they use it to create a symmetry that didn t really exist between trump s alleged crimes, and what they speculated was the crime ridden biden family. and so long as this case was open, and the investigation was behind closed doors, they could really make it whatever they wanted it to be. and even though that was the case even though the republicans have been dining out on the hunter investigation for years, they also have been up in arms about how it h
thank you for joining us. alex is off tonight. the biden butter of conservative media for years now husband hyping up an investigation into president biden s old son hunter biden. and never seemed to end. the investigation, which was open in 2018, under trump s justice department, has then a black box of sorts by republicans. they use it to create a symmetry that didn t really exist between trump s alleged crimes, when they speculated was the crime ridden biden family. so long as this case was open, and the investigation was behind closed doors, they could really make it whatever they wanted it to be. even though that was the case even the republicans have been dining out on the hunter investigation for years, they also have been up in arms about how it hadn t finished yet. they were aghast that trump was indicted before hunter. they wanted hunters case resolved immediately. today we have closure in that case. today, we have the news that hunter biden is expected to enter a
because it was an insurrection at the january six. almost three years ago and with a ruling maine has now become the second state, to say that trump is ineligible to appear on the 2024 republican primary ballot. the decision comes after a week of the colorado supreme court issued a similar ruling. and that ruling is now being appealed by both sides the nation s highest court. the nine justices of the supreme court are being position to settle the issue of whether trump s serving as president, under section three of the 14th amendment which bars and the candidate from holding the office who engaged in insurrection. in a, ruling tonight, secretary of state road, and i quote, i have little trouble concluding that the events of january six, 2021 or an insurrection within the meaning of section three of the 14th amendment. the record establishes that mr. trump, over the course of several months in culminating on january six 2021 use the false narrative of election fraud to inflame
ineligible to appear on that state s 2024 republican primary ballot, because he incited an insurrection at the u.s. capitol on january 6th. almost three years ago. with her ruling, they ve now become the second state to say that trump is ineligible to appear on the 2024 republican primary ballot. the bell s decision comes a week after the colorado supreme court issued a similar ruling. that ruling is now being appealed by both sides, the nation s highest court. the nine justices of the supreme court are being petition to settle the issue of whether trump is barred from serving as president under section three of the 14th amendment, which bars any candidate from holding the office who engaged in insurrection. in her ruling tonight, the secretary of state wrote, and i quote, i have little trouble concluding that the events of january 6th, 2021 were an insurrection within the meaning of section three of the 14th amendment. to the record establishes that mr. trump over the course
about this breaking news of donald trump removed from the ballot by the secretary of state in maine. our coverage continues with erin burnett outfront right now. outfront next, breaking news. donald trump removed from maine s ballot. we are reading through this decision right now. plus newly revealed e-mails and audio recordings showing how team trump made a chaotic and frenzied push to overturn the election. and five years in russian captivity. cnn has new exclusive audio of paul whelan making a desperate plea from behind bars directly to president biden. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erica hill in for erin burnett. breaking news tonight. donald trump kicked off another state s 2024 ballot. maine s democratic secretary of state just moments ago issuing a decision which bars trump from that state s ballot. she cites the insurrection ban. the decision can be appealed in state court. an appeal that is almost guaranteed given trump s legal team had already demande