one special counsel jack smith brought regarding the lead-up to and the after math of january 6th. today in federal court, we heard both lawyers for the special counsel and donald trump square off over the limited gag order judge tanya chutkan imposed a couple of weeks ago. we ll play the audio in a second. first, quick context. the gag order stops donald trump from publicly disparaging prosecutors, potential witnesses or court employees involved in the case. jack smith s team wants it saying it s necessary to keep people safe. donald trump s team is appealing it saying it violates his free speech and ability to campaign. and while the d.c. circuit court of appeals has yet to rule, we did get come hints. take this exchange, where judge millet presses donald trump s team on whether their arguments that it s unconstitutional to limit the political speech of a candidate would stand if donald trump were not running for office. would your position be a different a year ago? i
good to be back with you in this second hour of chris jansing reports. ahead, the high intensity at times down right contentious hearing testing the limits of the first amendment, as a lawyer for donald trump fights a gag order in the federal election case. will trump s rhetoric win out or the risk to witnesses? we ve got clues from inside the courtroom. developing overseas, israel releases footage it says shows hostages and a hamas tunnel at the hospital that s become a symbol of the war itself. and what we re learning about heavy fighting happening at another hospital in gaza. the 44,000 hours of footage from the january 6th attack being made public as one republican senator pushes yet another conspiracy theory about that day. we ve got a fact check. and he s been dubbed the oppenheimer of our age. the truly wild shakeup involving the ai guru, who compares the scale of his work to the manhattan project. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developm
bret: all right, dana. the christmas spirit has officially kicked off. i think dana had the hots for santa. i m not sure. fantastic here. a beautiful night. good evening. i m bret baier. we re going to get to some news now. oare negotiators getting close n a deal for release of some of the hamas hostages? we will get bipartisan reaction from the heads of the house foreign affairs committee. as former president donald trump dominates the polls, can he scratch off one name from his vice presidential list. we will bring that you story. and what could be the busiest thanksgiving travel week on record could get even tougher with a major storm system coming. bret: we are live in the plaza outside fox news world headquarters in new york. part of the christmas festivities here. hoped you enjoyed the lighting of our christmas tree. it s a great fest every year. they are also celebrating tonight at the white house where president joe biden turns 81. that fact causing him so
cheering on the red sox soon. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. never do you see a federal court hearing involving donald trump, but today we heard every single word. the lead starts right now. challenging the order. the former president pushing back on federal judge who put limits on what trump can say and where he can say it. ahead, take you inside the courtroom and why today s hearing mattered so much. plus, anger in israel. the heated exchanges with families of hostages kidnapped by hamas. and protesting boss moves. hundreds of employees at tech giant openai threatening to quick over firing of their founder and face of the company. welcome to the lead everyone. i m in for jake tapper. we start with a remarkable day in one of donald trump s four criminal cases. federal courts do not allow live cameras, but today we got to hear live audio in the federal election subversion case. the former president facing charges that include conspiring to overt
officials say hostage negotiations are getting close to the end. plus, president biden marks his 81st birthday as voters express concerns about his physical and mental fitness. the age debate intensifying with a presidential election now just a year and weeks away. welcome to our viewers. wolf blitzer is off today. i m pamela brown. you re in the situation room. and we start with a tense day in court with donald trump s legal team trying to persuade judges to throw out a gag order against him. let s get to evan perez. evan, the judge has expressed skepticism today. a lot of skepticism, pamela. these judges were grappling with an unprecedented issue. you have a criminal defendant who likes to speak out on social media and his political rallies. he s also one of the leading candidates for president of the united states. so one of the things the judges were grappling with was how do you protect jury yors and their personal information? how do you stop threats against a judge