volume of questions that came her way. needless to say, a lot of students and their reaction has been pretty volatile on campus. many students say they don't feel safe here at upenn, given there has been a rise in antisemitic rhetoric and activity, even before the october 7th attacks. again, you have all these donors now threatening to pull some funding. so, that influence clearly adding some pressure here, and the board of trustees, again, set to meet tomorrow at five pm to have that discussion about whether or not liz magill will have a job here moving forward. yasmin? >> george soliz for us there. george, appreciate. i have a lot more coming up, folks. you're watching msnbc, our second hour starts now. ♪ ♪ ♪ hey, everybody. i'm yasmin vossoughian. if you just joining us, welcome. if you are sticking with us, we are thankful for that. we are just days away from an expected vote in the house to move forward in the impeachment of the president, despite lacking any evidence that he is guilty of an impeachable offense. this is happening as the speaker of the house actively works to alter footage of the january 6th capitol hill insurrection to protect those who participated. >> this is a situation where you have the republican party actively trying to ensure that people, actively trying to whitewash what happened on the sixth, and to collaborate with the former president. i think that's a really important point, because the threat that he poses wouldn't be so significant if people had done the right thing, had said no, that is not who we are. but instead, there is obviously this embrace of him, and this collaboration with the very damaging efforts he's undertaken. >> in a moment, i'm going to talk to congresswoman a former impeachment manager on january 6th committee member, so lofgren, about just that and much more. also this hour, republicans at it again when it comes to extreme abortion access. texas supreme general blocks a decision to allow him to get an abortion to protect your health. and donald trump brings his campaign to new york ahead of his testimony. his trial on monday, and right after a new order to keep him quiet. all of that, plus, the latest mega 2024 election interference conspiracy theory, and it's taylor swift. how they are connecting some strange thoughts when it comes to the superstar. that's ahead this hour as well. we want to begin this hour, though, on capitol hill, where house republicans are just days away from launching a formal impeachment inquiry into the president. the biden administration has repeatedly characterized the inquiry efforts as quote, illegitimate, house speaker mike johnson says he'll have the votes to approve and authorization. nbc's julie tsirkin is on capitol hill for us for more on that. julie, good to talk to you. when can we see movement on that resolution, and which direction it's going to hit? >> yasmin, that could happen as early as wednesday. also, on wednesday, is the day where the committees expect at least to hear from hunter biden behind closed doors for that long awaited deposition they subpoenaed him to appear for. they've threatened to hold him in contempt of congress if he does not appear. but you'll remember that he and with his lawyer, abbe lowell, had said before, they are willing to appear publicly and the committee wants to do this behind closed doors. so, if he does not appear, i think that will give republicans a lot more ammo to move forward on this vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry. remember, this is not launching on formal impeachment articles against the president. though speaker johnson said he is willing to go that far, perhaps, in the new year, but this is a step to formalize the process that was kicked off by ousted house speaker kevin mccarthy back in september. and you are right to ask, does it have the votes to pass? many moderates, many vulnerable republican members, have actually started to come around to this idea, and i've talked to a couple of them in this indictment, these latest charges that were brought on against hunter biden, might make them more comfortable, give them some more cover, if you will, in the words of new york republican mike lawler, to move forward on this. maybe think there is some evidence. i want you to take a listen, though, to hunter biden's attorney, abbe lowell, and what he had to say about all of these charges. watch. >> what happened between june 20th and yesterday? the facts didn't change. they are exactly the same us they were. the law didn't change. so, you have to ask, what changed? what changed was the enormous political pressure that was put on the u.s. attorney when he made a deal that was appropriated for what the facts and law showed to him deciding, i don't want that any longer. >> that reception to these charges have been interesting. for example, from james comer, who is leading this investigation, into hunter biden, he was leading some of these aspects of the impeachment inquiry into his father, the president, have been really interesting because comer himself, on one hand, credited the two irs whistleblowers who came before his panel with these charges. but, also blasted them saying they don't go far enough, they were given to protect president biden. again, though, it's important to reiterate the committee has not yet found any evidence linking hunter biden and any of his business dealings to his father. they are going to continue to push forward on that. it is my guest that if they are putting us on the floor, thickening of the republican votes to move forward. >> julie tsirkin for us, thank, you julie. appreciate it. joining me now with more on this, california representative zoe lofgren, a member of the judiciary committee and former impeachment manager. she was also a member of the january six select committee. congresswoman, thank you for joining us. i appreciate it. if you will, i want you to pick up a little bit on where our correspondent left off. and that's the possibility that an impeachment probe is actually going to pass. what do you think about this? >> we'll find out, but there is no basis for this. you know, the administration has, and everybody who has been asked, has given all the information that has been asked for. the chairman himself indicated that every single subpoena that he has issued has been met with the documents he asked for. there is nothing there. the former business partners of hunter biden have said there is no connection between the president and his son, in terms of business dealings. they have come up with zero. so, this is a highly politicized event. and all just say that republican colleagues who think that this is a free before them are very much mistaken. this is going to be seen for what it is, which is an effort to use impeachment as a political force against a sitting president with no facts whatsoever. it's really shameful. >> i want you to draw on the idea in the freebie, if you, can for a moment. you set it and i can't stated enough, which is, these tax charges leveled against the president's son have no connection to the president whatsoever. with that being said, though, do you feel as if they possibly give cover to republicans that are hesitant to move forward with this impeachment inquiry, impeachment probe, and or ultimately an impeachment? >> they may think so, but i don't think so. you know, i've never met hunter biden, but from the reporting, apparently, he had a very serious substance abuse problem. he was an addict, and i think all of us in america know somebody, you, know somebody in our neighborhood or our church or even our family, who has been addicted to something. people do stupid things when they are addicted, and i think the president's son did that. and he will be tried and a jury will make a decision. but if you take a look at what's been charged, it has nothing whatsoever to do with president biden, who understandably, i'm sure, is heartbroken about what happened to his son and the addiction, and of course, now he has apparently recovered and that is not easy, but all of us to celebrate when an addict recovers. >> i want to talk about january six will have you, congresswoman. i specifically want to address what speaker johnson is now saying, and that he wants to release all the january 6th footage, and with that, he is going to blur the faces of folks that are featured in that footage. i want to play for you some of that sound, and then we'll talk on the other side. >> we have to blur some of the faces of persons who participated in the events of that day, because we don't have to be retaliated against. and to be charged by the doj, and to have other, you know, concerns and problems. so, that's a slow process to get it done. we are working steadily on it. we fired a digital personnel to do that, and all of those tapes, ultimately, at the end, will be out so everyone can see them and draw their own conclusion. >> so, you call this a bozo move. talk more about that. >> well, i mean, i served with mike on the judiciary committee for a number of years. and he is a very careful speaker. when i heard that, i was stunned that he is basically trying to protect from prosecution people who were criminals, who were in the capital rioting. i mean, that's pretty shocking. but the other shocking thing is apparently, he didn't realize that the video of the rioters has already been provided to the fbi. so, that's kind of a bose move into ways. >> what about the ending of what i just played for folks, which is him saying this footage, and we want to blur the faces of those featured in this footage, but, also in doing it because they want folks to draw their own conclusions as to what happened on that day on january six. what is your take away from that? the way in which he freezes that? >> well, i think once again, he is encouraging the far-right to try and pretend nothing happened. on january six. i have colleagues who were evacuated, along with, me who are now trying to say well, it was just like a tourist visit. that is absurd. you can take a picture of an empty hallway and say there wasn't a riot here. that's true. but all you need to do is take a look at those rioters. we had over 160 officers injured. people lost fingers. a guy got his eye gouged out. i mean, this was a terrible assault. and there's no way to spin it otherwise, despite the efforts, which i think mike's release is part of, really. >> representative zoe lofgren, as, always a pleasure thank. you. >> thank you. >> coming, up everybody. don trump campaigning in new york tonight and on the stand the gun in his civil trial on monday. in the wake of a new gag order imposed on the former president. and the israeli offensive in gaza as ground comfort patients continue. we'll have a live report in just 60 seconds. st 60 seconds. , “it's happening”! if you're worried about your protection, it's not the right protection. always discreet protects like no other. with double leak guards that help prevent gushes escaping from the sides. and a rapid dry core that locks in your heaviest gush quickly for up to zero leaks. and it contours, to everybody. now this, is protection! always discreet- the protection we deserve! 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where is my mother? and you can see just how much pressure this is putting on the hospital system in the gaza strip. you can just imagine five people killed today, and 22 people injured in the strip, just in the last few hours, yasmin. >> my god, just devastating. hala gorani for us, thank you. coming up in this hour, former israel consulate general alan pinkett joins me. excuse. me with his -- >> that's coming up. >> that's coming up. he doesn't even have a mustache. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ my skin has been so much smoother so much more hydrated. it's olay! with olay hyaluronic body wash 95% of women had visibly-better skin. and my skin is so much more moisturized. see the difference with olay. the power goes out, and we still have wifi to do our homework. and that's a good thing? great in my book. who are you? no power? no problem. introducing storm-ready wifi. now you can stay reliably connected through power outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery back-up. plus, now through december 31st, eligible xfinity rewards members can get 25% off welcome back. a storm ready wifi device. former president trump is in the big apple today, ahead of the address of that new york young republican skilled later today. his appearances coming just days before an expected return to the witness stand in his new york civil fraud trial on monday. trump packed legal schedule continuing charging in a different campaign route from his fellow republican 2024 hopefuls, who are all campaigning in iowa today. days after they participated in a republican debate, where trump was notably absent. nbc's campaign and that jake trailer is joining us now with more on this. jake, if you will, talk about the juxtaposition of trump being in new york, while also dealing with his competitors who are in iowa. how disciplined work? >> yeah, yasmin, let me set the stage for you. 37 days out from the iowa caucus, where are donald trump's competitors? they're in iowa. at a family event. where is donald trump? he is a few blocks down the road, here in new york city. he has held less than a quarter of events that ron desantis and vivek ramaswamy have held in iowa, despite all of, that when i speak with voters, they saved resoundingly that come january. republicans will be caucusing for donald trump. that really seems to be the theme of this campaign cycle on the republican side, and, also this past weekend. on thursday, donald trump attended a civil fraud trial. he told the press multiple times he was forced to be their. he would rather be in iowa. now, we know he actually voluntarily chose to be there on thursday. tonight, he is speaking at the young republicans gala in new york. could alongside rudy giuliani, and steve bannon, and of, course on monday, you will be participating in testifying for the final time in his civil fraud trial. this is a busy weekend for the former president, yasmin, but an unconventional one for a candidate for president. about a month out from the iowa caucus. but we know donald trump, unconventional. those two words often seem to go together. >> i want to turn to something presidents have done on the trail, especially his dictator comments. wave ignited criticism and brought attention to the investigation that he's facing for attention to -- for an election. how is his line that biden is the destroyer of democracy being received? >> so i won't walk in and, iowa campaign event earlier this week, and lining the seats were new science that campaign had put out in big, bold letters to cite biden attacks democracy. that has been the seam of the speech, the seam of two's truth social post videos, interviews the president gave, former president gave, says biden attacked democracy. that can't help but be held in tandem with the fact that literally this week, earlier on tuesday, in a town hall with sean hannity, donald trump said on that one, i would be a dictator. that's also not forget that he actually is facing charges for subverting the 2020 election results. so, there is weird irony there, obviously. i did speak with a voter who said they're able to overlook these types of things because he gets the things done that they care about. just take a listen. >> i don't have a line. now. i really am blindly donald trump at this point, yeah. >> why? >> because i like him better than the other people. i'd rather have and [bleep] in my face than a front stab me in the back, and i think that's how i felt after the democrats were last in charge. i felt really stepped in the back by obama. >> now, gabrielle voted twice for obama, but she said donald trump is the one who made promises that he kept. now, right now, means is gabrielle representative of all maga republicans, but i hear consistently on the campaign trail, they are able to overlook things like saying he would be a dictator because he gets the things done that they care about. yasmin? 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