Than on any single day before. And, yet, it will now get worse. Partisans and poisonous intent are trying to create a crisis on top of a crisis. This moment will be remembered for what happens next. And i want to be on record to you and to all as an american, as a journalist and as an officer of the court, trump and his party are trying to kill our democracy with these efforts and i accuse them of this high crime tonight. This is wrong. Now, their efforts dont have to come to fruition for the fraud to be a crime against you, the people. This is a power grab attempted that is worse than anything we have seen in modern politics. These men and women are doing it with complete knowledge that there is nothing worthy behind the claims. Their hope is a foul one, that a single body may validate their vindictiveness and nullify democracy. To be fair and to expose the fraud, all of these attorneys general were invited. Not one chose to own this argument in person. Every statement offered was full of bad feelings and completely absent of any compelling proof of the same. The charge against them must be clear to all. They want to go to the highest court with no proof after the governments of all of their states, of all 50 states, have counted, vetted, recounted in cases, litigated issues of concern in cases and certified outcomes that produces joseph biden as the winner as the law requires. 18 acting arguably in bad fath a faith and they already exercised law. They already exercised due process. Not certainly for the people that put them in power, but for one man, a man who sees this move that could explode society as what it is, the big one. He wants the court that he packed to change the outcomes in pennsylvania, georgia, michigan and wisconsin. All those states passed laws to allow the voting they conducted in the way they conducted it, in full view of and often under the control of republican lawmakers. Trumps claim is a lie. His claims of proof to support them had been proven fraudulent 50 times over. And, yet, even before the Supreme Court on this matter, he just lied. Literally in a filing to the Supreme Court, trump argues no president ial candidate has ever won ohio and florida but lost the election. Really . Nixon did in 1960. What do you think, they didnt know . No, they lied. And nixon is a fitting analog to trump because not since nixon have we seen someone lie to us for personal gain like trump. His main coconspirator, the attorney general at the head of this travesty is texas ag patterson. He is accused of his own top aids of abusing his office, of bribery, and he has been indicted on securities fraud. Just the kind of guy trump likes to do business with, isnt he . To be clear, he has not been convicted of anything. But there is more proof against him than anything he is offering in his assault on the rest of us. Now as for the rest of his dirty dozen and a half, theyre filing an amicus brief, it means friends of the court. It couldnt be less so. But the states they represent must be named. Alabama, arkansas, florida, india indiana, kansas, louisiana, mississippi, missouri, montana, nebraska, north dakota, oklahoma, south carolina, south dakota. I have been to all. Tennessee and utah and West Virginia as well. I have been to all. Their license plates are filled with virtue. And they should. And all of those states and the people there must now stand up for themselves. All of you in those states, your states validated the election outcomes, and the result is biden won. Same electoral margin that trump called a blowout in his own in 2016. You all cry for law and order. Will you order that law take precedence now . This is done in your name by people you elected. Speak out now for hold the peace of this shame. Even sadder, 9 out of 10 republicans on congress are on board with this election sabotage. Why . Because trump scares them. Thats why i call them retrumplicans. Kevin mccarthy asked today if he would consider biden president elect after the electors vote on monday. What does he say . Why would i do that . Ill wait until its all over to find out. That is when its over. And he knows it. He is a living rejection of his own oath, an owner of no code beyond his own am wishen. He wont rule out holding out until after the Electoral College. Hes holding a hearing next week on the, quote, irregularities of the 2020 election. Asking for proof. The proof of his per if ity is in abundance these days. These same men anxious to go to the grave on an empty accusation, these same men once all about proof. Listen. Cardinal facts there to uphold impeachment. Thats not how democratic republics behave. Elections matter. Voters matter. Democrats havent just failed on process, they have also failed on evidence. They want to undo the results of the last election to influence the next one. The charges are pretty thin. I dont see anything impeachable in that. A lot of damage being done to our democracy right now is what were not talking about. We can obsess on the impeachment and the trial. But im trying to get the American People the truth of what all happens, whether we should drag a completely flawed and pretty weak case on for months and months. What changed . Nothing. Except their own am wish ns. Thats it. Hopefully then, as now, people will stand up. When was then . Mccarthy. This is the inheritance of Joseph Mccarthy in that republican party. Now, that was never taken to the level that trump has. You have to tell them, strong and wrong, he sets a new standard. But just like then, hopefully now, it will end with the Supreme Court. Then it was the warren court. Now its the roberts court. Maybe once again the Supreme Court will expose them. They just did it 90 on very similar issues and accused them and charged them by their actions with the fruit of their efforts, which is national embarrassment. Remember this moment. The country will for generations. How does it go . What does it mean . Lets bring in David Axelrod and john casey. John, i start with you. This is your party. Not since the red scare have once good men and women been dragged into this kind of sabotage of our democracy and social norms. What do you say to these attorneys general . Chris, driving over here tonight i was trying to figure out what i could say because i cant believe what i am seeing in our country. These Republican Leaders and think about this. 18 attorney generals across our country, members of congress. You were just talking about the republican leader. You know, ive just become convinced that these leaders are morally and ethically bankrupt. I dont know how they can look in the mirror. I dont. Im flabbergasted about this. I mean, these are attorney generals. These are people who are in a position to be able to uphold the law. And for them to be joining in to Something Like this, im glad to see that the attorney general of ohio did not join this, this amicus brief. And, you know, its the leadership thats just lost it. Like i say, theyre bankrupt. And, chris, the reason why my heart is bleeding because, you know, i have been a republican all of my lifetime. But im an american first. And what i see happening here are the people who are supposed to be the shepherds and lead the flock in the right direction, these are shepherds who are not treating the flock right. The flock is scattered. And its a tragedy for my party and a tragedy for our country that were seeing this. Just morally and ethically bankrupt. I dont know what else to say. It just its just its so upsetting. I have been upset about this from the moment i have heard about it. I have been losing my temper about it. But i wanted to come in here today and not just be yelling and screaming. What i have had to say as long as i could possibly say. And i want to look at that list of republicans in the house who sign on to that. It will be really interesting to see that as well. For those that are watching, you know, stand up for your country. Axe, even if the court acts as it just did and throws this out because there is no merit behind the claim that we didnt see in the pennsylvania case that was just 90, just the effort portends a level of division that you and i have never lived through before. They never even did this to obama. Even all the stuff that happened on the aca, that was about policy. This is about a deeper principal that they dont want to accept anything but their own aids. What does this do for biden . Yeah. Well, obviously, you know, it doesnt portend good things, especially because you know that trump is just going down the street and setting up the resistance from whatever Television Studio hes going to land in. And hes going to take the hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars that he is fraudulently raising off of phony claims of vote fraud and use that to weaponize, you know, his own movement and to menace republican politicians. And theyre acting out of fear. Lets just be clear about one thing. The president said yesterday, he said lets see who has the courage to do what everyone in this country knows is right. Lets talk about courage. Courage are those secretaries of state and Election Officials who who under threat of violence against them and their families and political repercussions did their duty, counted the votes, verified the votes, recounted the votes and proclaimed a winner based on the will of the people in their states. That is courage. That is courage. What these people are doing, these 18 attorneys general, the members of congress, you know representative johnson said the president is eager to see the list of who signs on. What do you think that means . What do you think that means . These people are cowards. Theyre cowards. So lets be clear of who is showing the courage and who is showing cowardice here. It will be problematic for biden because trump is not going to do what other president s do. He will try to lead the resistance from outside and he will threaten republicans who dont do what he wants them to do. I think trump set them up for a Suicide Mission and the lead kamikaze is ted cruz. He wants to argue the case about this man that said horrible things about his own father, his own wife. Do you think this is a moment that makes or breaks ted cruz governor . I dont know. Makes him or breaks him for what . He got reelected for the senate. Im not going to be projecting his political future other than to say those people that operated in a morally and ethically bankrupt way at some point will be held accountable. But let me tell you the other thing i worry about chris and david, both of you. When these kind of things happen and you have all these people that are involved in this suit and all these claims going back and forth, theyre going to be a big chunk of americans who are going to think this was not a legitimate election. They already do. Its already happening. It has an erosion. It has an erosion at the base of what were all about. I dont know that thats the right metaphor. I think its a sink hole, governor. I think this is a sink hole. Tomorrow we just got information in my head while you were speaking. The president is holding a lunch tomorrow at the white house with paxton and we dont know how many. But the invitee list are the rest of these attorneys general. Axe, they will put it on full display. Yeah. I am not sure. Before i came on i was talking to some of my friends. And chris and david, im not sure what is going to happen when he leaves. Im not sure that hes going to command the attention he currently gets. Im not sure that hes going to have this svengali spell on all these members of the congress and leaders in the republican party. I am not sure that that that might just begin to fade away because i think overtime people will wake up and say look i saw a poll the other day that said 85 of the American People want the congress to work together. I am not convinced he will have the power we think hes going to have. Part of it will be up to the media as to whether they want to give him oxygen or not. Im with you there. Lets get to that place. Last word to you axle. Part of this is where the voters go, john. 83 of republicans say they thought the legitimacy of the outcome of this election. Hes already had a corrosive impact. And if these republicans there may be some heroes among them. But if these republican members think theyre risking their careers by defying him, very few will be profiles and courage. Thats why profiles and courage was such a thin volume. I will conclude by saying this. That republican aint what she used to be. There are a lot of people that left that party that are no longer in that party, and that base has shrunk. How much, well have to see. But there are a lot of people that left and helped elect joe biden president of the United States who were republicans. So lets see. They like to play with ugly language about what comes next and violence and this and that. No. Its got to be about decisions of membn and women of good will. There are a lot of reasons to believe if you can keep the money, you will be better off with more than two parties. But we are at a moment at history right now that we will see in the coming days what this will mean for our collective history. I am honored to share with moment with you two men of good will. Thank you. Look, i know you keep saying you shouldnt have to talk about the election anymore, but this is what happens when people in power are willing to poison a process. I should be talking to you about the pandemic killing more of us than ever before in a single day. But it doesnt work. Were not moved. Were moved by anonymous and division. And i cant stop it. But i have something you need to hear. The adults, the deaths, the numbers, its numbing. What about the kids . I heard something today that broke my heart and i didnt think that could happen anymore. But if you want some context of whats happening this holiday season, i want you to hear from some kids. And i want to bring on one of the lawmakers who can still have a chance at making something rational happen when it comes to relief. Lets get after it. Before we talk about taxsmart investing, whats new . Audreys expecting. Twins wed be closer to the twins. 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Now comes christmas. May feel more like mismass than christmas for so many. There will be way too many tiny tims this year, families facing want, hunger, hopelessness is going to be a guest in too many insecure homes. And for all we do to shield our kids from often painful realities, they get it. And it cuts deep. It hurts to hear their pain even in their letters to santa. Listen to this kid jonah. He wrote, dear santa. I dont want anything for chriss ma. But i would like to ask you if you could please find a cure for covid19 and give it to us to save the world. Thank you. Letters filled with not toys for me, but for ppe, lysol to help keep us safe. Can you imagine what these kids are seeing that were not even understanding is in their head and their heart . The postal service, thats where i got these. They posted all the letters to the operation santa site. The good news is you can go there. The operation santa site and help these kids. Help make their dreams come true. Somebody should. And many of you will. But what about the people who were supposed to be able to help most, congress . Protecting companies from potential future litigation over covid cases as equal to the emergency of getting these kids the help, these families the money that they need as they starve. The hell does that say about them and us . Kids like nineyearold alane. They know the difference a relief check would make in their home. She writes dear santa. This year has been rough but i was hoping i could get some lego sets because my mom said she cant get anything for me for christmas because shes not getting paid as much so she cant afford anything. Too much relief for the unemployed, cant do that. Makes them not want to work. Really . You believe there is a positive incentive to exist on less than minimum wage . Tell that to the 13yearold girl in texas pleading for gifts for her three siblings and for her parents writing, this year has been tough to all of us due to covid19. My step dad is the only one working and because of covid19, he had to stop working fulltime. Now hes working less because of covid and all the money he gets is for paying the rent and the bills. Covid. Its all over life as a bad thing. And when anyone says that weve done enough to make our schools safe, remember the words of savannah, this girl who included a confession and an apology. P. S. , im sorry if i have been bad. Its really hard because of covid19 and online school. Im trying to be good. Hope you understand. Nobody does seem to understand anymore. Were all making excuses. We blame the needy. We protect the greedy. Trumpers, they just trump. He is their everything. And every day we get closer to too many being left with nothing