joan east mba, the trump lawyer who drafted the blueprint to overturn a presidential election. and there is a new development involving former new york governor andrew cuomo. according to court documents, cuomo has been charged with forcible touching, a misdemeanor sex crime. this, of course, comes after he resigned in august following a report from the state attorney general alleging that he sexually harassed multiple women. cuomo's attorney responded today saying his client, quote, never assaulted anyone. with that, let's bring in our starting line on this thursday night. ashley parker, pulitzer white house bureau chief for "the washington post", eugene darjsz white house correspondent for politico, and jackie alemany, political reporter for "the washington post" and the author of "the early 202." good evening and welcome to all of you. alex i'd like to begin with you.