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Investigation is trying to find out. just in the last hour, the new york times is duly reporting that the january six investigators are scrutinizing donald trump's involvement in proposals to seize voting machines after the 2020 election, including efforts to create a legal basis for directing national security agencies to take such an extreme action, that's according to three people with knowledge of the committees activities. the times reporting tonight that quote, it is not clear when evidence the committee is examining, as it looks at any role trump trump might have played in encouraging o...

Trump white house, including what court filings described as a document containing presidential findings -- concerning the security of the election as door it occurred and ordering various actions. joining us now is michael schmidt, he's a washington correspondent for the new york times, it was one of the reporters who broke the story about trump's involvement in the plans to seize the voting machines. mr. smith, it's nice to have you here tonight, congratulations on the scoop. >> thanks for having me. >> it's been a lot of revelations in the last 48 hours, let me just ask you if i put any of ...

Time. last week for example, we learned that investigators have obtained this document, it was first obtained by politico. com, and it is a draft executive order prepared for president trump that would've authorized the military, would've authorized the defense department to go around the country seizing voting machines after the 2020 election. cnn reported last night that there was actually a second executive order like that, banging around the trump white house, one that laid out the same scheme to have -- go seize voting equipment around the country. but that second executive order wouldn't...

After the 2020 election. cnn reported last night that there was actually a second executive order like that, banging around the trump white house, one that laid out the same scheme to have -- go seize voting equipment around the country. but that second executive order wouldn't have had it down by the military, it would've hadn't done by the department of homeland security. well now there's this new explosive reporting from michael schmidt and his colleagues at the new york times, quote, 62 weeks after election day is with his hold on power slipping, president on all trump directed his lawyer ...

You go along with something for like this? at least that's how it's a. michael schmidt, washington correspondent for the new york times. mike, the fascinating reporting, thanks for helping us understanding tonight. congratulations on this. >> thanks for having me. >> all right, we've got much more ahead here tonight. while, stay with us. while, stay with us.