Jack Smith swatted with fake alarm on Dec. 25

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🗓️ 9 January 2024

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Tonight on The Last Word: The DC appeals court hears Trump immunity claims on Tuesday. Plus, President Biden responds to protestors calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Also, President Biden calls out “loser” Trump and his lies. And GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik calls Jan. 6 defendants “hostages.” Andrew Weissmann, Glenn Kirschner, David Blight, Eugene Robinson, and Rep. Ruben Gallego join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0	Well the breaking news of the night is that someone sent Special Prosecutor Jack Smith a dangerous gift on Christmas Day.
0:07.0	NBC News is reporting Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing the prosecution of former President Donald Trump in two federal
0:14.0	cases was the target of an attempted swatting at his Maryland
0:18.7	residence on Christmas Day according to two law enforcement sources, someone called 911 on December 25th,
0:26.7	reporting that he had shot his wife at the address where Smith lives. Montgomery County police dispatched units
0:35.1	towards the home but were called off when the deputy US marshals protecting
0:41.2	Smith and his family told police that it was a false alarm and
0:45.3	that everyone inside the home was safe. No arrests have been made in connection
0:50.2	with the incident. earlier today,
0:53.0	NBC news reported that federal judge Tanya Chekin
0:56.0	who is presiding
0:57.0	over the now paused case of United States of America
1:00.0	versus Donald J. Trump in which
1:02.0	Jack Smith is accusing Donald J. Trump of crimes
1:04.3	leading up to on January 6th, was also the victim of a similar swatting incident.
1:10.4	Today in a campaign speech in South Carolina, President Biden talked about the violence
1:16.1	provoked by Donald Trump on January 6th and said that Donald Trump is not going to stop provoking violence.
1:24.0	We'll bring you more of what President Biden said today later in this hour.
1:28.0	Tomorrow is the most important day yet in the life of Donald Trump since he became
1:36.8	criminal defendant Donald Trump because tomorrow at 930 a.m. as Rachel just
1:41.2	said the federal appeals Court in Washington DC will
1:44.3	consider an appeal by Donald Trump's criminal defense lawyers arguing that
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