If it's Wednesday, political violence in America once again in the spotlight, as Solomon

Peña, the election denying failed Republican candidate from New Mexico accused of plotting a string

of shootings at the home of Democrats in New Mexico appears in court for the very first time.

Plus, the White House ramps up its efforts, attempting to discredit House Republicans

as the administration braces for political and legal fights tied to oversight in general

and those classified documents specifically.

And what caused the helicopter crash outside of Kiev that killed at least 14 people, including a member of the Ukrainian cabinet?

Everything we know about this deadly incident and how officials on the ground are responding.

Thank you. Happy Wednesday. Welcome to meet the press now. I'm Chuck Todd here in Washington.

And we're going to begin today with the latest out of Albuquerque, which has become the latest scene in a string of disturbing instances of political violence tied to election denialism.

Moments ago, the failed GOP candidate accused of hiring four men to shoot at the homes of local Democratic officials appeared in court for the first time since his arrest on Monday evening.

Solomon Peña, a very vocal Trump supporter, who echoed the former president's rhetoric with

false claims that his

own loss in a statehouse race was rigged, is facing charges on 15 counts, including conspiracy

and criminal solicitation. And according to information from police and local officials,

Peña personally confronted three different county commissioners and one state senator after he

lost his race,

some of whose homes were targeted in these shootings.

This new video shows Peña at the former residence of one of those county commissioners.

Looking for her, her home was the first to be targeted.

That happened on December 4th. We spoke to New Mexico's DA on this show yesterday,

who told us that attempted murder charges are not off the table.

...