The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi

Sam Bankman-Fried was denied bail in the Bahamas after he was indicted on federal fraud and conspiracy charges. Meantime, the January 6th committee revealed it is holding its final hearing on Monday, where the panel will vote on criminal referrals. Plus, President Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act into law at the White House. Garrett Haake, Barbara McQuade, Maggie Severns, Renato Mariotti, Jen Wieczner, Tim Miller, Michael Steele, Jackie Hegarty, and Robert X. Fogarty join.

The former head of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas at the request of the U.S. government. Meantime, Special Counsel Jack Smith issues new subpoenas in the Trump probe. Plus, the lack of reporting from police agencies nationwide is casting doubt on the FBI’s latest report on hate crimes. Amna Nawaz, Luke Broadwater, Andrew Weissmann, Jonathan Greenblatt, Frank Figliuzzi, Brendan Buck, Symone Sanders-Townsend, and Brian Schwartz join.

A federal judge declined to hold Trump’s team in contempt of court for failing to fully comply with a subpoena asking them to turn over all classified documents. Meantime, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema leaves the Democratic Party and switches to Independent. Plus, as WNBA star Brittney Griner lands back on U.S. soil, the focus now turns to getting other detained Americans back home – including Paul Whelan. Jon Allen, Barbara McQuade, Carlos Curbelo, David Whelan, Blake Zeff, and Michael Beschloss join.

The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to hold Trump’s team in contempt for not turning over all classified documents as requested in a May subpoena. Meantime, WNBA star Brittney Griner is freed after 10 months in Russian custody. Plus, the House passes the landmark Respect For Marriage Act. Peter Baker, Jackie Alemany, Joyce Vance, Former Governor Bill Richardson, Brianna Turner, Rep. Ritchie Torres, Maria Teresa Kumar and Michael Steele join.

The January 6th committee plans to release its final report, along with criminal referrals for the Justice Department on December 21st. Meantime, new classified documents were discovered in a Florida storage unit among former President Trump’s possessions. Plus, the Supreme Court weighs a case that could massively change election authority. And Republicans play the blame game after Herschel Walker’s loss in Georgia. Yasmeen Abutaleb, Ryan Nobles, Carol Leonnig, Chuck Rosenberg, Tim Miller, LaTosha Brown, and Frank Figliuzzi join.

In the final election of the 2022 midterms, Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock keeps his Georgia seat, defeating Republican candidate Herschel Walker. Warnock will be the first black Senator to serve a full six year term in the Senate. Plus, a New York jury finds the Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud. Jason Johnson, James Carville, Juanita Tolliver, Reed Galen, David Jolly, Jen Psaki, Symone Sanders-Townsend, Monica Simpson, Kendra Cotton, Rachel Bitecofer, and Barbara McQuade join.

Georgia voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide if Sen. Raphael Warnock or Herschel Walker will be their next Senator. It comes as the runoff smashed early voting records and attracted new voters. Meantime, the Supreme Court hears a First Amendment case pitting LGBTQ rights against religious freedom. Plus, the FBI now joins the investigation into “targeted” attacks on power substations in North Carolina. Carol Lee, Tia Mitchell, Symone Sanders-Townsend, Dahlia Lithwick, Barbara McQuade, Robert Gibbs, Taylor Shook, and Clint Watts join.

Former Trump White House counsels Pat Cipollone and Pat Philbin testify to a grand jury in Washington for several hours. Meantime, President Biden speaks out against extremism and antisemitic hate. Plus, our Friday Night Cap panel is back to cover extremism, Ye, and controversies in the sports world. Jon Allen, Katie Benner, Glenn Kirschner, Brandy Zadrozny, Rex Chapman, Ali Velshi, Chris Jansing, and Vince August join.

An appeals court panel, consisting of two Trump-appointed judges, shut down the special master review of classified documents seized from Mar-a-Lago. Meantime, the Senate passes a bill to avert a rail strike, sending it to President Biden’s desk for a signature. And Kanye West praises Hitler and calls himself a Nazi during a shocking interview with Alex Jones. It comes as antisemitic rhetoric in America is on the rise. Plus, a Nobel Prize winner tells us how much danger the U.S. is in and how to stand up to a dictator. Geoff Bennett, Renato Mariotti, Luke Broadwater, Jonathan Greenblatt, Ben Collins, Emily Amick, Tim Miller, and Maria Ressa join.

House Democrats elect Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to succeed Nancy Pelosi as party leader. Meantime, the January 6 committee reveals new details on its final report. Plus, Congress is on track to pass a measure avoiding a looming nationwide rail strike. Yamiche Alcindor, Carol Leonnig, Joyce Vance, Rep. Jake Auchincloss, Mara Gay, Matthew Dowd, and Kara Swisher join.