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Reports reveal Trump's plan to overturn election

New reports surfaced over the weekend surrounding former President Trump's plans to attempt to invalidate President Biden's election victory. According to the Wall Street Journal, Mr. Trump pressed the Justice Department to go directly to the Supreme Court to try to overturn the results. CBS News has also confirmed a New York Times report that the former president considered ousting then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen. CBS News legal expert and analyst Rikki Klieman joins CBSN to discuss the significance of these reports, and what it could mean for the former president's upcoming impeachment trial.

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Hearings start for Biden's cabinet nominees

The Senate is kicking off a series of high-stakes confirmation hearings Tuesday for President-elect Joe Biden's top cabinet nominees. Lawmakers will question his picks to lead the Departments of State, Treasury, Homeland Security and Defense along with the director of national intelligence. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN from Wilmington, Delaware with more on the hearings, the upcoming impeachment trial and the new administration's expected first moves.

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Senate trial for Trump to follow inauguration

The House of Representatives has impeached President Trump for the second time. But the Senate isn't expected to start a trial until after President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated. CBS News political contributor and host of the "Article One" podcast Molly Hooper spoke with CBSN about the president's change of tone in a video released Wednesday night, as well as her interview with former Senate Sergeant At Arms Terry Gainer, who discussed the investigation into the assault on the Capitol and how it's affecting the Capitol Police.

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