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Seth takes a closer look at Donald Trump begging people for money to pay his legal fees while a trial date is set for his hush money case.
Perhaps in the hope of competing with some of the acclaim President Joe Biden received for showing solidarity with striking UAW members, Donald Trump staged a rally with fake auto worker union members, only to be exposed when local reporters talked to attendees who were not union members or not even auto workers. Rachel Maddow reports on new campaign finance filings that show Trump paid $20,000 to the nonunion auto parts plant he used to stage the event.
While on the campaign trail in New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gave a meandering speech that touched on everything from ‘non-liquid gold‘ (aka corn) and the funeral for his mother-in-law.
CNN legal analyst Norm Eisen weighs in on the heated exchange between Judge Kaplan and Donald Trump that took place in court and includes the moment the judge told the twice impeached, fired ex-president, “you just can’t control yourself.”
Lawrence O’Donnell analyzes the latest developments from day three of E. Jean Carroll’s civil defamation suit against Donald Trump, including Trump attorney Alina Habba’s efforts to maintain her frontrunner status as Most Incompetent Trump Lawyer to Appear in Court So Far.
Twice impeached, fired ex-President Donald Trump is urging the US Supreme Court to reverse the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling that removed him from that state’s ballot. Conservative lawyer George Conway reacts.
New York Times reporter and CNN political analyst Maggie Haberman speaks with Gayle King and Charles Barkley about her experience covering former President Donald Trump.
Stunning new details about what Trump said on January 6th, what he did or didn’t do. ABC News reporting Trump’s former White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Dan Scavino, testified about it all to Jack Smith. Sources telling ABC Scavino told Smith’s investigators that as the violence began to escalate that day, Trump “was just not interested” in doing more to stop it. NBC News has not independently confirmed this reporting. Former U.S. Attorney Harry Litman,, former Senator Claire McCaskill, and The Washington Post’s Carol Leonnig join Ali Velshi on Deadline White House with reaction.
Judge J. Michael Luttig speaks to Ali Velshi about the Supreme Court’s decision to take up the question of Trump’s eligibility and why he believes it will be “one of the most consequential Supreme Court decisions since the founding of the nation.” He also explains what many Americans get wrong about the case and what he expects the outcome of the Supreme Court’s decision to be. “The Supreme Court does not want to decide this case and they will likely look for every legitimate way possible to avoid deciding whether the former president is disqualified from the presidency. But there are very, very few, if any, off ramps that would allow the Supreme Court to avoid decision in this case. Indeed, I believe there are none. Section 3 of the Constitution simply couldn’t be any clearer.”
Explore the resurgence of the Donald Trump/Jeffrey Epstein rape case following the release of Epstein’s list. Uncover the overlooked scandal that raises questions about accountability, justice, and the influence of power during Trump’s time in the White House.
Donald Trump received at least $7.8 million in payments from foreign governments, during two of his four years in the White House, according to a new House report. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports on the findings, and wider significance of legal bans on foreign payments, as foreign forces try to use money to corrupt politicians in both parties.
Voters in Illinois and Massachusetts are filing motions to have former insurrectionist Trump removed from their 2024 primary ballots. This comes as the Supreme Court is expected to review a ruling in Colorado banning Trump from the state’s ballot.
“If you at home watching this are something of a single-issue, anti-Epstein voter, there is only one major candidate for president without any meaningful ties to Epstein. His name is Joe Biden,” says Chris Hayes.
New reporting from the New York Times reveals how Trump uses fear to win over endorsements from Republican lawmakers. “‘They always bend the knee,’ Trump reportedly said of GOP Rep. Tom Emmer’s endorsement.
In a new filing, Jack Smith outlines what could happen if Donald Trump is granted immunity in the Jan. 6 coup case, saying “the Nation would have no recourse to deter a President from inciting his supporters during a State of the Union address to kill opposing lawmakers… to ensure that he remains in office unlawfully.” MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports on the limits of legal immunity and is joined by former prosecutor Renato Mariotti.
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the backlash around Nikki Haley’s comments on the causes of the Civil War, the question of whether Donald Trump should be barred from the 2024 ballot and 2023’s political highlights.
Maine’s top election official ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot, citing his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The secretary of state said she made her decision after receiving three challenges from voters. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Rick Hasen, an election law expert and Director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project At UCLA’s Law School.
Former RNC communications director Doug Heye explains how complete loyalty to Donald Trump helped fuel calls within the Republican Party to defund the FBI.
Explore the groundbreaking decision as Colorado’s Supreme Court rules against Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential candidacy, citing the 14th Amendment Section 3. Unprecedented and based on the Capitol attack, this historic verdict sets a legal precedent, barring Trump from the state’s primary. The decision prompts anticipation of a fierce legal battle and raises questions about the interpretation of the insurrection clause’s impact on presidential eligibility.
Liz Cheney, Former Congresswoman and Vice Chair of the January 6 Committee, joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber for a wide-ranging interview on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and ongoing trials, lessons from the Jan. 6 probe and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s retirement.
