first republican debate. you ve called women you do not like that pigs. dogs. slobs. and disgusting animals. your twitter account only rosy o donnell. before the end of that campaign, we have found out that donald trump was also a serial sexual assault or by his own admission, recorded on what became known as the access hollywood tape. once he became president, trump managed to escape any real tangible accountability for all of it. in fact, he went further than that, he secured these single bit just rollback of woman s right in american history, i think it is fair to say. in terms of rocketing backwards, by nominating and placing three supreme court justices who then overturned roe v. wade. so this has always been one of the stories of the trump years. but finally, maybe he is facing some measure of justice. the leader of the republican party, the leading contender for the republican nomination next year,
accusations against donald trump have changed anything. i think that this is different. i think there is a chance that it does matter. it does matter. a special correspondent for family fare where she profiled her friend last week. also the host of the fast politics podcast. britney cooper is a professor of women and gender studies at rutgers university. they both join me now. let me make a distinction before mattering in a political sense and mattering more broadly. let s just talk about why does today matter? one reason it matters is because we set a precedent that donald trump can be held accountable for the things that he does. it takes away the allure that he is in some special protected class and that our legal system does not have any remedy for the kinds of i would say the crimes. this was a civil trial. so for the actions and the abuses that he has perpetrated upon women. so it matters. the other thing about mattering is that we get to determine how things matter.
and disgusting animals. your twitter account only rosy o donnell. before the end of that campaign, we have found out that donald trump was also a serial sexual assault or by his own admission, recorded on what became known as the access hollywood tape. once he became president, trump managed to escape any real tangible accountability for all of it. in fact, he went further than that, he secured these single bit just rollback of woman s right in american history, i think it is fair to say. in terms of rocketing backwards, by nominating and placing three supreme court justices who then overturned roe v. wade. so this has always been one of the stories of the trump years. but finally, maybe he is facing some measure of justice. the leader of the republican party, the leading contender for the republican nomination next year, today and a federal courthouse by a jury of his peers has been found liable for sexual abuse and defamation. some people will argue it is old news and many of t
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situation like this and get in front of a room full of people and tell that sort of story. and never told us her story verbally before. i did it because of her inspiration and her strength. i ve got to say that i read your testimony, partly because reporters that were in the courtroom that they talked about just how profoundly it was. and i appreciate you taking time with us tonight. still ahead, the justice esteemed finally starts potentially if donald trump. what accountability, what does accountability mean now for 2023 donald trump? that is next. that is next. that is next. that is next. that is next. that is next. that is next.