citizen trump. the idea that an american president returns to being an ordinary citizen just like everyone else after they leave office is as fundamental to the concept of america as the bill of rights. we re a nation with no king. and therefore, even the president of the united states is just a citizen. no more, nor less. and as such, they are held to the same laws and provided with the same defenses that you and i get. that is what the three-judge panel on the d.c. circuit court of appeals unanimously ruled today in its crushing legal takedown that counter to trump s stated arguments, presidents do not have complete and absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. and thus, trump must face trial for his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. in their ruling they reminded trump what the supreme court has already declared, quote, no man in this country is so high that he is above the law. no officer of the law may set that law at defiance with impunity. all of the of
Circuit ruling this week will be taught in law schools and in books about American History for many decades to come. Right now in those cases, the Supreme Court is basically grappling with these key issues involving Citizen Defendant and candidate trump, which could shape not only this years election, but legal and political boundaries of history as we know it. On this monumental day, in judicial history. A legal case that could rock the race for the white house. Donald trump is now at the center of a u. S. Supreme court battle. Considering whether the leading candidate for the republican president ial nomination should be banned from running again. It seems like there were at least seven votes against colorado. He is very much lashing back at a lot of the building wave of all these different legal cases. That d. C. Appeals court that had taken up this issue of president ial immunity. The court has denied trumps argument. If you read through the 57 page court order, you wont find a sin
designed to create diverse student bodies at our countries colleges and universities. we re going to talk about why that ruling is so much better than just a college admission process. plus, the conservative-leaning court also presided president biden s debt forgiveness plan was unlawful, which means payments will default again soon. we are talking to biden s domestic policy chief about what the president can do to still give americans some form of relief for their student loan debt and much more. and when it comes to this idea of color blindness the conservatives want you to believe is their way of not seeing race as a factor in legislation or policymaking. well, i say they are lying. i ll explain why later this hour. i am symone sanders-townsend, folks, live from new orleans, today. hey essence. and i have got something to say. elections have consequences, and supreme court rulings have ramifications. millions of americans will soon feel the consequences of this n
plus, damning video from donald trump s deposition in the e. jean carroll case. an all in the family, clarence thomas s ethics scandals are growing by the minute, and now involve his wife, ginni thomas. surprise, i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. we start tonight with that breaking news, on the horrific mall shooting in allen, texas. according to two senior law enforcement officials, the suspected gunman, the suspected gunman, excuse me, interacted with neo-nazis and white supremacist content online. one of the officials said the suspect posted this kind of content himself. the other official said he consume such rhetoric online, and said that authorities found him with a patch with a right-wing acronym on his chest. we should note the official said it is too early an investigation to ascribe a motive, but here s what we do know. eight people, including a five year child, died in that shooting. of course, as we ve just said, the republican refrain after massacres
time to read out. turn out tonight tonight for stephanie ruhle s exclusive interview with president biden. all in with chris hayes starts now. tonight on all. in only supreme court justices refused to allow their conduct to be investigated or reviewed. it s a cover-up in plain view. more secret money from conservative donors. this time directed to the wife of a supreme court justice. tonight, senator sheldon whitehouse on the ongoing cover-up in plain view, and what democrats will do about it. then, the former presidents sworn testimony in his civil rape trial is released to the public. when you were a star they let you do. it historically that s true with stars. and breaking news from fulton county. this is not a game at all. eight fake electors have cut a deal with prosecutors. what it means for the criminal investigation of trump world in georgia. when all in starts, right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. we begin tonight with a question. j