that is our show for this evening. now it is time for a special defendant trump addition of the last word, with lawrence o donnell. that starts right now. donald trump s principal occupation is defendant. he spent his first couple of years after leaving the presidency as a civil defendant, and then last year became a criminal defendant for the first time in his life on april 4th and just four months later. he became a criminal defendant for the fourth time in his life. it mantra jen, he can make two of the four criminal prosecutions he is facing disappear, but the rest of defendant trump s criminal and civil cases would simply be put on pause for four years. in june of this year donald trump will turn 78 years old. he could be convicted of crimes by then or shortly after, he is june 14th birthday. 78-year-old donald trump will appeal every criminal and civil verdict against him. the state and federal appeals court process could easily use up the rest of a 78 year old life.
defendant trump addition of the last word, with lawrence o donnell. that starts right now. o donnell. that starts right now. donald trump s principal occupation is defendant. he spent his first couple of years after leaving the presidency as a civil defendant, and then last year became a criminal defendant for the first time in his life on april 4th and just four months later. he became a criminal defendant for the fourth time in his life. it mantra jen, he can make two of the four criminal prosecutions he is facing disappear, but the rest of defendant trump s criminal and civil cases would simply be put on pause for four years. in june of this year donald trump will turn 78 years old. he could be convicted of crimes by then or shortly after, he is june 14th birthday. 78-year-old donald trump will appeal every criminal and civil verdict against him. the state and federal appeals court process could easily use up the rest of a 78 year old life. and so the title defendant
because the court of appeals heard a major concession, see what i did there, from the lawyer from a former president who has refused to concede that he lost the election, and he did lose that election. before today trump s lawyers were absolutely, what s the word, adamant, totally convinced that the president has absolute immunity from trump s conduct while of course he was in office. they wouldn t even budge on this point. well, first they wouldn t budge. right out of the gate with question from one of the judges in the federal court, they were forced to make a powerful concession, that of course there is not absolute immunity meaning, you can never charge a former president for action taken while in office, if it was criminal or otherwise? they could see that you can prosecute under certain circumstances. and they only admitted that after the judge gave them a whole string of hypotheticals, there s only one legitimate truthful answer could a president who ordered sealed
president that refuses to concede that he lost the election. and he did lose that election. before today, trump s lawyers were absolutely what s the word -e eadamant. that the president had immunity for his conduct while in office. they wouldn t budge on this point. at first they wouldn t budge. right out of the gate, from questioning of one of the judges, they were forced to make a powerful confession, that of course, there is not absolute immunity, meaning you can never charge a former president for action taken while in office, if it was criminal or otherwise. they could you can. you can prosecute under certain circumstances. and they only admitted that, after the judge gave him a whole string of hypotheticals that can really only have one legitimate, truthful answer. could a president who ordered s.e.a.l. team 6, be subject to prosecution? if he were impeached and convicted first. the answer is no? my answer is qualified yes. a qualified what? a qualified y
america s newsroom, i m dana perino. bill: i m bill hemmer. she is accused of serving her husband adrink laced with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl. both sides previewing cases during a detention hearing yesterday. prosecutors presented their evidence. the defense calling the case purely circumstantial. in the end the judge denying request for bail finding that she is a substantial danger to herself and others. dana: jeff paul has more for us. bill and dana, the first time we truly got an understanding of not only the toll it has had on the victim s family but how they re impacting corey. she listened to testimony with a blank stare. once investigators detailed how they believe her husband, eric, died, she lowered her head and appeared to wipe away tears sometimes shaking her head all while in handcuffs. the most intense moments came during the impact statement from eric s sister. this last year has been a living hell for our family. we have watched as corey