I do have a lot of surrogates speaking very beautifully. They come over from all Over Washington and theyre highly respected. Republican candidate for president of the United States is going through mental anguish in a courtroom thats very depressing, very depressing. Donald trump brings in his most loyal maga sycophants. Cos playing as trump to break the judges gag order for trump as his criminal trial heads towards a conclusion. Also tonight, two president ial debates come together very quickly today as President Biden challenged trump to two debates and trump accepted. But the debates will be a significant departure from what were used to. Good evening, everyone. Im jason johnson, in for joy reed. We begin tonight with Michael Cohen, the man who once said he would take a bullet for donald trump. Will be back on the Witness Stand tomorrow in day two of crossexamination by trumps defense team in his hush money election interference trial. The defenses goal, to try to poke enough holes
President biden defended Campus Protests but condemns law breaking and hate speech as Police Crackdowns continue across the nation. Also tonight, queen Rania Of Jordan joins me on the war that sparked those protests and the extreme suffering being endured by the people of gaza. Plus, i have a big announcement about a very exclusive interview coming up next week on the reidout, so stay tuned for that. We begin tonight with four words. What have we done . That was the late night text message that Keith Davidson, the former lawyer for Karen Mcdougal and Stormy Daniels sent to the former editor of the National Enquirer, dylan howard, on the night of the 2016 president ial election. Today, in a New York City courtroom, davidson continued his testimony in the first criminal trial of a former u. S. President , donald trump. Claiming that in the text, there was an understanding between him and howard that, quote, our activities may have in some way assisted the president ial campaign of donald
Blowing up the campuses. Listen, the boys on the College Campuses are the luckiest people in the world. And here they are burning up the books, storming around about this issue. You name it. President Richard Nixon in 1970 referring to Student War Protesters as bums. Just three days before four students were shot dead by the Ohio National guard at kent state. And once again, were seeing the cycle repeating itself. As universities and Police Departments clamp down on campus protests. Also tonight, how trumps lawyers are appealing more to their clients vanity and less to the judge and jury, and why that is a losing strategy. Plus, was there ever any doubt that ron desantis would be back in trumps loving embrace . Hes one of many former trump critics now scrambling to get back into his good graces. But we begin tonight with a question. About a long standing protection supposedly afforded by the u. S. Constitution. Namely, what rights do you have to protest in america . We assume a lot bec
Thousands upon thousands. Of course, anyone displaced is very sad news. Thank you so much, jesse. That will do it for me of this edition. I will see you tomorrow on the beat weekend. Welcome to our special new york versus donald. We are going to get into this criminal trial. Defendant Robert Reeling from the first week of testimony in new york. We are covering that on tonight for special over the course of this hour. We have been reporting on the testimony of experts from bob to the sordid world of new york tabloids. We also have a Beat Special Report on a new indictment against a lawyer, Boris Epshteyn, who first admitted his role in the now indicted electric plot on the beat. This week, we have a remarkable contrast from d. C. To new york. You mightve noticed the Friendly Supreme Court slowed the prosecution of jack smith and asked a bunch of friendly questions about all the potential problems with prosecuting a president. If you would send to the Oral Argument or coverage coming mig
Tonights lead on politics nation, democracy on trial. Tonight im in washington, d. C. , ahead of the annual white house Correspondents Dinner where there will be no doubt plenty of cocktail hour conversation about the whirlwind week of Legal Proceedings for former President Trump. The first witness in trumps Manhattan Hush Money Trial took the stand this week, and the former publisher of the National Enquirer detailed how farrakhan candidate trump went to like his alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels. Meanwhile, here in washington on thursday heard trumps argument that the presidency itself is Above The Law as his lawyers claim he has total immunity for his efforts to subvert the 2020 election. Some of the courts most conservative justices, many of which were nominated by trump himself, seemed open, if not sympathetic, to the idea. All of that on politics nation, plus well hear from the president of emilys list as the biden takes on another State Abortion Ban and voters prepare