today on inside politics, you have blood on your hands. that s one gop senator told tech ceos like mark zuckerberg, a democratic senator told them that they, quote, suck at self-policing. this is a grilling happening as we speak before a senate committee. parents are in the audience who blame some of them blame their children s suicide, others, exploitation on social media on the people testifying. we re monitoring this hearing. we ll go back to it in a moment. but first, we re also standing by on this very busy day on capitol hill, for mike johnson to give his first house speaker as speaker, as he poses donald trump lead with the bill that we ve seen for decades on capitol hill. before we get to that, i want to get straight to manu raju who has new reporting on what has been going on behind the scenes with regard to that voter deal. manu, tell us what you re hearing. reporter: yeah, senate republican leaders are trying to decide whether they should go forward with that
one donald j. trump. the new york times is reporting that prosecutors in the manhattan district attorney s office are signaling that criminal charges for the former president are likely to come for his role in the hush money payments to porn star stormy daniels. the times reports the prosecutors offered mr. trump the chance to testify next week before the grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the potential case according to four people with knowledge of the matter. such offers almost always indicate an indictment is close. it would be unusual for the district attorney, alvin bragg, to notify a potential defendant without ultimately seeking charges against him. the manhattan district attorney s office has declined to comment. now, if those charges are made, it would be the first indictment of a former united states president and the first time that trump, who has faced numerous criminal investigations, would be charged with a crime. as you may remember, that $130,000
it s really progressive. it s moving very very quickly now. brand-new indications of an imminent trump indictment. we ll have the latest. then these were the jim jordan, marjorie taylor greene, matt gates. days the big republican area of republican oversight. a big old. that this is a new republican playbook, apparently. this american safety and security to score political points. tonight the latest fools errand from the government weaponization committee. hypocrisy is the hangover of an addiction to attention. the disappointment of its biggest supporters. i m sick of these hearings. make me feel better, guys. tell me this is going somewhere. can i throw someone in prison. plus, as loughlin murdaugh tries to defend fox news, jane mayer looks at the fallout from the defamation suit. and a fresh warning about democracy in 2024. ryan gilman joins live when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. we ve got some breaking news ton
A judge rejecting Donald Trumps former chief of staff, citing his own words on the witness stand. You see, when meadows told the judge that he worked with the Trump Campaign on so many things, including selling out that infamous call when trump asked to find vote, that was not in the scope of his duties as a federal employee. The judge says that if he were to agree with meadows, quote, the court would have to turn a blind eye to express constitutional power, grant it to the states to determine their election procedures. As well as limitations on political activities, of Executive Branch firs. That comment light it in has some major implications for donald trump and also potentially for his codefendants. Joining me now is clint rucker, a former prosecutor for Fulton County, georgia, who worked with District Attorney fony willis. Now, meadows is appealing tonight this ruling, but it is significant that the judge pretty clearly and firmly knocked down a lot of the arguments that he and hi