anything else. we re not going to sleep tonight, right? have a great show. thank you, nicolle. we are excited about the upcoming news. welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. but the big news today is huge, and here it is the criminal trial of defendant donald trump continuing today. you are looking at new images, and i ll explain exactly what it is. you may recall that first court hearing set a lot of rules down. now you re looking at the first one since then, since trump was arraigned, which was a precedent busting moment for america. it was actually just seven weeks ago. at that hearing, the judge warning him about his conduct and scheduling another hearing, which brings us what you have here today. we ll show you what we have. we don t have a million shots. isolated on the left, defendant donald trump sitting right there. this was a hearing on evidence and rules for a protective order. trump had to legally appear in this hearing, which is another step towards his cri
and now we turn to a special day around here called chai day with political strategist chai komanduri, a veteran of several campaigns, including president obama s, who made this point and this bond comparison. explain. it s good to be with you, ari. the bond comparison is simple. donald trump is like a bond villain. he s the hand behind the curtain, and kevin mccarthy is one of his goons. he s basically hired to do trump s bidding. and the reason is is donald trump has that republican congress in his pocket. over 50 members of that caucus have already endorsed donald trump, and that s very early in the cycle. that s with ron desantis still out there raising money but talking about a presidential campaign, polling, et cetera. all that so many members are in the trump camp, and kevin