xfinity rewards creates experiences big and small, hello everyone i am alicia and once-in-a-lifetime. menendez. as we begin a new hour right now, former president donald trump and north carolina, after downplaying the criminal indictment against him, saying even if convicted, he will still run. this as the former president is three days from facing the music in miami, his arraignment in federal court. the faithful including most gop automakers standing by their man. what republican primary voters do the same? we hit the ground and i want to find out. the election that is approaching the gop field, as widened. what are the political implications of indicting a former president running again? what about the other possible indictments facing trump? lisa rubin is here to talk about the investigations in georgia and the assault on our democracy. this is american voices. a now twice indicted donald trump is on the road today surprising no one, waving his right to remain silent. r
the democratic side, james lane on the republican side, and kyrsten sinema, of course, an independent from arizona, who is trying to bridge both sides while staying in communication with house members. remember, that s where she came from, she has those relationships and those bonds, including what speaker mike johnson, who she told me she has spoken to, and she has kept at least somewhat of the contours are looking like right here. what s on the table here is certainly overhaul of the current status quo, immigration system, as we continue to see these record numbers on the border. it s things that progresses progressives antisemitic lawmakers are certainly called about. they re calling it unimaginably cool, and in response to that, sinema told me just yesterday they are saying that because they are not the ones at the table, in the room, trying to get what would be a historic deal in immigration, something we haven t done in four decades in congress. passed through the s
after more than three weeks of dysfunction and chaos on capitol hill the house finally has a new speaker this morning. house lawmakers elected congressman mike johnson of louisiana as the 56 speaker of the house. he s a conservative ally of former president donald trump and a low ranking member of the gop leadership team. after 22 days of disarray republican house members demonstrated remarkable unity with all to 20 voting for johnson, shortly after the vote the new speaker made this pledge. i m going to make this commitment to you, my colleagues here and on the other side of the aisle as well. my office is going to be known for trust and transparency and accountability. for good stewardship of the people treasury. for the honesty, integrity that is incumbent upon us, all of us, here at the peoples house. speaker johnson will immediately have to work within his party and with the biden white house to figure out how to fund the government before money runs out on november
once and possibly future president of the united states, it s a different ball game, alicia. that is the most compelling explanation to i ve heard. lisa reuben, as always, you are staying with me. can dilanian, thank you so much. next, the spin machine, it is in high gear. hypocrisy of the republicans who are rushing to the defense and the former president. and a reminder, in case you needed it, this is trump s second criminal indictment, but wait, there could be more. the other legal trouble facing donald trump. that is why lisa reuben is sticking around. but first richard louis who is sticking by with the other big stories we re watching this hour on msnbc. richard? thank, you lisa. but they tell you. the unabomber ted kaczynski as died. he was serving a life sentence in federal prison. he was arrested in 1996 and convicted in a series of attacks with homemade bombs that killed three people and injured 23 others. kaczynski was found dead in his cell this morning at the age of 81.