justice is blind now. that s a lofty standard. sta but because americans have long believed in fairnessndarericans, and because most of the people in charge of administering that system have behave d in good faith, this country has, for liv the most part, lived up to its core ideal for two hundred and fifty years, making it the greatest country in the world. but the populist surgthe of 2016 changed everything permanent. washington s suddenly felt more threatened by its own voters, by american voters than by any foreign adversary, donald trump. dom, seem more dangerous than isis. they panicked and in their panic, our leaders decided to turn the american legal system as well as thete american intel agencies and if necessary, the u.s. armyopponen. against their political opponents. they felt they had n theyo choin doing this. they abandoned the ancient principld e of equality under the law, and they replaced it with what is effectively a loyalty oath. opponents of the regime
against donald trump finally begins in court. then, what we know about fan willis s plans amid ne reporting of another grand jur investigative investigatin election crimes. and former chief of staff ro klain on today s reelectio rollout of his former boss - it s time to finish the job. finish the job that s when all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i chris hayes. and i m not going anywhere you know, the election o donald trump issued in an er of politics suspended, particularly when i came to how people tucked in public before the trump era, it fel like there were some boundaries there were things that politicians just could not say things that would beyond the pale, and as we change ove time but there were some shared sense that those existed but of course, the e presidents whole approach, fro the beginning of that campaign was about transgressing thos very boundaries. and, as of yet, facing no real punishment for it that combination o transgression
audience tonight, what we ar learning about what finally di tucker in with brandy zadrozny and ben smith. plus, stunning allegations i the opening arguments as the rape and defamation lawsui against donald trump finally begins in court. then, what we know about fan willis s plans amid ne reporting of another grand jur investigative investigatin election crimes. and former chief of staff ro klain on today s reelectio rollout of his former boss - it s time to finish the job. finish the job that s when all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i chris hayes. and i m not going anywhere you know, the election o donald trump issued in an er of politics suspended, particularly when i came to how people tucked in public before the trump era, it fel like there were some boundaries there were things that politicians just could not say things that would beyond the pale, and as we change ove time but there were some shared sense that those existed but of course, the e
pittsburgh pirates in an 8-1 win over the dodgers. today he got his first start at third base. the news continues. cnn prime time with michael smerconish starts now. thank you. he was once a politician but it wasn t until he pumped up the volume on talk tv that this provocateur defined today s era of politics. i m michael smerconish in new york. [ crowd chanting ] for nearly three decades, that was the chant heard over the course you have more than 4,000 episodes. controversial, unapologetically brash, rowdy words used in the headlines covering the news of jerry springer s passing. my favorite from the bbc. era era defining. he truly ushered in an era of television that no one in the world had ever seen before and i argue set the stage for today s political landscape. springer was 79. his family says he died peacefully today. at his home in suburban chicago after a brief illness. reports are that he had cancer. the son of holocaust refugees, he became a global sensati
he will use the power of the house to fight back and th speaker is not the only on weighing in. this president has conducte himself in a way that he doe not deserve not to be arrested he should be arrested, h should be indicted when he announces himself, i is almost like he is attemptin to organize his domestic terrorist. to show up, to resist him bein arrested we are gonna have more on the outside reaction ahead garrett, you re right there on the ground, you re gonna b with us together on this trump coverage over the next two hours. let s start with your ow reporting as you ve been following the story all day. of course, before this as well so the presidents reacting saying tuesday to be clear, what indication do we have that he has eve been told, from what you v been saying, he has been not no richard, the president the former president is workin off the same information tha we in the news media are working off of in fact, we know that he i responding to nbc news whic