First weve got huge news from this classified documents case. If you remember that case was set to kick off may 20th, less than two weeks from today. Weve been waiting for judge Aileen Cannon to set the trial date since march. But today we got the news the judge has postponed that trial indefinitely. This means the odds donald trump will end up in a florida courtroom before the general election, those odds are slim to none which is very good news for the former president. But less apparently good news for the former president is the fact trumpde was back in manhatn criminal court. Today was day 14 of the Hush Money Case against him and it was by no means a normal day. Today we got testimony from the central figure at the heart of this case, Adult Film Star stephanie clifford, who you probably know better as Stormy Daniels. As far as the spectacle of this trial goes today was a blockbuster. A lot of theay testimony really sounds like it was ripped from the tabloids, which makes sense be
Good morning. It is sunday, may 5th. We have symone and michael in washington d. C. This morning, donald trump delivers unhinged remarks to donors in florida attacking federal prosecutors and comparing the Biden Administration to nazis. The president ial Medal Of Freedom recipient congressman jim clyburn joins us after another busy week in court after the criminal trial resumes tomorrow morning in new york. To get your coffee and settle in. Welcome to the weekend. Take a deep breath, friends. The 2024 election is exactly six months away. Donald trumps increasingly bizarre behavior was on full display saturday embraced by the Republican Party. Nbc news reports that at the rnc Spring Meeting in florida, trump called special counsel jack smith deranged and an evil thug. And compare the Biden Administration to the secret police force of nazi germany saying, these people are running a gestapo administration. And started with the recording of the National Anthem performed by none other than
Infighting on the right as tensions explode. And tonight, republicans have no clear way out of the mess of their own making. A new Government Shutdown threat just over a month away, and very real questions about funding the military and the war in ukraine. Already, as republicans are searching for a new speaker, the same magafueled turmoil that took down mccarthy is on display. Multiple republicans already announcing bids, including jim jordan and Steve Scalise. Some on the far right and Foxs Sean Hannity floating Donald Trumps name as speaker. One republican senator giving his gop house colleagues some advice. This ousting of Speaker Mccarthy and now we have a pro tem as speaker. I dont have a lot of advice for my house colleagues, other than this. Follow your heart, but take your brain with you. Id also advise all of my house colleagues to be sure and take their meds. Take your meds. Now, thats a republican senator giving that advice. Kevin mccarthy now has two historic bookends to h
Them, they are jt an absolute ton of fun. You can also scan the qr code on your screen now to grab yours before they sellout. Theres just a few left. I hope to see you there. Alex wagner tonight starts now. Ill continue to follow the with pod tour as i have. You can man the merch stand. Thanks, dude. Thanks a lot. Have a good night. And thanks to you at home for joining me this hour. Today was the first hearing in the House Republican Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden. And when i tell you there was not a lot of there there, this inquiry is so far based on paranoid vibes and conspiracy hunches, dont just take my word for it. Here are the three witnesses the House Republicans called today to make their case. Let me say that again, these are the witnesses that House Republicans called. Im not here today to even suggest there was corruption, fraud, or any wrongdoing. In fact, i do not believe that the Current Evidence would support articles of impeachment. You mention in your oral t
Were tracking the fallout in that devastating ruling that found year of fraud by trump and his companies. The trump org reeling as a new hearing held today. The rule came out yesterday. It was big news. For all the pending cases against trump, this one has Swift Financial consequences with fraud and financial tricks and a Fantasy World is what the judge said they were operating in, not the real world. Lies to banks based on and patently false fatally flawed claims as well as other judgmental terms you see there by the judge. Now, experts and Trump Lawyers are already scouring this ruling to make sense of what it means when you cancel business licenses, when you dissolve parts of the company. And we have more clues on what that means today, because trumps lawyers were in court today asking the judge if the order means they have to sell assets, including trump tower, would this oust the sons from their own homes . The answers could come within a detailed followup in a month. Trump tower