Good evening and welcome to politics nation. The punchlines have been delivered and the punch bowls have been emptied after last night white house Correspondents Dinner. In washington, returning to the harsh realities of Election Year politics in 2024. The polls showed the race between President Biden and former President Trump is tighter than ever and in the coming weeks, the direction of the campaign could be influenced by events played out in New York City but i have returned. On tuesday, former President Trump will return to a manhattan courthouse where jurors will hear from witnesses in his hush money case. At Columbia University, administrators will have to grapple with how to deal with propalestinian demonstrators ahead of their upcoming commencement. The decisions they make will be watched closely by other colleges and communities. Protests over events in the east have left americans deeply divided. We are joined by a man who will be at the center of all of this weeks drama, ne
Brand, wealth, everything hes worked to build is under threat right now. The former president just left a new york courtroom for a lunch break after facing off with the Attorney General. Just moments from now well lay out the significant stakes that trump faces. Plus Kevin Mccarthys speaker ship is in danger. His lastminute deal to avoid a Government Shutdown could come at the cost of his gavel. The new and growing threat from inside the Republican House caucus. The pointed warning that this is the new normal, flooded streets, floating cars, water pouring in from the walls. As challenges grow and infrastructure increasingly buckles across the country, what can be done to combat Climate Change . Ill speak with two leading experts. We begin with the empire that made donald trump into a mogul and a president , on trial right now in New York City. Trump decided to be in court and face the judge that has already ruled he consistently committed fraud. Before arriving he acknowledged on socia
Attorney general new yorks Attorney General made those remarks, donald trump is in court on trial to determine what price he should pay for the massive fraud hes committed for years. Plus, trumps increasing threat to democracy. Hes attacking judges and threatening to lock up americas district attorneys. The authors of how democracies die join me. Also tonight, one of the most hated members of congress, matt gaetz, just might have the power to take down Kevin Mccarthy unless democrats come to kevins rescue, but will they . But we begin tonight with donald trump and new York Attorney general Letitia James. Together for the first time in a New York City courtroom. Today was the first day of the Civil Fraud Trial Over charges that trump along with his two adult sons and his business grossly inflated the value of his assets for years. Attorney general james who has not was not arguing the case today, did have a front row seat. Presiding is judge arthur angoran, who delivered the Bombshell R
Back from the brink. Democrats bail out House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy from the radical republicans who were intent on shutting down the government. I want to know if this 45day deal to keep the federal government funded is just a temporary mandate for a non fixable wound. Representative becca balint is standing by with her thoughts. Plus, must ctv. Well get to watch one of the for criminal trials of the most indicted former u. S. President in history play out on tv and the internet. But before trump is ready for his closeup, he could be on the Witness Stand in the new York Attorney generals 250 milliondollar fraud trial starting tomorrow. Msnbc legal analyst Glenn Kirschner is also standing by to break down all of the developments like only he can. And later, from jail to yale. How a Higher Education partnership is revolutionizing rehabilitation behind bars. All of that and more is coming up. A good Sunday Morning to you all, im katie phang. We start todays show with a down to the wire
Morning joe we can. Lets get to some conversations from this week that you might have missed an Arizona Grand Jury has indicted 11 of these local collectors, along with several other allies of donald trump, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election. A 58 page indictment including conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges related to attempts, by the defendants, to change the Election Results of donald trump this was the scene on december 14th, 2020, when 11 people met at the Republican Party headquarters in phoenix to sign a certificate, claiming to be arizonas 11 electors, despite joe biden winning. What are you guys doing . You are the 11,000 votes probably broadcasting it. What are they thinking . What are they thinking . I just cant. Like okay, we are fraudulent electors. There is a fraud scheme going on here. Lets put the cameras on. Maybe they are providing evidence. They were thinking ahead three and half years down the road, they are really going to need this as evidence. Here