tell us what you re thinking because everyone is going to be watching tomorrow. you know there s never anything in front of me. i try to listen and be in the moment, but i think some big things on their agenda and a lot of big questions we all have who cover the white house and the country. i jump into the chair saturday as the events in russia were unfolding, and that is a story that gets more surreal by the day. the more we learn, the more bizarre and remarkable that story is. of course i m excited to hear what he thinks the problem is there and putin s a leader he s been dealing with for decades. as you remind everyone the presidency for being there at the white house is always more than one job and always can change in an instant. i m looking forward to watching what they sometimes a colloquy or an interview. we ll be watching tomorrow. thank you, my friend. see you soon. again, we ll this up on msnbc tonight during our hour, other hours and tomorrow to remind e
welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. we re tracking several pieces of news in this coming criminal trial of donald trump. his allies advise delay, this key tack we hear about in dealing with the indictment. we know jack smith, however, guaranteed a speedy trial. my office will seek a speedy trial in this matter, consistent with the public interest and the rights of the accused. there are some complexities with the case, but the federal judge is making news with a fast time line, ruling that trump s espionage trial will now be set to begin august 14th. that s just eight weeks from now, and trump s run for office is ongoing. it puts the trial on a collision course with the first republican presidential debate the following week. it will be held in a small florida courthouse, and this plan is putting even more pressure on trump to get in gear. he has seen several lawyers depart his defense team. he was recently adding new ones as of last week. now, to be ready for a trial
that does it for a special coverage primetime special coverage this evening but we have much more ahead and now it s time for the last word with a great lawrence o donnell. we have breaking e. jean carroll knows which away began on your show with your interview with e. jean carroll and her lawyer, and that is in the lawsuit, she has another lawsuit against donald trump for all the comments he made about her, and today a federal judge, luis kaplan, granted e. jean carroll s request to revise the defamation lawsuit that she filed against donald trump to include the similar comments that he made recently on cnn, that he made last month on cnn. you had a chance to ask them if that is what their plan was. and it certainly sounded like it was. i said, i mean, you just got this huge judgments against him for saying these terrible things about you that were untrue, and then as soon as the judge came back he said again, what can you do about? that and e. jean carroll s lawyer said
this? obviously, this is a ridiculous, terryville trivial thing but in the modern era, tele-candidates do better. how tall are you? i m six feet. i can do it. do you think i should run for president? i m not going to comment on that in the 26 seconds we have left. have a great show. i like i always have, chris hayes. have a great weekend. and thanks to you at home for being here. happy friday. we have lots to get to this evening. but i want to start tonight with a book. it is published by winning team publishing. that s the name of the publishing house. winning team publishing. and you can preorder it. now it is $99, which is an expensive book. but it includes this letter dated december 21st, 1987. it reads, they were donald, i did not see the program, but mrs. nixon told me that you were really great on the donahue show. as you can imagine, she is an expert on politics. and she predicts that whenever you decide to run for office, you will be a winner. w
we have lots to get to this evening. but i want to start tonight with a book. it is published by winning team publishing. that s the name of the publishing house. winning team publishing. and you can preorder it. now it is $99, which is an expensive book. but it includes this letter dated december 21st, 1987. it reads, they were donald, i did not see the program, but mrs. nixon told me that you were really great on the donahue show. as you can imagine, she is an expert on politics. and she predicts that whenever you decide to run for office, you will be a winner. with warm regards, richard nixon. that letter is from a new book, from donald trump, coming out next month. and it is titled, letters to trump. it includes correspondence with celebrities and dignitaries and former presidents, including, apparently, richard nixon. today, trump called nixon, a very interesting guy, and informed reporters that nixon s biggest regret was resigning amidst the watergate scandal. the twi