Trumps social media, they say, pointing to a post that says if you go after me, im coming after you. That was friday night in the filing. Since then, donald trump has repeatedly attacked jack smith, said nancy pelosi is going to hell and claimed mike pence is lying in his sworn testimony, that hes gone to the dark side. Trumps lawyers did the Full Ginsberg, or his lawyer, singular on sunday, arguing the january 6th charges are bunk, that donald trump was exercising his free speech. Will he use that same defense in arguing against the protective order. Donald trump used that, the response is due today at five, well explore it. Were also watching georgia where d. A. Fani willis is indicating a big decision is coming any moment. Not to mention florida where something could be brewing in the other Special Counsel case. What judge Aileen Cannon just did that might give jack smith a reason to ask for her dismissal. Let us dive in. Joining me now is nbc news justice and intelligence correspon
the nation by pardoning a president, who was accused of doing something wrong, is not a good idea. as we learned from gerald ford. do you think any of them believe that? or do you think it s just a talking point? that s a good question. luckily, i ve run out of time. i have to start my show. you can t put me on the spot like that. anyway, great to see you my friend. take care. good evening to you, and welcome to ayman tonight. the backing donald trump, his lies, and false equivalency s about the documents case. some insane levels. we are going to help set the record straight. then, ethics outrage, new report on clarence thomas problematic patterns of behavior. and a possible breakthrough in a senate committee s attempts to get answers. plus, democratic pushback. representatives judy chu, and ted lieu, shut down republican defenses of trump s actions. they re gonna join me live to talk about that and more. i m ayman mohyeldin, in new york, let s get started. tonigh
anyway, great to see you my friend. take care. good evening to you, and welcome to ayman tonight. debunking donald trump, his lies, and false equivalency s about the documents case. they have reached some insane levels. we re gonna help set the record straight. then, ethics outrage, new reporting on clarence thomas s problematic patterns of behavior. and a possible breakthrough in a senate committee s attempts to get answers. plus, democratic pushback. representatives judy chu, and ted lieu, shut down republican defenses of trump s actions. they re gonna join me live to talk about that and more. i m ayman mohyeldin, in new york, let s get started. tonight, we begin with a new move from the justice department and it s classified documents case against donald trump. in a motion filed late yesterday, special counsel jack smith requested a protective order that would bore trump and his legal team from publicly discussing sensitive material obtained during the trial s discovery pr
we had a great conversation. i ve known him since 1999. he was a seminary student here in new york. came to a demonstration i had. he ended up getting arrested for peaceful demonstration with me. we ve known each other since then. we had a great conversation, coming right up after the fabulous simone. we will be watching, rev, you have just mentored us all. take away. thank you very much. thank you verlet me say, welcoo politicsnation. right now, republicans in both chambers of congress are doing what they can to sabotage the people s business. in protest of the 37 federal counts, donald trump is facing over his handling of classified materials. and five days after his arraignment, that sabotage is ranging from a media campaign, to publicly exonerating trump before he even stand trial. to pledge from substantial republicans to intentionally obstruct the biden administration, by blocking vital appointments, even if it puts our nation in jeopardy. georgia senator, i rap
plus, democratic pushback. representatives judy chu, and ted lieu, shut down republican defenses of trump s actions. they re gonna join me live to talk about that and more. i m ayman mohyeldin, in new york, let s get started. tonight, we begin with a new move in the justice and it s classified documents case against donald trump in a motion filed yesterday at a detective order. this bar is trump s legal team from discussing sensitive material from the discovery process. the evidence includes information pertaining to ongoing investigations and warns that its disclosure could quote, compromise those investigations and identify uncharged individuals. smith s request for trump silence comes as no surprise, considering the fact that the ex president hasn t exactly kept a low profile post arraignment. just hours after he left the courthouse on tuesday, trump blasted the indictment as corrupt and cassatt as a part of a political pursuit designed to destroy him. really stands in