Mmm the more you know. How important is it that so many people who were speaking so strongly to the grand jury and presumably will to a jury, are republicans . I think it matters quite a bit, chris. I think in the world of politics and media it may matter because it suggests that it isnt just the Democratic Party that is out to get donald trump, but i think in court it also matters. Their Defense Attorneys will always be looking for an example to crossexamine witnesses. If they say you are a member of a different party, that can be used to undermine credibility in the eyes of the jury. When they are aligned with them in the same political party, this really takes away the opportunity to suggest that they are just making this up. So i think it bolsters their credibility in the eyes of the jury. Speaking of the eyes of the jury, lets go to what you witnessed today, the comings and goings of the courthouse. Clearly fani willis said we did this by the book and we are going to prosecute thi
Trump indictments. Im melissa murray. Im andrew weissman. We are both nyu law professors, nbc legal analysts, now the coauthors of the New York Times best selling book, the Trump Indictments. The hist forurge Charging Documents with commentary. Donald trump is charged with 88 Felony Counts in four different jurisdictions. In this hour, we will cover the latest developments in Donald Trumps criminal cases starting with Fulton County, georgia today. And we will also zoom out and reflect on whether the american Justice System has so far proven whether to meet the challenges as we write in our book. The former president s attempt to politicize are corrupt, not only our elections, but the rule of law. January 6 Committee Member will join us. And later in the hour, we had flip the script. And ask an anchor the important questions. Chris hayes will join us to weigh in on the medias role in the event that voters ultimately get to render a verdict on donald trump before a jury does. But the bre
Good evening and welcome to a special episode of the trump indictments, donald trump is charged with 88 Felony Counts in four different jurisdictions. In this hour, we will cover the latest developments in Donald Trumps criminal cases starting with Fulton County, georgia today. We will also zoom out and reflect on whether the american Justice System has so far proven whether it can meet the challenges of, as we write in our book, the former president s attempt to politicize our corrupt not only elections, but american governance and the rule of law. Jamie raskin will join us. Later in the hour, we will flip the script and ask and msnbc anchor the important questions. Chris hayes will join us to weigh in on the medias role in the event that voters ultimately get to render a verdict on donald trump before a jury does. Our Breaking News tonight comes out of Fulton County, georgia for District Attorney fani willis has learned that she will not be disqualified from her election prosecution
Ages. The thing i dont like is that without tiktok, you could make facebook bigger. Tonight, the tiktok vote. And a major Flashing Warning Sign of a cashstrapped candidate. Steve bannon has suggested you have been paid off to switch your view. Then what three dismissed fellmy counts means for Defendant Trump in georgia and the rebirth of a decades old campaign trope. People look around and they say am i better off now than i was four years ago . The very painful answer to the Trump Campaigns question. Doctors say it will wash through, flow through. Interesting terms. And, very accurate. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. The House Of Representatives passed a bill today which could eventually lead to the banning of tiktok. The chinese social media app used by some 150 million americans. It was a somewhat surprising move from congress in this respect. This congress has not been known to pass a lot of substantive bipartisan legislation. But thats wha
The georgia case is for a lot of these we need translators, former prosecutors. What fani willis charged was the clearest thing we all saw with our own eyes. And i had this conversation in the 8 00 hour. What trump told his voters his first year as president in 2017 from a podium was dont believe what you see, dont believe what you hear, only believe me. And what fani willis indicted yesterday just blows that out of the water. In state court we could see with our own eyes. And my understanding again, youre the lawyer in these conversations was that if this, then that. So if this criminal enterprise with us corrupt in nature and all in pursuance of a crime, then all of these acts were a part of it and all these people were a part of it. From the outside having worked in politics, thats what it looked like to me. So, to read that narrative is what made that indictment, the fourth in just a few short months, different from the others. I agree. I think you put that very well. Sometimes we