this. but then chief justice roberts wrote this in his decision writing for the majority today. he said it would be odd to think that separation of powers concerns evaporate simply because the governor is providing a monetary benefit rather than imposing obligations. we ll dig into this decision here this afternoon. the president says for his part and we are about to hear from him live, that the fight is not over. i will stop at nothing to find other ways to deliver relief to hard-working middle class families. the supreme court also ruling today that a christian website e and her attorney. very interesting words from justice gorsuch on this. saying you can t compel someone to act. you can t coerce them to act against their religious beliefs. so we re going to talk about that in a moment. first, let s bring in betsy devos. a couple of huge decisions that are related to education have come down from the highest court in the land. betsy, great to have you with us. thanks for
funny i to think about another situation, like a job interview someone just being like, oh, yeah there s one more thing, i m facing 91 counts. yeah, i mean. anyway. don t worry about it. we re going to t figure it out. thank you, my friend. thanks to you at home for joining me this hour. if you are a person who does not think a convicted felon should be running for the country, you might think of this statistics as a glachls half empty kind of number. in an exit poll yesterday 51% of voters said if donald trump were tors be convicted of a crime th would still consider him fit to be president. don t get me wrong, that s not a sign of a healthy democracy. a majority of new hampshire s republican primary voters would not care if trump ends up a convicted p felon. by the way, that would also mean that donald trump, a florida resident, would not be able to vote for himself as a convicted felon, although 54% of new hampshire republican voters stillbl would. elections in ial
hill. house investigators set to interview a key hunter biden associate who you might recognize. good morning, everybody. that s the tease from last week if you were watching. bill hemmer live in new york. hello, nice to sigh. nice red, i see you. dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. great to be with you as always. impeachment investigators sit down with hunter biden s close friend kevin morris as questions swirl about his financial relationship with the president s son. bill: who is kevin morris? an entertainment lawyer and author who first met hunter biden at a political fundraiser in 2019. morris took on the role of legal aide advising hunter on his paternity and child support lawsuits. most importantly morris was hunter s bankrolling paying off the president s son s debt with the i.r.s. and a business partner in a chinese controlled company and now funding a documentary titled redemption story. dana: let s go to david spunt live on capitol hill wi
my office will seek a speedy trial in this matter, consistent with the public interest and the rights of the accused. trump on trial in august? the first court date is officially set, and it is just eight weeks away. tonight, what it all means for the possibility of a trial before the election and, the motives of the trump appointed judge in charge of it. then after a five year investigation by a trump appointed prosecutor, hunter biden strikes a deal. if trump cooperated with the justice department he might have avoided the situation he is in right now. he chose not to, because he s arrogant and does not care about the law. plus, the impact of the indictment on the polls, and the inability of the republican front runner to just stop talking. you lost the 2020 election but when all in it starts right now good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. and we have an initial trial date in the trump florida documents case. just one week after donald tru
that is our show for this evening. now it is time for a special defendant trump addition of the last word, with lawrence o donnell. that starts right now. donald trump s principal occupation is defendant. he spent his first couple of years after leaving the presidency as a civil defendant, and then last year became a criminal defendant for the first time in his life on april 4th and just four months later. he became a criminal defendant for the fourth time in his life. it mantra jen, he can make two of the four criminal prosecutions he is facing disappear, but the rest of defendant trump s criminal and civil cases would simply be put on pause for four years. in june of this year donald trump will turn 78 years old. he could be convicted of crimes by then or shortly after, he is june 14th birthday. 78-year-old donald trump will appeal every criminal and civil verdict against him. the state and federal appeals court process could easily use up the rest of a 78 year old life.