Tonights lead on politics nation, democracy on trial. Tonight im in washington, d. C. , ahead of the annual white house Correspondents Dinner where there will be no doubt plenty of cocktail hour conversation about the whirlwind week of Legal Proceedings for former President Trump. The first witness in trumps Manhattan Hush Money Trial took the stand this week, and the former publisher of the National Enquirer detailed how farrakhan candidate trump went to like his alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels. Meanwhile, here in washington on thursday heard trumps argument that the presidency itself is Above The Law as his lawyers claim he has total immunity for his efforts to subvert the 2020 election. Some of the courts most conservative justices, many of which were nominated by trump himself, seemed open, if not sympathetic, to the idea. All of that on politics nation, plus well hear from the president of emilys list as the biden takes on another State Abortion Ban and voters prepare
that it was before black fish. look at the decreasing attendance, revenue and everything is just going down the toilet, really, with them. we have to leave it there. to be continued. we will reach out to joel manby as well. thank you very much, john hargrove. after the break, democracy on trial. emmy and tony award winning actor bryan cranston plays the legendary writer blacklisted during the red scare. he joins us next. this guy from engineering says directv is so advanced that you could put tvs anywhere without looking at cable wires and boxes in every room. how are they always one step ahead of us? well, because their technology is far superior. or because they have someone on the inside. is that right, gil? sir, i would never. he s with them! he s wearing a wire. take off his shirt! take off his shirt! oh! ah! alright, i m putting you in charge of the holiday party.