Time magazine, as guests behind on steak and granjeno, 20 played dj, swiping for his ipad 2 rate the soundtrack. A familiar tune emanated from the speakers, the stars mangled banner. Not the original one, this one is sung by the socalled january 6th choir, a group of defendants imprisoned for attacking the capitol on january 6th. Trump then double down on his pledge to hearten them, which is one of many ideas trump is planning for a possible second term, which was the focus of Eric Cortellessas interview and subsequent article published in time, this week. Trump laments the fact that he was, too nice in his first term. For a second term, he would enter backed by a slew of policy shops staffed by loyalists who have drawn up detailed plans in service of his agenda, which would concentrate the powers of the state in the hands of a man whose appetite for power appears all but insatiable. On immigration, trump told Eric Cortellessa he will rely on the National Guard to round up and remove u
I see it. So i tried to live up to that this morning because i knew i would be on the same screen as you. You are all wonderful, have yourselves a great day and i will see you tomorrow. Thanks for joining us. Today on velshi, Inside Donald Trump strategy as defendant candidate and why his inclination to over share his plans is more alarming than you think. Plus, movement on multiple fronts on the draconian crackdown on abortion in this country and worrying signs of what is coming next. Then, why one columbia lecturer says the school is teaching the wrong lessons. We will talk about protests and rates on College Campuses. Ended his a book so beloved by audiences that it spent eight years on the bestseller list. It is a beautiful story of resilience and survival, yet it has been targeted and beyond over and over again. The acclaimed author joins our book club to talk about her memoir, the last castle. Velshi starts now. Good morning to you, it is saturday, may 4. Week three has officiall
Arizona where the state senate might be about to repeal the civil war era abortion law. Democrats have been trying to get the ban tossed and they could do it today. Finally. After two republican senators suggested they would vote to overturn it. What changed their minds . Could it be the outpouring of outrage across the state . An acknowledgment, perhaps, that voting to enshrine a law embedded in a code to prevent their parents from homicide if they happened to kill their children while correcting them. And detailed punishments for those who unlawfully cut out peoples tongues might not be Political Savvy to do to enshrine that law. After all, every single legislator in the Arizona State house is up for reelection this november. The vote is about to happen across the country also happening today, florida, the sixweek prohibition went into effect today, leaving millions across the southeast, few if any options to seek Abortion Care even in an emergency. We should not be allowing abortion
Now, before the brd to sell mcd to the National Enquirer for a million dollars. At one point, prosecutors revealed the Text Exchange between davidson and the tabloids editor where davidson joked, throw in an ambassadorship for me. Im thinking aisle of man. When asked whoi he made the joke, he said it was a reference to trumps candidacy, that if the tabloid bought the story, it would help trump. I want to bring back in vaughn hillyard. Kimberly is a boston globe columnist and msnbc political analyst and jeremy is still with me. Criminal Defense Attorney and former prosecutor with the manhattan d. A. s office. If you were Donald Trumps Defense Attorney, what about this mornings testimony worries you most . Well, i think its established that not everyone had an agenda. You have farro whos connecting the dots. You have the sense of urgency. Establishing intent or basis. That court of texting you just referenced, im saving the future of potential president s backside. Everything is really s
No other president has been indicted like this. Trumps lawyers arguing he should be immune, basically totally immune because he was president during those efforts. That is a new relatively made up claim which they lost unanimously before the respected d. C. Court of appeals. Keep that in mind. That is the recent precedent and context for today, and you may remember that was the now infamous hearing where the trump lawyer openly claimed that as President Trump could have a license to kill american opponents. That was the kind of chilling talk that many, many people across the spectrum rebuked then. That kind of talk was back today with grave questions about murder and coups and trumps lawyer saying its okay or it all depends. Lets say this president , who ordered the military to stage a coup. Orders the military or orders someone to assassinate him, is that within his official acts. I think it would depend on the circumstances. It would depend on the hypothetical. It raises questions. O