unprecedented now, for the first time in american history, a former president convicted for his criminal behavior while still serving as presumptive republican nominee for president. donald trump calls the verdict rigged and himself, quote, a political prisoner. newsbreak, he is not in prison. maga outrage, trump allies including the house speaker and several potential vice presidential candidates are blasting the verdict and unleashing dangerous rhetoric against the justice system and our democracy itself. but no one is above the law. president biden warns the attacks are reckless and irresponsible while trying to keep his campaign focused on issues important to voters. we will talk about it all, the prosecution and the politics with congresswoman maxine waters of california and politics nation host, the reverend al sharpton. nbc analysts and prosecutor. i m jonathan kay part, this is the saturday show. historic victory for american justice, accountability and the rule of la
politics nation. tonight s lead, guilty on all counts. it has been exactly 48 hours since donald trump became the first former president convicted of a felony in our nations history. the judgment rendered by a jury of his peers in the very same manhattan court complex where the exonerated convicted nearly 35 years ago as he called for the death penalty for them. trump is calling himself a political prisoner. even as he remains free to travel and campaign while he awaits sentencing in july. his republican allies are echoing his claim of a political witchhunt, attacking the judge and the jury and even as they posture as the party of law and order. meantime some chum supporters are taking things further. they place the participants in the preceding in very real danger. it was as a trial that pushed the limits of democracy. now the verdict has placed us even further into uncharted territory . joining me now is joe, a former attorney for donald trump. thanks for being with us toni
store you are watching our live continuing special coverage of today s unanimous guilty on all counts verdict. in the criminal trial of former president donald trump. i am rachel maddow, i m here with my colleague, stephanie ruhle and jen psaki and alex wagner and chris hayes, in a courtroom in downtown manhattan, just after 5:00 eastern time this evening, a foreperson of the journey rose and delivered the jury unanimous , guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in order to conceal the scheme to correct the 2016 election. the scheme that was described by the prosecution in their summation as something that may very well have been the reason that donald trump won the 2016 election. as of tonight, it is official a criminal scheme, he has been convicted on 34 counts. with those convictions, we enter uncharted territory as a country, for the first time, a president has criminally convicted and for the first time for one of our two main political parties is about to
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