you are watching the beat with ari melber. we re covering this conclusion of donald trump fraud trial. there he was in court, the second time he s been in the courtroom this week, instead of campaigning in iowa. it s a telling sign of how personal this all is to trump, as you can see him there. he basically has opted out of the traditional campaign activities. he was not required to attend, but that s what it looked like in the courtroom today. we also heard from the attorney general who has been on something of a streak here. she already won the fraud finding portion of this. now they re fighting over potentially penalties. the judge also gave donald trump a chance to speak today, but required he had to comments only on facts and law if he did so. trump didn t stick to that, went into a ran, speaking for about five minutes, arguing this is wrong and a fraud, and he actually tried to attack the judge in the courtroom, making a reference to his own agenda. that was about eno
to kick mccarthy out of his job this week. plus, transportation secretary pete buttigieg will be live in studio as the president frames this whole episode on a full-on failure for republicans. later, donald trump is expected to travel to new york today and attend the start of his civil fraud trial tomorrow. michael cohen today. he s on the witness list for this trial and he could come face to face with his former boss for the first time in years. we re waiting for remarks for president biden at any moment from the white house and when he s ready we ll take that to you live. in the meantime, i want to level set on what we ve seen in washington over the last couple of days. one republican congressman said that the last week was like, quote, riding a mechanical bull, quite a visual but pretty accurate. president is going to weigh in after congress managed to pass a short-term funding bill that will keep the government open for the next 47 days. preventing a government shut
best for this country. i do intend to file a motion to vacation against speaker mccarthy this week. we need to rip off the band aid, move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy. kevin mccarthy going head to head with congressman matt gaetz after the house speaker worked with democrats to avert a government shutdown. that decision leaves mccarthy politically vulnerable, so is the fate of his speakership now at the mercy of the democrats? plus, hours from now, donald trump is scheduled to appear in court in manhattan for the start of a civil trial scrutinizing his business practices. we ll break down what s at stake as the former president faces off against a judge who has already ruled that he s a fraud. and, california governor gavin newsom names a successor to fill the seat held by the late senator, dianne feinstein. what we re learning about that transition of power and how feinstein will be remembered on capitol hill. good morning. and welcome to way
wallace. ever since charged were handed down against donald trump, the ex president has seen returning to the white house as his best defense. no one is more aware of this than jack smith. jack smith asked the supreme court to rule on donald trump s bid to have the charges ruled out because the alleged crimes took place while he was president. this is not new. judge tanya chutkan rejected that claim and trump appealed. jack smith is asking the supreme court to leap frog the appeals court and settle the matter once and for all. the special counsel s move setting up the first, but maybe not the last time, the supreme courtla a role in the united states versus donald trump. prosecutors say, quote, this caserents a fundamental question at the heart ofur democracy. whether a fmer president is absolutely immune from federal prosecution for crimes committed ile in office or is constitutionally protect from federal prosecution when he s been impeached by the house, but not convicte
eastern. our thanks to you for let us into your home. we are so grateful. the beat with ari melber starts now. thank you. i ll see you tonight. i want to mention to viewers nicolle was just reporting on the new u.s. air strikes in syria. we have more on that later but we begin with the big political news right now in america. so tonight i say welcome to the beat with ari melber, and welcome to the beat with james carville, one of our special leadoff guests as we track what is clearly a political earthquake in america. democrats surging to victories as these results poured a win for conservative ohio that s upending politics across that state and the nation today. it puts pressure on the republicans who are squaring off in tonight s debate as nicolle just mentioned. this was a moment that was supposed to go different little you re looking at live shots where they re supposed to be talking. it was a moment the republicans were hoping to discuss better news. but right no