the criminal accountability that governs his fellow citizens. let but those legal losses have not corrupt his legal team s efforts to escape, or at least postpone his prosecutions, at a hearing on friday his lawyers went as far as to argue that a trial in the fulton county georgia case this year would constitute election interference. can you imagine the notion of for president, not being able to campaign for the presidency because he is, in some form or fashion, incapable of defending himself? that would be the most effective election interference in the history of the united states . we re gonna let the fulton county judge make the argument on that. but those are reminders that there are still a number of complex issues to resolve as america, for the first-time, consider the prosecution of a former president who is also running to return to the white house. it has been looming large over the republican presidential primary since the very beginning, and these recent rul
right now as israel intensifies its assault on southern casa, president biden and his administration are focused on easing the deadly impact of the war, applying pressure on the idf to protect civilians as it carries out its operation. the white house has enlisted congress to help in that regard, urging lawmakers to pass a bill that would include israel aid and humanitarian assistance. while also addressing ukraine, and the crisis at the border. house republicans seem focused on other matters, the new speaker, mike johnson, says he thinks he has the votes to launch an impeachment inquiry into joe biden as early as this week. and on the gop campaign trail, the presidential hopefuls once again scheming to blow up obamacare, pitching half baked plans to replace a program american families have relied upon for well over a decade. the two parties are telling us exactly what they care about at this very moment. american voters will show what matters to them in 2024. we have a
former presidents authoritarian impulses, as he threatens to make this network pay if he takes back the white house. all offer some thoughts about just how dangerous that is. also today, is it possible that the greatest scandal facing the house republican conference this week actually had nothing to do with george santos? congresswoman stacey plaskett is here to talk about a house that is still very much on fire. and later, as lawmakers fleet congress at a record pace, the first installment of a new series we re calling the exit interview. congressman why he s leaving, what he s learned, and what comes next. so, many, many years ago, a former president was suspected of breaking the law. though he was long out of office at the time, big questions still loomed over his legacy. they wanted to set the record straight. but in trying to justify his actions, he uttered what might be the most fundamentally incorrect line about the boundaries of presidential power. one the preside
and lots of questions to answer, so, let s get started. back on the battlefield. israel and hamas resume fighting after a collapse of an already fragile, weeklong truce that allowed the release of more than 100 hostages held in gaza, and 240 palestinian personnel. we ll have the latest on whether another pause in the two month war is possible. deal or no deal? white the most indicted, one-time ex president in u.s. history, and some of his high-level cronies, can t forget about a plea deal in georgia. and we stinging setbacks of trump s claim of presidential immunity. the guardian bigelow is here with his exclusive reporting. and so long, santos! the republican freshman congressman accused of loading up on botox and lavish spending sprees on donors times is kicked out of the house in just one of many embarrassing moments for his party this week. congresswoman jasmine crockett from the great state of texas joins me live to break it all down. all that and more is coming up.
benjamin netanyahu is expected to speak to the media on the state of the war. this comes as israeli intelligence analysts poedly warned officials of plans of a major hamas invasion over a year before the october 7th attack. they were dismissed by their superiors. secretary of state, antony blinken saying, the security failure will be investigated. there is going to be plenty of opportunity for a full accounting of what happened on october 7th, including a look back to see how what happened, who knew what when. and israel has been very clear about that. right now, the focus is on making sure that they can do everything possible to ensure that it doesn t happen again. since the resumption infighting yesterday, israel says it has struck more than 400 hamas targets killing at least 200 palestinians, that is according to the gaza health ministry, joining me now from tel aviv, israel, nbc s david noriega, what can you tell us about these new israeli strikes? and the state of