this is something out of a gangster movie. the star witness in a dramatic trial who has damning information about the boss, contacted by someone who may be trying to intimidate them, to keep them telling what they know. sources are telling us that is exactly what happened to cassidy hutchinson. three sources telling cnn that hutchinson was one of the witnesses trump world tried to influence, which tells you a whole lot about what they thought about her testimony. right? the committee so concerned about her security that they kept her identity a secret leading up to the hearing. in the wake of her block buster testimony, we may be about to learn a whole lot more with the subpoena for pat cipollone who knows what was going on behind those closed doors at the white house before, during and after the january 6. we are also learning more about the lengths trump world may be willing to go to. liz cheney saying two unnamed witnesses told the committee they heard from people in the f
from the fbi s search. the former president continues to rail against the fbi and the justice department on his social media account. now calling for the complete un-redacted affidavit to be released. to be released publically and for the judge in florida to recuse himself. another sign legal challenges are closing in on the president and his inner circle, in georgia, rudy giuliani has been notified he is a target in the investigation into possible election interference. being a target is the first sign indicating the former prosecutor and new york city mayor is likely to be indicted. today could mark the beginning of the end for a political dynasty, the cheneys in wyoming, at least in congress. it could set the stage for a bigger national role for liz cheney and a presidential run in 2024. we will check in with steve kornacki to look at battles in alaska featuring sarah palin and another trump foil, lisa murkowski. we begin this hour with ken dilanian, carol linnick and paul
the courthouse. lisa rubin, catherine christian and caroline polisi. thank you all for being with us. in the meantime, ken, what can we expect from this hearing and remind us of the parameters of the current gag order. reporter: it prohibits former president trump from criticizing the prosecutor, special counsel jack smith and members of his team, court personnel and witnesses or potential witnesses in the case. it does not prohibit him from criticizing the justice department or the biden administration or saying that this entire prosecution is corrupt. but what the judge concludes is when former president trump makes specific attacks on individuals on social media, it s often the case that those individuals are then harassed and targeted by trump followers. that happened in the case of the judge herself, who was the target of a death threat after former president trump criticized her. so former president trump s lawyers are saying this is a violation of his first amendment
tonight on the reidout this is a scam. it s a rigged trial. it shouldn t have been in that venue. we shouldn t have had that judge. it s reckless. it s dangerous. it s irresponsible. for anyone to say this was rigged, just because they don t like the verdict. a stark split screen today as donald trump lashed out about his 34 felony convictions, while president joe biden defended the american justice system. plus, the unhinged republican response. they want to tear the whole system down and punish everyone involved. because that s what authoritarians do. but we begin tonight with the man nicknamed teflon don, and no, i m not talking about the mafia boss of the gambino crime family. i m speaking about donald trump. but like gotti, trump has a history of not only skirting the law but always finding a way to evade any serious accountability for his actions, despite being constantly under legal scrutiny. trump used his wealth and fame to make his own rules. it was that
taking the stand to testify about his fall into drug addiction and the strain on their family. this as president biden arrived in paris today to prepare for tomorrow s 80th anniversary of d-day, where the president will give a major speech promoting democracy in the historic military operation that saved the world from fascism. a shooting at the u.s. embassy in beirut, injuring a guard at the gate. white house continues to press hamas and israel to accept the latest cease-fire proposal despite political opposition in israel s cabinet. there s a lot of talk and chatter. the israeli government confirmed as recently as today that that proposal is still on the table and now it s up to hamas to accept it. as the supreme court will rule on whether president trump is immune from prosecution, the democratic senator leading demands for justice alito s recusal joins us as well as for ethics reform on the high court, rhode island senator sheldon whitehouse is on the show. goo