Please believe it splitscreen two rivals make their case at the southern border, get together and get it done. The United States is being overrun, but with legislation stalled, can the Biden Administration . Shouldnt deliver Homeland Security secretary alejandro mayorkas, whos facing Impeachment Charges is here, plus or the trunk with legal challenges ahead. Donald trump barrels toward the nomination with more wins last night, we won a landslide as a favorite trump targets as hell step down, trump have enough support to win this fall. Oklahoma senator Markwayne Mullin is ahead and fear of famine. The us Airdrops Aid Into Gaza as the situation there grows, more dire is the tragedy a Tipping Point for democrats . We cant shoot our way out of this problem dick durbin, the first senator to call for a ceasefire, joins me exclusively hello im, dana bash in washington where the state of our union is watching the general election takes shape. Donald trump came closer to officially becoming rep
Documents case to begin on august 12th. That is correct. Donald trump asked for that trial tosk start just three mons before the president ial election. Except that request may not exactly by what it sounds like. It could very well be a game of 3d chess. But, yeah, doesnt sound like something donald trump plays all that often. But bear with me here. Trump pitching that august date could be ahi way to block that other federal criminal case, the specialra counsels much more serious federal Election Interference case before going to trial before the election. Yesterday we got that massive news the Supreme Court has agreed to hear trumps argument that those criminal trials in the d. C. Case could should be thrown out because of president ialse immunity. The court didnt schedule to hear that case until the week of april nt22nd. Because of that delay even if the Supreme Court decides that case incredibly quickly, this Election Interference case could not start until late july. We know from f
Delay. These big moments involving the courts in the role of law, there is no one i like talking to more than congressman jamie raskin. Lucky for us, hes here in studio and hes coming up first. Plus well ask the law firm of weissmann and katya how all this might impact the classified Documents Case down in florida. Also today, dueling visits at the southern border, as a former president fires up the four machine. Im gonna ask what democrats should be doing about. It and later, Mitch Mcconnell announces hell leave his leadership post later this year. Well take a deep dive into his legacy and the Frankenstein Monster he helped create. In the years since Donald Trumps Third Supreme Court nominee was confirmed, just weeks before the 2020 election, there has been this big question hanging out there, will they help him, and if so when will they help him. Well this week the Supreme Court announced they were taking up trumps absurd claim of president ial immunity, and in turn they granted him
Effective, and it is not safe. Thank you very much. That is all in on the thursday night. Alex wagner tonight starts right now. Good evening, alex. Thanks to athome for joining me this hour. This evening, weve got some fairly shocking news. President trump is asking the court to schedule one of his federal criminal trials before the november election, specifically, trump is requesting that maralago classify its documents case to begin on august 12th. That is correct. Donald trump asked for that trial to start just three months before the president ial election. Except, that request may not exactly be what it sounds like. It could very well be a game of 3d chess. It does not sound like something trump placed on that often, but play with me here. Trump pitching that august date could be a way of trying to block the other federal criminal case, the Special Counsels much more serious a federal Election Interference case from going to trial before the election. Yesterday we got that massive
The Special Counsel. This is the first signal that Delay Tactics will not stand in her honors courtroom. Plus, Congressman Colin is on the ballot in texas. Hes vying for senator ted cruzs seat. How he plans to impact his democratic rivals. I am symone sanderstownsend and i have something to say. By this time tomorrow, Donald Trumps attorneys will be up against a five pm deadline. The judge in this case could be setting the tone for what is ahead. This election interference trial. The first major decision of the case, judge Tanya Chutkan denied the trump legal teams request for an extension of the deadline to respond to the governments proposal for a protective order. Appointed by former president barack obama in 2014, judge chutkan has handed down at least 38 sentences stemming from the january 6th insurrection. 19 of those sentences were harsher than penalties requested by the Justice Department. The Protective Order Proposal Shelby considering would limit the Trial Information that d