I would love to talk i will talk about it. Theyre not taking away my First Amendment rights. Donald trump claiming earlier this week that no one is going to stop him from speaking about his criminal case. Today, judge Tanya Chutkan laid down the law and told trumps lawyer that trumps words will have consequences. And the First Amendment is not absolute. Plus, attorney general Merrick Garland appoints a Special Counsel to investigate hunter biden . And republicans are predictably complaining about it after spending months demanding exactly that. And good evening, everyone. Happy friday. Tonight was a big night for donald trump, who discovered that after all, at least to the criminal Justice System, he is no different from anyone else. Despite his fame and political prominence, he cant just publicly abuse witnesses because hes on the campaign trail. The judge who taught him that lesson today is named Tanya Chutkan. I have a bunch more to say on her in a bit, but we begin the reidout toni
come on. hypocrisy is stunning. you can t help a family making $75,000 a year, but you can help a millionaire and you have your debt forgiven? i believe the court s decision to strike down my student debt relief program was a mistake, was wrong. one of the most regressing supreme court terms in history comes to an ignominious end with blows to president biden s student debt plan, lgbtq protections, and affirmative action. also tonight, moms for liberty was designated an extremist group by the southern poverty law center. so it s no surprise that republican presidential candidates including ron desantis are right at home at their convention. we begin tonight with the supreme court on the final day of their term, delivering a devastating one-two punch to the american people. today, the six conservative justices ruled in favor of an evangelical christian web designer who refused to make websites for same-sex weddings. a major setback to lgbtq rights and protections. they als
[ cheers and applause ] i grew up coming to this place so many times. And, this, tonight, is special. I thought about, when i was coming in backstage, ive been on this stage with Godfather Of Soul, james brown, who was like a father to me, and michael jackson, the list goes on. But, tonight, you will have Something Special at the apollo, because you will have two icons that are going to talk about their work, and talk about what they do in this country that is so needed at this time today could not be a better night at the apollo. This is not just a great show, tonight, this is history. So [ cheers and applause ] so, it is my honor and my pleasure that, i cant bring you tonight the Godfather Of Soul [ laughter ] but i bring you the godmother of woke [ cheers and applause ] Rachel Maddow. [ cheers and applause ] i got you on that one. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] wow, how are you doing . We love you, rachel. [ cheers and applause ] i am so nervous [ laugh
msnbc coverage for donald trump s camille trial. next, a conversation at the apollo. isn t it great to be at the apollo! . i grew up coming to this place so many times and tonight, especially, i thought about when i was coming in backstage. i have been on this stage for godfather of soul james brown who was like a father and michael jackson and the list goes on. tonight, you will have something that is special at the apollo. you are going to have two icons that are going to talk about their work and talk about what they do in this country that is so needed at this time. it couldn t be a better night at the apollo. this is not just a great show tonight but this is history. [ applause ] [ cheering ] so it is my honor and my pleasure that i can t tonight bring you the godfather of soul, but i bring you the godmother. rachel maddow. [ applause ] i got you on that one. [ applause ] [ cheering ] wow! how are you doing? i am so nervous. fantastic! fantastic. thank you all for