judges issued orders in both of special counsel jack smith s criminal cases against donald trump. the d.c. case involving trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and the florida case centered on the former president s unlawful retention of classified documents. so a flurry of legal action today for mr. trump, and i m going to get some expert legal help breaking down all of that in just a second. but perhaps the biggest legal news of today was this. the federal judge in charge of the mar-a-lago classified documents case, judge aileen cannon of course appointed by president trump, today judge cannon signaled she may push back the date of trump s trial in that case. the trial was originally scheduled to start at the end of may next year. that would put it a few months after super tuesday and a few months before the republican national convention, right in the eye of the 2020 election storm, if you will. now, judge cannon did not set a new date today, but in court she says
From investigating in this probe because she hosted a fundraiser for his democratic opponent, something the judge slapped her down for. there are other claims in this ad that are more salacious and baseless. they allege she had a relationship with a local rapper that she had previously defended. there just no factual basis to back that up. so fani willis sent a note to r aff, and i m going to read a part of it. she said, we have no personal feelings against those we investigate and should not express any. this is business. it will never be personal. she goes on to say, your instruction for me is to ignore all the noise and keep doing your can job with excellence. obviously, we have seen donald trump come out harsh against all of the prosecutors investigating him, but especially fani willis. this is not going to be changing any time soon. thank you. and new explosive reporting about justice clarence thomas and his lux lifestyle that s next. - unnecessary action hero! unnenecessary
Gop donors. we have covered extensively the reporting of conflicts of interest when it comes to justice clarence thomas and his relationship with harlen groh, and this time justice alito. according to new explosive reporting, alito took a luxury fishing trip with paul singer, a hedge fund billionaire. singer flew alito to alaska on a private jet. if he chartered the plane himself, it could have been as much as $1700,000 one way. u and then there was a case,
Financing and received gifts. that includes gifts that constitutes personal hospitality, the category that has come under intense scrutiny because of explosive reporting from propublica about the many luxurious gifts justice clarence thomas had been receiving from the texas billionaire and republican megadonor harlan crow, all in the name of personal hospitality. so, what did justice thomas and his 2022 financial disclosure claim? we are going to have to wait a little longer to find out, because justice thomas has requested a 90-day extension. that does it for us tonight. we will see you again tomorrow. and now it is time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good, evening lawrence. good evening, alex. does this mean that i have to disclose every time that oprah brings me flowers? well every time? the 600 dollar bouquets you get weekly should probably be disclosed. the smaller no is gay nosegays may
the newest member of the supreme, justice ketanji brown jackson, reported today that she received a 1200 dollar congratulatory floral arrangement from oprah winfrey. thanks, oprah. justice is neil gorsuch, brett kavanaugh and amy coney barrett all reported income from teaching. and justice elena kagan listed earnings from renting a parking space she owns in washington d.c.. all of these details and more were included in the justice s 2022 financial disclosures. after the supreme court adopted new ethics rules, this year, requiring justices to provide a fuller accounting of their financing and received gifts. that includes gifts that constitutes personal hospitality, the category that has come under intense scrutiny because of explosive reporting from propublica about the many luxurious gifts justice clarence thomas had been