under anesthesia without his deputy being under aware. also tonight on the 2024 campaign trail, nikki haley now a single digits of donald trump in the first primary state. the question is, does this make a case for narrowing the gop field? we will ask our political experts. i m kaitlan collins and this is the source. with just six days to go before the first vote in the 2024 primary race, donald trump was in a courtroom in washington today, hoping to evade charges for attempting to overturn that last election. but the three federal appeals court judges before whom seemed deeply skeptical about the absolute immunity from prosecution for anything that he did while in office. this case is not only only make or break for donald trump, it could also impact future presidents determining on how they rule. the public can listen in on these remarkable arguments being made, which included moments like this one with a strike in hypothetical. could a president order seal team six
former president. but said hey, you can prosecute him criminally. in fact, on february 13th 2021 a majority leader mcconnell said you know, there is a criminal law in this country? he made clear that criminal prosecution was an option. then when the criminal prosecution comes around, they say, never mind. that he was acquitted the fact of the matter is, a large number of the senators that voted not to convict donald trump in 2021, did so for purely technical reasons. he was not president anymore. they believed, i think it correctly, they believed that they didn t have the power to bar him from holding future office. because he was no longer in office. that was a point that they made. john dane, looking at this there was a lot of historical context that was brought up today. including your former boss, richard nixon.
weaselly and weak these men are, and that they can t hold on to a thought for a week for fear of donald trump or constituents that might be blindly following him. this pathetic turn the republican party has taken, and it is lasting now for years, it is exhausting. it is a shock opera. what legal accountability, what legal possibilities are there that these men are quoted saying they want this guy out of office and then they re sucking up to him at mar-a-lago a week later? or is it just more shop opera? i think it is at least with these men it is just shock opera. you know, i think perhaps with trump there should be, i mean i think there can be a legal recourse. i agreed with senator mcconnell on february 13th, 2021, when he gave his speech after acquitting trump. he said that, you know, the criminal law could apply to trump. but, you know, as for this cowardice in terms of these men
and i expect i ll get that question. you couldn t ask for a more cowardly answer. what a difference a year makes. here is what mitch mcconnell wants many republicans to forget that he said, almost exactly a year ago on february 13th 2021. there s no question that president trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. no question about it. bought the people who stormed this building believed they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their president. leading off our discussion tonight, alex wagner cohost of the shell times and contributing writer for the atlantic. she is an msnbc senior political analyst, also with us senator claire mccaskill, she s also an msnbc political analyst and senator mccaskill, you know mitch mcconnell. you saw what he said a year ago, today about the most grotesque
united states senate got essentially the same question today. leader mcconnell, do you agree with the rnc s characterization in the january 6th attack as legitimate political discourse? we ll see tomorrow after stake out. and i expect i ll get that question. you couldn t ask for a more cowardly answer. what a difference a year makes. here is what mitch mcconnell wants many republicans to forget that he said, almost exactly a year ago on february 13th 2021. there s no question that president trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. no question about it. bought the people who stormed this building believed they were acting on the wishes and