yes. trump s former lawyer and fixer, michael cohen, joins me live onset. it cannot be different rules for different people in this country or in this state. former presidents are no different. senator elizabeth warren on the depth of the fraud, and former u.s. attorney harry lippman on the possible charges facing the trump family in their business. plus, breaking news about trump stash of classified documents. all in starts right now. the good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. today new york attorney general letitia james filed a lawsuit alleging what was already obvious to anyone who was ever paid attention. donald trump is a crook. in more than a 200-page filing, james accuses the ex president and his oldest children, don junior, eric, and ivanka, his company, and some of its top executives, of a long-standing scheme to commit fraud. inflating the value of his properties in order to get more favorable deals from banks. here s how new york agent james put it t
20th as the scheduled trial date for trump, in a case charges him with illegally retaining hundreds of classified materials. his attorneys are todd blanche. you re hearing that name again. chris cris and lindsay halligan. if that holds, we would be deep in the presidential calendar for the run. and a $250 million civil trial in new york, brought by letitia james. that s set for october 22nd, 2023. she s alleging fraud by trump, his oldest children and his companies. wait, there s more. on january 15th of 2024, a manhattan federal judge said that trump is going to go on trial in a defamation lawsuit brought by writer e. jean carroll. that s for a second time. joining me now judge glenda