hush money scheme. it may very well also be a court appearance that proceeds an indictment of a former president of these united states michael cohen, donald trump s former attorney and fixer went before a grand jury in manhattan today in what may be alvin bragg s end game a years-long investigation based on hush money payments made to porn star stormy daniels payments made nearly seven years ago. here s what cohen had to say earlier today before he went in for his grand jury testimony this is not revenge, right? what is this is about accountability i don t want to see anyone, including donald trump, indicted, prosecuted, convicted, incarcerated, simply because i fundamentally disagree with them this is all about accountability he needs to be held accountable for his dirty deeds. new york times reports this, quote, the manhattan d.a. s office has already questioned at least seven other people before the grand jury, hearing evidence about the hush money deal that s accor
relatively easy time passing its rules package, its first order of business, but the rules package includes provisions like the motion to vacate, which makes it easier to remove the speaker, kevin mccarthy. it also gets rid of pandemic era changes like proxy voting, it imposes rules and limiting spending and blocking tax increases. house republicans also passed a pair of disingenuous and deceitful antiabortion bills that were designed to push propaganda rather than addressing real concerns about women s reproductive rights. their decision to pass these bills during the first week of that new term, and despite the overall unpopularity of their antiabortion positions, demonstrates how they seriously are about governing in general. republicans made it clear months ago that they intend to use their tenure to investigate democrats. the rules package includes a provision that allows the house to create a new subcommittee to investigate the origins of covid and to scrutinize the wor
i am stephanie ruhle. the january six committee is on the eve of revealing more crucial evidence about a key part of donald trump s plan to overturn the 2020 election. the panel s fifth hearing starts tomorrow afternoon at 3 pm eastern. it will focus on how trump himself pressured his own top justice officials to go along with his plan, and how they repeatedly resisted. trump also tried to install a loyalist to leave the department of justice, a man name jeffrey clark, who backed his false claims of fraud. former attorney general, jeffrey rosen, the man tried along with his former deputy, richard donahue, and another official, steven angle. we heard from donahue at yesterday s hearing. in a taped deposition, he told the story of a january 6th 2021 oval office meeting, where january 3rd, excuse me, oval office meeting, where he threatened to resign if trump made jeffrey clark attorney general. the president said, suppose i do this, suppose i replace him with jeff rosen,
circumstances. as david atkins points out in a new piece for washington monthly, a trump victory will undoubtedly up into a constitutional crisis. if trump, winds finds himself convicted on federal charges, he will surely attempt to pardon himself. but, as atkins writes, it is not at all clear that any president has that right. the presidents could do such a, thing they could commit mass murder in broad daylight and then simply by themselves later that day. now, all that may seem hyperbolic, if we have learned anything from dealing with donald trump over the last four years, it is that we must often prepare for the worst. if we wait for them to play at the, court not case but cases, it s every avenue of it depends on the truth is our democracy does. depend on it for u.s. attorney at the university of alabama law school christina greer as the associate professor of politics of political science at fordham university and author of a black ethics race immigration and the pursuit of the
law school christina greer as the associate professor of politics of political science at fordham university and author of a black ethics race immigration and the pursuit of the american dream, and former florida congressman david jolly, also an msnbc political analysts. they are all friends of the show. great to have all of the three of you with us tonight. let s start with the big legal developments tomorrow. mark meadows, all eyes will be on that proceeding. what do you think his chances are at getting this case moved to federal court. if it is moved to federal court, could this be a possible preview of not just his defense, but donald trump s? so, a lot of interesting questions wrapped up in this proceeding tomorrow. the most frustrating thing may ultimately be at the end of the day we may not know what the answer. is this is an evidentiary hearing. it is possible that the judge could take evidence and then different ruling until he s had the opportunity to considerate