Good evening and welcome to Joe Scarborough presents. As we move closer to the primaries, donald trump remains the dominant frontrunner, according to the Morning Consult tracker. He is nearly 40 points ahead of his closest rival, Florida Governor ron desantis. And there is real apprehension about what a second trump term might look like. This morning, the New York Times published a frightening article that gives us the best look at how far donald trump may go with his obsession with authoritarians and personal political loyalty. According to the times, trump and his enablers plan to, quote, alter the Balance Of Power by increasing the president s authority over every part of the federal government. If trump wins, they plan on stacking the government with trump loyalists, regardless of their personal or professional limitations. Its going to look a lot more like 2019 than 2017. They will bring independent agencies like the fcc and the ftc, quote, under direct president ial control. The
single sentence that favors or even slightly sympathizes with donald trump s argument for presidential immunity. instead, the d.c. appeals court stands up trump s defenses only to knock them down one by one. the judges reached back through history citing case law from the early 1800s along with founders themselves on how they envisioned the power and limitations of the presidency. the court concludes quote, for the purposes of h criminal case, former president trump has become citizen trump with all of the defenses of any other criminal defendant. on trump s argument that the separation of powers doctrine bars judicial review of executive actions, the court cited presidents nixon and truman, both of whom were found to have exceeded their authority by the supreme court. nixon on trying to shield his tapes and truman on trying to seize steel mills. they also cited an 1882 supreme court ruling that said officers of the government can be sued pulling directly from the decision, q
tonight the republican presidential race is shaking up. donald trump is out to a big lead, and a growing list of opponents is out to stop him. we re turning to republican party chair ronna mcdaniel who s got a tough job, keep the gop united despite the controversial front-runner. do you have any problem with the republican party nominating someone who s under federal indictment? we ll ask her about trump threatening to skip the first gop debate. why would i let these people take shots at me in. and the message she thinks will beat joe biden in 2024. don t you think you should maybe skip a vacation once in a while, how do i right this ship? maybe don t go to the beach, joe. and later comedy icon goldie hawn on making her own rules in both her professional and personal life including i m happy to share this with you. it is a brain break. her role of a lifetime, helping children with their mental health. is that part of your super power? it is possible i may not
night in a stunning rebuke. it was a mess what happened here, but we re cleaning it up. the chasm between the two parties is wider than it s ever been. where does washington go now on issues millions of americans care about? plus, can donald trump be kept off the colorado s primary ballot for his role leading up to the january 6th attack on the capitol. that s the high-stakes question that will be argued before the supreme court tomorrow. what to expect in court and the critical implications for the decision. a defiant prime minister bibi netanyahu just moments ago telling the world israel will not stop until all of hamas is gone from gaza. those comments coming after a new hamas counterproposal for a cease fire and hostage deal, so what happens now? but we begin on capitol hill where chaos is winning in a battle over compromise. as soon as an hour from now, the senate will vote on whether to proceed with a $118 billion national security package including for the bo
good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. today that u.s. military began a long expected military campaign zaria and iraq against iranian proxy forces and the islamic revolutionary guard corps, sometimes known as the force. the retaliation for that drone attack over the weekend went three american army reservist 48 and a dozen more injured in the airbase in jordan. the strikes that killed americans for himself as part of a series of extended between various militant groups backed by iran and u.s. forces that followed the october 7th hamas attack in israel and israel s subsequent counter offensive in gaza. right now you are seeing footage of one of today s strikes on your screen where and iraqi security official, you seek it hit, they re a weapons warehouse in western iraq belong to a group known as kata ib hezbollah. according to u.s. central command, military forces struck more than 85 targets which numerous aircrafts which numerous aircraft include long- range bomber