mr. trump s fingerprinted through a digital figure consistent, but his mugshot, they used an existing photo. special counsel watches from the front row as the ex president pleads not guilty. for donald trump, america had never before had a president twice impeached. america had never before had an ex president indicted, let alone twice indicted. today, on the day of his federal harassed, america starts yet another new chapter. joy reid, nicole wallace, chris haines, lawrence o donnell, already melber, alex wagner, stephanie ruhle, jen psaki, plus our legal experts and reporters, all here for msnbc s special coverage of the first federal criminal indictment of a former u.s. president. good evening, and thank you for being with us for our special primetime coverage, of a day that will go down in american history as unimaginable, inconceivable, unthinkable, and also equally hey, what took you so long? i am rachel maddow here at msnbc headquarters with joy reid, chris area
rally in texas and rails against the prosecutors investigating him. the weaponization of our justice system is not as some have called it, a political spectacle. this is the central issue of our time. law and order? former dhs secretary jay johnson is here to discuss the threats against the manhattan da and security concerns around a possible trump indictment. and destruction in the deep south. we ll go live to mississippi where a deadly tornado outbreak has left entire neighborhoods in ruin. i m jonathan capehart. this is a special hour of the sunday show. katie fang is off this weekend. donald trump kicked out of his first official campaign rally with a striking and disturbing moment. silently idolizing the violent january 6th insurrection. standing with his hand over his heart as images of rioters sacking the capitol played on the big screens behind him. it s worth noting that waco, texas, gay notoriety for a deadly standoff between a religious cult and law enforcement 3
to reimagine my childhoo without our local branch of th boston public library on ada street, and not just the ada street branch, i spent so many great hours. me too. my grandmother was a librarian books are important. reading is a skill that yo want young children, and all children, to have. i mean, literally th dictionary definition of putting but like so many public right now in america, it depends o what state you live in so, there is no threatening of libraries in massachusetts where i grew up, and there i also no threatening of abortio rights in massachusetts, w will have massachusetts ne attorney general join us tonight to talk about this massachusetts plan to continue to deliver abortion medication no matter what a federal judge in texas says. this is a fascinating plan the have in massachusetts. we will see how that will work fascinating and important especially at this hour. i will be watching, lawrence thank thank you alex thank you. the breaking news
this is raising serious allegations of abuse of power. did lightning strike twice? or is there something more nefarious going on here? alas former fbi counterintelligence agent, peter shout. later, is donald trump s greatest criminal vulnerability george s investigation into 2020 election interference? after a slew of subpoenas targeting some of trump s closest allies, that the da is not ruling out the trump could be next. i ll talk to a georgia state senator who testified before the fulton county grand jury. all of that and more is coming up. good morning and, happy sunday to you all. i am katie fang. let s start our show with the latest headlines. the next january six hearing is a little more than 48 hours away. tuesday s hearing is set to focus on potential white house links to far-right extremist groups like the proud boys and the oath keepers. msnbc s political reporter julie adjuster is live on capitol hill. good morning, julia. what can we expect from tuesday? that s
exiting the grand jury proceedings, in special counsel jack smith s are the other grand jury investigation. the investigation into january 6th. and trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. of course, jack smith s two investigations, the one that has resulted already in a criminal indictment of trump in florida related to his handling of classified documents, and the january 6th investigation, which is ongoing with, apparently, grandeur proceedings happening even today in d.c. those two federal investigations are just part of the potential ongoing legal jeopardy for this particular former president. in the state of georgia, the fulton county district attorney, fani willis, has the signal that she intends to make a charging decision related to her state investigation some time in late july or, it more likely, early august. today today of all days we were told that members of the fulton county sheriff s