as you watch this next hour, you are going to be wondering, how can two members of congress be sitting in the studio with that guy? and the answer is, i m in washington d. c. this week. and so, that is how the magic is going to happen. that s a good week of shows. knowing you, your experience in washington d. c. and what is happening in that town, there is a lot to discuss. it s going to be an important week here. i will be watching. thanks, alex. thanks, lawrence. tonight, the family of tyre nichols held a press conference at the mason temple church of god in christ in memphis, tennessee. that is the same place where, 55 years ago, the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. delivered his final speech, which, like all of his speeches, was really a sermon, to a standing room only crowd on the final night of his life, the night before he was assassinated. that night, dr. king said, like anybody, i would like to live a long life. long javits he has its place. but i am not
in august of 2011. senate leader, mitch mcconnell, told the washington post exactly how he saw our nations stepmom it. quote, what we did learn is this. it is a hostage that s worth of rain summing. a hostage. that is how republicans view this. that is how we should to. here is what happened, five days after mcconnell s hostage statement. this was a dark day for the nation s finances, and for millions of americans with a financial stake in the market. the very same americans, who are still processing the fact that our country has lost its top credit rating. here is the damage from today. the dow, down 634 points. that is the sixth largest point drop in its history. the worst, since await. nasdaq, losing just about 7% of its total value. s&p 500, losing 6.6% of its value in one day. the president went on television, midday, to reassure americans that the damage was done. the markets continue to drop while he spoke, and the damage continued. it is a bigger systemic problem wi
i am going to use a word tonight that i do not use lightly. i am not using it because it s my word. i m using it because it s mitch mcconnell s. after the first time republicans used there payment national bargaining trip, back in august of 2011. senate leader, mitch mcconnell, told the washington post exactly how he saw our nations stepmom it. quote, what we did learn is this. it is a hostage that s worth of rain summing. a hostage. that is how republicans view this. that is how we should to. here is what happened, five days after mcconnell s hostage statement. this was a dark day for the nation s finances, and for millions of americans with a financial stake in the market. the very same americans, who are still processing the fact that our country has lost its top credit rating. here is the damage from today. the dow, down 634 points. that is the sixth largest point drop in its history. the worst, since await. nasdaq, losing just about 7% of its total value. s&p 500, losi
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
trump s former lawyer and fixer joins me live onset. there cannot be different rules for different people in this country or 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 and their business. plus, breaking news about trump stash of classified documents, when all in starts right now. 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 has ever paid attention. donald trump is a crook. in a more than 200 page filing, james accuses the ex president and his oldest children, don junior, eric and ivanka. his companies and some of his top executives of a long-standing, widespread scheme to commit fraud. inflating the value of his properties in order to get more favorable deals from banks. here s how ag james put it in her groundbreaking