have the authority over the fd that they just asserted. and i do believe it creates crisis should the supreme court d that it would essentially institute a national abortion baton. plus, as donald trump s nimble sort of republicans i the wake of his indictment, ro desantis plotting in florida o how to take him down new reporting on the florida governor s plan to beat th former president and that s coming up the majority of members of the nashville metropolitan council tell nbc news that they will vote to reinstate expelled state representative justi jones to the tennessee legislature. after he and colleague, justin pierson of memphis, were expelled for protesting on the chamber floor against gu violence that bill could come as earl as tomorrow. and both ousted lawmaker say that they vowed to return to the state legislature. and d.c. s kathy park joins me now the latest kathy, what s next yeah, you were out there as well last week when all of thi kind of came into light. r
if there is anything tha recent events in tennessee and other states have taught us, i should be that state legislatures are critical fo our democracy. i mean, it is where america policy is made and if we don t know who you re stat representatives are, you shoul get to know them because the are determining the future state houses create policies whose impact can reach beyond state lines and influenc entire regions, affectin peoples pocketbooks, education s abilities to make decisions about their own bodies and virtually every facet of lif you can think of beyond laws alone, how you state legislature s run has direct impact on you as well i mean, look at tennessee. more than 136,000 tennesseeans woke up on friday morning with a no representation in their own state house. that s because the republica majority expelled of the two youngest black male legislators, representatives justin pearson and justin jones, saying the violated house decorum rules all for demanding tha
Right now. Hi, ari. Hi, nicole, thanks so much. Today marks a serious, even grim day for defendant donald trump, who of course, was indicted, booked, and had his mug shot taken very famously in an election case regarding possible crimes in the 2020 race in the georgia rico case. He was also indicted by federal Prosecutor Jack Smith in two cases which carry serious charges but, like the georgia case, are actually not currently on track to go to trial by the election. But for trump, the only case where it now matters that he is a criminal defendant is in new york, where trumps trial reached its Inflection Point today as d. A. Braggs team has just told the judge today that the d. A. s office has proven its case based on the evidence and ethus intoning the well known phrase, quote, your honor, the people rest. Thats today in the only case that looks to be going to trial by the eelection. That means the prosecutors literally rest their case and take the position theyve supplied enough evide
to noon eastern and catch me as a legal analyst right here on msnbc all week as we join all things from trial. for now, stay tuned because inside with jen psaki begins right now. right now. strategist tim miller are standing by to tell us why she did it. and where the party goes from here. we are reaching the beginning of the end for trump s criminal trial in york. the law firm for here into a deep dive into the closing c arguments. judge juan merchan s instructions will be crucial for the 12 men and women who deliver the verdict. retired judge is going to tell us what to watch for and later, nbc s favorite son lou russert on the loss of his dad. he traveled around the world and why john baynard told him to get the heck out of washington. of washington. so stop me if you ve heard it before, republican speaks the truth about donald trump, donald trump smears, tags and belittles them, republican falls in line rather than face excommunication from the party. really, ho
member was retained and an african american member was, not someone should have said hold on now, what are th optics optics? their views don t allow the to do that they have no vision we will have to leave i there. thank you all very much fo this conversation. thank you so much representative love was preaching, on this sunda afternoon. one former president trump pleaded guilty in a manhatta court room, y all, it was only the beginning of a very long legal process. more revelations are befor trial. my next guest is not a preache but he is a chief player in th case, he s already served hi time michael cohen served - joins me with his take on th history making week and what comes next but first, y all know who it is my colleague and bestie richar lui with today s other top new stories. hey, symone very good easter to you. here are the stories we re watching for you chinese military jets an warships circling the island o