it s the first time in hi life that the guy is actuall being held accountable for his own dirty deeds. did you think that this day would ever come for this man karma is a big pitch. we don t know what but what we do know is that th republican party has decided i not going to take an off ram once again give the president some money to bite this bowl [bleep so demanding that da brag essentially hand over all of his evidence - you have no jurisdictio here it will require them to b pro-hush money payments to por stars, pro insurrection, pro classified documents sitting around at mar-a-lago - arrested me for so many things oh, those prosecutors. this is a genuine test of how much war we are as a democracy that believes in liberty under law. and i don t know how we ar going to do. good evening once again i m stephanie ruhle, back at msnbc headquarters in new york city donald trump s true hometown this weekend, the former president will likely be preparing
continue here. conservative lawmakers and organizers, they argue tha this is just about restricting performances that they say children should nazi but they described as overly sexualized and they say that is not a ban but the performers insist that with the current language of the bill, it is vague, it is difficult for them t understand how to operate thei businesses, and a judge for no decided with them. i want to take a listen to som of the performers that i hav talked to to hear how lgbt community members here i tennessee have been feelin these last few weeks all we can do is say that it s bad and it s wrong, pleas don t do this to us, but the have found us to be a really effective political tool we need all hands on deck because when they finish wit us, don t be naive enough to think that they re not comin for you. and it is important put thi in context, to, alex this bill was signed by th governor at the same time as they passed and signed a bil that will outlaw g
social media ahead of his cour appearance his ex fixer warning today tha trump s posts should be take seriously. including the image of the manhattan da next to a basebal bat. what he is doing, he is trying to invoke fear. and intimidation but at the same time he is als passing a message to his supporters baseball that s. they work to republican congressma marjorie taylor greene, she is already planning a rally outside the courthouse she is angling to be trump s vice president i know you ran for those things democrats, while they ar already calling out her ba faith attacks on the legal system some of these people are th ones who are hollering a hillary clinton to lock her up now somehow they are now sayin that trump is a victim well, you can t have it both ways you know, you want to lock the democrats up but you want to free the republicans donald trump s indictment confirms our laws do apply t the most powerful and contrary to republican rhetoric, that i proof of a r
This christmas sunday, as we wrap up 2022, we cant ignor the fact that its been a toug year over the past 12 months, theres been a recurring theme and the stories weve covered. The fight for democracy here and abroad we have witnessed th resilience determination of th ukrainian people as they continue to resist russia invasion over in a wrong, the death o mahsa amini sparked mass protests and civil unres against the ruling regime. Here in the u. S. , voters pushe back pushed back at the ballot box. Overcoming ideological differences to reject election denialism. And as we head into the ne year a new poll by ipsos showe that 65 of adults worldwide say theyre optimistic tha 2023 will be a better year for them then 2022 earlier, i spoke with the most reverend Michael Curry and dr. Barry see black. Chaplain of the senate who reminded us that in a worl that can often seem dark, ther is always one thing that can provide light and guidance hope the most reverend Michael Curry presiding portio
politicsnation tonight s lead, the turnin point. right now, donald trump is huddling with his attorneys in florida. and getting together his defense for possible crimina indictment they could come as early a next week according to the new york times for people with knowledge of the matter have said, hi lawyers say they have no plans to meet with the manhattan district attorney s office after prosecutors invited trum to testify before a grand jury next week about the hush money payments majoring his 2016 presidential campaign to actor damage stormy daniels. years after and alleged sexual in a fair. which trump has denied former chunk fixer michael cohen, who served time i prison for charges relate to those hush money payments, met with prosecutors for the 20t and final time yesterday ahead of his grand jur appearance on next week. meanwhile, current trump attorney joe tackett pinot tol nbc news this weekend, his client is an extortion victim. and that neither of them believe c