americans who are worried about these issues. it is important read. it s a book that everyone needs to read as we talk about all the others. this is the thing that matters. it s very yellow. josh green, congratulations on publication day, my friend. thank you for the book. that is our show for tonight. now it is time for the last word, with lawrence o donnell. good evening, my friend lawrence. good evening, alex. we have professor andrew weissmann we have professor laurence tribe from , we have glenn kirschner who so valuable was in the room today. during this argument during which i think even donald trump knows the whole thing collapsed. the defense that could save him, the immunity defense, collapsed before his eyes. when you are arguing about navy seal commandoes being able to assassinate your political rivals, i think you are not winning. i am a lame person, i only went to tv law school, i can t wait to be taught somewhere in your hour, but by layman s opinion
any moment now donald trump will be arriving at the courthouse where a three judge panel will hear arguments, can the former president be held criminally responsible for his efforts to overturn his 2020 loss or does he have immunity from prosecution. this is special coverage, i m layer ar laura coates. and i m kaitlan collins. this could ultimately change the landscape of what presidents are allowed do. trump is foregoing the campaign trail to be at these oral arguments as he claim that s has absolute immunity, that his actions constitute official acts that he took while in office. of course i was entitled as president of the united states and commander in chief to immunity. i m entitled to immunity. every president has immunity. especially one that did the job i did. i did a great job. and i wasn t working for myself, i was working for the country. i wasn t campaigning. election was long over. wasn t campaigning. i was looking for voter fraud, something that i have to
tonight on three 60, can the president get away with murder? that question in the chilling answer got a court today is the former president makes a case for presidential immunity and raises the specter of criminal impunity. also tonight, the grandmother who bought the election lie, does she still believe it going into her first night of a five year sentence? and later, meet the man who has found a airliners missing door plug in his own back yard. his find could help find experts find out what severely damaged airlines flight. that nothing a president doesn t office can be criminally prosecuted unless he or she is first impeached by the house and convicted by the senate that s what his attorney, john sauer told a three judge panel of the d. c. circuit court of appeals today. and what s more, in a remarkable exchange with one of them, judge florence pan he conceded that the principle would apply even if a president ordered a hit on a political opponent. i asked you, yes or
information, corruptly concealing documents, the conspiracy to obstruct justice and also 18 false statements. let s not pretend here. over the next year, maybe more than that, maybe longer, we will see a very complicated legal process that will unfold regarding this indictment. we will cover it every step of the way as it does unfold. i am sure at different points you will see merrick garland the attorney general on the hill insisting that this prosecution is all being done by the books without political fear or favor. motions will be filed. cross-motions will be filed. leaks will happen but maybe in an unconventional way. i want to be very clear upfront here. tens of millions of americans believe that donald trump is being indicted by the fbi because he is a political opponent of the dc establishment and joe biden. and of course he is the most popular republican in the gop today. the swamp cannot let it stand. they cannot risk that trump will actually win in 2024. that s wha
there. laura coates, really unbelievable moment there. i hope that that judge is safe tonight. it s unbelievable to think of that. and you hope she is safe. and also reminds you of the danger that many of the judicial branch are facing on a day-to-day basis. not just the supreme court. not just the more high-profile matters but every single day what it s like on the front lines of justice. thank you so much, abby. thank you, laura. thank you. well, donald trump going to the supreme court. but what took him so long? tonight on laura coates live. now, this is the case we ve all been watching and waiting for. some might call it the big kahuna. donald trump asking the united states supreme court, the highest court in all the land, to overturn the colorado state supreme court ruling that took him off of the ballot under the 14th amendment s insurrectionist clause. now, team trump says, one, he s not an insurrectionist. they say what happened at the capitol on january 6th,