Despite all that outrageous behavior. Plus, looking ahead to next weeks republican primary debate in which trump now says he will not participate. Im not making Chicken Noises right now, but i really, really want to. And Morgan Freeman joined me, yes, i said Morgan Freeman. Joined little old moi to talk about his new documentary on The First Black Tank Battalion to fight in world war ii. That interview is straight ahead. But we begin the reidout tonight with the clearest picture yet of the expansive plot trump and his allies unleashed after he lost the 2020 election. The January 6th Committee and Special Counsel jack smith exposed the what as well as the who in the plot. But it was the georgia case led by Fulton County d. A. Fani willis that really shows us the full scope of characters in the trump gang. The indictment is full of bizarre cameos like Texas Attorney general ken paxton who is referenced on page 30, when prosecutors note how donald trump attempted to get the Georgia Attorn
authorities ramp up security. then, republicans quick to defend the twice impeached trump but some want to have their cake and eat it too. how will it all shake out in the 2024 race? and vladimir putin s visit with china s president just days after a warrant was issued for putin s arrest. what this relationship signals for the war in ukraine as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening. i am mehdi hasan in for stephanie ruhle. we are in the midst of an extraordinary moment in our nation s history. the people of america are watching, waiting to find out whether manhattan district attorney alvin bragg will bring criminal charges against the former president, donald j trump, related to a hush money payment related to stormy daniels. it would mark the first indictment of a former president in u.s. history. the grand jury in the case heard from another witness today, attorney bob costello, robert costello, the new york times describing him as appearing, quote,
criminal charges against the former president, donald j trump, related to a hush money payment related to stormy daniels. it would mark the first indictment of a former president in u.s. history. the grand jury in the case heard from another witness today, attorney bob costello, robert costello, the new york times describing him as appearing, quote, at the request of the former president s lawyers providing testimony aimed at attacking the credibility of the prosecution style witness. that star witness is former trump lawyer and fixer, michael cohen. the times as that costello was once a legal adviser to cohen when he was facing a federal investigation into the hush money payment following his appearance. castilla s book about what he told of the grand jury. michael cohen told us that he was approached by stormy daniels lawyer. stormy daniels had negative information that she wanted to put in a lawsuit against trump. michael cohen decided, on his own, that s what he told us
despite all that outrageous behavior. plus, looking ahead to next week s republican primary debate in which trump now says he will not participate. i m not making chicken noises right now, but i really, really want to. and morgan freeman joined me, yes, i said morgan freeman. joined little old moi to talk about his new documentary on the first black tank battalion to fight in world war ii. that interview is straight ahead. but we begin the reidout tonight with the clearest picture yet of the expansive plot trump and his allies unleashed after he lost the 2020 election. the january 6th committee and special counsel jack smith exposed the what as well as the who in the plot. but it was the georgia case led by fulton county d.a. fani willis that really shows us the full scope of characters in the trump gang.
sharpton on politicsnation welcome. as on the trump appears for hi first court appearance as defendant in a crimina investigation into alleged hus money payment made to adul film star stormy daniels, hi campaign for president continues to move forward. today, the trump campaig announced that he will give speech tuesday night from hi resort in palm beach, florida. it will follow an historic 2 hours for the former president that is seeing a lot trump wants to find new york monday, tomorrow he will spend the night at trump tower. nbc news has learned that trum will then surrender to new yor authorities on tuesday, before his court hearing scheduled fo 2:15 in the afternoon. this morning on abc, former ne jersey governor chris christie spoke the first time about donald trump s indictment in new york all this bravado from the trump camp is baloney. he is going to be charged, officially, on tuesday he will have to be mugshot it, fingerprinted. he will face criminal trial an