Has the details from Los Angeles. Evan, what do we now . Well, this was a bit of a Surprise Gambit that we had in court here, just about 20 minutes ago here in Los Angeles Dana Hunter bidens attorneys asked for him to enter an unusual plea. Its called an Alford Plea where Hunter Biden would accept whatever punishment that judge doles out, but he maintains his innocence and instead of Pleading Guilty, hes maintaining his or is attempting to maintain his innocence. Of course, as expected the Justice Department does not does not agree with this and they objected in court to this request from Hunter Bidens attorneys and now the judge has called for break for a couple of hours while he considers what steps to take next. Now this is unusual as you pointed out as i pointed out, today, obviously was the first day of Jury Selection and this trial this is a Hunter Bidens second time going on trial earlier this year, he was found guilty on gun charges in delaware. And these charges have to do wit
Today, what is going on with Donald Trumps criminal cases. From delays in new york to rulings in South Florida and a major shakeup in georgia, the timelines keep changing. President biden taking his reelection message on the road. Swing state representatives are here is the president sells himself to the American People. And it is a week of chaos at the Republican National committee previewing of what is to come in a potential second trump term. The chairman has many thoughts on the matter. Grab your coffee and settle in. Welcome to the weekend. As we come on the air this morning, The White House has a message for congressional republicans. It is time to move on. The white House Counsel is telling Speaker Mike Johnson come in an unprecedented letter, to drop the Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden. The top critics are already looking for off ramps. Joining us in d. C. , staff contributor and msnbc political analyst. Welcome to you both. So mckay, how do we assess this very kind of
it, with a republican primary dominated by an ex-president who has centered his candidacy around his legal woes, look no further. this morning donald trump, fresh off a decisive win in the iowa caucuses, was at a federal courthouse in manhattan as the defendant in a second defamation trial brought by the writer e. jean carroll. this time there s no question of whether trump defamed her. judge kaplan has ruled trump is liable for remarks he made in 2019 mocking carroll s claim that he sexually assaulted her in a chance encounter at a department store dressing room in the 1990s. and trump is not allowed to dispute carroll s account. the question now is how much a jury should award e. jean carroll in damage for those comments. opening statements are currently under way. we ll have a live report from the courthouse when the trial wraps from the day. so far, donald trump was in the courtroom. alongside his lawyer, alina habba, as well as e. jean carroll and her attorneys. the firs
tonight, starting this ice, a trump victory and michigan. i demand for recusal in maine, and a looming appeal and colorado. the fight to keep or kick the former president off the ballot across the country. plus, 19 days out from the first votes of 2024, new ads and new strategies from trump s republican rivals. the question is, will it make a difference? also, a new frontier of one of america s biggest media companies now going to battle with artificial intelligence and what it means. i m kaitlan collins, and this is the source. tonight, two state supreme courts with two very different outcomes over whether or not donald trump is disqualified from seeking the presidency for a third time under the 14th amendment s insurrectionist ban. and michigan, justice is rejecting an effort to boot trump from the primary ballot on procedural grounds. though appearing to leave the door open for renewing these efforts playing out in many states in the general election. meanwhile, the republ
a looming appeal in colorado. the fight to keep or kick the former president off the ballot across the country. 19 days out from the first votes of 2024, new ads and new strategies from trump s republican rivals. will it make a difference? a new frontier of one of america s biggest media companies now going to battle with artificial intelligence and what it means. i m kaitlan collins. this is the the source. tonight, two state supreme courts with two very different outcomes over whether or not donald trump is disqualified from seeking the presidency for a third time under the 14th amendment insurrectionist ban. in michigan, justices there rejecting an effort to boot trump from the primary ballot on procedural grounds. appearing to leave the door open for renewing the effort playing out in many states in the general election. the republican party in colorado has just asked the u.s. supreme court to overturn the state s unprecedented decision to kick trump off the pri