You do . Youre assuming that i cant bring the republicans together. Thats why im running. Plus, Donald Trumps plans to appeal a judges ruling finding him liable for fraud. Could that impact the trial already in its fourth day . Also, scathing new remarks from new yorks Attorney General declaring the trump show is over. And later, new controversy for the Biden White House this morning, details on miles of new border wall about to be built in texas and the federal laws being waived to do it. Hello, and thank you for joining us. Its 10 00 eastern, im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york, and we begin with the power vacuum in washington as a furious rush begins to find the next speaker of the house. Republican Steve Scalise and jim jordan are among the early candidates at least vying for the gavel, but its tense in the house. Very tense ahead of the planned October 11th Vo so is there anyone that fractured caucus can get behind . Nbcs ali vitali is on capitol hill where she just spoke with
them, the answer is maybe yes, and maybe no. according to a new reuters ipsos poll taken after the verdict. 26% of registered independent voters said they are less likely to vote for donald trump. will they still feel that way in november? there are five months left before election day, which is, i don t know, like five life times in modern day presidential politics, maybe more. anything can still happen. just remember that all of donald trump has probably survived. john mccain isn t a war hero, the muslim ban, the access hollywood tape, et cetera, et cetera, maybe this time will be different. in the words of our dear friend charlie sykes. there s something about a felony conviction that clarifies the mind or better put by an old adage, coopted from the grandmother of a former republican congressional lawyer writing for politico, quote, there s a running day and a catching day, and thursday donald trump got caught. joining us now, nbc news correspondent, dasha burns. we r
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weeks. jail time is a possibility, but judge juan merchan said during the trial it was not a necessity for a conviction like this. a class e felony. some legal scholars like norm eisen, special counsel to the democrats during trump s first impeachment disagree, arguing jail time is necessary in this specific case. writing for the op-ed page of the new york times, eisen that jail time would teach a lesson about consequences and serving as an alarm bell to the american public. joining us now, rebecca roiphe, and new york times political analyst peter baker. jail time, rebecca, a possibility? i think it s a possibility. i think it s unlikely. look, the theme for alvin bragg has been no man is above the law. treat this person as you would treat any other person, and it is true that president trump has
leaders. speaking of whether the other cases will go to trial, there is a supreme court decision we are all waiting for. usually they come out on thursdays. we re in june, and you know, we re running up against the clock here, the supreme court, it has a big decision to make regarding whether donald trump or any president has presidential immunity. we ll see where that goes and what that means for the remaining election interference case that donald trump is facing. oh, there s two others. there s a georgia one as well. peter baker, rebecca roiphe, thank you very much. and coming up, benjamin netanyahu is under a lot of pressure right now. what his far right coalition is threatening to do if he agrees to the compromise that president biden said he already agreed to. first, though, what is happening in day one of hunter biden s trial over gun charges: .