you know, he plays the tv game and he went too far here. that really didn t help, talking about that primarying liz. he created a sense of revenge. graham saying trump went too far. really? and created a sense of revenge. he s saying trump has responsibility for those terrorists that attacked and tried to overthrow the country as the january 6th committee preps public hearings with videotape testimony. today new emails from trump lawyer john eastman, the mastermind of the coup. he circulated that memo, a sort of coup playbook. he urged gop lawmakers in pennsylvania to, quote, retabulate the state s popular vote and throw out tens of thousands of absentee ballots. eastman writing the strategy would, quote, help provide some cover for republicans who would place joe biden s electors with a slate of trump electors. senator mike lee texted trump s chief of staff mark meadows on november 23rd. quote, john eastman has some really interesting research on this. the good news is tha
Your Team Checkout for imprint. Com. In brynn four im Sunlen Serfaty in washington and this is cnn its wednesday, april 24th, right now on cnn this morning, President Biden about to sign a foreign aid bill. That will provide billions in aid to americas allies donald trump, waiting to find out if the judge in his Hush Money Trial will find him in contempt of court, and the Biden Administration fighting before the Supreme Court to preserve Abortion Rights all right, 6 00 a. M. Here in washington, heres a live look at chicago because it looks lovely there. And this wednesday morning, good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us today. President biden will sign a 95 foreign aid package that has critical us allies breathing a sigh of relief, the Senate Overwhelmingly passing the measure which provides needed funding to israel, ukraine, and taiwan we tell our allies, we stand with you we tell our adversaries, dont mess with us we tell the world. The United States
tonight on the reidout this is a scam. it s a rigged trial. it shouldn t have been in that venue. we shouldn t have had that judge. it s reckless. it s dangerous. it s irresponsible. for anyone to say this was rigged, just because they don t like the verdict. a stark split screen today as donald trump lashed out about his 34 felony convictions, while president joe biden defended the american justice system. plus, the unhinged republican response. they want to tear the whole system down and punish everyone involved. because that s what authoritarians do. but we begin tonight with the man nicknamed teflon don, and no, i m not talking about the mafia boss of the gambino crime family. i m speaking about donald trump. but like gotti, trump has a history of not only skirting the law but always finding a way to evade any serious accountability for his actions, despite being constantly under legal scrutiny. trump used his wealth and fame to make his own rules. it was that
plus, what if i told you there was no legal principle more than anything or anyone else in the country that keeps real police reform from basically being possible at all? what if i told you a federal judge just called that widely it use legal doctrine and unconstitutional error? well, that happened this week and it got way too little attention so i will take my glasses off and talk to some lawyers about this stunning ruling and what it could mean in practical terms. then, a remarkable story about what happens when ordinary citizens stand up for their community. ali velshi himself rings us a story of two idaho moms who fought to save their local school district from a fiery take-over. another hour of velshi starts right now. good morning. you are watching velshi on msnbc. i m charles coleman jr. filling in for my friend and i like ali velshi and we have a lot to talk about if you want a seat for the hottest event in new york city you better make your way downtown to
the federal election case brought by special counsel jack smith has been on hold for more than six months now. that in and of itself a victory for trump as he uses every lever of the justice system available to any criminal deft to his advantage. to avoid standing trial before the election in november, at which point if he prevails and is elected, he can dismiss the felony counts he faces for attempting a coup. as we have pointed out on this patrol before, every day that goes by without a decision one way or the other from the supreme court is a victory for trump. it s a day that trump gets closer to his goal. it s a glaring delay for many other reasons as well. there s the fact that not one but two of the nine justices are facing calls for recusal. one whose home flew a flag flown by the january 6th insurrectionists at the catch toll on his property. the other has a wife who was involved in urging state legislatures to overturn joe biden s victory. there s the facts at hand