since the periods of time when we saw the attacks on u.s. forces, in iraq and syria, you either stop or slow down when the u.s. and iran were engaged in either directly or through some other country. that is how we keep a personal abroad. it is not by escalating these words. it is by talking to our enemies. that is what diplomacy is. thank you very much. that is all in on this thursday night. alex wagner tonight starts right now. good evening, alex. we will start this hour with breaking news. the new york times is reporting that trump former finance chief, allen weisselberg, is in negotiations to plead guilty to perjury for allegedly lying on the stand during trump s civil fraud trial. and while we don t know for certain wished alleged line he might be owning up to, the testimony of the new york times points to the thing that they heavily suggest maybe the lie in this case. it s maybe the most trumpy thing ever. just a few months ago, back in october, allen weisselberg
trump, if and when he defames heard client again. we re gonna spend a lot of time talking about that case tonight. conservative attorney george conway is standing by here in washington. he s the person who introduced carroll and caplan, and he s got the emails to prove it. plus, legendary democratic strategist james carville is coming up in just a minute to talk about how the looming general election is anything but normal. and the dangers associated with talking about it in normal terms. i do want to start tonight with something that e. jean carroll said, just this morning, that really stuck with me all day. what was it like being in the courtroom with donald trump? well, terrifying, until i got there. the weeks leading up to it, no sleep, couldn t eat, couldn t do and then, i sat down, robbie said, good morning miss carroll, can you please spell your name for the court. i spelled my name. i looked out, and it was like, he was, like, nothing, like an emperor without cl
forman for a very special broadcast. the last man in america, the road to 2024. you do not want to miss it. and, on that note, i wish you all a very good night. i appreciate you being here. for all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me. i ll see you again tomorrow. . i ll see you again tomorrow. the new york times is reporting that trump former finance chief, allen weisselberg, is in negotiations to plead guilty to perjury for allegedly lying on the stand during trump s civil fraud trial. and while we don t know for certain wished alleged line he might be owning up to, the testimony of the new york times points to the thing that they heavily suggest maybe the lie in this case. it s maybe the most trumpy thing ever. just a few months ago, back in october, allen weisselberg took the stand to defend the trump organization and new york attorney general, letitia james, had a civil fraud lawsuit. that is the case for trump and its com
this is my understanding of the history of cabinet impeachments, and it goes back to william belknap in 1876, when it was a serious thing. brendan buck, my friend, thank you for your time tonight. good to see you. that is our show for tonight, now it s time to the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening, lawrence. evenin good evening, alex. tonight s tonight, i just can t take it anymore. i have to unburden myself. republicans, the nfl and taylor swift. it s time. listen, i unburdened myself last night and almost took another pass at it today because it s so absolutely bonkers. the whole thing. it just keeps getting more insane, but i hope to make serious points within that story about the dangerous spread of this kind of insanity and what it can reach and what insanity does reach to on the republican side of politics. most republicans have none of these crazy thoughts, but the ones who do can end up being extremely dangerous. yes, insanity coupled with
breaking news in jordan. injured and a drone strike. who order that, and how will america respond? also tonight, 2016 days of a. it s time we ll talk about how we will talk about trump and his current run for the white house. and we could not sign off this weekend without diving into the drama surrounding barbie. the stars, the snubs, and the serious conversations it is all sparking. i m ma mohyeldin. let s get started. we begin this hour, though, with that breaking ne o of the middle east. specifically the reaction tonight here at home. the u.s. military has confirmed that three american troops have injured in a drone strike at a base in northeast jordan near the syrian border known as tower 22. u.s. officials tell msnbc that the drone was filled with explosive and impacted near shelter where troops were sleeping. president biden blamed radical around-backed militant groups for the attack and the u.s. is still, quote, gathering the facts. first time american troops in th