all in person. you have a great, weekend it s a busy week so i m sure we ll be talking during the week. see you, guys. velshi, starts now. good morning. it s sunday, january the 21st. i m ali velshi. we re two days away from the very first primary of the season. and perhaps, two days away from donald trump so in up the republican nomination in record time. the former president, who s been twice impeached and currently faces 91 criminal charges, appears headed for another easy victory and tuesday s primary. with all the legal troubles he still has a head of him this year, he is looking to shut down the primaries as soon as possible. new hampshire is nikki haley s hail mary moment. she has been gaining ground on trump in recent weeks, it appears to be too little, too late. while polls out of new hampshire have been historically volatile, no signs have emerged that haley will get the surge of support that she truly needs to boost her chances. even if she did pull off a miracle
it is saturday, january the 6th. i m ali velshi. it s been three years since a mob attacked the united states capitol at the port of donald trump s desperate him to cling to power after losing the 2020 presidential election. that attack lasted only a few hours, but the long shadow of that fire insurrection continues to loom large over american democracy. especially now, as the 2024 race heats up. but both the twice impeached, multiply indicted former president, and the current, duly elected president, understand this. that s why january six is a central component of each other presidential campaigns, albeit in vastly different ways. president biden gave the first major speech of his reelection bid yesterday, and he used to as an opportunity to reflect on how the insurrection exposed trump s complete disregard for america s constitutional and democratic values, and emphasized that the former president remains a danger to democracy. it s the first national elections since jan
that s not the first time i ve said it, far from it. the 14th amendment case heads to the supreme court with existential danger that donald trump poses to our democracy. plus, pictures don t lie. the horrors in gaza through the lens of now iconic palestinian photographer murtaza a visa. finally, republicans in control of the messaging law, while they are taking a victory lap over claudine gay resigning. when will liberals push back? good evening, i am mehdi hasan. three years, ago i launched the show with a very stark warning about the danger imposed to american democracy by one donald j trump. tonight, on the very last edition of the mehdi hasan show, yes, our last show. i want to begin by again warning you all about the threat to our democracy from donald j trump. the donald trump who was running for president again, who s leading joe biden in some of the polls. and who continues to make violent authoritarian unconstitutional threats about his political opponents. the donal
of presidential immunity. then the baseless inquiry. house republicans have moved and impeachment inquiry into president balking that isn t supported by evidence. and the most part, that no. as well as justice for two georgia election workers. ruby freeman and shaye when 100 and $48 million and their long awaited legal battle with ruby giuliani. let s get started. good evening. special counsel, jack smith, is calling on the disgraced ex presidents bluff. this week, the supreme court granted smith s request to fast-track consideration donald trump s claim of absolute immunity from criminal charges that were stemming from his alleged attempts set interference in the 2020 election. trump s lawyers have been given until wednesday. that s december 20th, to file a response in their own brief on this issue. following that move, the court of appeals in the d.c. circuit also grants this motion to expedite trump s appeal. it s important to understand, this request from smith, to the
year, to be found by a new yor jury as a rapist diana florence and nick akerman great to have you here at the table that is all in on thi wednesday night, alex wagner tonight starts right now good evening chris, i m gonna just set the trump of al this aside, congratulations to you, buddy thank you, buddy. for ten years i d like to say, this seems like a long time to people haven t known you for how many is, 26 i wanna go. with my good. we don t look at the over 25 congratulations you deserve all the accolades, i have loved watching you fo these decades, but especially, on the air for the last ten. you should be really proud o what you ve done i am very proud of you i don t need to soun diminishing. as your friend it s awesome. getting choked up. i m happy and proud to do i with you yes, that s the best part who knew thank you to all of you a home for joining us this hour, if you are a superstitious person, as i am, maybe you are familiar with the notio