defeated confederates couldn t accept the verdict of the war. they had lost. so they say they embrace what s known as the lost cause, a self-serving lie the civil war was not about slavery but about state s rights and they call that a noble cause. that was a lie, a lie that had not just a law lie but it had terrible consequences. it wrought on jim crow. president biden yesterday in south carolina condemning white supremacy at the site of a deadly race related mass shooting back in 2015. the president s campaign creating a clear contrast between the words and actions of his potential opponent in 2024. speaking of the former president, we ll get expert legal analysis on a key hearing today for president trump s claim of presidential immunity in the federal election interference case. also ahead what investigators are learning about that alaska airlines flight that had a section of the plane break loose while mid-flight. good morning and welcome to way too early on this
now it is time for the last word with ali velshi, in for lawrence. good evening, ali. you know, alex, you and i sometimes talk about serious things, and once in a while talk to your colleagues about when you re not on camera? you and i had a remarkable conversation before the show, topic being hair, which i don t think most people would think that you and i would be talking about. yeah, i mean, listen, just because you are not and enthusiastic of the hair salon, necessarily, does not mean that you don t have valid opinions. we managed to fill a few minutes a conversation. and we feel some more conversation on live television in front of an american audience. we ll see you soon. have a. great show. it s not the weekend. this is how i m thinking of things. it s wednesday. we are tracking a number of major developments tonight, the cases against defendant donald trump, including a delay tracked by the former president including the hand of one federal judge overs
i think that an election of donald trump, as tragic as that would be, it would mean worsening for the united states than the global climate challenge. david wallace-wells, always a what of information, optimism on an important topic. that is our show for tonight. now it is time for the last word with ali velshi, in for lawrence. good evening, ali. you know, alex, sometimes we talk about serious things, once in a while, what do you talk to your colleagues about when you re not on camera? you and i had a remarkable conversation before the show, topic being, hair, which i don t think most people would think that you and i would be talking about. yeah, i mean, listen, just because you are not and enthusiastic of the hair salon, necessarily, does not mean that you don t have valid opinions. we managed to fill a few minutes a conversation. and if filled a few more minutes a conversation in front of an american audience. we ll see you soon. have a. go by. i don t kno
a chance of winning this appeal based on the idea he s been impeached already or that he didn t know it was a crime? you know, i think he has exactly zero chance of winning. i ll be in the courtroom today watching the oral arguments. and here s why i say i believe he has zero chance of winning. appellate court judges are not allowed to create law. what they do is they interpret law, and there are only three sources of law where one could look to find this notion of absolute immunity for a president who commits crimes while in office to unlawfully retain the power of the presidency. there are federal statutes on the books, appellate case law, legal precedent, and there s the constitution. you can look long and hard at those three sources of law. there is no federal statute. there is no appellate court opinion, no pres dependent, and
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