President comes into focus. I am from regular stock. I am from regular people. Tonight, donald trump, Clarence Thomas, and new reporting on the Billionaire Friends Keeping clarence happy. I like to keep that friendship. [laughter] then, why the republicans need to root for jack smiths speedy trial. Plus, on a rainy day for Fake Electors in michigan, why arent we seeing this all over the country . Count three alleges that you dont falsely make, alter, for, its recovered a Public Record with the intent to defraud. Do you understand the charges in maximum penalties . Yes. And senator roy mazie hirono on the devastation of the fires and high hawaii, when all in starts, right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. We have a proposed date for Donald Trumps trial. On charges they tried to steal the 2020 election. In a court filing today, Special Counsel jack smith asked for a start date of january 2nd, 2024. He said this would vindicate the Publics Interest in a speedy trial. That i
Donald trumps trial on charges he tried to steal the 2020 election. In a court filing today, Special Counsel jack smith asked for a start date of january 2nd, 2024. He said this would vindicate the publics interest in a speedy trial, that will ultimately be decided by the judge presiding in that case, judge tanya chutkan. But even assuming she chooses a somewhat later start, there may be some delays along the way, donald trump is probably going to face trial in this case before the president ial election next november. Though he does have one critical possible hail mary remaining. He and his lawyers could try to somehow find a way to kick the case up to the Supreme Court, where the conservative majority would rescue him. That was one of the last desperate plans for Donald Trumps coup back in 2021, to get the Supreme Court to rule in his favor. We know theres at least one very conservative justice who one of trumps Coup Plotters thought would be particularly inclined to help out. I spea
impropriety and that is certainly here in spades. and we should say, in terms of the regulation, there s essentially not. and this is all voluntary regulation at this point. there are some laws that guide is. what are you going to do if they don t do this. you wrote this back in april. after one of these stories. there have been now a number. the police is not gonna police itself, the courts corruption not sea of its power is subjected to the same checks and limits we associate with the other branches. you have sam alito, jamele, in an interview, with a guy who s gonna be arguing huge case for him this term, by the way, saying congress doesn t, the constitution says the congress can t do that. i read that and i need lead side it s just obviously wrong. it isn t just obviously wrong but it s a remarkable statement. it s a statement from a supreme court justice that they exist above the
constitution says the congress can t do that. i read that and i need lead side it s just obviously wrong. it isn t just obviously wrong but it s a remarkable statement. it s a statement from a supreme court justice that they exist above the constitutional system, that s nothing that can touch them. that s frankly false, the constitution provides a number of mechanisms for congress to