Begins now. Martha good Afternoon Everybody im Martha Maccallum and this is the story. We are waiting right now for hunter Bidens Tax Trial to come back from a quick breakin Los Angeles. This is kind of bizarre the more we learn about whats going on here. This morning he offered to change his plea to guilty. His lawyer dropped that bombshell on Day One of Jury Selection which was supposed to be Today And Tomorrow and opening arguments all set for monday as far as the group does government new. And then this. If charge the president s son with dodging more than A Million dollars in taxes and a big nono filing false returns. All that could add up to 17 years in jail the jail if convicted prosecutors say instead of paying taxes this period he spent his money among other things on Adult Entertainment and various women in Adult Entertainment. Some of this is just raising quite a few questions. Lets go first to our Chief Correspondent on the Scene Jonathan Hunt live at the courthouse. What w
Thank you. That is all in on this wednesday night. Alex wagner starts with Ayman Mohyeldin in for alex. Thanks so much for watching. Im Ayman Mohyeldin in for Alex Wagner and this is what it looks like when a candidate for president makes the most of a rainy day. Watch. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, im sorry its raining but weve had 12 years of trickle down. If you give me 12 minutes we can change this country. I am tired of seeing the american people kill themselves every day in the factory and the business, on the farm, and be punished for it, and if you will give us a chance, we will turn this country around. That was a soaking wet Bill Clinton during a drizzly Campaign Stop in 1992. Clinton of course was campaigning that day in the small town of albany, georgia. It was part of a multiday Bus Tour through Southern Georgia which the Campaign Called Bubbas for bill. It was notable at the time because Southern Georgia was known to be more rural and conservative
Whats night, Jack Smith looks to Pierce Donald trumps immunity shield. Ill take you the president should be agnostic to who is going to occupy the office next. Right. So it arguably, and i think a very strong argument shouldnt matter, that the president or that the candidate is out advocating for a certain position. Right thats not an official role. The president i think thats what Jack Smith is really trying to get to here, is that this is Candidate Trump. These are candidate actions. Its the president of the senate. Its not the Vice President pence. And thats important because the president of the senate is actually an article one title. So thats thats congress. Its not the Executive Branch. In article two. So you see these differentiations in there. Another key differentiator that i think gets around on those supreme Court Court cases, the Fisher Case. And if you see in this indictment in the Fisher Case was about an obstruction of official proceeding, you see mention of, you know,
The 11th hour with Stephanie Ruhle starts right now. Tonight, the homestretch begins, and it begins with new doubts about the crucial first debate. How a dispute over microphones may jeopardize the september 10 showdown. And jd vance claimed that donald trump would veto a National Abortion ban, but is anyone actually buying this . Greetings, im Symone Sanders townsend, in for Stephanie Ruhle. Early voting starts in less than a month and the first mail in ballots will actually be sent out next week. The conventions are over and the sprint to election day is on. One of the biggest days between now and then, the president ial debate currently scheduled for September 10th On Abc but trump is threatening to pull out. Tonight the trump and Harris Campaigns doing over next months critical president ial debate. This morning, trump casting doubt about attending and now a new wrinkle. The deal was we keep the same roles. Now they want to make changes because she cant answer questions. In the las
Weekend and its the worst of all networks. When i look adat the hostility of that, i said lets do it with another network. I want to do it, so were thinking about it. They also want to change the rules. The deal is we keep the same rules and they want to change the rules because she cant answer questions. As donald trump casting doubt about whether hell participate in the president ial debate scheduled from two weeks from today, well have the latest on the rift over the rules from the two campaigns. Also ahead, an update on the classified documents case against former President Trump as jack smith works to reverse judge Aileen Cannons dismissal. And well go through the growing list of republicans who are now supporting Vice President Harris Campaign. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, august 27th. Im ali vitali in for jonathan lemire. We begin with the fight between the harris and Trump Campaigns over the rules for the president ial debate. The main issue is whe