Little january 6th insurrection. The highest court in the land today kept him on the ballot in a ruling a dodges the facts of january 6th and trumps role in it. Instead, the Supreme Court handed trump a second gift on a constitutional technicality. The justices say that states do not have the power to bar candidates from running for federal office. They say, quote, because the constitution makes Congress Rather than the states responsible for enforcing section 3 against federal Office Holders and candidates, we reverse. Theyre referring to the decision by the Colorado State Supreme Court. Now, that court found that trump did engage in insurrection by trying to overturn the will of the voters by any means possible, including violence, and that section 3 of the 14th Amendment does, in fact, apply to the presidency. Now, the Supreme Courts decision today does not touch on either the question of whether trump is or is not an insurrectionist, or whether the text of section 3 applies to him.
katy tur. good to be with you, i m katy tur. vanishing trial dates and an admitted affair, lots of news on the array of criminal and civil cases against donald trump, developments that tell us what the next nine months are going to be like. in d.c., jack smith s election interference trial has disappeared from the federal court calendar. what does that mean? in new york, allen weisselberg is back in talks with prosecutors, according to the new york times. this time over a perjury plea deal. and georgia d.a. fani willis admitted to a quote personal relationship, what does her private life mean for the rico case against donald trump and his codefendants, joining us with the answers is justice and intelligence correspondent, ken dilanian, new york times investigative reporter, suzanne craig, her 2016 reporting focused on donald trump s taxes and earned her a pulitzer prize. also with us, nbc news investigations correspondent, tom winter, and msnbc legal analyst, lisa rub
it, with a republican primary dominated by an ex-president who has centered his candidacy around his legal woes, look no further. this morning donald trump, fresh off a decisive win in the iowa caucuses, was at a federal courthouse in manhattan as the defendant in a second defamation trial brought by the writer e. jean carroll. this time there s no question of whether trump defamed her. judge kaplan has ruled trump is liable for remarks he made in 2019 mocking carroll s claim that he sexually assaulted her in a chance encounter at a department store dressing room in the 1990s. and trump is not allowed to dispute carroll s account. the question now is how much a jury should award e. jean carroll in damage for those comments. opening statements are currently under way. we ll have a live report from the courthouse when the trial wraps from the day. so far, donald trump was in the courtroom. alongside his lawyer, alina habba, as well as e. jean carroll and her attorneys. the firs
tonight, the trial calendar, the primary calendar, and how the 2024 election could come down to a referendum on city donald trump to prison. plus, former manhattan d. a. cy vance on his efforts to expedite justice for the former president. the defense attorney for reality winner on the extraordinary preferential treatment donald trump is receiving. jamal bowie on how the republican primary field is easing up defending the indefensible. this indictment can taint serious charges and i cannot defend what is alleged. when all in starts, right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. donald trump now holds the official title, being a federal felony defendant. yesterday on the eve of his 77th birthday to trump was arranged and treated not guilty in a federal courthouse in miami. those are the sketches there. that s all we get. there were no cameras inside. the proceeding, before a federal magistrate judge lasted under an hour. the ex president not uttering a single
chris hayes is coming up just now. ch tonight, on all in. i did everything right and they indicted me. one day after the second indictment of donald trump, the delay game begins. we want to know what this judge, judge cannon is going to do and whether or not she s going to delay this particular case. tonight, the trial calendar, the primary calendar, and how the 2024 election could come down to a referendum on city donald trump to prison. plus, former manhattan d.a. cy vance on his efforts to expedite justice for the former president. the defense attorney for reality winner on the extraordinary preferential treatment donald trump is receiving. jamal bowie on how the republican primary field is easing up defending the indefensible. this indictment can taint serious charges and i cannot defend what is alleged. when all in starts, right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. donald trump now holds the official title, being a federal felony defendant. ye