This christmas sunday, as we wrap up 2022, we cant ignor the fact that its been a toug year over the past 12 months, theres been a recurring theme and the stories weve covered. The fight for democracy here and abroad we have witnessed th resilience determination of th ukrainian people as they continue to resist russia invasion over in a wrong, the death o mahsa amini sparked mass protests and civil unres against the ruling regime. Here in the u. S. , voters pushe back pushed back at the ballot box. Overcoming ideological differences to reject election denialism. And as we head into the ne year a new poll by ipsos showe that 65 of adults worldwide say theyre optimistic tha 2023 will be a better year for them then 2022 earlier, i spoke with the most reverend Michael Curry and dr. Barry see black. Chaplain of the senate who reminded us that in a worl that can often seem dark, ther is always one thing that can provide light and guidance hope the most reverend Michael Curry presiding portio
divided nation and snl offers its own trumped up holiday message i ve committed no crime i will be arrested, tried an found guilty sound familiar? i m jonathan capehart this is the sunday show. the escalating war on the right issues is putting th reproductive rights of million satirist just last week, idaho pass wha it calls in abortion trafficking law that makes helping a minor league the state to get an abortion without parental consent punishable by up to five years in prison. in south carolina, republicans are proposed a law definin abortion as murder making it punishable by th death penalty. friday night, two contradictor court decisions. in texas, a trump appointe district judge invalidated the fda s 23 year approval o method for stone, a truck used in nearly all medica termination of pregnancy s after antiabortion organizations argued that th food and drug administration lacked the authority to approv the medication and did not adequately study its safety an ef
assures of safety measures are to donald trump claims the arrest is imminent, and call for protests standing by their, man house speaker kevin mccarthy leads the republicans rallying t trump s defense. , and the rates for 2020 for how a possible indictmen could hurt or help trump s bid to return to the white house the prosecutor in new yor has done more to help donald trump get elected presiden than any single person i america today. i am jonathan kaye, part an this is a special edition of the sunday show. welcome, katie phang is off this morning we began th special edition of the sunda show with the news that as bot the political and legal worl holding their breath yesterday, a trump blair in social post, that la enforcement agencies are essentially preparing to arres the former president justthi tuesday. , remember this part of trump legal woes stem from a 201 alleged hush money payment t adult film star. the manhattan da s offic declined to comment on wha trump said
charges, in this case is jus the tip of the iceberg washington post reports that a federal judge has grante prosecutors requests to forc trump lawyer evan coren to testify before grand jury abou the former president possession of classified documents. he handled the initial respons to requests for trump s team t return the documents, an refused to until investigators questions, citing attorney client privilege that defense is now gone joining me now, former actin solicitor general of the unite states professor of law georgetow university, and msnbc lega analyst. anthony, holy former directo of the author of public affair in the department justice, and former senior adviser to attorney general merrick garland. and pulitzer prize-winning journalist charlie savage. washington correspondent for the new york times, msnb contributor, and author of power wars, the relentless ris of presidential authority an secrecy. what a powerhouse panel i have with me this morning i m going to st
this is the sunday show. this week, they are service in this marks 100 days under maga control led by speaker kevin mccarthy allegedly. it is also the bodies firs week back following an extende break, and their list of priorities continues to grow guns, abortion, leaks of classified documents, it may b the most important, the debt ceiling is the nation s abilit to borrow money to pay its bills is set to run ou sometime this summer according to reporting fro politico s, speaker mccarthy will be holding a conference call today with his republican caucus to finalize a proposa that would raise the deb ceiling for roughly one year but there is a catch mccarthy s budget proposal i reportedly i wish list of no starters for democrats including across the board cut to discretionary spending, climb back unspent covid relie funds, and stricter work requirements on programs lik food stamps. speaker mccarthy is expected t lay all this out tomorrow in a speech about the debt limit at the n