of his life. not just for the white house, but for his freedom now, too. biden is trying to jail his leading political opponent. plus trump s top 2024 rival lets him off the hook and attacks the justice department instead. can t have one faction of society weaponizing the power of the state against factions that it doesn t like. while earth owe challengers hope the details might force supporters to question their allegiance. is this the type of conduct that we want from someone who wants to be president of the united states? and making history. has the united states of america ever faced a moment like this? welcome to inside politics sunday , i m abby phillip. it is another week in the history of our nation. a former president and leading presidential candidate indicted now for hoarding calassified documents and sharing them with others ab conspiring to hide them from the government. and it includes reams of evident including tape recordings and text messages
imminent? i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. after weeks of high stick negotiations, the united states is back from the brink. in just a few hours, president biden is expected to sign the bipartisan budget agreement into law. less than 48 hours after he cleared the senate with a final vote of 63 to 36. just last night, the president abused his first ever oval office address to take it well deserved victory lap, delivering a 12-minute speech flame throwing to champion the bipartisanship that got the deal done, including commanding republican house speaker, kevin mccarthy, for his role in negotiating the bill that averted financial disaster. still, the debt ceiling has global creditors on edge. see nbc reported yesterday, the nations aaa credit rating will remain on negative watch by providence agencies like fish, when they consider the full implications and overall outlook of the united states. 31 trillion dollar debt. but, to silver linings appeared yesterday
donald from storms back into the national spotlight with a predictable torrent of lies. new hampshire governor kristen sununu has been a republican critic of the former president. my throw his hat into the ring soon. i sat on with the governor for a wide-ranging sunday foods event that s coming up first. plus, republicans jump to trump s defense after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing e. jean carroll. let s just say i have a few thoughts about some of the so-called defenders of family values. meanwhile, from trump on down, gop white house hopefuls twist themselves into knots trying to explain to their positions on abortion. i think i know why and i ll explain it in just a few minutes. we also have some news to bring today out of planned parenthood. it will reveal that with the organizations president and ceo alexis mcgill johnson. later, i don t know how or bookie producer managed it but we landed a mother s day explosive with my mom. her advice for parents after
cnn, which once defined cable news, is now under fire after this week s trump debacle. underilities new ownership, it s now just one more outlet for the libertarian billionaire point of view. also tonight, the unserious caucus, jim jordan continues to carry trump s water, pursuing a pointless investigation of manhattan d.a. alvin bragg. as james comer more or less admits he s got nothing on the bidens, but he s going to keep pretending he does anyway. and we begin with the continued clean-up on aisle five at cnn in the wake of widespread criticism over its decision to air a town hall with the twice impeached civilly liable for sexual abuse former president donald trump on wednesday night that played out more like a pep rally or a maga version of the jerry springer show. on thursday, cnn ceo chris lict mounted a defense of the town hall during the network s morning editorial call. insisting the spectacle served the public well despite the widespread condemnation even fro
our nbc news exclusive. the former fox news producer at the center of a defamation battle, breaking her silence. she says fox bullied her into giving misleading testimony her allegations of a toxic workplace and the shocking thing she says she was told about fact-checking election falsehoods. and words of kindness the best-selling author and the outpouring from fans, inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone, and welcome. we start tonight with the historic breaking news here in new york city a grand jury has voted to indict former president trump. investigating his role in a hush money payment to an adult film star during his 2016 campaign, a claim mr. trump denies a lawyer for mr. trump says the former president has been notified of the indictment the action is unprecedented. it is the first time a former or sitting american president has been indicted. nbc s garrett haake leads our coverage garrett, what more do