Evidence spells out how donald trump and his allies were just fine with riots in 2020 as the gop is, again, reviving a conspiracy about the coming election also the maga model, the vice presidential debate previews the gop s future. I believe that we have the most beautiful cousin tree in the world, the same maga messaging in more pleasant packaging and a riff from eddie vetter sounding off on donald trump for shilling $100,000, watches live at the table. Bakari sellers scott jennings ashley we, allison, bryan lanza and bomani jones with 33 days to go. Americans with different perspectives aren t talking to each other but here they do good evening. I m abby phillip in new york. Let s get right to what america is talking about tonight. Jack smith makes his case in public just one month before the election. The special counsel is demanding that donald trump stand trial for his quest to cling to power. It is a revealing new accusation in a major filing and it shows that the former preside
trial in his federal election interference case, and for the very first time revealing a key case against donald trump. for months now, questions house world about how much donald trump s state of mind matters in this case. did he actually believe that the election was stolen from him, and prosecutors need to show that the ex president knew he had lost the election? well washington post is now reporting this. the justice department weighed in on thedete for the first ti saying that what they need to prove it is not that trump liev the big lie of the election being stolen, but that he knowinglyspread associated lies in a criminal scheme stay in power. so from the special counsel s filing,quot just as the president of a company may be guilty of fraudfor using knowingly false statements of facts to defraud investors, even if he subjectively believes that his company will entuly succeed, the defendant may be guilty of ing deceit to obstruct the government function by which the re
could happen between now and may of 2024 and trump s lawyers will no doubt try to use every delay tactic in the book to draw out the legal proceedings. but apart from that, there are practical questions about how this trial actually take place. will trump as a former president and current presidential contender gain any special considerations from judge cannon? and how the breakneck pace of the campaign impact how trump stand trial? i can t think of anybody better to dig into these questions and neil cattle, he s a former acting solicitor general and msnbc legal analyst. i have so many questions but i want to start just kind of with the timeline of this. i know you have said that there is no reason for a delay, but there s also every reason to think the trump s legal term wants to delay the process. i mentioned some of them a what tactic are you going to be watching for that you expect they might try to deploy? first of all jim, i think that donald trump had a really terrible week, n
summit with vladimir putin on wednesday. it s a longup to his arrival. this is not his arrival. we re waiting to see president biden arrive. it will be on screen in a short time. meantime, let s go to brianna. there s a new opinion piece and it argues that former president trump must be prosecuted for crimes committed while in office as a deterrent to future presidents abusing their authority. the board writes, quote, a commander in chief tried his very best to subvert democracy. he attacked his own country. five people died. allowing him to go unpunished would set a far more dangerous precedent than having trump stand trial. joining us is an opinion writer and editorial board member for the boston globe. thanks so much for being with us this morning. thanks so much for inviting me. one of the big points of this it s part of a series, right? a series you have done about future-proofing the presidency, and this one deals with a case
editorial board is doing, it is called future-proofing the presidency. it is arguing that allowing him to go unpunished could set a far more dangerous precedent than having trump stand trial. to reform the presidency so the last four years are never repeated, the country must go beyond passing laws. not even the president is above them. this come in the wake of the new york times report yesterday revealing that prosecutors subpoenaed apple for data in the accounts of at least two democrats with aides and family members. one was a minor. all told the records of at least a dozen people were seized in 2017 and early 2018 including those of representative adam schiff and eric swalwell in california who said in an interview thursday night his data had been subpoena. we know the trump doj seized phone records of reporters at