The first debate in just two weeks. Then the calendar thereafter littered with debates and caucuses, primaries and convention. Does that mean that trump should not be tried before the election . No. The cases should proceed as they would were the candidate not a president ial candidate. They should not be postponed because of the election, in which he has chosen to run. But nor should they be expedited. I have noted here before that theres a long and Noble Tra Jigs at doj of not wanting to act in a way that might be perceived as political. Five recent attorneys general, republicans ask democrats, have all signed the same memo affirm lg the importance of keeping politics out of criminal charges. A republican in 2008, eric holder in 2012 and Loretta Lynch in 2016, bill barr in 2020 and mek garland just last year, they have all used the same language, include ing this paragr quote, simply put, politics must play no role in the decisions the federal investigators or prosecutors regarding a
but the midterms looming, pundits think that there could be a red wave coming and it could be a big. so let s talk about that right away with our panelist the i got a question about what could possibly happen next. senator dueling panels are back. joining me now here, back with me, where mesh pend oreille, punaro, excuse me, ashley, alisyn. the clock will talk in a second. number one, real quick, do you think that the red wave is coming? like winter is coming the red wave is it coming? what do you think? yes, i do think there is. no. what do you? thank not a tsunami, but it s trending towards republicans. well we had yes, no, maybe so. listen, if it were to happen, if it does happen, or if it doesn t, or maybe so, what about the impact of twitter now? i mean it was such a big part in terms of the ability of the former president s speak. it is a lot back on the platform, what impact will it have? look i don t think gonna have any impact on this coming electio
home internet shouldn t be a luxury. everyone should have it and now a lot more people can. so let s go. the digital age is waiting. do you think the red wave is come something. yes. yes. if it were to happen, if it does happen, or if it doesn t, what about the impact of twitter now? it was such a big part of the former president the ability to speak. what impact will it have? i don t think it will have any impact on this election. but i think it will have an impact of trump s future. do you want him back on twitter? absolutely not. i think if he s on for the mid-term, i think it is good for them, if he gets on after the mid-terms, i don t think he ll be the republican nominee in 2024. he will not be able to access the 20 million followers that he had access again. but it will remind people of the chaos that he created. do you think he should be back on twitter? i think that free speech is whatever the owner of twitter wants it to be. . elon musk spent 4
director tweeted this. yes there is at the fetterman eggnog ration. was it a food tray or a veggie tray? on that note, i wish you all very good night. four of all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late. i will see you tomorrow. omorrow. if you took a high school history class in united states, you probably spent at least today discussing this image. this is the iconic political cartoon of the campaigning of senator charles in may of 1866, a pro slavery congressman name preston brooks entered the senate and he entered the chamber carrying a metal tipped again and then he walked over to the anti slavery senator charles sumner, he beat senator sumner unconscious and then he walked out without anybody stopping him. it is one of the most famous instances of political violence in the country s history, by one member of congress against the other. but it was not unique. in the lead up to the still war, there are at least 70 instances of
reelected senators. senator patty murray of washington also made history when she became the first female senate protons, it is the second highest ranking job in the chamber, not to mention it makes her third in line to the presidency. when marie was first elected to the senate in 1992, there are only two women in the chamber. but many had their eyes today on the incoming suit junior senator, john fetterman. would he wear his signature hoodie in shorts? he ended speculation earlier today, tweeting this. for those are you asking, yes there will be a fetterman in shorts today but it is not me. included a picture of his oldest son sporting some khaki shorts. what was on the menu for today s ceremony? fetterman s communications director tweeted this. yes there is crudités at the fetterman inauguration. one of the more pressing question is a crudités or a veggie tray? and on that note, i wish you all a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news,