and i aced it. i think it was 35, 30 questions. and let me tell you, they always show you the first one, like a giraffe, a tiger, or this. a whale. which one is the whale? donald trump is again bragging about acing the dementia test. while claiming that presidents should have full immunity for any crimes they might want to commit. former u.s. attorney general eric holder joins me on that. and on a big victory in louisiana, where a new legislative map with two majority black districts is advancing in the state legislature. plus, with a border deal on the table, which senate republicans say is a great deal, trump s maga caucus in the house is saying no. because they want to continue to stoke fear ahead of the fall election. but we begin tonight with donald trump. the leading candidate for the republican presidential nomination telling americans very clearly that he should be able to murder and jail anyone he wants to, and no one should be able to stop him. not a single pe
welcome to msnbc s special coverage in tonight s iowa caucus. i am ari melber here with jen psaki for the next hour. great to be here. as we count on to the caucus results coming later tonight with candidates making their final push is. here s what they had to say. today is the day we make history because we do do you guys know anybody who has gonna vote for haley or desantis? yes, i do. and i m gonna try to persuade you can t sit home, even if you vote and then passed away, it s worth it. you can be the most worthless republican in america, but if you kiss the ring, he will say you are wonderful. it s just because he has an excellent record of service. what do you think about when people say, well, iowa is still trump country? i think that is wrong. some iowans, you just heard, pushing back on efforts for tonight s story before voters weigh in. it should happen in the next few hours. while trump does have a lead in the final poll, with haley rising, a
during? this yes, i. and sit there and look pretty. let s dive into some of the big stories of the week. donald trump, a busy man on the campaign trail in new hampshire and in the new york city courtroom during the second day of the defamation damages trial he faces involving writer e. jean carroll. the judge threatened to throw former president donald trump out of court for talking, being disruptive ball carroll was testifying on the stand. the judge also scolded trump attorney alina habba, one before the start the trial trial, she requested for the third time the trial be adjourned today. so that trump could attend his mother lost funeral in florida. the judge denied that request again, telling her to sit down, which haven t responded, she does not like being spoken to in that way by the judge. understand yesterday, e. jean carroll testified about the sexual abuse she says she suffered at the hands of donald trump and how speaking about it in 2019 ruined her reputat
all in person. you have a great, weekend it s a busy week so i m sure we ll be talking during the week. see you, guys. velshi, starts now. good morning. it s sunday, january the 21st. i m ali velshi. we re two days away from the very first primary of the season. and perhaps, two days away from donald trump so in up the republican nomination in record time. the former president, who s been twice impeached and currently faces 91 criminal charges, appears headed for another easy victory and tuesday s primary. with all the legal troubles he still has a head of him this year, he is looking to shut down the primaries as soon as possible. new hampshire is nikki haley s hail mary moment. she has been gaining ground on trump in recent weeks, it appears to be too little, too late. while polls out of new hampshire have been historically volatile, no signs have emerged that haley will get the surge of support that she truly needs to boost her chances. even if she did pull off a miracle
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