Today on Inside Politics a moment memorialized for all of history. For the very first time, Television Cameras capture the former president of the United States sitting stoic inside a croom. Lets be clear, his entrance was a madefortv setup, all about his campaign. Beyond trumps stage craft, the trial poses a very real threat to his business empire. Will he get by with help from new friends . The speaker readies for a revolt that will try to take the gavel, staying in his job may depend on democrats. Governor gavin newsom honors a promise to elect a black woman to fill the seat vacant by dianne feinstein. Barbara lee will join me in minutes. Im dana bash, behind the headlines and Inside Politics. Up first, the former president flanked by his lawyers captured sitting behind the Defense Table in a New York City cr courtroom. That glimpse will be the only one we get of donald trump. The judge overseeing His Civil Fraud Trial decided to keep the media from broadcasting Opening Arguments li
now it is time for the last word with the great lawrence o donnell. good evening, lawrence. stephen colbert is so lucky to have, you rachel. rachel, coming up in the show tonight i don t think you will be surprised to know senator sheldon whitehouse, who will be addressing that age old question in washington him, is something better than nothing? senator sheldon whitehouse, who certainly more than any other elected official, maybe more than anyone else in america pushed the court to be responsive in this totally unprecedented way, for all the shortcomings that they have done today, they had never before fognini through answer to their ethical failings before the american people and i think sheldon whitehouse indeed i state senate is the man who more than anyone, push them to. it will find out if he feels like he has a big win or a tie, or he s losing by fewer points that he was losing by last week. just hottest feel senator whitehouse. listen, if at a regular day, you
tomorrow night, to talk about a new book, pickle, and american faye against fascism. i ll see you there which stevens colbert tomorrow night, and i ll see you back here on monday. now it s time for the last word with the great lawrence o donnell, good evening, lawrence. stephen colbert is so lucky to have you, rachel. i know he knows that. so, ritual, coming up in the show tonight, i don t think you ll be surprised to know is senator sheldon whitehouse. , who will be addressing the age old question in washington, is something better than nothing? senator sheldon whitehouse, who certainly more than any other elected official, maybe more than anyone else in america pushed the court to be responsive in this totally unprecedented way, for all the shortcomings that they have done today, they had never before fognini through answer to their ethical failings before the american people and i think sheldon whitehouse indeed i state senate is the man who more than anyone, push them
Are more than happy to link the lies to a larger russia conspiracy, so far, the special counsel is not, begging the question, will he . That is where we start with nbcs ken dilanian the question here, whether or not mueller is building to something bigger what do we know about the answer to the question. The fate of the Trump Presidency may hinge to be honest, after talking to sources and reading the indictment, the stone indictment over and over, i can argue it both ways. It is up in the air. As you mentioned, there is no charge of criminal conspiracy with the russians in the stone indictment neither was there with paul manafort, Michael Cohen, rick gates. If mueller had proof of a russia conspiracy, why hasnt he charged it you can argue it the other way, and many legal experts on our air have done so, where they believe mueller is dropping breadcrumbs in the indictments there was some in the roger stone indictment essentially, mueller alaeleged stone was aware of the wikileaks emails
And nations capitol resuming normal operations for the first time in 35 days as members of congress try to avoid another shutdown, the clock ticking 20 days before another shutdown deadline, the president threatening to declare a National Emergency if a border deadline deal is not met by february 15th. And the president backing down without getting any funding for a border wall. Here are the senators with the daunting task of finding a bill the president will support and House Speaker nancy pelosi, the democratic speaker emerging as the clear victor in the stalemate with some warning democrats may be declaring victory too soon and 800,000 workers still on the line, vowing to pay back as soon as possible those two paychecks the workers missed during the shutdown some have said we go right back to where we were 35 days ago. Not really, not for those families who had this uncertainty. This will have a long lasting effect on those lives and long lasting effect how this country is viewed by