In two states, he wanted 2016 lost in 2020 and could be key to victory this year. And all were learning about israels strike on It Food Convoy that killed seven workers from World Central Kitchen. Good evening. Thanks for joining us when most criminal trials are just days away, most Criminal Defendants and their legal teams are busy enough, just prepping their cases. Dont trump of course, is not moos. Defendants. So today with his new york criminal trial, just 13 days away, his legal team try it again to get the trial judge to recuse himself. And in short order, Manhattan District Attorney alvin bragg responded. So we begin with that as well as some Court Filings which were expecting tonight in the classified documents case, cnns Kara Scannell is following all of it. So what is the trump teams arguments for recusal this time . Because the judges gave a ruling on this list in 24 hours ago. Well, so trump is asking the judge to recuse himself in this case because of work that his daughte
Good morning. It is saturday, may 4. I am Alicia Menendez with Michael Steele and Melissa Murray in for symone sanderstownsend. Donald trumps threats for democracy, saying he will fire attorneys who do not do his bidding. And the Biden Campaign on offense as the republicans further restrict report Reproductive Rights in the south. And hope hicks delivers potentially devastating testimony and the new york criminal trial. Susanne craig and katie phang at the table. More than six months until election day and donald trump is dangerously already refusing to commit to accepting the results of the 2024 election. Pushing the big lie in an interview, trump said this about the 2024 race. Quote, if editing is honest, i would gladly except the results. If not, you have to fight to the right for the country. This is coming after speaking with Time Magazine and saying hinting at another january 6 would happen if he loses. Joining us now is former Executive Director of the New York State democratic
breaking developments tonight on the civil fraud trial of donald trump, announcing that he is not testifying tomorrow in an 11th hour u-turn. the supposed party of law in order exposed, a maga mike johnson is desperately trying to rewrite history and protects rioters who stormed the capitol. and we re gonna unpack the growing backlash following remarks by university presidents about antisemitism on campus. i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. he, or won t he? it looks like we finally have our answer. breaking tonight, an hour reversal, former president announced that he will not take the witness stand tomorrow in the 250 million dollar civil fraud trial against him and his company. the disgraced ex presidents decision comes after a new york appellate court notified his lawyers that they missed a deadline thalenge the gag order issued against trump in the case. trump s lawyers argueth their client would ve been irrevocably harmed by the order lasting through the end of his
alex night starts to be incredibly fe thing but to be incredibly funny and decent is an entirely different thing. also a rare combination. thank you my friend. and thanks to you at home for joining us this evening. california congressman kevin mccarthy the shortest serving speaker of the house in over 140 years is ending his extraordinary 2023 by throwing in the towel. now it is time to pursue my passion in the new arena. while i ll be departing the house at the end of this year, i will never, ever give up fighting for this country that i love so much. if you blinked, he might have missed mr. mccarthy s ten month term is the country s highest republican elected official, and that s not just because it was so short. it was entirely unproductive. mccarthy bargained away basically everything to when the speaker s gavel and he got nothing in return for it. that is the lesson for people who court the far right who do the bidding of donald trump, look the other way. and
and luckily, we will never ever forget the great norman lear. on that note, i wish you a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me. i ll see you again tomorrow. california congressman kevin mccarthy the shortest serving speaker of the house in over 140 years is ending his extraordinary 2023 by throwing in the towel. now it is time to pursue my passion in the new arena. while i ll be departing the house at the end of this year, i will never, ever give up fighting for this country that i love so much. if you blinked, you might have missed mr. mccarthy s ten month term as the country s highest republican elected official, and that s not just because it was so short. it was entirely unproductive. mccarthy bargained away basically everything to when the speaker s gavel and he got nothing in return for it. that is the lesson for people who court the far right who do the bidding of donald trump, look the oth