repercussions for the election this year and also for the future of american democracy. it is arguably the most important election case to reach the supreme court since bush v gore nearly a quarter century ago. the question before the court is pretty simple actually. does section 3 of the 14th amendment, which bars, quote, an officer of the united states who, quote, engaged in insurrection from holding public office actually apply to the man who incited the january 6th riot, who tried to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power for the first time since the civil war. the colorado state supreme court has already ruled that, yes, trump should be barred from the ballot in that state based on the insurrection that he clearly engaged in. quote, president trump is disqualified from holding the office of president under section 3 because he is disqualified it would be a wrongful act under the election code for the secretary to list him as a candidate on the presidential primary ballot
election he lost. and hearing the case, the panel of nine supreme court justices including three that president trump himself appointed to the bench. whatever they decide has the potential to transform the trajectory of this year s election, and trump s bid to retake the white house making it the most consequential election case since bush v. gore a quarter century ago. these oral arguments expected to begin in moments and potentially last several hours, and we will be here with you for all of it. and joining us now, nbc s ken dilanian outside the court along with andrew weissmann, former fbi general counsel and former senior member of the moeller probe. and neal katyal. before we dive into the big question, your thoughts about the gravity of this moment, exploring an issue that this country has never had to confront before. the founders of our 14th amendment in the 1860s put this in as an ironclad guarantee that we wouldn t have insurrectionists leading our governm
right now. hi, everyone. it s 4:00 here in new york. this month could be a pivotal one for the mountain of legal troubles for the disgraced, twice impeached liable for sexual ex-president. because he happens to be the front runner for the republican nomination for an historically unprecedented third time, it could be a pivotal month for the 2024 election with our democracy as well. any day now, we are expect odd to hear from the d.c. court of appeals on trump s claim that he cannot be prosecuted for trying to overturn the 2020 election. because his efforts took place when he was president of the united states. the so-called immunity claim. no matter what happens there, either trump or jack smith is expected to appeal. we are also waiting on a verdict from a new york judge in the blockbuster $370 million civil fraud case brought by the new york attorney general against donald trump, two of his sons and the trump organization. and then there s the case that could kick trump o
ayman tonight. new attacks and racist insults from donald trump in the final stretch to new hampshire. does it help fuel or derail voters to the desantis or haley campaign? we are on the ground getting those answers and more. also, tonight, courtroom chaos. trump, ramping up his attacks against the judge in e. jean carroll case, yet again. the and has a new excuse for why he deserves a get out of jail free card for inciting an insurrection. what that means if he s allowed back into the oval office. and, the critical case that is now before the supreme court, and the billionaire who is banking on it and more, waiting to see a return on his investment. and associate justice, neil gorsuch. i m ayman mohyeldin, let s do it. we are just three days away from the new hampshire primary, where voters from that state could make or break the campaigns of donald trump s only two remaining rivals in this race. yet, it seems both nikki haley and ron desantis are already looking beyond
stretch to new hampshire. does it help fuel or derail voters to the desantis or haley campaign? we are on the ground getting those answers and more. also, tonight, courtroom chaos. trump, ramping up his attacks against the judge in e. jean carroll case, yet again. the and has a new excuse for why he deserves a get out of jail free card for inciting an insurrection. what that means if he s allowed back into the oval office. and, the critical case that is now before the supreme court, and the billionaire who is banking on it and more, waiting to see a return on his investment. and associate justice, neil gorsuch. i m ayman mohyeldin, let s do it. we are just three days away from the new hampshire primary, where voters from that state could make or break the campaigns of donald trump s only two remaining rivals in this race. yet, it seems both nikki haley and ron desantis are already looking beyond to new hampshire, to the next contest in south carolina. the latest tra