Not strikingly negative in the 8 00 hour on msnbc, and hats off to you for that, my friend. Strikingly positive. Have a great weekend. Put that in your pipe. Thanks to you at home for joining me this evening. Do you remember how President Trump had a thing about strongmen and dictators . He could not get enough of them. Most famously, there is the very questionable and very public friendship between trump and putin. But there were other examples too. They were his love letters to north korean dictator kim jongun. There was his reported willingness to protect Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin salman, aka mbs, even after mbs ordered the killing of an american journalist. And then there was the former president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte. During the trump administration, president duterte went on a brutal extrajudicial killing spree. He ordered the mortar of thousands of people he claimed were suspected drug dealers without any trial, without any due process. And duterte was right
President Trump Editing for dictators, he could not get enough of them. There is a very public friendship between trump and putin, but there were other examples to. There were his love letters to new york korean dictator kim jongun. There was his reporting willingness to protect saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, aka mbs, even after mbs ordered the killing of an american journalists. And then there was the former president in the philippines, rodrigo duterte. During the trump administration, president duterte went on a brutal extrajudicial killing spree. He ordered the murder of thousands of people he claimed were suspected drug dealers without any trial, without any due process. Duterte was right in the middle of the campaign of bloodshed when President Trump Praise Duterte for what trump said was an unbelievable job on the drug problem. So, yeah. But trump gave detect a more than just praise. He also gave him highly Sensitive Information about u. S. Nuclear submarines off the c
Just the opposite. Also tonight, Kevin Mccarthys Government Shutdown is now just three days away with little hope he can get control of his chaos caucus in time to avert disaster. Democratic house leader Hakeem Jeffries joins me. But we begin with Breaking News tonight. Judge tanya chutkan, presiding over Donald Trumps federal election interference case, has rejected trumps request for her to recuse herself in the case. Judge chutkans thorough rebuke that he should be prosecuted and imprisoned. Its trumps second defeat by a judge in just two days. Yesterdays ruling by a new york judge, an attorney general Latitia James civil lawsuit against trump undercut one of his most consequential myths, the lie that trump was in real life the character that he played on tv for 14 seasons on the apprentice. Billionaire, successful Real Estate Developer, a wise businessman. But the truth was, and still is, that the twiceimpeached, four times indicted, civilly liable for sexual abuse former president
Reports, a u. S. Senator facing a federal judge. At this moment new jerseys Robert Menendez is inside a New York City Courthouse Set to be arraigned on Bribery Charges. Were live at that court and getting reaction from capitol hill. Plus, breaking moments ago, American Soldier Travis King is in u. S. Custody after he was held for months in north korea. What we know at this hour. Also, legally preposterous, a new york Judge Unloading on former President Donald Trump ruling he committed fraud and lied about his net worth. So what does this mean for trump and his businesses . And later, a ransacking in philadelphia, what police are saying about this overnight looting involving 100 people. Great to have you with us. Its 10 00 eastern, im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york, and we begin with Breaking News here in manhattan this morning. Senator Robert Menendez set to appear in a New York City courtroom this hour after being indicted for bribery. You see him there arriving a short time ago.
donald trump is now counting on those three as portrayed by snl in his new york fraud trial. and today he whined, leave my children alone, like they were toddlers on a playground. and today donald trump jr. took the witness stand for the first time, answering questions about his role in the alleged scheme to falsely inflate the trump organization s assets. eric and ivanka are waiting in the wings. also tonight, arizona secretary of state adrian fontes joins me on set following his testimony today before a senate committee on the on going right wing threat to free and fair elections. and to election workers. but we begin tonight with new speaker of the house mike johnson s first official day at work. now that the people s house is back in session. we ve already established that johnson is an ultra right wing kris man nationalist who will probably push a nationwide abortion ban. but for the time being, the priority is recrimination and votes on dualing censure resolut