Said she condemned mcdonalds saying, as americans, we must acknowledge those tragic events, we cannot allow a false narrative to be created. We cannot allow the calling it legitimate political discourse is wrong. She clarified, the violence at the capitol, is not legitimate political discourse. She was talking about the bogus claims, and the fraud that had been the foundation of the republican party, since election day 2020, they are not legitimate political discourse either. Meanwhile, the New York Times has new details about the january six committee, and how it has adopted prosecution tactics, in conducting its investigation. The committee does not actually have any power, to pursue criminal charges on its own. But, it is clear that its members understand the high stakes of their work, and ultimately, want accountability. That it is why, it has been aggressive and relentless in its work. The committee has interviewed nearly 500 witnesses. It has issued more than 100 subpoenas since
Good morning. It is saturday, may 25th. Im Charles Coleman jr. Filling in for my friend allie velshi. Weve got a lot to talk about. In the last seven days donald trump has reminded us of the many reasons why he remains a danger to the constitution and overall to democracy itself. Lets start when the former president appeared in Nra Convention in texas. During his speech that presumptive president ial nominee asked the critical quote, are we going to be considered three term or twoterm . Some can interpret that to mean just because trump continuously is delusional and believes he won the 2020 election, a possible victory this year could be considered in his eyes a third president ial term. For others, it raises concerns that trump might be floating the idea of serving more than two terms. Which is something he also slightly suggested at a couple rallies during his president ial campaign four years ago. There are a lot of things i could say about this idea. Aspirational, presumptive, eve
I see it. So i tried to live up to that this morning because i knew i would be on the same screen as you. You are all wonderful, have yourselves a great day and i will see you tomorrow. Thanks for joining us. Today on velshi, Inside Donald Trump strategy as defendant candidate and why his inclination to over share his plans is more alarming than you think. Plus, movement on multiple fronts on the draconian crackdown on abortion in this country and worrying signs of what is coming next. Then, why one columbia lecturer says the school is teaching the wrong lessons. We will talk about protests and rates on College Campuses. Ended his a book so beloved by audiences that it spent eight years on the bestseller list. It is a beautiful story of resilience and survival, yet it has been targeted and beyond over and over again. The acclaimed author joins our book club to talk about her memoir, the last castle. Velshi starts now. Good morning to you, it is saturday, may 4. Week three has officiall
Resilience and redemption on the band book club. Another hour of velshi begins right now. Right now. Good morning to you, it is saturday, may the fourth. Week three has wrapped in the first criminal trial of donald trump. The Republican Partys twice impeached for four times impacted presumptive president ial nominee. He is the first former president to find himself facing a criminal trial and the possibility of spending time in jail. Even though hes in this precarious position right now he continues to be the same abrasive man he has always been, someone who thinks the rules dont apply to him. On tuesday, the judge presiding over his criminal trial, judge juan merchan, ruled trump has violated his Gag Order Nine Times so far. He ordered the former president to pay a total fine of 9000. 00 and if necessary, he would impose a cursory tory punishment. Trump could face more consequences as soon as next week. In addition to that ruling, another hearing was scheduled, was held this week rega
That was busier than i expected. Im going to hand this to my friend joe for a minute. You have yourself a fantastic rest of the day and a great party tonight. Ali velshi starts now. Good morning, it is go saturday, april 27th. Donald trump goes by many names and titles these days. He is at once the former president of the United States d and the Presumptive Republican nominee. If you were in a Monastic Courtroom Where His First Criminal Trial Strapped Its second week, you may have heard him referred to as the defendant. That is a first for a former president of the United States. To the Nine Supreme Court t justices this week, he was known as the petitioner, asking them to grant him immunity for criminal prosecution. We can now add one more child to that list. Unindicted coconspirator. That is the title donald trump has been given in two cases brought against loyalists who allegedly participated in the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The latest indictment comes out