politicsnation. tonight s lead, for the art of the steel. right now that donald trump brand, which he s banking on for another what house when, is buckling under the added weight of a nearly health a billion dollar judgment. after his new york civil trial concluded yesterday, with the former president, has adult sons, and several of his associates effectively barred from personally running a business in new york. and trump s legal challenges are only likely to deepen as we move further into a campaign season and the republican front- runner spends more time between the trial in the courtroom. msnbc legal analyst and host katie phang joins me shortly as we unpack an intense week of legal news for trump and for his prosecutors. plus the latest space and of national geographic s genius series. not only examines the parallel lives of dr. martin luther king junior and malcolm x, but it shines a special light on their wives, caretta scott king and dr. betty and i m pleased to say
border measure, blasted by trump. new york governor kathy hochul joins me live, to talk about what that means for the migrant crisis in her state. and, about the special election to replace disgraced ex congressman george santos. and, dynamic duo. my conversation with the actors who betrayed dr. martin luther king junior and malcolm x, in a new series that gives fresh insight into the civil rights icons, and their lives. i am jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. we begin tonight with the tale of two candidates and the court system. president biden was dealt both a legal win, and a political blow by the special counsel s classified documents investigation. special counsel robert hur, a republican, declined to file charges against biden, but accused him of memory lapses and, quote, willful willfully disclosing government secrets. top democrats have slammed special counsel hers report, especially his description of biden as a, quote, elderly man with a poor memory. vi
hello and welcome to this super bowl sunday edition of politicsnation. ahead of the big game tonight. our senate working overtime this weekend just cleared a major hurdle to getting a supplemental national security bill passed. after after a week of new republican engineer dysfunction in both chambers on border security, foreign aid and impeachment. or a push against the homeland security secretary mayorkas. that the house gop will repeat again this week with a razor- thin margin for defections. coaching this chaos from the sidelines of, course, is donald trump. in addition to pulling the gop s strings in congress, told our campaign rally last night in south carolina that he was okay with whatever to our nato allies if they refuse to pay up the alliance. my msnbc sister joy reid joins me with her reaction to the news from the hill. in the campaign cash rail. and i m proud to say her latest book on to civil rights movements on in uncertain titans. plus, you don t want
christian will discuss what these developments could mean for both men. rare, working weekend. the senate is in session trying to pass the far-right bill, after republicans kill that bipartisan border measure blasted by trump. new york governor, kathy hochul, joins me live to talk about what that means for the migrant crisis in her state, and about the special election to replace disgraced ex congressman george santos. and dynamic dual, my conversation with the actress that portrayed martin luther king junior, and malcolm x, in a new series that gives special insight in the civil icons, and their lives. i am jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show! we begin tonight with a tale of two candidates in the court system. president biden was dealt both a legal when, and a political blow by the special counsel s classified documents investigation. special counsel, robert hur, a republicans, declined to file charges against biden, but accused him of memory lap
politicsnation. ten nights lead, the showdowns to come. culture or politics have consumed the republican party as we approach an election year. threatening the legislative agenda in congress in the house speaker kevin mccarthy s concessions to the hard right flank of his caucus have led to the passage of a military spending bill. bogged down with amendments targeting diversity programs and lgbtq protections. in the meantime, alabama senator tommy tuberville is holding up dozens of military appointments over the pentagon s abortion policies. some colleagues are warning the blockade could endanger national security. against that backdrop, a potential government shutdown. the showdown looms and the first presidential caucus of 2024 is just six months away. delaware congresswoman lisa rochester joins me shortly to talk about all of it. plus, the phony war on critical race theory is still raging in state houses. and on school boards across the country one of the intellectual archi