financial scandals as he cozied up to sympathetic billionaires. we start with donald trump s alarming embrace of authoritarianism, fascism, and ci rhetoric, adopting toxics rhetoric to dehumanize and apoat immigrants in turns t experts say echoed the worst dictators of the 20th century. trp s newest comments sparking headlines and backlash, in raising new questions about market a or s in congress. after trump targeted immigrants in language historians say was identical to adolf hitler s language about jewish people. they are poisoning the blood of our country, that is what they have done. they ve poisoned mental institutions and prisons all over the world. not just in south america, not just a three o four countries we think about, b all over the world ar coming into our country from africa, from asia, all over the world. experts pointing out, quote, the term blood poisoning was used by hitler in his manifesto mein kampf, in which she criticize immigration and the mixing
and the most part, that no. it as well as just as four to georgia election workers. ruby freeman and shaye moss when $148 million in their long running legal battle with rudy giuliani. let s get started. good evening. special counsel jack smith is calling the disgraced ex presidents bluff. this week, the supreme court granted smith s request to fast-track consideration of donald trump s claim of absolute immunity from criminal charges extending from his alleged attempts at interference in the 2020 election. trump s lawyers have been given until wednesday, that s december 20th, to file a response in their own briefed on this issue. following that move, the court of appeal and the d.c. circuit also graphics must owe motion to expedite trump s appeal. it s important to understand. this request from smith to the supreme court s for unusual. not only to the special counsel just the justices to roll for an appeals court could act he also urge them to move with exceptional s
hey, everybody. good to see you. i m yasmin vossoughian in for my friend chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. right now defense secretary lloyd austin doubling down on u.s. support for israel, insisting the united states will not dictate a timeline or terms for how it goes after hamas. this message, despite the growing fears at the white house and austin s own concerns that israel s bombing campaign will ultimately backfire, creating more terrorists than it kills. what happens now? what are the chances senate negotiators can break a decades-old impasse on immigration in just a couple weeks? the unbelievable amount of political pressure on lawmakers as they try to navigate what one senator calls, quote, the most complicated area of the law in the entire country. some horrific holiday weather making things miserable for millions of americans right now. the storm that soaked the carolinas now slamming new york, boston, even bangor, maine. torrential rai
shaye moss vote collects. american, santa rebutting look at how a right of christmas is mark by racism. the incomparable billy porter stops by to discuss his documentary short already getting oscar buzz. i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. the house is officially in rece for the holidays with no plans toreturn before the new year. meanwhile, across the capital, of the senate will reconvene on monday as negotiators trying to reach a deal on immigration which is holding up president biden to critical aid package for ukraine and israel. a senate majority leader, chuck schumer, pledged to hold a vote on the supplemental aid package next week, quote, no matter what. wever, any agreement will still need to make it through the republican-controlled house, which is already facing a lethto do list when lawmakers get back to washington. perhaps the most urgent of the unfinished business, taking action on two looming funding deadlines won on january 19th and another on jan
mayor already in financial and legal trouble, now owes money to two georgia election workers. the powerful storm making its way up the east coast likely bringing power outages and travel delays. the awful news out of gaza. the israeli military admitting to accidentally shooting and killing three hostages. these are the sites and the sounds of the holiday shipping season. we will show you how gifts get to where they need to go on time. and your time to ship them is running out. it gave me joy helping people. it felt good giving something instead of getting something i really changed my heart. norah: and we are on the road was santa s helpers spreading holiday cheer. their joy, that s the gift to you. norah: good evening to our viewers in the west. i am norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us on this friday night. we begin with breaking news about the man once known as america s mayor. rudy giuliani tonight ordered to pay a staggering amount of mone