he was born in 1827, he was a minister in the church, he served as a chaplain for the union army during the american civil war. then in 1870, he was elected by the mississippi legislature to the united states senate believe it or not. the first ever black man stand to either body of congress in our country s history, was him. it is sort of hard to imagine that today, mississippi was the first day to actually send a black man to the, congress but they did. and they did it all the way back in 1870. and then believe it or not, an 1875, they did it again. the mississippi legislator said blanche k bruise to the united states senate. that s the second time ever a black man was elected to that chamber. and you re probably wondering why or how that happened. the reason mississippi was actually able to make history like that all the way back in the 1870s was because of reconstruction. after the civil war, mississippi was forced to adopt a bunch of new laws and franchising the states n
ironic it is that your the justice says when they re nominate and they re going through the confirmation process, they say we don t like to comment on hypothetical cases. and it was watching the opening segment and it was like no one is aggrieved, there actually is no case here, but they have no problem making decisions about hypothetical cases if, that, say someone one day was aggrieved. that s a great point. they re-found their ability to weigh in on high post. exactly. great show as always, my friend. great to see, you enjoy the rest of your evening off. and thanks to at-home for joining us tonight. alex has the night off. i m filling in for her this evening. but we begin tonight with the supreme court. and his name was jerome rebels he was born in 1827 he was a minister in the amy church. he served as a chaplain for the army for the american civil war. and in 1870, he was elected by the mississippi legislator to the united states senate believe it or not. the firs
new york, he will be the first former president to appear i court as a criminaldefendant nbc news has learned that he s facing about 30 counts related to document fraud. they stem from manhattan da, alvin bragg, s investigation into the hush money paymen made to adult film actress stormy daniels now, trump s indictment is expected to remain sealed unti tuesday afternoon. that s when he s scheduled t turn himself in for an arraignment. today, we are getting ne details on how the dramati moment will unfold the former president wil arrive in new york city monday night on tuesday around 1 pm he will be driven from trump tower to the courthouse. as of now, the former presiden will not be handcuffed photographed for a mugshot, no placed in a holding cell however, he will b fingerprinted. trump s lawyer, making clear h intends to fight the charges - hold up in mar-a-lago, so we will fix this and we will be successful, i m sure president trump will not take plea deal in this case,
who has passed today. longest serving woman in senate history leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for gun safety measures and equal rights. also tonight, the consequences of handing over power to the radical fringe of your party. the republican government shutdown would all but certain to come this weekend. plus a major development in the plot to overturn trump s election loss in georgia. late today we learned that one of trump s codefendants has agreed to a plea deal. we begin tonight with the essence of maga and the countdown. a little over 24 hours from now, the federal government will likely shut down. that will happen for only one reason, because the fundamental essence of maga. donald trump s trusted version of republicanism. the chaos and cruelty. today, in an effort to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open for one month, failed. it will not surprise you that the people who voted to shut the government down where members of the maga caucus,
the criminal accountability that governs his fellow citizens. let but those legal losses have not corrupt his legal team s efforts to escape, or at least postpone his prosecutions, at a hearing on friday his lawyers went as far as to argue that a trial in the fulton county georgia case this year would constitute election interference. can you imagine the notion of for president, not being able to campaign for the presidency because he is, in some form or fashion, incapable of defending himself? that would be the most effective election interference in the history of the united states . we re gonna let the fulton county judge make the argument on that. but those are reminders that there are still a number of complex issues to resolve as america, for the first-time, consider the prosecution of a former president who is also running to return to the white house. it has been looming large over the republican presidential primary since the very beginning, and these recent rul