Evidence spells out how donald trump and his allies were just fine with riots in 2020 as the gop is, again, reviving a conspiracy about the coming election also the maga model, the vice presidential debate previews the gop s future. I believe that we have the most beautiful cousin tree in the world, the same maga messaging in more pleasant packaging and a riff from eddie vetter sounding off on donald trump for shilling $100,000, watches live at the table. Bakari sellers scott jennings ashley we, allison, bryan lanza and bomani jones with 33 days to go. Americans with different perspectives aren t talking to each other but here they do good evening. I m abby phillip in new york. Let s get right to what america is talking about tonight. Jack smith makes his case in public just one month before the election. The special counsel is demanding that donald trump stand trial for his quest to cling to power. It is a revealing new accusation in a major filing and it shows that the former preside
Permission from Judge Chutkan Jack Smith released a filing with never before seen evidence he has compiled against Donald Trump in his investigation of the federal Election Interference Case. It begins with the defense of Jack Smiths entire case in light of the supreme courts immunity decision which divides official acts from private acts, giving president s immunity for official ones. It reads in part, quote, the defendant asserts that he is immune from prosecution for his criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 president ial election, because he claims it entailed official conduct. Not so. Although the defendant was the incumbent president during the charged conspiracies, his scheme was fundamentally a private one. This motion provides a comprehensive account of the defendants private criminal conduct. This quote comprehensive account of Donald Trumps criminal conduct is 165 pages long. Its here on our desk, we just got it a few minutes ago. Fortunately for us we have an entire team of
Versus donald j trump. I should be a lot of different places right now campaigning. Im sitting here. For the first time in history, prosecutors layout a criminal case against a former american president to a jury. This case is about a conspiracy to corrupt the 2016 president ial election. Tonight, the Opening Statements from the prosecution and the defense and the first witness takes the stand. We should be expecting a lot more of david. Rachel maddow was inside the courtroom to see it all. We got a road map as to how the case is going to go. As donald trump goes on trial. He seems old, tired, and mad. Tonight, which maddow, Lawrence Odonnell, alex wagner, stephanie ruhle, msnbc legal experts are all here. Special Coverage Of Trump On Trial begins. Now. Thank you for joining us tonight for this special Primetime Recap of the first ever criminal trial of former u. S. President , the first ever criminal trial of a major parties summative nominee as their candidate for president. I know R
Maybe talking about what theyve done in the past. It comes from maybe allen weisselberg going on to tell you about what checks were actually cash to why they were not. But one big important part here is gonna be this, the private versus political elie alluded this its earlier today as well, whether this was all trying to stop his Wife Or Embarrassment from understanding about the private or the political aspect of it. If its actually maybe even half private, halflit doesnt matter. So look, what the prosecutor is saying right here on the left side of your screen, you can see the prosecutor, Matthew Colangelo was saying that this meaning August 2000 some 15 trump cohen, michael cohen, his attorney, and david, the publisher of the national enquirer and other tabloids, agreed at the Trump Tower Meeting that quote, would help the defendants campaign. Thats the quote, by acting as the quote, eyes and ears of the campaign. So here they are making a direct delegation that this is political non