We will hear argument this morning in case 23939. Trump versus the United States. Reporter tonight, new testimony of the alleged criminal conspiracy to help elect donald trump. Trump turned to the business at hand and asked david pecker how is our girl. As his argument for absolute immunity finally goes before the Supreme Court. This court has never recognized absolute criminal immunity for any public official. A private attorney to spearhead his challenges to the election results. What was up with the pardon for president nixon . If everybody thought that president s couldnt be prosecuted what was that about . If it fails completely it is because we have destroyed our democracy on our own, isnt it . Tonight, Rachel Maddow, nicole wallace, joy reed, chris liz. Lawrence odonnell, lisa ruben all here as msnbcs special Coverage Of Trump On Trial begins now. Who has the time . Who has the time . You are telling me that simultaneously, we have nearly three hours of Oral Argument at the Unit
Might be for the future president if they have that. What i am more worried about you seem to be worried about the president being chilled. I think we would have a really significant Opposite Problem if the president wasnt chilled. If someone with those kinds of powers, the most powerful person in the world with the greatest amount of authority could go into office knowing that there would be no potential penalty for committing crimes, i am trying to understand what the disincentive is wrong turning the oval office into the seat of Criminal Activity in this country. In a moment i will be joined by former Trump Council and former white House Counsel in the Nixon Administration who was central to the last case the Supreme Court in deciding on if president s are above the law. And the transcript that just came out from today. We will hear from arthur and jeffrey and jessica, investigative counsel, and senior legal analysis and jim who was in court today. A lot of billable hours right here
Either and film from the outside aaron nick watt. Thank you very much. Those mass something weve started to see it all these protests toto conceal identity. Thank you. And thanks to all of you. Its time for henderson good evening from new york or the Tabloid Publisher who said the former president was a mentor to him, described today what he did to help that mentor when the white house and high from washington, where the Supreme Court heard arguments today for and against making any former president immune from criminal prosecution. Fusion for acts in office. And letting this one off the hook for trying to stay in the white house despite losing the election to courtrooms. Two cases, one person at the center of both, which in itself is something that a single individual should be responsible for todays legal traffic jam. And tonights splitscreen special primetime converge here in new york. The former president s criminal trial continued with more testimony from his onetime friend and fo
That moment, according to pecker house, Karen Doing Two which pecker says he replied, quote, shes doing well, shes quiet. Everything is going good in another conversation, pecker said trump preferred to mcdougal is our girl. Pecker also suggested that trump was angry about the interviews i did with her and Stormy Daniels when each broke their silence will bring you excerpts in our coverage tonight. In washington, the Supreme Court oral arguments were underway and the conservatives who as we know, have a majority on the court, appeared to embrace at least some form of criminal immunity for president s, the liberal minority, by contrast, focused on the temptation that might be it for a future president if they have that what im i more worried about using to be worried about the president being chilled. I think that we would have a really significant Opposite Problem if the president wasnt chilled if someone with those kinds of powers, the most powerful person in the world with the greate
New testimony of the alleged criminal conspiracy to help elect donald trump. Trump turned to the business at hand and asked david pecker, how is our girl . Argument for absolute immunity goes before the Supreme Court. This court never recognized criminal immunity for any public official. A private attorney who was willingly to spearhead his challenges to the election results. What was up for the party with president nixon . If everybody thought president s couldnt be prosecuted, then what was that about. If it feels completely,s because we destroyed our own democracy. Rachel maddow, Nicolle Wallace troy reed, lawrence odonnell, ari melber, all here as Msnbc Special Coverage Of Trump On Trial begins. Who has the time . Who has the time . You are telling me that simultaneously we have nearly three hours of Oral Argument at the United States Supreme Court of the former president claiming he is immune from prosecution for any crime he did while president and debt the exact same time he is