Aggregate, all these places did something praiseworthy and novel. They took steps to make it easier to vote. They did this by expanding eligibility for mailin voting and early voting and adding drop boxes for ballots right . Theres Public Health concern. You dont want everyone crowding in on election day so people found ways to just make it easier to vote so you wouldnt have that. And the results are clear. It worked. Turnout was the highest it had been in 120 years. Nearly 67 of eligible voters cast a ballot. And also there was no uniform drubbing of one party by the other. It was not a blowout. It was a competitive election. Yes, joe biden won by a healthy margin. 7 million votes. 70 plus Electoral College votes. But remember republicans gained seats in the house. They want some key senate rates right . Now rather than looking at that outcome and thinking wow, we can be a Competitive Party even in high turnout elections which would have been a totally rational conclusion. Republican
Tonight on all in. A president of the United States has to have immunity. And the Supreme Court is going to be really good at it. The supreme will take Donald Trumps immunity case. This is a momentous Decision Just to hear this case tonight Rachel Maddow and lawrence on the Supreme Court their delayed decision, and what it means for justice. Plus, lisa rooney, and Kristy Greenberg on how we got here and david claw from the new political reality for an electorate that has stopped trump before. When all in, starts right now. Pierre i by a grand, jerry for his role in that insurrection. Well, today, in a single page order released a 5 00, the court agreed to consider trumps manifest weak claim, that he is immune from prosecution for the January 6th Insurrection because he was acting in some sense of his official capacity as president. But, the order itself is not the story here, its the timing it all comes back for the timing. Lets remember, the court case the trial of donald trump over h
Trumps community case. This is a momentous Decision Just to hear this case. Tonight, rachel and Lawrence Odonnell on the Supreme Court with their delayed decision and what it means for justice. Lisa rubin and kristi on how we got here. The new political reality for an electorate that has stopped trump before. All in starts now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. The right wing dominated the Supreme Court and gave donald trump a gift. The biggest possible gift anyone could give him. The biggest possible gift they have given him yet. Trump in violent coup to overthrow democracy. He rallied a Supporter System to destroy the capital and he was indicted by our justice department, representative of us, the people, on four federal Felony Counts by a grand jury for his role in the insurrection. Today, in a single document, the court agreed to consider trumps claim that he is immune from prosecution for the january 6th insurrection, because he was acting in some sense of his official c
this is a historic moment for the united states supreme court and for american democracy. the justices about to consider whether donald trump is constitutionally barred from being president again. we ll hear the unprecedented arguments and the court s responses live. welcome to cnn s special live coverage of the trump ballot battle at the u.s. supreme court. i m kaitlan collins live outside the supreme court. and i m jake tapper. the nation s highest court will review this landmark case. the division by colorado s supreme court to disqualify former president trump from the 2024 ballot based on what some call the insurrectionist ban 12349th amendment to the u.s. constitution. today the nine justices, three of them nominated by trump, are poised to have the most direct impact on a presidential election since the supreme court decided bush v. gore nearly a quarter sentry ago. now among the questions before the highest court in the land today, did trump incite an insurrecti
boxes. the new york times reports this, quote, during president trump s years in the white house his aides began to refer to the boxes full of papers and odds and ends he carted around with him almost everywhere as the beautiful mind material. it was a reference to the title of a book and movie depicting the life of john f nash jr., the mathematician with schizophrenia played in the film by russell crow. one trump official who spoke anonplacely to describe the situation said while the materials were disorganized trump would notice if someone rifled through them or they were not arranged in a particular way. it was the person said, quote, how his mind works but the times describes trump s organized chaos was nothing new. here s a look at his office at trump tower back in 2015 from an interview with wall street germ. this office is all you, and it s a little bit junky. yeah. you know what? this i just got a few weeks ago. this is from the marine corp. that s the chair f