welcome to the beat: weekend . let s get right into the headlines. our top story right now, is these diverging paths in accountability for donald trump s failed coup and insurrection. that includes some bad news for trump in the rico case today, where he just lost an effort to dismiss it, a judge rejecting the bizarre legal claim that indicted crimes would be okay because trump claims they were his free speech. that is not the actual law. in fact, plenty of crimes may include people talking, but the first amendment does not protect words used for blatant criminal conduct, fraud, imminent threats, as the judge reminded trump s lawyers. now, that new ruling against trump and the coup case along with the other cases against trump and the january 6th plotters does show how on one path in the courts, there are tough prosecutions and punishment for the coup. it is a court process that has escalated over time, and initially you had all of the efforts around january 6th slow down an