unprecedented moment. for the first time in american history, a former president has been convicted for his criminal behavior while still serving as the presumptive republican nominee for president. donald trump calls the verdict rigged and himself, quote, a political prisoner. news break. he s not in prison. maga outrage. trump s allies including the house speaker and several potential republican vice presidential candidates are blasting the verdict and unleashing dangerous rhetoric against the justice system and our democracy itself. but, no one is above the law. president biden warns these attacks are reckless and irresponsible while trying to keep his campaign focus on issues important to voters. we ll talk about it all. the prosecution, and the politics. with congresswoman maxine waters of california and the reverend al sharpton. plus, michelle goldburg and tim miller. i m jonathan capehart an this is the saturday show. and, an historic victory for american justice,
attacking the prosecution s star witness as a quote sleaze bag. imunder a gag order. nasty gag orderment i m not allowed to use his name because of the gag order. but you know, he s a sleaze bag. everybody knows that. took me a while to find out. but he was effective. he did work. but he wasn t a fixer, he was a lawyer. the judge has already fined trump twice for lashing out at michael cohen. now trump is risking prison time with his post verdict vitriol. todd blanche says even that prison is a possibility. if the former president is looking to ensure judge juan merchan includes incarceration as part of his sentencing, then he is doing a really good job. joining me now, former federal prosecutor, thank you for coming to the saturday show. both sides will have a chance to weigh in on donald trump s
outback. witnesses say the victim and a friend were swimming across a river when a 15-foot croc bit him around the chest. the swimmer died from chest wounds or drowned when the crock dragged imunder the water. tornado damaged buildings and boats as it ripped north of rome. the twist twister scattered debris on the roads and blocked traffic. nobody hurt. and that s a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. jon: i m jon scott in for shepard smith. this is the fox report. it is undeniable, that s what secretary of state john kerry said today about last week s chemical weapons attack in syria. the white house says there is very little doubt the syrian government launched that attack. and president obama is considering the options for a possible military response. as we reported at the top of this newscast, officials