[ ] [ ] [ cheering and applause ] greg: well, i guess that will do. [ laughter ] happy monday, everyone. jill biden appeared on the july cover of vogue. meanwhile, joe biden appeared on the cover of morgue. [ laughter ] president biden s total and utter collapse at thursday s debate has party officials making some big changes including replacing his three-word slogan from build back better to do not resuscitate. [ laughter ] a cnn report says biden s debate performance was so bad that at a hollywood watch party rob reiner was screaming and jane fonda was crying. are you sure they weren t having sex? [ laughter ] during a fundraiser on saturday, biden reportedly needed a teleprompter for 5-minute remarks. here s what was in the teleprompter. [ laughter ] this is going to go on for five months. in a recent piece white house aides told axios that from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., he is dependably engaged and he asks that terrorists who wish to attack call back in regular busines
in some ways. well, thank you. that s what i was aiming for. well done, my friend, thank you. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. so anything much going on in the news? enjoying these sleepy summer days without much happening? aghh. all right. we have a bunch of stuff to coffer tonight. first, the former president of the united states is going to be sentenced for 34 felony convictions next week on thursday. the prosecutors who brought that case and who prosecuted in court that case against donald trump, they were due today to make their sentencing recommendation to the judge. in a new york state case like this, it s not the jury that convicted trump that will decide what his sentence is. it s the judge who oversaw the case. it s juan juan merchan who will sentence trump. the maximum sentence under law that trump could face is four years in prison. it s very possible, however, that he might not get any prison time at all. for he does get a sentence of con
good evening. the breaking legal news of the night, which sounds minor is that donald trump s lawyers have already sent a letter to the judge in the case saying today s action by the united states supreme court means the conviction have to be thrown out and i think the sentencing will proceed and the courts will take that up on the appeal but that is the very first legal move they have made since the supreme court ruled today. here we go. as far as the practical consequence of that in the new york criminal case, i think the judge will hear arguments from both sides as to whether the sentencing should be delayed and i don t think the sentencing he has been convict did by a jury. i think the sentencing, even if it is delayed will likely proceed. if there is substance to it to the request to have the verdict , the jury s verdict thrown out because of today s radical supreme court ruling, i think it is something that will happen at the appeals court. we will see but we are wa
you re going to want to hear what she says. it is tomorrow night, 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. eastern here on msnbc. now it is time for the last word with the great lawrence o donnell. good evening. good evening, rachel. of course, the breaking legal news of the night, which sounds minor, in its way, is that donald trump s lawyers have already sent a letter to judge mershon in that case saying that today s action by the united states supreme court means that that conviction has to be thrown out. i think sentencing is going to proceed and the new york courts will say take that on your appeal. what that is the latest, that is the very first legal move they have made since the supreme court ruled today. here we go. as far as the practical consequence of that in the new york criminal case. i think judge mershon will hear arguments from both sides as to whether the sentencing should be delayed. i don t think the sentencing, i mean, he has been convicted. you don t throw something
important and i hope the supreme court has the courage to do that. the supreme court delivers for donald trump. this is a really historic day here the supreme court setting a brand-new standard for presidential immunity. a landmark decision on presidential immunity. absolutely immuned to undermine elections, to go after individuals. and a blistering dissent from the liberal justices. orders the navy s.e.a.l. team six to assassinate a political rival. the president is now a king above the law. what happens to the case against donald trump? and what does it mean for an election that s just four months away? now the stakes are astronomically. tonight, when msnbc special coverage of the trump immunity ruling begins. now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. we have an absolutely huge night of special coverage of today s supreme court decision on presidential immunity, you should know the president of the united states joe biden is going to deliver rema