President comes into focus. I am from regular stock. I am from regular people. Tonight, donald trump, Clarence Thomas, and new reporting on the Billionaire Friends Keeping clarence happy. I like to keep that friendship. [laughter] then, why the republicans need to root for jack smiths speedy trial. Plus, on a rainy day for Fake Electors in michigan, why arent we seeing this all over the country . Count three alleges that you dont falsely make, alter, for, its recovered a Public Record with the intent to defraud. Do you understand the charges in maximum penalties . Yes. And senator roy mazie hirono on the devastation of the fires and high hawaii, when all in starts, right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. We have a proposed date for Donald Trumps trial. On charges they tried to steal the 2020 election. In a court filing today, Special Counsel jack smith asked for a start date of january 2nd, 2024. He said this would vindicate the Publics Interest in a speedy trial. That i
Donald trumps trial on charges he tried to steal the 2020 election. In a court filing today, Special Counsel jack smith asked for a start date of january 2nd, 2024. He said this would vindicate the publics interest in a speedy trial, that will ultimately be decided by the judge presiding in that case, judge tanya chutkan. But even assuming she chooses a somewhat later start, there may be some delays along the way, donald trump is probably going to face trial in this case before the president ial election next november. Though he does have one critical possible hail mary remaining. He and his lawyers could try to somehow find a way to kick the case up to the Supreme Court, where the conservative majority would rescue him. That was one of the last desperate plans for Donald Trumps coup back in 2021, to get the Supreme Court to rule in his favor. We know theres at least one very conservative justice who one of trumps Coup Plotters thought would be particularly inclined to help out. I spea
You have a candidate running for an office like this and jack smith in this new motion identifies an additional reason for going early. the tone in this motion, and chris, i m sure you noticed this, the tone is very different. the gloves are off. there is no longer in this sense of extra deference to the former president. he s got to go to trial like anyone else. and the government then says it is not only the defendant who has interest stake here. it s the public. the public has a right to a speedy trial, and that is very acute in the situation. that really jumped out at me as well. they write, there is a sight seattle interest and providing a speedy trial that exists separate from and at times at opposition to the interests of the accused. i said that s an interesting thing. that s just stating the subtext. my question is, they re gonna try to delay it. they can propose later dates. what can they do? can they get this out of judge
Contest. the nightmare scenario is, you only counted, or he gets a nomination and right out of wrapping up the delegates, goes to sit in this trial with, you ve got a guy who s the nominee and they re gonna find out what happens to him. that seems like a bad idea from a sort of public interest standpoint. it does seem like the folks who may like this scheduling proposal the most would-be folks in the republican party. i m sure we won t hear them say that out loud. but look, it s complicated when you have a candidate running for an office like this and jack smith in this new motion identifies an additional reason for going early. the tone in this motion, and chris, i m sure you noticed this, the tone is very different. the gloves are off. there is no longer in this sense of extra deference to the former president. he s got to go to trial like anyone else. and the government then says it is not only the defendant who has interest stake here. it s the public. the public has a right to a