Brought into our system, explicitly by this Maga Movement is of course not accepting the. So trumps first impeachment was about trying to cheat, what he ultimately failed to do. Beat Joe Biden Fair and square. He was abusing, according to all the evidence we heard, he was abusing his power as a commander in chief, and his power in foreign policy, to try to cheat, because he was worried he would lose to joe biden. He had reason to worry that he would lose in a free and Fair Election he did and it predates the primary. Hes so freaked out by biden that well out of the primary is trying to take him out. Thats reasonable one. We know reasonable to was the very Fast Reaction to this horrific instruction which mcconnell in that brief moment, they said this was an insurrection, this was a crime. Mcconnell said the Justice System can hold him into account. And here we are tonight, with a grand jury returning every Request Indictment in georgia, and in a journalistic caution, we dont have the na
Without a speaker. Many more republicans are now starting this new week by jumping into that chaotic and messy race. We have that report coming up later. Our top story is the prosecutors on offense in the trump coup cases. Jack smith has already put pressure on Defendant Trump after winning that partial gag order. Now, if youve been following the news, d. A. Willis has just won convictions on the eve of her first rico trial. Indeed, that was supposed to start today, but she won it so decisively, there is no trial. Ill explain. Two Trump Lawyers pled guilty two days ago nay row, showing new concern today that he is worrie they will testify against him and it will be damaging. He posted a new statement, which asserts, referring to Sydney Powell that she was, quote, one of millions who thought the 2020 president ial election was rigged and stolen. Thats his typo, by the way. He goes on to say, quote, ms. Powell was not my attorney and never was. That claim is false, but it is also telling
All fronts, our reporters are on the ground in israel and lebanon this morning. To get the very latest on the state of war and the danger of the conflict expanding. And well tell you about the growing humanitarian disaster resulting from israels bombardment of gaza. Also talk about a way forward and out of this decades long conflict with an honest trial we, palestinian politician whos been at the Negotiating Table for peace before and former u. S. Deputy National Security adviser about the role america can and should play in trying to revive a enduring peace between israelis and palestinians. Then im gonna pull back the curtain and talk about how we govern this war including the complicated and difficult work of verifying images and facts from the frontlines, we begin this hour here in the Nations Capital with americas role in the world amid a growing leadership crisis, in our own house, a house that donald trump built. Velshi starts now. What good morning to, you saturday october the
The past. Theyve done it in wars over the past. They can do it again, and thats what we need to protect civilians in gaza. Sari bashi thank you very much for joining us tonight. That is all in for the week. Alex wagner tonight starts right now. Good evening, alex. Just an unfathomable loss of life and it continues, thank you my friend, and thanks to athome for joining me this evening. Throughout the trump era, the 45th president used one tactic, over and over again, to try and get what he wanted, bullying. Sometimes, it came in the form of want cruelty and bigotry directed towards everyone from war heroes, to disabled reporters, to judges of mexican heritage. Hes a war hero because he was captured. I like people that werent captured. Youve gotta see this guy, oh, i dont know what i said. I dont remember. We are building a wall, hes a mexican, we are building a wall between here and mexico. Sometimes it came in the form of hostile exchanges with the press. You know you are a fake, you k
45th president used one tactic, over and over again, to try and get what he wanted, bullying. Sometimes, it came in the form of want cruelty and bigotry directed towards everyone from war heroes, to disabled reporters, to judges of mexican heritage. Hes a war hero because he was captured. I like people that werent captured. Youve gotta see this guy, oh, i dont know what i said. I dont remember. We are building a wall, hes a mexican, we are building a wall between here and mexico. Sometimes it came in the form of hostile exchanges with the press. You know you are a fake, you know that. Its okay, i know youre not thinking. You never do. Im sorry . No, go ahead. You are a rude terrible person. Sometimes trump recruited other people to aid in the bullying, like encouraging crowds to beat up protesters, or getting fox news to pressure republican senators to oppose his impeachment. From the day he entered the president ial race, to his final days in office, trying to reverse the results of t