Attorney general new yorks Attorney General made those remarks, donald trump is in court on trial to determine what price he should pay for the massive fraud hes committed for years. Plus, trumps increasing threat to democracy. Hes attacking judges and threatening to lock up americas district attorneys. The authors of how democracies die join me. Also tonight, one of the most hated members of congress, matt gaetz, just might have the power to take down Kevin Mccarthy unless democrats come to kevins rescue, but will they . But we begin tonight with donald trump and new York Attorney general Letitia James. Together for the first time in a New York City courtroom. Today was the first day of the Civil Fraud Trial Over charges that trump along with his two adult sons and his business grossly inflated the value of his assets for years. Attorney general james who has not was not arguing the case today, did have a front row seat. Presiding is judge arthur angoran, who delivered the Bombshell R
Today on Inside Politics a moment memorialized for all of history. For the very first time, Television Cameras capture the former president of the United States sitting stoic inside a croom. Lets be clear, his entrance was a madefortv setup, all about his campaign. Beyond trumps stage craft, the trial poses a very real threat to his business empire. Will he get by with help from new friends . The speaker readies for a revolt that will try to take the gavel, staying in his job may depend on democrats. Governor gavin newsom honors a promise to elect a black woman to fill the seat vacant by dianne feinstein. Barbara lee will join me in minutes. Im dana bash, behind the headlines and Inside Politics. Up first, the former president flanked by his lawyers captured sitting behind the Defense Table in a New York City cr courtroom. That glimpse will be the only one we get of donald trump. The judge overseeing His Civil Fraud Trial decided to keep the media from broadcasting Opening Arguments li
Dianne Feinstein has passed on, leaving a vacant Senate seat in California. Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Laphonza Butler to fill it. Newsom, who had already openly committed to selecting a black woman for the position, has sparked controversy with this decision. “This isn’t a meritocracy any .
butler, president of emily s nest, and former adviser for kamala harris s 2020 presidential campaign. she s come a long way. thank you for joining me today, laphonza. thank you so much for having me. let me start with this, the stakes are high for democrats. the president biden is doubling down on making abortion the centerpiece of the midterms. however, a recent polling conducted by ma bonn mountain university show that voters see the economy, high inflation is the top issues over abortion rights. with just roughly two weeks left until election day, is abortion still the mobilizing issue for democratic voters that it seemed that was gonna be this summer after the repeal of roe v. wade? thank you again, reverend, it s good to see you again. i appreciate the question.
description of how these things might work in 2020. thank you for the detail they brought to this specific things there may may have been maybe a lot of people were not paying attention to what happened in kansas see other night. it really did shake the earth last night we didn t kansas. rachel sweet is the campaign manager for the no campaign has successfully blocked and antiabortion mission as you re in kansas last night. thank you so much for joining us. thank you for having me. we turn out to laphonza president of emily s list that works to elect democratic pro-choice women to office. miss butler thank you so much for being with us tonight. i want to start by getting your reaction to what happened in kansas last night. often when you talk to people who are on the winning side of something they tell you they knew it all along. i ve spoken to a lot of people in kansas who said we were hoping it was going to happen, but we weren t really expecting the blow at the we got in this