politicsnation. tonight s lead, a christmas blizzard. right now, americans are preparing to celebrate christmas in the midst of a blizzard of legal developments surrounding donald trump. in just the last five days, the supreme has blocked special counsel jack smith s request to expedite a ruling on whether trump has legal immunity over his january 6th conduct. earlier, new recordings published by the detroit news reportedly showed trump pressing republican electors in michigan not to certify joe biden s victory in the state. three years ago. the state supreme court justices in colorado have been reporting death threats all week since they ruled that trump could not run for office in the state. all that plus what to expect when the senate comes back to washington next month. in new york governor kathy hochul joins me shortly as the empire state officially takes up the question of reparations for its black residents. i had a firsthand view this week as head of the national acti
i m just a humble host. on friday, night there s different rules for guests, but the host rules are all the same. always the same. there s a list of words that i can t say. it applies for friday night as well. even on a july friday night, late at night. late at night, 10:00, the kids are still watching. okay, i got it. thank, you chris. thank you. well, the two shirts guy is now the two guilty verdicts guy. steve bannon, who always wears to shirts for reasons known only to him, was found guilty on two counts of criminal contempt of congress in federal court today in washington, d.c.. former federal prosecutor glenn kirschner was in the courtroom, and will join us later in this hour. with the unsurprising details of those two guilty. when i watch the general six committee hearings, especially one that includes video of donald trump and his children, i always wonder what mary trump s thinking. mary trump will tell us exactly what she was thinking last night, wa
tensions in london. the assistance forces commissioner praised officers who put themselves in harm s way. and the uk pays tribute to the armed forces on remembrance sunday. the latest headlines at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. this week saw the first king s speech in 70 years. the first, and who knows, maybe the last, under prime minister rishi sunak, after 13 years of conservative rule. at the centre of power in those 13 years, both in pushing original policies and allegedly sinister plotting behind the scenes, is today s guest on political thinking. a conversation, with rather than a newsy interrogation of, someone who shapes our thinking about what shaped theirs. he, if you ve not guessed yet, is michael gove. he s found some pretty surprising allies during his ministerial career. he is praised now as housing secretary by housing campaigners. whereas tory supporting developers complain
is in danger, it s just one of those indicators of just how cowed by the notion of presidential protection delegations judges and other people can be. but as we go forward here, it seems this is really the crucial moment for judge merchan and it seems like donald trump is trying to find the line, trying to find the spot where i can either prove to you that you cannot put me in jail, you won t dare put me in jail and i ll prove it to you or the other side of the trump crazy coin, you will put me in jail and i will somehow have some martyr status because of it. i think these are great observations about the secret service. the new york state courtrooms are safe. they ve been made save, there s multiple layers of security, he can move around the courtroom safely. it s a great point. and as andrew wiseman just said, there can be multiple levels of punishment, of contempt, to get him to a point where he stopped doing this
jail and i will prove it or the other side of the trump crazy corn, you will put me in jail and i will somehow have martyr status because of it. these are great observations about the secret service. the new york state court rooms are safe, there is multiple layers of security. he can move around the courtroom safely. as andrew just said there can be multiple levels of punishment, of contempt to get him to a point where he stops doing this without getting to these fears you just mentioned. if the judge wants to start with a fine, if the judge wants to start with home detention he can take steps to ensure trump is complying with the orders. we will squeeze in a quick break and we will be back with andrew and adam on this breaking news about trump s clear violation of the judge s gag order and other matters for defendant trump, we will be right back. right back. they re quitting the kibble. and kicking the cans.