we are very grateful. i will be back with you tomorrow. the beat with katy faang in for ari melber starts right now. hello. what a fantastic show. good to see you. thanks so much for everything. and welcome to the rest of you to the the beat. i m katy faang in for ari melber. breaking news on donald trump s coup charges and the united states supreme court. late today donald trump s lawyers urging the united states supreme court to delay hearing arguments on a monumental question, whether he has absuit immunity criminal prosecution from actions trying to overturn the 2020 election. the filing coming in response to special counsel jack smith who is urging the high court to fast track this case. today trump s lawyers telling the court it should wait until a lower court has ruled while questioning why smith wants to move so quickly. arguing that smith s proposal would lead to a, quote, radically compressed timetable, and that, quote, the special counsel identifies no dpelg re
look, i think it s highly unlikely donald trump has ever read mine comp. they attack what he said, but if you come back to the root of the issue, it s what a lot of american people agree with him on. remember when trump s first wife said he kept a book of hitler s speeches by his bedside? now he s echoing nazi rhetoric, and as unusual, republican politicians are coming to his defense. also, new reporting on justice clarence thomas, and his quest to live like the jones while serve on the court, which could go a long way to explain why he allowed his wealthy friends to give him such lavish, lavish gifts. and fresh off their 148 million dollar court victory over rudy giuliani, the women he defamed, ruby freeman and shaye moss, are now filing a new lawsuit against rudy. but we begin tonight with the phrase, poisoning the blood of our country. if it sounds like nazi talk, it s because it is. in chapter 11 of adolf hitler s fascist manifesto he writes, all great culture
continues now. tonight, straight from the source. a major defeat for donald trump s former right-hand man. a blistering decision against mark meadows written by one of the most conservative federal judges in the nation. and the ruling itself could be devastating for trump at the supreme court. plus, trump accused of parroting hitler once again, the second time in just a matter of weeks. he says the immigrants are, quote, poisoning the blood of america. it is chilling rhetoric from the gop front-runner just four weeks from the first votes. also tonight, one of the biggest rising stars in hollywood found guilty of assault and harassment for attacking his former girlfriend. now marvel is cutting ties with an actor that it was betting its future on. i m kaitlan collins, and this is the source. as seems to be the case for many people who get close to donald trump, tonight, things have gone from bad to worse for his former chief of staff, mark meadows. his attempt to get hi
under pressure, u.s. defense secretary lloyd austen is in israel and pressing for a more targeted approach in gaza as they call for a cease-fire. we re calling for the latest, former president trumps rhetoric is hitting new ugly lows. the gop front runner s latest attack on migrants talking comparisons to hitler. southwest airlines will pay up, we are talking $140 million fine for last winter s travel nightmare. we are following major developing stories all coming in on sienna s new cnn new central. pressure is growing on israel to change its strategy and its war against hamas because the civilian death toll in gaza is skyrocketing and continuing to climb. secretary of defense lloyd austen met with prime minister benjamin netanyahu along with top israeli officials to get a clear picture of their military operations. the u.s. pushing israel for a more targeted approach , one that is less harmful to civilians in a press conference, austin reiterated u.s. support for israe
Also tonight, donald trump is wasting his time in the bronx, following a Head Spinning week as a criminal defendant. Purveyor of nazi rhetoric, and bald faced liar that he was a target for assassination. Plus, how ron desantis fresh from his humiliating president ial campaign, is coopting the Civil Rights Era term Freedom Summer, to push his hateful agenda. We begin tonight with a very stark reality in america. Elections have consequences. And because this country elected donald trump in 2016, we have the most Extremist Supreme Court in modern history. Yesterday, the niemsz reported that Justice Samuel alito didnt just fly an upside down flag outside his virginia home, he also proudly displayed a flag that has become a symbol of Christian Nationalism outside his new jersey summer home. The flag seen here is called the appeal to heaven flag, which like the inverted u. S. Flag was carried by the Rioting Insurrectionists at the capitol on january 6th. Now, some will claim its a Revolution