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
In his favor. we know there s at least one very conservative justice who one of trump s coup plotters thought would be particularly inclined to help out. i speak of this man, clarence thomas. justice thomas is probably the most right-wing member of the supreme court in living memory. he s fully committed to remaking the country and its jurisprudence in his conservative vision. the other thing you need to know about clarence thomas, and there s a lot about him, is that he has always wanted to be rich. it is part of what drove him from a childhood in abject poverty to an ivy league law school, as a recent pbs frontline documentary explained. after holy cross, clarence thomas was off to a very different world once again. yale law school. it was a chance to leave pinpoint far behind, to find his grandfather s prophesy and get positioned to make real money. he had thought well, you
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 trump s coup back in 2021, to get the supreme court to rule in his favor. we know there s at least one very conservative justice who one of trump s coup plotters thought would be particularly inclined to help out. i speak of this man, clarence thomas. justice thomas is probably the most right-wing member of the supreme court in living memory. he s fully committed to remaking the country and its jurisprudence in his conservative vision. the other thing you need to know about clarence thomas, and there s a lot about him, is that he has always wanted to be rich. it is part of what drove him from a childhood in abject poverty to an ivy league law school, as a recent pbs frontline documentary explained. after holy cross, clarence thomas was off to a very different world once again. yale
Dollar group, no one has ever been charged for jackson s murder. it remains a cold case. and, the tragic story is at the center of a new pbs frontline documentary, titled american reckoning. in the film, jackson s son, or list jackson junior describes the day. he was just eight years, old that he discovered his father had been murdered. i heard an explosion. in my mind, i go, what is that? i had never heard anything like that before. i jumped on my bicycle. i shout right there, and then they shot right through here. straight here. you look straight down the street light to mlk i m noticing people outside of their houses, you know? i just rode up there and started looking at it. [noise] i saw someone in the