islam of a big smear campaign is underway against the first muslim american nominee to the federal appeals court, the nomination in peril thanks to republicans and democrats. let s do it. in the race for campaign cash, donald trump is the one thing he hates, a loser. the disgraced ex-president is set to hold a big-ticket fundraiser next weekend at his mar-a-lago resort/residence. the event hosted by hedge fund billionaire comes on the heels of a massive haul from trump s 2020 for rival, president joe biden. the president raked in a record $26 million at his new york city fundraiser last week, which featured a star-studded lineup of celebrities, not to mention presidents bill clinton and barack obama. trump is pledging to break that record for the meager cost of $250,000 per person. you can attend the event saturday in mar-a-lago, if you have an $800,000 lying around you would earn the coveted title of chairman contributor. in exchange, guests walk away with a personalized cop
today, deranged and dangerous, donald trump s new attacks on president biden and the judge in one of his criminal trials made a stark reminder that none of this is normal. congressman eric swalwell discusses the violent threats targeting election workers. the biden campaign s campaign manager talks about the iconic fundraiser with president obama and clinton and their team s push to reach nikki haley voters. get your coffee and settle into the weekend. . donald trump is embracing depictions of political violence while he thumbs his nose was of justice is no. on friday, trump posted on social media video depicting an effigy of president biden bound and restrained in the back of a pickup truck. the truck is emblazoned with the words trump 2024 . we are choosing not to show you the video. at the same time, vinyl donald trump is attacking the judge in the criminal hush money case. they have been repeatedly called out by name by trump since the judge imposed a gag order
candidate s message, and what is the message? last night president obama tried to sharpen it for president biden, emphasizing what can be instead of what shouldn t, saying, quote, it s not just the negative case against the presumptive nominee on the other side, it s the positive case for somebody who s done an outstanding job. but who is that message going to? and is the campaign overlooking something or someone important? joining us now, nbc news white house correspondent mike memoli and nbc news correspondent, vaughn hillyard. mike, last night, giant fundraising campaign. a lot of stars, a lot of excitement, trying to build some enthusiasm for president biden, what is the message? well, it was interesting. i mean, it wasn t just lizzo and mindy kaling. this was a clear and coordinated effort with three presidents. we don t see that often. this was an unusual moment, trying to, frankly, address some of president biden s vulnerabilities. you had president bill clinton talk
people. and that s really a tragedy. exactly. well, russell moore, thank you so much. i hope you have a wonderful easter weekend. that does it for us this morning. katy tur picks up the coverage right now. right now on msnbc, dollar signs. democrats have a record fund-raising night, $26 million for a three-president special. what donald trump is saying to try and spin his money woes. plus, unlike anything they have done before, the biggest crane on the eastern seaboard arrives to start salvaging the remains of the key bridge. also ahead, one year the wall street journal s letter to you, the reader, as evan gershkovich marks a year in prison. what the paper wants you to know. an nbc news exclusive. what federal agents found in the homes of sean diddy combs. it is 10:00 a.m. here in new york. good to be with you. i m katy tur in for ana cabrera. it was the best of times. it was the worst of times. if charles dickens were writing a book about campaign finances, it
minutes before the massive cargo ship crashed into baltimore s francis scott key bridge. crews found two victims in a pickup truck deep under the waters. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. attorneys for donald trump and one of his co-defendants were back in fulton county trying to get the georgia charges dismissed. after losing their bid to have fulton county prosecutor fani willis disqualified, his legal team is trying to have the charges tossed out, arguing his alleged attempts to stay in power are protected by the first amendment as protected political speech. the judge sounded skeptical. some crimes can be achieved through speech, terroristic threats, solicitation. why is that not what s happening here? what we have here, we have election speech. one must determine immediately whether that constitutes core political speech, and i suggest it does. there s nothing alleged factually against president trump that is not political speech. he is no