unprecedented now, for the first time in american history, a former president convicted for his criminal behavior while still serving as presumptive republican nominee for president. donald trump calls the verdict rigged and himself, quote, a political prisoner. newsbreak, he is not in prison. maga outrage, trump allies including the house speaker and several potential vice presidential candidates are blasting the verdict and unleashing dangerous rhetoric against the justice system and our democracy itself. but no one is above the law. president biden warns the attacks are reckless and irresponsible while trying to keep his campaign focused on issues important to voters. we will talk about it all, the prosecution and the politics with congresswoman maxine waters of california and politics nation host, the reverend al sharpton. nbc analysts and prosecutor. i m jonathan kay part, this is the saturday show. historic victory for american justice, accountability and the rule of la
hate does not become law. u.s., as i mentioned before, raking last year s record for the number of anti-lgbtq laws enacted. i keep wondering, why is this happening now? i think it is cynical politics, if you want my honest opinion. the extreme right figured out an issue where they can take advantage of the fact a lot of people do not know trans people, not aware of the struggles of trans people, passing off misinformation as truth and as a result, they are getting people whipped into a frenzy. i think it is genuinely cynical politics and effort to score cheap political points. every time lambda presented the case before the supreme court, you won. how concerned are you that this supreme court, with its 6-3 conservative super majority, will strip us of our rights? we just saw this in dobbs, the