That is right, you cannot ignore those discussions. Thank you to you for putting them front and center, and to david for the good work he does it have a great evening and great weekend, guys. Thank you at home for joining us this evening. One of the most important criminal cases against donald trump has been on lifesupport for weeks now but as of today, it appears that the case will live. The former president will likely have to face trial. For the past two months, we have watched as the Georgia Election interference case against donald trump and 14 Co Defendants devolved into a high stakes sideshow. Several of the defendants in this case accused fani willis of having a relationship with the Special Prosecutor on her team, nathan wade. A relationship that created the Conflict Of Interest. They argued that because of that relationship, fani willis needed to be thrown off the case, a move that would effectively kill any chance of this case ever getting to trial. Last month, d. A. Willis
Effective, and it is not safe. Thank you very much. That is all in on the thursday night. Alex wagner tonight starts right now. Good evening, alex. Thanks to athome for joining me this hour. This evening, weve got some fairly shocking news. President trump is asking the court to schedule one of his federal criminal trials before the november election, specifically, trump is requesting that maralago classify its documents case to begin on august 12th. That is correct. Donald trump asked for that trial to start just three months before the president ial election. Except, that request may not exactly be what it sounds like. It could very well be a game of 3d chess. It does not sound like something trump placed on that often, but play with me here. Trump pitching that august date could be a way of trying to block the other federal criminal case, the Special Counsels much more serious a federal Election Interference case from going to trial before the election. Yesterday we got that massive
classified documents by recommending no criminal charges. new photos what was found in the garage and what the report said about mr. biden s memory and how he would look before a jury. also tonight, the supreme court hearing in the landmark case over whether donald trump can stay on the ballot. what the justices seem to signal today. the military tragedy. the five u.s. marines missing after their helicopter crashed in california, now confirmed dead. the grim discovery in the house fire near philadelphia after a police shootout, the family of six feared dead. just in, new video of the officers attacked by a group, including migrants in new york s times square. the charges announced. the urgent race to rescue a woman in california after she fell down a 25-foot hole. a scare at boston s airport. two jetblue planes colliding on the de-icing pad. and three days until the big game. how taylor swift has changed the whole playbook for the super bowl. announcer: this i
homes ripped apart, water rescues in the southeast, where at least three are dead. blizzard conditions in the midwest. semis crashing and rolling over on the highway. hundreds of thousands without power, and now the flooding fears as it pushes into the northeast. al roker is here to time it out for us. also tonight, the cause of defense secretary lloyd austin s secret hospitalization finally revealed. his battle with prostate cancer. and new questions after the white house said it wasn t told about his diagnosis until today. former president trump in a federal appeals court arguing he is immune from prosecution for his attempts to cling to power after the 2020 election. what the judges appeared to signal. our one-on-one with secretary of state antony blinken in israel. is there still hope for another hostage deal? what he told us. a shocking moment on live tv. armed men taking over the studio in ecuador. the growing questions about the panel that blew off that boeing
Historic moment. A former american president could sue be a convicted criminal that this coming tuesday, Closing Arguments are expected to begin in former president Donald Trumps trial. There has been weeks of testimony from former members of his inner circle including people like Michael Cohen. Who faced a grueling Cross Examination but his former Attorney Says the real smoking gun in this case is in from any witnesses, its a document that outlines how the hush money payments were made to Stormy Daniels and lanny davis joins us now. The formal Legal Adviser to Michael Cohen and former Special Counsel to bill clinton. Good to see you and thank you for being with us. Good morning. Lets talk about this document. If folks had not been following the case and everything that has been happening in court, they might be hardpressed to believe that the crime was written down. Well, it is a document that is in him writing and has been admitted into evidence from Allen Weisselberg, the closest pe