Clarence thomas by his wealthy rightwing benefactors. But we begin tonight with a pop quiz. Where did president Abraham Lincoln go to law school . The answer may surprise you. And the answer is nowhere. That is correct. He was a selftaught lawyer. And yet, his judgment that seceding from the union was unconstitutional shaped the country we live in today, more than almost any other action by a u. S. President. Lincoln also had a big influence on the practice of law, Writing Notes for a law lecture in around 1850 that laid out guidelines for being a good lawyer. Such as being among other things diligent, moral, a good businessman, and above all, honest. Above all, honest. Qualities the Illinois State Bar Association says are what defines the term lincoln lawyer. The more you know. Of course, if you want to be a lawyer today, it generally requires going to law school. Only a handful of states allowia to do so without a law degree. But just because someone earns a degree doesnt necessarily
Of manhattan, alvin bragg. I want to give you one piece of context here. Thats an individual at a Law Enforcement level whos not been nationally famous. Indeed, most people around the country following the show in utah, for example, wouldnt be able to name the random d. A. S in random cities. Yet, this is the d. A. That donald trump has been publicly targeting since the manhattan d. A. Indicted donald trump. Now i say with precision because thats a fact. Law enforcement is not making any direct link, causal or otherwise yet but this is the environment were in. Msnbc reporting this manmade to trip to utah and discussed preparing camouflage and a sniper rifle. Then he called d. A. Bragg a hack, brought up a Conspiracy Theory by george soros and discussed a plot to somehow assassinate bragg in a Parking Garage according to these charging documents. The fbi is reviewing the shooting. So, how do you go from being an unknown lawyer to being elected d. A. , to being caught up at a president i
Tonight on 360, the former president chooses to be arraigned in person in washington as the governments case in his defense take shape. We will look ahead to tomorrow s Court Appearance with former Trump National security advisor john bolton. Later, trumps trial judge, Tanya Chutkan, what we know about her history with former president. And desantis is that she has already given other january 6th defendants. And in, ukraine a remarkable rescue. Ukrainian soldiers safe with the help of a drone, which you delivered medical supplies and water. Good evening, tomorrow, the former president of the United States will make his second appearance in a Federal Court as an alleged felon. The first was in miami in the documents case. Until donald trump in the 2000 since George Washington was inaugurated, no hold or as the office has had to do that, even once. But tomorrow afternoon, four if the schedule holds, the 44th president since George Washington will enter a Federal Courthouse in washington
defines the term lincoln lawyer. the more you know. of course, if you want to be a lawyer today, it generally requires going to law school. only a handful of states allowia to do so without a law degree. but just because someone earns a degree doesn t necessarily mean they re going to be a good lawyer. ron desantis is a harvard law school trained lawyer, does he seem super sharp to you? there are frankly stunning examples in today s headlines that show we in the u.s. are facing a crisis of lawyering. case in point, the alleged co conspirators in donald trump s latest indictment in his efforts to try to overturn the 2020 election. all of those we have identified are lawyers. all of them. even the sixth coconspirator who was only referred to as a political consultant in the indictment, is identified by the new york times as likely being trump adviser boris epshteyn. who is also a lawyer. but it is kenneth chesebro, who
basically coup attorney general. he s also the one that was busted in the indictment for talking about abusing military power or the insurrection act. now, the final identified coconspirator i can show you tonight is someone we were just mentioning, kenneth cheseboro. the architect and author of that memo. he may have exceeded the boundaries of what a lawyer can do. then if you look at all six, as i mentioned, we and no news outlet has been able to pin down the identity of the sixth coconspirator. there were messages that appear to overlap with a trump aide boris epshteyn, but he s not the only person this could be. msnbc has not been able to confirm he is one of the individuals, that he is a coconspirator, and we also have signs of who this sixth person is not. i should say, msnbc s lisa rubin says it s not jason miller or