this. good evening, i m rachel maddow. here on msnbc as we begin the special coverage of the arrest and booking a former republican president. donald trump at the fulton county don t atlanta georgia. historic, historic moment. in american politics, american, life and for all the worst reasons. he was indicted two weeks ago. he was given until noon tomorrow, noon friday to surrender or face arrest. he s expected to surrender tonight to be fingerprinted, to have his mugshot taken at the county jail. one of the unexpectedly convenient thinks about having official business to conduct out of jail is that they are open 24/7. 365 days a year. for local jail, they never close. so tonight s events were effectively scheduled at the convenience of the former president himself. he could ve come in at anytime, as long as it was before noon tomorrow. for whatever reason, he chose tonight. and perhaps not coincidentally in primetime. less than 24, hours after all the other candidates runnin
stephanie ruhle. as donald trump s legal problems continue to grow, democrats are making a big push for transparency. more than three dozen house democrats called for cameras in the courtroom during the doj cases against trump. it s something that trump s own attorney was asking for just a few weeks ago. the first thing we would ask for is let s have cameras in the courtroom, so all americans can see what is happening in our criminal justice system. and i would hope the department of justice would join in that effort so that we take the curtain away and all americans get to see what is happening. earlier today, our friend near called deal laid out the importance of having those cameras in the air is. why don t underestimate dawn s ability to try tostay stuff outside of court to his party, lawyers, and so many others, all of which can undermine decorum anyway. the best check on that, and this is something that one of our greatest justices sunlight is the best disinfe
effort so that we take the curtain away and all americans get to see what is happening. earlier today, our friend near called deal laid out the importance of having those cameras in the air is. why don t underestimate dawn s ability to try to stay stuff outside of court to his party, lawyers, and so many others, all of which can undermine decorum anyway. the best check on that, and this is something that one of our greatest justices sunlight is the best disinfectant. let the american people see this trial for themselves, day in and day out, and make their own determinations. we shouldn t be relegated to secondhand descriptions of some courtroom sketches of what is going on in that courtroom. meanwhile, the former president launched a threatening post on his social media site earlier today, writing this. if you go after me, i m coming after you! just a few hours later, prosecutors proposed a detective order citing that very truth social post. they are asking the judg
okay, here we go. i m jen psaki in washington, along with my friend and colleague jonathan capehart. this is hello, good to be here with you. this is msnbc s special coverage of the south carolina republican primary. right now voters are gathering and schools and churches across the palm meadows state to cast their ballots for who they would like to see as the 2024 republican presidential nominee. we are just three hours away from polls closing in south carolina. and one hour away from our first round of exit polls, which will give us a window into who showed up to vote and why. all interesting stuff. south carolina, important to note, an open primary. as long as a voter didn t participate in that democratic primary earlier this month, they can vote today. one thing i m going to have my eye on here is what the anti trump vote might look like. as we saw in iowa and new hampshire, trump didn t win 100% of the vote. a lot of people turned out that may have been people prot
state of the union for chance with a fresh start with voters, as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. and just a couple from a pivotal showdown in the 2024 race. the republican primary down in south carolina. on saturday, voters will decide if donald trump or the former governor nikki haley should be the gop s nominee against joe biden. south carolina, of course, is haley s home state, but the former president is well ahead of her in the latest polls. and today, haley was absolutely defiant, saying she is not dropping out, and she is not afraid of donald trump. my colleague garrett haake has the latest. south carolina will vote on saturday. but on sunday, i will still be running for president. i am not going anywhere. the former south carolina governor and trump administration united nations ambassador vowing to stay in the race, despite losing the first three early states, and facing daunting palmetto state p