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
unprecedented moment. for the first time in american history, a former president has been convicted for his criminal behavior while still serving as the presumptive republican nominee for president. donald trump calls the verdict rigged and himself, quote, a political prisoner. news break. he s not in prison. maga outrage. trump s allies including the house speaker and several potential republican 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 these attacks are reckless and irresponsible while trying to keep his campaign focus on issues important to voters. we ll talk about it all. the prosecution, and the politics. with congresswoman maxine waters of california and the reverend al sharpton. plus, michelle goldburg and tim miller. i m jonathan capehart an this is the saturday show. and, an historic victory for american justice,
which side are you on protesters filled the statehouse urging governor sununu to veto anti-lgbtq legislation on his desk. the bill would roll back protections for transgender adults and require schools to notify parents of any lgbtq content in class. on the same day as those demonstrations in new hampshire, the governor of south carolina celebrated his state s new ban. it became the 25th state to outlaw best practice medical care for transgender youth. the restrictions reflect surge in anti-lgbtq legislation across the country with the aclu tracking 500 bills so far this year. that is why on this first day pride month, the nonprofit lambda legal launching $180 million campaign to fight for
[ music ] which side are you on now, which side are you on. which side are you on now, which side are you on protesters filled the new hampshire state house urging governor sununu to veto anti- lgbtq legislation on his desk. they would roll back protections for transgender adults and require schools to notify parents of any lgbtq content in class. and on the same day as those demonstrations in new hampshire, the governor of south carolina celebrated his state s new ban on transgender health care. the palmetto state became the 25th state to outlaw best practice medical care for transgender youth. these restrictions reflect a surge in anti-lgbtq legislation across the country with the aclu tracking 500 bills so far this year. that s why on this first day of