i am ali velshi. we have been investigating here on velshi for several weeks. is the former president currently qualified to hold the office of president of the united states, or any elected office in the country for that matter? to start, let's go back 155 years to july 9th, 1868, when two years after passing the senate, the 14th amendment to the constitution was ratified. with it, section three which reads, no person shall be a senator or representative in congress,-elect or, or president, vice president, or hold any office, civil or military,de

but alex wagner tonight starts right now with ali velshi in for alex, good evening, ali. >> nice to see you, my friend. you have yourself a good weekend, asean sunday, as well. >> you too. >> thank you, good evening, i am ali velshi, i'm in for alex wagner this evening. we have a full show for you. there is a lot of news the public tonight, including departments having to do with the supreme court and, you guessed it, yet more allegations of corruption on that court. the supreme court, as you know, for several months, we've been discussing on the show, has been steeped in allegations that they are not governing themselves, that they are not in a position to determine when the justices at the supreme court are doing things that don't really measure up to the standards we think should be applied to them. well, for some of you, that is old news, except there is actually more news. it's got to do with, wait for, clarence thomas. now, what i am about to show you, it may not seem central to understanding our current political moment, but unfortunately, it actually. is take a look at this, thi

i'm ali velshi. we begin this morning with the crisis of leadership inside the republican party. that is poised to unleash painful consequences on the entire country. summer recess is over. the first week back for the house of representatives was chaos. house speaker kevin mccarthy has been unable to move forward crucial appropriations bills, or government spending bills. and it is not because democrats and republicans are fighting with one another, the fighting is happening among republicans. there have been insult thrown between members and no progress on anything substantive for which the house is responsible. with us than two weeks until the government will shut down if no budget is passed, mccarthy has announced he would open an impeachment inquiry into president biden. now that is a gambit that is certain to fail. and i don't just mean that mccarthy can't possibly get by the removed from office, which would involve not just an impeachment in the house, but a trial in the senate, i mean that it is unclear if mccarthy can even win an impea

before i hand it off to ali velshi, in for ari melber, i'm going to thank ali velshi who was in for me monday and tuesday and did a heroic job. our viewers love you, i love you, thank you, my friend. >> it's like adding a new routine to your workout. the muscles are sore the next day in a good way. like, i didn't know i had muscles here, what is that? have a great weekend and we'll see you next week. >> thank you, allie. >>> good evening. i'm ali velshi in for ari melber. thanks for joining us for the two-hour edition of "the beat." the cases targeting trump are accelerating as prosecutors prepare to put actual evidence in front of actual juries. we're watching for developments in the georgia case specifically over when, how, and where this case is going to be tried. trump codefendant and former chief of staff mark meadows is awaiting a judge's decision on his bid to move his case or his part of it, because he's one of the 19 codefendants, to federal court. meadows claims the actions for which he was charged, setting up calls, reaching out to state officials as trump contested the 2020

ali velshi kind enough to, but we're making sense together. going to go through the evidence and materials themselves. i'm going to read to you a couple of quotes in a moment. but i'll tell you off the top, the first bad news here for trump is that the civil trial will be run by the judge alone, not the jury, where you have one holdout. lawyers are try to appeal to people's sense of confusion. this judge is an expert, fair and impartial, but an expert at the difference between a little exaggeration and say, this apartment is in, say, soho, a neighborhood that it's not, where you're literally lying about the maps. that's something they were caught doing. now, this will build the case, bel build off today's new loss, which means the fraud has already been found. a judge will now decide what to do about it. that's one thing. second piece of bad news here rocking the trump companies is the judge has ordered sanctions today already including that, quote, business certificates owned by donald j. trump are canceled. we've highlighted that word. this

but alex wagner tonight starts right now with ali velshi in for alex, good evening, ali. >> nice to seeod evening, i am ali velshi, i'm in for alex wagner this evening. we have a full show for you. there is a lot of news the public tonight, including departments having to do with the supreme court and, you guessed it, yet more allegations of corruption on that court. the supreme court, as you know, for several months, we've been discussing on the show, ha

i'm ali velshi.ng from several places at once. let's start with capitol hill. i was republicans are mired in a fight with each other which has set us on a path to a devastating government shutdown which is six days away. a small group of house republican extremists are continuing to hold up any sort of meaningful

infinitely better. >> i am ali velshi in for alicia menendez.orrow. this weekend, the white house is preparing for what now seems inevitable, a government shutdown, one week away. predicting the inability of house republicans to simply do their jobs, the biden administration is now threatening government agencies to review their shut down plants. make no mistake, the government shutdown is going to result in real consequences for mill

i am ali velshi. in today with a question we have been investigating here on velshi for several weeks. is the former president currently qualified to hold the office of president of the united states, or any elected office in the country for that matter? to start, let's go back 155 years to july 9th, 1868, when two years after passing the senate, the 14th amendment to the constitution was ratified. with it, section three which reads, no person shall be a senator or representative in congress,-elect or, or president, vice president, or hold any office, civil or military, under the united states, or under any state, who having previously taken an oath to support the constitution of the united states, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. now, donald trump, having incited an insurrection, and having tried to overturn the results of a free and fair election, in violation of the constitution, he is now constitutionally ineligible to

i'm ali velshi.wing that devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake. it struck in the moroccan high atlas mountain range, about 46 miles southeast of the city of marrakesh. late friday night. i want to go straight to nbc news foreign correspondent raf sanchez, who has made his way to morocco. he joins me now from just outside of marrakech, in morocco. row, what's the latest in the search, and of course continuing rescue efforts, because they're hoping that they're still going to find more people alive. >>th

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it's saturday september the 16th, i'm ali velshi.unsealed in relation to special counsel jack smith federal election interference case. we learned last night that smith is seeking a narrow gag order against the former president to prevent him from continuing to make statements targeted ads and about potential witnesses in the case. in his filing, prosecutors argued those kinds of statements, quote, present a serious and substantial danger of materially prejudicing this case. the motion continues.

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i'm ali velshi. there have been a flurry of activity this week in the form of president trump's -- we begin this morning with the latest in the motion unsealed in relation to special counsel jack smith federal election interference case. we learned last night that smith is seeking a narrow gag order against the former president to prevent him from continuing to make statements targeted ads and about potential witnesses in the case. in his filing, prosecutors argued those kinds of statements, quote, present a serious and substantial danger of materially prejudicing this case. the motion continues. the government's proposed order specifies that such statements would include, a, statements regarding the identity, testimony, or credibility of prospect of witnesses. we, statements about any party, witness, attorney, court personnel or potential jurors that are disparaging and inflammatory or intimidating, and quote. it's no secret that long before donald trump entered politics and long before the inventio

i'm ali velshi. we begin this morning with america at a crossroads, a sense of national unease diminishing confidence in our system of government coming from several places at once. let's start with capitol hill. i was republicans are mired in a fight with each other which has set us on a path to a devastating government shutdown which is six days away. a small group of house republican extremists are continuing to hold up any sort of meaningful action on the matter with their refusal to even consider a short term funding bill known as a continuing resolution. it's a measure which could realistically be brought to the floor of congress over the past few days before funding runs out next saturday at midnight. instead, republican holdouts want to consider each appropriations bill separately which is a time consuming and extensive process that would take more than a week. ahead of the call with republicans yesterday afternoon, speaker kevin mccarthy expressed a bit of hope, telling reporters he things w

msnbc anchor ali velshi is releasing a book that compiles e chargesormer president trump faces in his four ongoing criminal. anit's entitled the trump indictments. the 91 criminal counts against the president of the united states. september 25th is its release date. well, as we continue to look at some of the fall books that are coming out, there are, several as well, about biden and the democratic party. on october 3rd, breitbart in chief alex marlow will release breaking biden, exposing the hidden forces and money machine behind joe biden, his family and his administration and radio host and political commentator mark levin will release his latest. the democrat party hates america. on september 19th, other members of the news media are coming out with books this fall. october 10th, fox news host brett baer will release rescue constitution. george washington and the fragile american experiment october 17th, msnbc's host rachel maddow has. her latest out prequel, an american fight against fascism. and on october 24th, the atlantic journalist mckay coppins is a book on the political ca

i am ali velshi.all corridor of the far-right parliament is going to bring that government established fall again. this isn't groundhog day, this is the 18th congress of the united states. preparations for a shutdown have already began across the country. one week before funding for the federal government turns out on september, runs out on september 30th at midnight. the white house office of management and budget has already reached out to leaders of federal agencies to coordinate with them about what they and their staff can expect if they are forced to shut down next week. like the last time the government shutdown, which lasted for 35 days from the tail end of 2018. until the first two weeks of 2019. millions of americans lives will be disrupted as various federal services will be shuttered. workers are going to be furlough, they won't be paid for the duration of the shutdown. workers who are considered essential, like portable troll, agents and federal law enforcement, and air traffic controller

velshi. i'm in for ali today.the longest serving woman in the senate, diane feinstein. the california democrat died at the age of 90. she passed just a day after putin a senate resolution to keep the senate open. andrea mitchell has more on the trail blazers life and legacy. >> tributes from both sides of the aisle for dianne feinstein, a volleys of white roses for a senator known for sending flowers to colleagues. >> today there are 25 women serving in this chamber. they stand on one dianne's shoulders. >> her beloved home state of california, and our entire nation, are better for her job get advocacy and diligent service. >> congress will miss her dearly. so it will jill and i. >> the senators for whom she painted water colors. >> every time i would pass by, i would look at that and think about how talented diane was in so many different areas. >> feinstein's political career began in tragedy. november, 1970, eight san francisco mayor, george moscone and supervisor member, harvey milk, were assassinated and city

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it is time for the last word with ali velshi in for lawrence. tein, looking down from above, and hearing claire mccaskill saying "we only had just one", i wonder what her response would be. >> a caveat.

i'm ali velshi. we begin today with the latest hour of morocco, where at least 2012 people are dead. more than 2000 injured, following that devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake. it struck in the moroccan high atlas mountain range, about 46 miles southeast of the city of marrakesh. late friday night. i want to go straight to nbc news foreign correspondent raf sanchez, who has made his way to morocco. he joins me now from just outside of marrakech, in morocco. row, what's the latest in the search, and of course continuing rescue efforts, because they're hoping that they're still going to find more people alive. >> they are hoping that, ali. we are in -- this is a mountain village, we're about 30 miles east of the epicenter. and throughout this village, ali, there are houses completely destroyed and there are some like this one you can see behind me, partially collapsed, in danger of falling down. the family who lives here has spent two nights on the street, because they do not know if they can go back

it is time for the last word with ali velshi in for lawrence. good evening ali. >> i am wondering if dianne feinstein, looking down from above, and hearing claire mccaskill saying "we only had just one", i wonder what her response would be. >> a caveat. respect that they just had one martini over two hours. >> there you go. >> if they had more than that, that's fine as well. >> they were entitled to it. they were groundbreakers. alex, have a good weekend. >> you too, ali. >> with 25 hours to go, the country's on the verge of another republican-led shutdown of congress. kevin mccarthy has no plan. and the plan that's likely to stop the government from grinding to a halt. the chaos caucus, not the speaker, is in charge tonight. the house has gone home. republicans have scheduled votes for tomorrow, but so far none of the votes that they have held have brought us closer to any resolution. so, barring some unexpected innervation intervention, at 12:01 sunday, some important parts of the government will shut down entirely, and essential tasks of gover

i'm ali velshi in for nicolle wallace. a high-stakes battle is unfolding at this moment.sident with a history of inflammatory remarks allowed to say about the criminal case involving the plot to overturn the 2020 election? late last night, trump's attorneys filed a response opposing jack smith's request for an order limiting what trump can say about the case. that request is as close to -- the response is aslo

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good morning, the saturdays, of temper 30th, my colleague and friend, ali velshi. members are back on capitol hill this morning, but there does not appear to be a viable deal to keep the federal government funded, and to avoid a costly shutdown. federal agencies have already notified workers, and prepared contingency plans in the event of a shutdown occurs this weekend's. that is a possibility that is appearing more and more likely at this late stage. there are just 13 hours left before the end of the fiscal year. yesterday afternoon, house republicans tried and failed to pass a stopgap measure that's their own members crafted. there was a group of 21 republican holdouts who voted against it. even though it was a small group, there was more than enough to take the bell, and send republicans all the way back to the drawing board. republican congressman matt fulton of new york spoke to our nbc news capitol hill correspondent, julie tsirkin, just minutes ago. he says republicans need to get another short term bill on the floor. >> we've got to get another short term -

. >> that is all in on this thursday night, alex wagner tonight starts right now with ali velshi. >> you have yourself a good evening my friend, thank, you and thank you for joining us tonight. donald trump pleaded not guilty to felony charges for the fourth time in less than five months. trump entered a plea of not guilty to 13 charges against him in the georgia case over his alleged attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss. the former president chose not to appear in court to make that plea, waving its right to an arraignment. trump's lawyers also asked the court to officially separate his trial from several of his codefendants in that case, who had requested his trials beast beta. the trump legal team offered a familiar argument about not having enough time to prepare for a trial in the near future. today, we also got our first look at the full transcript of the former trump chief of staff, mark meadows. after he took the stand for nearly [interpreter] four hours earlier this week. that transcript included meadows explanation for one of the most curious and overtly political in

. >> good morning, a saturday september the 9th, i'm ali velshi.le are confirmed dead. more than 1000 others are injured following the rare 6.8 magnitude earthquake. it hit late friday night, the province of all house, approximately 40 miles from the historic city of marrakech. video shows severe damage from the villages in the mountains all the way to marrakech. buildings are toppled throughout the city. rescuers are struggling to reach the remote villages that have been hit the hardest. this is the first earthquake of this magnitude to hit this area in more than 100 years. i want to get right to my colleague, nbc news foreign correspondent matt bradley. matt, what do we know about the rescue efforts underway? we're still in thea

. >> that is all in on this thursday night, alex wagner tonight starts right now with ali velshi. >>for joining us tonight. donald trump pleaded not guilty to felony charges for the fourth time in less than five months. trump entered a plea of not guilty to 13 charges against him in the georgia case over his alleged attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss. the former president chose not to appear in court to make that plea,

i'm ali velshi in for alex wagner. you can catch me back here on msnbc at 10 am eastern tomorrow. time now for the last word with jonathan capehart, who is in for lawrence. wow, i feel a little guilty about this, jonathan. you are going to be starting -- i'm going to bed earlier than, you and you're gonna be getting up a lot earlier than i am. >> yeah, now i know how it felt. ali, this weekend, we both have a story. we didn't know we would be covering it. that is senator menendez -- >> turned out to be a pretty busy weekend. watching to see what your take is on it. have a good show. >> thanks, ali. we will have a government shutdown, and it is absolutely speaker mccarthy's fault. that's the quote that prompted the white house to post this meme. heartbreaking, the worst person you know just made a great point. we will have a government shutdown. and it is absolutely speaker mccarthy's fault was said by republican congressman, matt gaetz of florida, this week. he's part of a group of republicans working to make kevin mccarthy's tenure as speaker of the house hell. and because kevin

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening, i'm ali velshi in for alicia menendez.can voices will be back tomorrow. welcome back to a special edition of velshi. we begin this hour with dysfunction in the house of representatives. the federal government will shut down one week from tonight, if house republicans cannot figure out a path forward to perform their basic constitutionally assigned duties. this chaos and disorder is 100% avoidable in congress if they just do their job. shut down now seems all but certain if speaker kevin mccarthy cannot find convince a faction of far-right republicans to sign off on a deal from the government. today on capitol hill, members of the roads committee discussed the path forward for appropriation bills that mccarthy plans to put on the house floor on tuesday. speaker mccarthy is not relying on hope to somehow pull a rabbit out of a head for a solution. >> i always believe, when you get to the final deadlines, that's when the real crunch. comes on believing in human behavior furthest that have been holding out, no one that crunch

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. >> thank you, good evening, i am ali velshi, i'm in for alex wagner this evening.t, yet more allegations of corruption on that court. the supreme court, as you

>> good morning, a saturday september the 9th, i'm ali velshi. rescuers are what racing to locate any remaining survivors that shook marrakech last night. at least 1037 people are confirmed dead. more than 1000 others are injured following the rare 6.8 magnitude earthquake. it hit late friday night, the province of all house, approximately 40 miles from the historic city of marrakech. video shows severe damage from the villages in the mountains all the way to marrakech. buildings are toppled throughout the city. rescuers are struggling to reach the remote villages that have been hit the hardest. this is the first earthquake of this magnitude to hit this area in more than 100 years. i want to get right to my colleague, nbc news foreign correspondent matt bradley. matt, what do we know about the rescue efforts underway? we're still in the early hours, which means while they are finding more bodies, they could also find more survivors. >> that's right. when i was here in turkey back in february, there was a devastating twin earthquake here that kill

. >> i am ali velshi in for alicia menendez. welcome for a special addition of those she.a government shutdown,

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>> i am ali velshi in for alicia menendez. welcome for a special addition of those she. american forces will be back tomorrow. this weekend, the white house is preparing for what now seems inevitable, a government shutdown, one week away. predicting the inability of house republicans to simply do their jobs, the biden administration is now threatening government agencies to review their shut down plants. make no mistake, the government shutdown is going to result in of americans, and it will hurt our economy. here's a snapshot of the last government shutdown. this occurred between the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019 on trump's watch. a stretfo 34 days, 300,000 government workers were furloughed and. it costs our economy 11 billion dollars. it's not monopoly money, folks. it's not monopoly money to republicans who think that we have too much debt in the country, 11 trillion dollars for no particular reason, seems foolhardy. i should not be complicated. funding the government is a basic power given to congress in the constitution. it's one of the few things that the

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening, i'm ali velshi in for alicia menendez.on in the house of representatives. the federal government will

i'm ali velshi. we begin this morning with the crisis of leadership inside the republican party that is poised to unleash painful consequences about the whole country. some recess. over the first to back for the house of representatives was in fact chaos. house speaker kevin mccarthy has been unable to move forward with crucial appropriations bills or government spending bills, and it's not because democrats and republicans are fighting with one another. the fighting is happening among republicans. there have been ultimatums,, insults thrown between members, closed-door meetings, and no progress on anything substantive for which the house is actually responsible. and listen to essential the government will shut down, if nobody's past, mccarthy announced that he will open an impeachment inquiry into president joe biden. now that is a gambit that is certain to fail. and i don't mean that mccarthy can't possibly get biden removed from office if not just impeach of the house, but a trial and a vote in th