i'm charles coleman junior sitting in for ali velshi. let's talk about the tumultuous year that republican politics. where the 2024 will be the year that the republican party, fracture by donald trump, will finally put itself back together. joining me now to unpack all of this is former republican congressman, george waltz. host avoids like what joe walsh. and, my friend, founder of re-last strategies and the original never trumper. joe, yesterday, we saw jack smith, special counsel to the doj, submit more than 80-page violent against this claim. this is basically his knockout punch being thrown around all of his charges related to this insurrection. but do you think his chances are of having these charges dismissed? >> not, not those charges. to say that trump has immunity is to say that trump is above the law and that can do in won't stay, period, not this country. they know that. what they're hoping, for charles, is a ruling from the main efforts to remove trump from the ballot. this is the beginning of what's going to be a year of ut

now the time is my last word with ali velshi. >>> >> i hope a lot of people listen to what ben says. we'll continue this a little later. but you have a good evening, my friend. tonight the special counsel jack smith is once again making his case for the supreme court to weigh in on donald trump's claims of presidential immunity in the criminal case of united states of america versus donald trump. the special counsel and his team are asking the supreme court to grant an expedited review of trump's claims that his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election fall within the, quote, outer primitive perimeter, end quote, of his official duties as president and easier for immune from prosecution. yesterday fog filed a brief before the supreme court urging them to stay way for the issue and let the d.c. appeals court rule on it first. in an 11-page report, smith tells the supreme court, that suggestion is misguided. the public interest in a prompt resolution of this case favors an immediate definitive decision by this court. the charges here are of the utmost gravity. the nation h

velshi on msnbc. i'm charles coleman junior in for ali today.e is in mel heizer, who's a senior correspondent at vox and author of the agenda, how republican supreme court is reshaping america and julie lithwick, senior editor at sleet and author of lady justice, women, the battle, to save america. you, and i'm gonna start with you. there's been a lot of controversial cases that have come into the supreme court, but we're seeing an immersion torrent of even more controversial cases that are getting before the high court. what does that tell you and should that be a concern, especially given that you can't just go directly to the store, it has to go sway up? >> so, we have six justice republican super majority on the supreme courts. the first time in a long time we've had this pardon of a court. and they came in with an agenda. they have treated their time with their supermajority as if they've had a checklist. they said will overrule roe v. wade, check. expand the second amendment, check. get rid of affirmative action, check. and so on and so fo

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i am here with our panel, jen psaki, susan del pco and ali velshi. time now to hand out our nemours revvie awards to the best debates of 2023. this year's republican debates men have been equivalent of the kids table at thanksgiving but some candidates did display proficiency at the podium. my rookie of the year was vivek ramaswamy, the brash and abrasive newcomer did not make many friends, but certainly generated a lot of you with his debut at the debates, take a listen. >> first, let me address the question on everybody's mind i own tonight, who the heck is the skinny guy with a funny last name, and what the heck is he doing in the middle of this debate stage. to be honest, as republicans, i am the only person on states that is not paid for, the climate change agenda is a hoax. the climate change agenda is a hoax. indeed the last debate, she made fun of me for joining tiktok. well, her own daughter was actually using the app for a long time. you might want to take care of your family for us. >> we might daughter out of your voice. >> another stand

[laughter] and ali velshi, host of velshi, also here on msnbc weekends. and he's wearing his -- i thought it was a clergy caller at first. [laughter] >> people were accessing for some blessings, so. >> let's get right to our first revvie. of 2023.est political headline i'll share a few of my own nominees to get us started. my first top news story, the. trump indictments. americans have never seen a former president charged criminally before 2023. this year, they got to see it four times over. it often felt like trump's been spending as much time in courtrooms as he did on the campaign trail. yet, none of these alleged crimes have prompted any punishment from republican voters. trump still commands a sizeable lead in the polls. my next nominee, republicans gone wild. republicans got the house back this year, but never seemed to be in full control. it took kevin mccarthy 15 rounds to be voted speaker back in january. and just ten months to be booted from the job after another 21 days of chaos, mike johnson took the gavel in late tober. only time will tell h

plus, ali velshi is making a special appearance today.bringing it one of the most important velshi banned book club's from 2023. a conversation with a legendary maya angelo about her i know why the caged bird sings, with the incredible imani perry. i will also be having a treat of ali joining us with the reverend al sharpton tomorrow at five pm. this will be on msnbc's -- for the 13th annual ravi awards. i'm charles coleman junior. another hour of velshi begins right after a quick break. begin right after a quick break. right after a quick break. zon! (vo) that's right! plans start at $25 per line guaranteed for 3 years. only on verizon. here's why you should switch fo to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built-n engine like google, but it's pi and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo lets you browse like chrome, but it blocks cooi and creepy ads that follow youa from google and other companie.

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>> i am ali velshi, fiona welcome you to the velshi banned book club year and meeting. we are about to reach a major milestone. two years. it's been two years of illuminating conversations with offers. two years of powerful books. two years of reading resistance, there are two major takeaways, the direct attempts to remove books from classrooms and libraries are not slowing down. second, a book could quite literally save a life. i could say more, but today i will let the literature speak for itself. there are two things that encapsulate that truth, quite like the cult classic, the perks of being a wall flower. the perks of being a wall tower follows 15 year old charlie as he navigates high school after a friend's devastating suicide and reckons with the life altering intergenerational trauma. with the help of sam, a magnetic high school senior with an undeserving reputation, and patrick, who is harboring a secret relationship with the quarterback of the football team, charlie finds his footing and finds himself. i began by asking about his frequent use of 90s references

that is our show for this evening, now it's time for the last word with ali velshi in for lawrence, good evening. >> caitlin is the reporter for the ages on this particular story, which goes in and out of fashion for the right sometimes. it's the biggest story, and then sometimes, we forget for months. what your story tonight told us was that you might forget about this. this might not be the biggest thing on your agenda. you might be thinking about israel or ukraine or inflation or whatever it is. these people don't have places to sleep tonight. it's cold outside in your city. >> in new york city, around the roosevelt hotel down the street from where we work. we need to see them again. >> we have effectively -- it is a dehumanization of sorts. there are things that we talk about. they are pawns, as you describe. you're store humanize it and remind people, whatever you are doing, whatever your real passions are, whatever is important to you, there are many different things going on, there are these people around you who are new to this place, and they don't speak the language, and they a

i'm ali velshi. we begin this morning with the collision course that could determine not only the outcome of the next presidential election, but the future of american democracy. it's happening bit by bit every day. it's easy to overlook, but donald trump is trying to run out the clock, the slow walk, the many cases against him, enough to win the republican primary before he can be convicted or maybe even tried of a crime. given a recent spate of legal losses for the twice impeached ex president, we're now entering a crucial time in this high stakes test of wills. last week, in appeals court, reinstated the gag order against him in new york. judges in d.c. also rejected his broad claims of presidenti immunity, which prompted tanya chutkan, the jue and jack smith's federal write, quote, defendants for your service as commander-in-chief did not bestow on him the divine right of kings to evade criminal accountability that governs his fellow citizens, and quote. those legal losses haven't curbed his lega

i'm ali velshi. we begin this hour with a new threat to democracy from donald trump and the active measures that he and his acolytes are taking the follow-through on them. a stolen trump campaigns for second term in the white house while facing dozens of criminal charges that imperil his freedom, he has made it explicitly clear that he intends to bend the american government to his will if he returns to power. the whole political apparatus already exists that is ready to go. its members are even talking about these plans right out on the open. donald trump himself is so emboldened to be throwing around the d word. >> reporter: you're promising to america tonight, you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody? >> except for day one. >> i love this, guy he says you're not going to be a dictator, are? you know, other than day one. we're closing the border and were drilling, drilling, drilling. after that, i'm not a dictator. >> they traded for a day is not a thing, at least according to the

now it's time for the last word with ali velshi in for lawrence. good evening, ali. >>>

now it is time for the last word with ali velshi, in for lawrence. good evening, ali. >> you know, alex, you and i sometimes talk about serious things, and once in a while -- talk to your colleagues about when you're not on camera? you and i had a remarkable conversation before the show, topic being hair, which i don't think most people would think that you and i would be talking about. >> yeah, i mean, listen, just because you are not and enthusiastic of the hair salon, necessarily, does not mean that you don't have valid opinions. >> we managed to fill a few minutes a conversation. >> and we feel some more conversation on live television in front of an american audience. >> we'll see you soon. >> have a. great show. >> it's not the weekend. this is how i'm thinking of things. it's wednesday. we are tracking a number of major developments tonight, the cases against defendant donald trump, including a delay tracked by the former president including the hand of one federal judge overseeing one of special counsel jack smith's cases. you must call last w

now it's time for the last word with ali velshi in for lawrence. good evening, ali. >>> >> one a nice surprise to see you. i knew you and i were gonna be talking later this weekend, because we have important matters to discuss, but nice to have you in real life. >> have a great show. thanks for having me. >> thanks. we'll talk to you on sunday. major breaking news of the federal criminal trial of donald trump, for his efforts to try to overturn the election results, before and on january 6th. tonight the judge, tanya chutkan, has denied two truck drop motions to have the government's case against him thrown out. fair warning, if you have to be watching for mar-a-lago tonight, the catch-up might be flying. judge chutkan begins with a robust takedown of the trump claim that is a former president he is immune from criminal prosecution. here's what it says, quote, whatever immunities a sitting president may enjoy, the united states has only one chief executive at a time, and that position does not confer a life long get out of jail free pass. former pre

i'm ali velshi. the start of a crucial presidential election season is right around the corner, but a few key constitutional questions remain unresolved, which could directly up in the 2024 race. with the iowa caucuses just 23 days away, some of those issues are finally reaching the supreme court's purview, setting up the pivotal role that the nine justices will hold in the months ahead. yesterday, the supreme court denied special counsel jack smith's request to fast-track an appeal regarding donald trump's claim of presidential immunity. so wraparound, hear trump's lawyers argued that trump's role in questioning the results of the 2020 election was within the quote, outer perimeter, and quote, of his official presidential duties, and that would provide him with immunity from federal criminal charges. ordinarily, the appellate court would consider the matter since the trial judge, tanya chutkan, had ruled against donald trump on the matter, and only after that with the question be put to the supreme

now it is time for the last word with ali velshi in for lawrence. good evening,. ali >>> that was a fascinating conversation. whenever you have fascinating conversation through the end of your show, it distracts me. >> they're always fascinating. >> that's what i mean, hence, i am always a little confused at the beginning of my show. that's what the viewers. good to see you, my friend. >> he too, my friend. >> we got breaking news tonight, donald trump's criminal defense team filed its reply to the special counsel jack smith's requests that united states supreme court decide whether the disgraced former president is entitled to presidential immunity in his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. the special counsel of donald trump have already filed briefs on the same issue with the d.c. appeals court. jack smith is pushing the supreme court to get involved now and make a final decision on the issue, so that the case against trump can proceed as scheduled. trump's team claim that special counsel jack smith's argument, quote, urges the sup

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now it's time for the last word with ali velshi in for lawrence. >>> >> one a nice surprise to see you. i knew you and i were gonna be talking later this weekend, because we have important matters to discuss, but nice to have you in real life. >> have a great show. thanks for having me. >> thanks. we'll talk to you on sunday. major breaking news of the federal criminal trial of donald trump, for his efforts to try to overturn the election results, before and on january 6th. tonight the judge,

. >> that is our show for tonight, now it is time for the last word with ali velshi, who is in for lawrence. good evening, ali. > >> good evening, alex. we'll see you tomorrow. thank you. and today was a bad day for rudy giuliani. jury deliberations began today in ruby freeman and shaye moss 's civil defamation suit against giuliani, which started on monday. the two women are seeking $47 million in damages for the torrent of abuse and threats of violence that they say rudy giuliani brought on them with his lies in the aftermath of donald trump's defeat in the 2020 election. after promising monday that he would take the stand and testify in his own defense in the lawsuit brought against him by the two election workers, he apparently had a change of heart. it's also possible that giuliani's legal team decided to put him on the stand would be a disaster after he said this outside the courthouse on monday. >> whatever happened to them, which is unfortunate if other people overreact, but everything i said about them is true. >> do you regret what you did? >> of course i don't regret it. i told t

it's sunday, december 21st, and i am sitting in for my friend and colleague, ali velshi.this morning with the closing of a chapter. 2023 was a lot of things, but more than anything else, it was the year a former u.s. president was indicted on a host of

>>> good morning to you it is saturday december the 2nd i am ali velshi, we begin this morning with major new developmts that will have big implications fordonald trump's legal defense for his upcoming cases. new and important rulings from federal judges in d.c. clarify that the former president is not immune from criminal prosecution or nor from civil liability for his actions on january the six. late last night judge tanya chutkan struck down the former presidents attempt to throw out the federal election interference case against him based on his claims of presidential immunity. it was one of four motions to dismiss that his time filed in october. the pull of in history of the constitution and concludes that they, quote, do not support that contention. it goes on, quote, no court earning the branch of government has ever accepted it. this court will not so hold. whatever immunities a sitting president may enjoy, the united states has only won chief executive at a time in that position does not confer a lifelong, get out of jail free, pass. former president enjoy no special conditions o

these recordings, but earlier tonight the reporter on this story broke it down to my colleague, ali velshi. >> it was laying out the arguments that the then president had been making on social media repeatedly about wayne county's election, making them over the phone, directly to these two county election officials, telling them, as you just said, but they would look terrible if they sign the certification, arguing with them, how could you sign this, knowing that there are more votes than there are, a clean that was not accurate but claim he made on the call with east to wayne county canvassers. and having the chairwoman of the republican national committee joining in the pressure to try to get these two officials not to sign the document. >> oh heavens. a lot to dig into their. but also, tonight trump is wrapping up his offensive from this colorado ruling the booted him from the states ballot under the constitution's insurrection. clause biden cited and trump said trump was it insurrectionist, and trump posted, i'm not an insurrectionists. nbc news has learned that trump's legal team does

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>>> going to, you it's either a december 16th, i'm ali velshi. we begin this morning with a justice served. a pair of election workers were terrorized by don trump supporters. yesterdaya ry awarded ruby freeman and shaye moss a total of 100 and $48 million in damages as a result of their civil this defamation lawsuit against really giuliani who repeatedly and falsely accused him of carrying out a elaborate election fraud scheme without producing a shred of evidence that could withstand scrutiny. the verdict is a new low for giuliani, who rose up the ranks of new york politics early in his career, but has been on a downward spiral for the better part of the past two decades. he's gone from being americas mere to a codefendant indicted alongside his longtime pal donald trump in fulton county's sprawling r.i.c.o. case. on top of, that giuliani faces a number of other lou legal troubles. yesterday' wondered 48 million-dollar verdict pulsing comparison to the 1.3 billion dollars that dominion voting systems to seeking and damages in its own a defamati

i'm charles coleman junior, in for my friends and colleague ali velshi, and we have got a lot to talk about. now listen. no one likes a good story better than me, and with that, allow me to share the or

i'm ali velshi. we are less than a month away from the start of the 2024 primary season which kicks off on january 15th with the first in the nation gop caucuses in iowa. january is going to be a busy month. in addition to iowa, new hampshire is also going to hold its primary. there are three republican debates currently scheduled to take place during that month. on top of all of that, donald trump's civil fraud trial in new york will come to a close just as e. jean carroll's second lawsuit against him gets going. trump's criminal trials are not going to begin until later in the year. according to politico, his campaign is already confronting the scheduling nightmare ahead of them as trump's legal obligations clash with his political ambitions. trump's team plans to front load his schedule in 2024 and get him out on the campaign trail frequently early in the year in anticipation that his numerous legal cases could disrupt their plans later on. it is a -- trump's criminal proceedings, the first of a p

. >> that is our show for tonight, now it is time for the last word with ali velshi, who is in for lawrenceou. and today was a bad day for

i'm ali velshi in for nicolle wallace.g-time viewers of the show are no stranger to the disgraced, twice-impeached, four-times indicted ex president saying the quiet parts out loud. it is basically his calling card. often it meant speaking in code using dog whistles telling the proud boys for instance to stand back and stand by or saying there are good people on both sides after white supremacists marched through the sheets of charlottesville chanting, jews will not replace us. but now? now, donald trump has dispensed with the dog whistles. he is going for. . as a rule we don't air video of donald trump lightly on this show but we thought it was important that you hear this, that we all bear witness to what the ex-president and current leading republican candidate is saying here. >> we're like a rocket ship, who's like a rocket ship sent by kim jong-un, just like that. who is very nice, i will tell you. he is not so fond of this administration, but he's fond of me, and we had a very good relationship. >> vladimir putin of

i'm ali velshi in for nicolle wallace.r since charged were handed down against donald trump, the ex president has seen returning to the white house as his best defense. no one is more aware of this than jack smith. jack smith asked the supreme court to rule on donald trump's bid to have the charges ruled out because the alleged crimes took place while he was president. this is not new. judge tanya chutkan rejected that claim and trump appealed. jack smith is asking the supreme court to leap frog the appeals court and settle the matter once and for all. the special counsel's move setting up the first, but maybe not the last time, the supreme courtla a role in the united states versus donald trump. prosecutors say, quote, this caserents a fundamental question at the heart ofur democracy. whether a fmer president is absolutely immune from federal prosecution for crimes committed ile in office or is constitutionally protect from federal prosecution when he's been impeached by the house, but not convicted by the senate before c

. >> i'm ali velshi. the former president continues to moving closer to becoming the next president. take a look at these headlines. "the atlantic" devoting an entire issue to the subject of a second trump term with the words, "if trump wins." from "the new york times," why a second trump presidency may be more radical than the first. from ""the guardian,"" a second trump term will be far more autocratic than the first, he's telling us. "the washington post," a trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable. the through line is a warning -- donald trump could transform every institution that comes under the sway of the presidency from the justice department to the federal bureaucracy that makes every government agency tip, to the allianct underpin our foreign pocy. don't assume trump will fall sort of his goals like did so often in his first term. a second-term trump would be different. from "the atlantic, " "i his first term, corruption and brutality were mitigated by lay v llaziness. in a second term, he

any way, ali velshi, thank you, my friend.till ahead, is the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza just the latest manifestation of long-standing failures in how western nations deal with the middle east? representatives rashida tlaib and cory bush join me straight ahead. bush join me straight ahead. alerts that help check. one bank that puts you in control. chase. make more of what's yours. if you struggle. and struggle. and struggle with cpap. you should check out inspire. no mask. no hose. just sleep. learn more and view important safety information at inspiresleep.com he hits his mark —center stage—and is crushed by a baby grand piano. you're replacing me? customize and save with liberty bibberty. he doesn't even have a mustache. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ hi, i'm janice, only pay for what you need. and i lost 172 pounds on golo. when i was a teenager i had some severe trauma in my life and i turned to food for comfort. a friend told me that i was the only one holding me back from bei

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i'm ali velshi. won't be much time to rest and relax this holiday season for donald trump and his legal team. the four times indicted former president is in the middle of a very complicated legal situation as he faces 91 criminal charges related to his conduct before, during, and after his presidency. a civil fraud trial in new york for threatens the future of his real estate empire while a different civil it hold him liable of sexually abusing the writer and columnist, e. jean carroll. carol is also suing trump in a second defamation trial over commentshahe made on cnn in may about her. late last night, donald trump filed a brief to the d.c. court of appeals, continuing to assert that he's immune from prosecution for actually committed while president, specifically for his role in questioning the results of the 2020 election. of course, the allegation is not that a question the results of the 2020 election, anyone is entitled to do that, it's that he did something to try and overcome those results.

i'm ali velshi. won't be much time to rest and relax this holiday season for donald trump a

. >>> i'm gonna see you tomorrow morning, 10 am eastern, for the next ali velshi banned book club. i will be talking to the legendary offer steven chop ski, about his coming of age story, the perks of being a wildflower. give it a read. send us your comments, questions, to my story and velshi. com. i hope you join us. the 11th hour starts now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> tonight, the appeals court ruling on a protective order for donald trump, how it could impact the former president and jack smith's federal election case? >>> and more good news on the economy -- what it means for the president and his 2024 strategy. >>> then, the clock is ticking for congress to pass aid for ukraine and israel. what's the holdup in the senate, as some in the house secretly blow expelling another congressman. as the 11th hour gets underway on this friday night. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> greetings, everyone. i am symone sanders-townsend in for stephanie ruhle. tonight, a major ruling in donald trump's federal election interference case means the protective order is back on. a three judge appeals court panel mostly upheld the origina

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