what's the game, susan glasser?> you know, i mean, alex, this is the great psychological question mark of the last few years is i always wondered these big nen, you see like tim scott he's this big man, what is he so afraid of? what are they so afraid of? is donald trump going to punch him in the nose if he doesn't suck up to him like that? there's plenty of jobs and work and ambition and power available to those who don't humiliate themselves by licking donald trump's boots in public. i mean it's really -- even though it's a familiar dynamic, you know, he's absolutely right that lindsey graham quote that is exactly -- we've all heard him say versions of this. the cynical nature of the bargain between so many republican senators and donald trump, it still hasn't penetrated, i think, that alternate media universe that exists for trump voters and the maga universe. they somehow don't understand that these senators are laughing behind their backs at donald trump, and they're laughing at them, the voters. and yet they a

joining me now, susan glasser, staff writer at the new yorker and co-writer of the divider. san, i was really struck by a number of different exchanges in this court filing on the docket. but the first was the way in which trump has managed to puppeteer literally every single person around him, including his lawyer, in an email exchange with the judge. i am not a student of the law, but it just doesn't seem tbe a typical thing to have a lawyer writing things about a wrongfully demeaned client who has been belittled by an out-of-control politically motivated attorney general and the client needs to speak about things that must be spoken about. what do you make of the odd relationship that is being revealed here? >> alex, i have always thought and in fact our reporting suggested that donald trump was personally dictating many of the statements. it seemed like he was personally dictating, whether that was from his white house communications office or his campaign team now or his many different teams of lawyers. i think one issue that is clearly going to come up in 2024 is that d

susan glasser is here, staff writer for the new yorker. victoria defrancesco soto, dean of the clinton school of public service at the university of arkansas, and msnbc senior political analyst matthew dowd, also a former strategist, and founder of country over party. mr. dowd, i talk to you first. the full house could vote on majorkas's beloved impeachment next week. this would be the first impeachment of a cabinet secretary and over 50 years. have you seen any evidence presented of any high crimes or misdemeanors? is this thing actually going to happen? >> there doesn't need to be evidence for the republicans to do things, as we have discovered or over the last seven or eight years. they do it without evidence. they make statements without evidence, data, or facts. can it happen? yeah. will there be enough republicans, meaning will there be three republicans who decide this is a fools errand that we are doing here and sets a horrible precedent and there's really no evidence, i don't actually know if there's three republicans who will go

is better have susan glasser staff writer for the new yorker together they wrote the book the divider trump's time in the white house. barbara mcquade who is not in the same house as susan and peter joins us. she is a veteran federal prosecutor, and former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of michigan. her new book is out at the end of february. it is called attack from within, a disinformation is sabotaging america. well, mister baker, you are first. joe biden got a really big boost today with this gdp report, even janet yellen which is a very rare took a public victory lap. she never does that. the fact that she did, do you take this as a sign of a new concerted messaging change and effort from the white house to find a way to get through to the american people how strong the economy is? because while they are trying to push this message, today alone fox & friends is doing segments bashing biden economics. he knows how the economy works, he is talking the numbers down. does the white house realize this problem and they have a new plan? >> well, they realize the problem. i think

for more, let's bring in susan glasser, staff writer for the new yorker, geoff bennett, co-anchor forspondent, and harry litman joins us. former u.s. attorney and deputy assistant attorney general. mr. libman, i don't think you. first what did you make of the opening statements from the lawyers, because that kind of lays off where both sides are headed here? >> it really did. you had a steady contrasts, where carolers says that she suffered terribly, she sleeps with a gun in her bed, our life has been turned upside down, and alina alba, trump's lawyer was saying, oh, she loves, it puts her in the limelight, et cetera. remember, this is just about damages, and both parties actually mentioned the previous sexual assault, one, who say that this is what he had done. the other decide that this is not about that anymore, but, tomorrow, she is going to testify, and i don't credit the notion that trump will testify, and even if he, does he is not probing. here it will be the whole centerpiece. this was a miniature opening of what we should expect tomorrow, a long direct and then a bruising cr

susan glasser has a book called "the divider," trump thought about whether to make nikki haley a vice presidential candidate and he said he wouldn't do it because he didn't like her complexion, she had some sort of blemishes on her skin. he is a very visual oriented guy, somebody who makes judgments based on appearances. for him, you know, he definitely judges the book by its cover. >> peter baker, thank you so very much. good to see you. >>> up next, following breaking news about the royal family. why princess kate is in the hospital. >>> plus, heart breaking report from our own richard engel, how children in gaza are struggling to keep themselves alive. >> what we're living is horrible and we're having to live like animals. and we're having to live like animals. like dynamic charting and risk-reward analysis, help make trading feel effortless. and its customizable scans with social sentiment help you find and unlock opportunities in the market. e*trade from morgan stanley. ♪everything i do that's for my health is an accomplishment.♪ ♪concerns of getting screened faded away♪ ♪to my a

susan glasser joins us, staff writer for the new yorker.red the book the divider, about trump's time in the white house, and former attorney joyce vance, who spent 25 years as a federal prosecutor, and now is an msnbc contributor. mr. memoli, let's turn to you first. it appears that president biden's campaign is focused, and they've got their message, warning that donald trump is a threat to american democracy. what can you tell us? >> yeah, steph. we remember how president biden kicked off his 2020 campaign, which was talking about a battle for the soul of america. now, as we turn the calendar to 2024, the very first public speech we're gonna hear from president biden is gonna make it clear that he believes this fight for the soul of the country is still very much engaged. now, this is a significant, albeit potentially temporary shift, from what we have been hearing from the president. if you look back at 2023, not at what the campaign was saying in press releases, but what we saw from the paid advertising that the campaign was putting bef

for more, let's bring in susan glasser, staff writer for the new yorker, jeff bennett, thank you forbs, and how he litman harry litman, former deputy assistant attorney general. harry litman, what do you make first of the opening statements from the lawyers? that lays out where both sides are headed here. >> yeah, you had a study in contrast where cabals lawyer was saying she suffered terribly, she sleeps with a gun in her bed. her life has been upside down. and -- trump's lawyer was saying, oh, she loves it and puts her in the limelight, et cetera. remember, this is just about damages. and both parties actually mentioned the previous sexual assault. one, to say that this is what he had done. the other, to say it's not about that anymore. but tomorrow she is going to testify. and i do not cried that notion that trump will testify. even if he, does he's not probitive here. so, it's going to be the whole centerpiece. this was in miniature the opening of what we should expect tomorrow, along direct and then a bruising cross examination with these two different pictures of e. jean carrol

and staff writer at ""the new yorker,"" susan glasser.ning, as well. >> chris christie dropped out. >> the former new jersey governor announced he is dropping out during a town hall event in new hampshire. he told supporters there is no longer a clear path to the nomination for him. this as nikki haley has been gaining ground among voters in the granite state. while christie has not endorsed any candidate, he says he is still working to make sure donald trump does not get elected again. >> i know, i can see it from some of the faces here, that i'm disappointing some people by doing this. people who believe in our message and believe in what we've been doing. i also know, though, it's the right thing for me to do. because i want to promise you this, i am going to make sure that in no way do i enable donald trump to ever be president of the united states again. and that's more important than my own personal ambition. >> ahead of his announcement in new hampshire yesterday, chris christie was caught in a hot mic, appearing to say that nikki