angeles. i m jason johnson, in for chris hayes. we are officially in an election year, and 2024 brings with it another number of legal and political hurdles. for the quadruple-indicted disgraced ex president, less than two weeks away from the first in the nation iowa caucus. while trump is still the favorite to win in the hawkeye state, the future is far more uncertain from there. we are about three weeks out from the new hampshire primary. and while he s in the lead there is still substantial, former south carolina governor nikki haley has developed some late momentum. and of course donald trump s electoral fortunes are linked to his legal jeopardy. as of now, he has already been kicked off the primary ballot in two super tuesday states, maine and colorado, under the 14th amendment. and on january 16th, the first of his many trials scheduled for this year is set to begin, after hail mary attempts to delay the proceedings have failed. trump is now set to begin his second tria
we are less than a week of nate from entering a presidential election year. and if i had to choose just one thing the republican front runner said this year, i think we should carry over to the next year, just one thing from 2023 that tells us everything we need to know about the upcoming election, well, it would probably be this. under normal circumstances you are promising america tonight, you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. except on day one. he s going crazy. except on day one. meaning? i want to close the border and drill, drill, drill. that s not retribution. i am going to be he says, you are not going to be a dictator, are you? i said, no, no, no, other than day one. donald trump telling the world he plans to be a, quote, dictator on day one of his presidency. defenders at the former president at this missed that comment as a joke, a one-off quip that was never meant to be taken literally. trump himself has continued to promote t
and drill, drill, drill. that s not retribution. i am going to be he says, you are not going to be a dictator, are you? i said, no, no, no, other than day one. donald trump telling the world he plans to be a, quote, dictator on day one of his presidency. defenders at the former president at this missed that comment as a joke, a one-off quid that was never meant to be taken literally. trump himself had continued to promote the idea that he will be a vengeful dictator in a second trump presidency. over the holiday weekend, he shared this image of a word cloud put together by the daily mail. the image was based on a survey of what voters sent about trump s ambitions for a second term. and you can see that the most popular responses, the biggest ones represented in the middle r, power, revenge and dictatorship. revenge being the most devoted. that is the image that trump himself wants to cultivate ahead of the 2024 presidential election, an image she wants to promote, eve
of him, in court adjourned. civil trial goes on a month-long hiatus as a future of his business empire hangs in the balance. plus, gop fact check. house republicans formulas are evidence free impeachment, and we re setting the record straight on the lies that have led to this charade. and, defending the dictator? new fears as trump backers voice their support for his authoritarian promises. our charles coleman junior in tonight for ayman mohyeldin, and we ve got a lot to talk about. so let s get started. after more than 40 witnesses and 44 days of bombshell testimony new york attorney general letitia james s 250 million dollar civil trial against former president donald trump and his namesake company has now entered into its final stage. on wednesday, testimony came to a close with his office calling the final rebuttal witness who happened to be in a county professor, and then resting its case. it is set to take a month long break after the judge issues findings after both si
of blockbuster testimony, donald trump s civil fraud trial in new york is almost over. closing arguments are set for next month. what could it mean for the business empire of the quadruple indicted, twice impeached disgraced former president? profiles in courage the georgia election workers who stood up to rudy giuliani and the lies he told about them. one of the attorneys for shea moss and ruby friedman joins me live to discuss their epic victory and what is next. baseball s 700 million dollar man, shohei ohtani s stunning contract with the l.a. dodgers and how his structured payout is poised to change the game. we will go inside the biggest deal in sports history. all of that and more is coming up. a good sunday morning to you all. i am katie phang. we begin today s show with the latest in the new york attorney generals 250 million dollar civil fraud trial, ju o of the cases in donald trump s expensive portfolio of legal troubles. on wednesday, we saw the last day o