trial in his federal election interference case, and for the very first time revealing a key case against donald trump. for months now, questions house world about how much donald trump s state of mind matters in this case. did he actually believe that the election was stolen from him, and prosecutors need to show that the ex president knew he had lost the election? well washington post is now reporting this. the justice department weighed in on thedete for the first ti saying that what they need to prove it is not that trump liev the big lie of the election being stolen, but that he knowinglyspread associated lies in a criminal scheme stay in power. so from the special counsel s filing,quot just as the president of a company may be guilty of fraudfor using knowingly false statements of facts to defraud investors, even if he subjectively believes that his company will entuly succeed, the defendant may be guilty of ing deceit to obstruct the government function by which the re
with former secretary of state hillary clinton who joined us to talk about the 2024 election and the threat that her 2016 opponent, donald trump, poses to the future of american democracy. how do people manage, especially people who really love this democracy, who take it seriously, who take the words you just said on our show very seriously, that you can t just sit back and let democracy come to you, that this is, every day, something we all must work on together, what do you say when people ask you about the former president, these trials, these delays, and the fear that they feel about the upcoming election? well, mika, i m happy to go to therapy with you any time let s do it. clearly, the pressure and the stress on our system, our country, our constitution, our future is so intense. for those of us who understand what s at stake and i don t mean that in a, you know, derogatory way to others no. but if you ve been in this world as you and i have, you ve s
influence, which turns into political influence that china has over these post-soviet parts of the world. it really charges causes us to have a discussion in america on whether china is and very, or somewhere in between, and what our strategy looks like going forward. trump had some ideas about china, but he was so uncorrelated about it, it never emerged into anything meaningful . i worry about that all the time. the average american does not know what to think about china and our future. r future. i think the average american wants to make sure that china is not ripping us off, stealing our intellectual property, breaking trade rules. but i think the average t american knows that we have to coexist with china. they are going to be a big, powerful, rich country whether we like it or not. and the last thing the world wants and that americans want is a conflict with china. and i think we have overcorrected this country. we went from a policy of engagement with china, trying t
hbo original series, real time with bill i all right all right. well, thank you very much thank you. very much. read this three that i think we ve gotten know why you re excited today. the supreme court has made a ruling, a good ruling. hey, i got one right. i said if you like your abortion pills, you can keep your abortion pills that s right we re talking about talking about the morning after pill actually there i guess somebody was it s considering actually getting rid of that, but no, they said, look, we took away roe versus wade, but we obviously need something where we can abort a child and when they said that they were looking directly at lauren bowlby means i course there was a dissenting opinion on the court. it was delivered in the customary, usual way. judge alito s wife made a flag about it i grim pride. yeah. so they got one, right. that s good. but then the same day we find out clarence thomas have been following this story. clarence thomas takes a lot of gif
couldn t be higher. the president and they ll former president, one stage moderated by jake tapper and dana bash, the cnn presidential debate thursday, june 27, nine live on and now, the hbo original series, real time with bill maher. thank you. appreciate it. how are you doing? hello, people. how are you out there? all right all right. thank you very much. you sound happy, thank you very much. glad to see that. i think i know why you are excited today. the supreme court just made a ruling, a good ruling. they got one right. they said if you like your abortion pills, you can keep your abortion pills. that s right.talking about turning about the morning after pill actually there i guess somebody was after pill. i guess somebody was considering getting rid of that, but they said, look, we took away roe v wade, but we obviously need something where we can t abort a child. when they said it, they were looking directly at lauren boebert. [ audience reacts ] of course,