Have seen in the Biden Administration toward Bibi Netanyahus government. With Vice President Kamala Harris publicly, anyway, leading the way in what is a break with the netanyahu governments policy, the Vice President yesterday unequivocally called for a ceasefire in gaza. It seems like a very important turn in the way the administration is handling this. Yeah, and, i mean, theres all sorts of interesting Politics Around it, but to me its signaled that i dont think the white house would be doing that, i dont think Vice President harris will be doing that if that was something that was impossible, at least that is sort of what my heart leapt to what i heard her say it, that if she is saying that, it must mean they think that it can happen. If they think it can happen, god hopes it will. We are just going to roll the tape later of what the Vice President had to say. She had a lot to say about it. Were going to see that later in the hour. Well, yesterdays republican primary has become the
Decision does and what it does not do. And were talking about just hours before voters in key states go to the polls. Thats exactly right here. This is the biggest electionrelated decision from the court in nearly a quarter century. And it comes just hours before Super Tuesday. And here a Unanimous Court ruling that the state of colorado cannot remove former President Trump from the ballot under Section Three of the 14th Amendment, the socalled insurrectionist ban. The court writing quote, because the constitution makes Congress Rather than the states, responsible for enforcing Section Three against federal Office Holders and candidates, we reverse we conclude that states may disqualify persons holding or attempting to hold state office, but states have no power under the constitution to enforce Section Three with respect to federal offices, especially the presidency and dana, they talked about their concern that if individual states where each able to make different decisions, that it
If he really going to run for Supreme Court that theyre going to hear your case. Reelection . In two years . He doesnt have another they have the Supreme Court internal senate race to deal with. But we will see. Identified for the lawyers on both sides the question, and the only question, they want to hear addressed. And i want to give that question to the audience now. I wouldnt put any money on the question is whether, and if Mitch Mcconnells decency and so to what extent, does a integrity. Do you have any optimism, former president enjoy president ial immunity from im not asking who, but in terms of the leadership that criminal prosecution for comes next . Of course not. Conduct alleged to involve what i would say this. Official acts during his tenure i would say the only optimism, the only sign of optimism is in office . How would you address that that i think its likely that whoever comes next will be less question . Well, if im jack smith, the competent. Because Mitch Mcconnell i
Hold primary i will be joined by all my colleagues here for special coverage as the polls close. Its right rahere on msnbc. I will be here starting at six x pm eastern. I will see you then. That does it for us tonight. Its oetime for the last word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening. We are going to get his reaction to that Supreme Court decision today, followed by Andrew Weissmann and the new guilty plea from trump world today. Allen weissenberg Pleading Guilty for perjury. Later in the hour, there is this very important turn we have seen in the Biden Administration toward Bibi Netanyahus government. With Vice President Kamala Harris publicly, anyway, leading the way in what is a break with the netanyahu governments policy, the Vice President yesterday unequivocally called for a ceasefire in gaza. It seems like a very important turn in the way the administration is handling this. Yeah, and, i mean, theres all sorts of interesting Politics Around it, but to me its signaled that i dont
Boston the fog of Todays Supreme Court news is the hard fact that donald trump is still scheduled to go to trial In Manhattan On March 25th to Face Criminal Charges in his first Criminal Trial, charges that he tried to effect the results of the 2016 president ial election i by making Hush Money Payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, who will likely become one of the star witnesses against donald trump in that trial, a witness who even Donald Trumps followers will have no problem understanding what she describes donald trump did with her alone in a hotel room while his wife was pregnant. And when she describes how donald trump delivered his Hush Money Payments to her. And i think r. That the Supreme Court did today is helping donald trump get out of the crushing weight of half A Billion Dollars of civil judgments he is now facing in new york. Today, donald trump said cihe i not rich enough to pay those judgments, after previously testifying under oath that he is rich enough to pay those