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the nation by pardoning a president, who was accused of doing something wrong, is not a good idea. as we learned from gerald ford. >> do you think any of them believe that? or do you think its just a talking point? >> thats a good question. luckily, ive run out of time. i have to start my show. you cant put me on the spot like that. anyway, great to see you my friend. take care. good evening to you, and welcome to ayman tonight. the backing donald trump, his lies, and false equivalency...

anyway, great to see you my friend. take care. good evening to you, and welcome to ayman tonight. debunking donald trump, his lies, and false equivalencys about the documents case. they have reached some insane levels. were gonna help set the record straight. then, ethics outrage, new reporting on clarence thomass problematic patterns of behavior. and a possible breakthrough in a senate committees attempts to get answers. plus, democratic pushback. representatives judy chu, and ted lie...

plus, democratic pushback. representatives judy chu, and ted lieu, shut down republican defenses of trumps actions. theyre gonna join me live to talk about that and more. im ayman mohyeldin, in new york, lets get started. tonight, we begin with a new move in the justice and its classified documents case against donald trump in a motion filed yesterday at a -- detective order. this bar is trumps legal team from discussing sensitive material from the discovery process. the evidence inclu...

Expected. but discovery, when you turn over the information, that takes a while and then theres the fact that a lot of this stuff is classified and theres a whole federal law on that. so i think thats why its unlikely before -- that this is going to be finished before the election. but jack smith is working as hard as he can to get it done. >> the washington post reported this week that last fall, one of trumps attorneys suggested proposing a settlement over the classified documents case that wo...

But jack smith is working as hard as he can to get it done. >> the washington post reported this week that last fall, one of trumps attorneys suggested proposing a settlement over the classified documents case that would preclude charges. this is just one of many instances in which trumps legal team has urged him to cooperate, to avoid possibly in this case, federal criminal indictment that ended up being that 37 counts against him. but it seems that trump wasnt interested in negotiate-ing a set...

But it seems that trump wasnt interested in negotiate-ing a settlement. what do you make of that? >> i think its foolish. he should have followed his lawyers advice. if you look at the statistics and condition in these kinds of cases, he has a very poor chance of surviving without being found guilty. and, i know hes counting on having one supporter on the jury and it will be a hung jury. that just means that who gets tried again. so, he should have followed the advice, and he should have pursued...