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new reporting shows jack smith is relying on the facts, and not the fury. also this hour, departed trump or not, a new litmus test in the republican class for the nomination. weve heard the president before, but doing so again presents a further danger to democracy. were gonna ask the story of michael beschloss. and i sit down with actress, eva longoria, making her flaming diva debut. this is american voices. we begin this hour with donald trump and his allies, trying to deflect attent...

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...

or not. a new witness tests in the republican quest for the nomination. weve pardoned a president before, but doing so again presents a further danger to democracy. we are going to ask historian, michael beschloss. and i sit down with actress eva longoria, making her flaminhot directorial debut. this is american voices. oices. -- to keep government secrets after his presidency. youve heard these excuses before, trump is relying on the same old script, distract, with baseless claims of ...

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...

hey, everyone. its 4:00 in new york. im in for nicole wallace. special counsel jack smith is a prosecutor that stays out of the spotlight. he prefers to speak through his fiings. thats why his laltest brief in the federal election case merits our attention. over the weekend, the justice department responded to trumps claims that he is immune from prosecution. what he did was within the scope of his duties as president of the united states. its an argument that trump was taking to the c...

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 equivalencys about th...

Was a lesson that gerald ford, i think, learned not to do after the fact that he did. >> if you can produce that segment of television, i will be watching with rapt attention. >> maybe not the television, but if we could just convey to him the message that healing 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 ques...

Connected to laund -- do you think there could be backlash or it could backfire? >> i absolutely think if he starts pardoning people in the mueller investigation, this would precipitate a constitutional crisis. im amused by the fact that senator corker yesterday said what trump is doing on tariffs is an abuse of authority. pardoning a potential witness would be an abuse of authority. so far this republican congress has shown little to try to reign in this president. theyve set forth a couple of ...

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