chutkan, has denied two truck drop motions to have the government s case against him thrown out. fair warning, if you have to be watching for mar-a-lago tonight, the catch-up might be flying. judge chutkan begins with a robust takedown of the trump claim that is a former president he is immune from criminal prosecution. here s what it says, quote, whatever immunities a sitting president may enjoy, the united states has only one chief executive at a time, and that position does not confer a life long get out of jail free pass. former presidents enjoy no special conditions on their federal criminal liability. they may be federal to federal mastication, indictment, prosecution, and punishment for any criminal acts undertaken while in office, and quote. judge chutkan goes on to explain why in america we have equal justice, quote, the public has an undisputed interest in promoting respect for the law, deterring crime, protecting itself, and rehabilitating offenders. all of thos
the republican front runners nixon defense goes poof. when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal. tonight, why two major rulings against donald trump could be jack smith s biggest victory to date. then, the tragic culmination of the george santos saga. you have no business in this building! tonight, the long road to today s historic expulsion. that makes me jewish. it s always been a party favor, everyone s always laughed. now everybody is canceling me. just when you thought ron desantis couldn t get cringier. you are trolling folks and trying to find migrants to play political games and get some attention seeking out trump trump. by the way, how is that going for? you all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. we ve got huge developments tonight in two of the trials of donald trump. just within the last half hour, judge tanya chutkan, who was overseeing the federal criminal case of january 6th and the attempt to
what a nice surprise to see you. i knew you and i were gonna be talking later this weekend, because we have important matters to discuss, but nice to see you in real life. have a great show. thanks for having me. thanks. we ll talk to you on sunday. major breaking news of the federal criminal trial of donald trump, for his efforts to try to overturn the election results, before and on january 6th. tonight the judge, tanya chutkan, has denied two trump motions to have the government s case against him thrown out. fair warning, if you happen to be watching from mar-a-lago tonight, the ketchup might be flying. judge chutkan begins with a robust takedown of the trump claim that as a former president he is immune from criminal prosecution. here s what it says, quote, whatever immunities a sitting president may enjoy, the united states has only one chief executive at a time, and that position does not confer a life long get out of jail free pass. former presidents enjoy no sp