about in this fulton county, georgia, investigation into donald trump and others meddling, trying to overturn the 2020 election results in georgia. what do we know about senator graham s request? senator graham is arguing, jake, that under the speech or debate clause, this is the clause of the constitution that protects lawmakers from certain judicial proceedings simply because of their doing their legislative duties. he said these conversations he had with georgia lawmakers after the 2020 election were protected under speech or debate. obviously, fani willis, the district attorney in atlanta there, in fulton county, says there are important parts of these conversations that possibly go to crimes that she s investigating, and therefore, are not shielded by this clause of the constitution. you remember, of course, jake, that a judge had previously ordered this and has been asked to take a second look to see whether some parts of this need to be changed. thanks so much. joi
Good morning, 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. Right now testimony has resumed in former president Donald Trumps new york hush money trial. Former National Enquirer publisher david pecker is back on the Witness Stand Being questioned by trump attorney boefy. Prosecutors wrapped up their questioning yesterday by asking about the tabloid purchasing the story of Karen Mcdougal, another woman who claims to have an affair with trump. Trump denies having an affair with mcdougal. Pecker testified about how trump sought to block stories that could hurt his campaign. With us now to talk more about this, nbc news correspondent Vaughn Hillyard outside the courthouse in lower manhattan, Glen Kirschner, former federal prosecutor and host of the Justice Matters podcast, Kimberly Atkins store, boston globe columnist and cohost of the sisters inlaw podcast, and danny cevallos, criminal Defense Attorney. Glen, kimberly and danny are msnbc contributors. Vaughn, what has been
To watch the Solar Eclipse but i think youre leaving the country with an important lesson. Dont be that guy. Right. Dont be that guy. Thats a life lesson for all of us. We can apply that to so many things that trump does that we could all benefit from. Just show him and just do the exact opposite. Great to see you as always. Thanks so much and enjoy the rest of your evening off. Coming up this hour, israel pulls Ground Troops from southern gaza. New talks for a Truce Happening in cairo. Many see this as a Inflection Point. Is it . President ial pressure. Talking to a House Democrat Who Cosigned A Letter to President Biden demanding he stop sending weapons to israel. Florida moving ahead with an extreme abortion lot and putting abortion axis on the november ballot. Are republicans but in florida in play for democrats . Lets do it. A major shift in israels Military Strategy as its war in gaza officially hits the six month mark after four straight months of fighting. The Israeli Defense f
good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. first it was cocaine and steroids, now it is energy drinks. the expertations game for tomorrow s big presidential debate is shifting more often than a race car driver at indy. and we re learning more about the growing stakes as a new poll say a majority of americans will be tuning in. plus a stunning courtroom surprise. the man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a fourth of july parade in illinois at the last minute in court rejecting a plea agreement. how survivors and families of victims are reacting as the case now proceeds to trial. and an american journalist in a glass cage as his secret trial begins in russia. the falsely accused wall street journal reporter faces up to 20 years in prison following a trial expected to last for months. i ll ask an executive for the journal what this means for efforts to free him. but we begin with the expectations game. which has tak
diplomacy, the president meeting with world leaders at the g-7 summit. his message on gaza and ukraine. good morning, it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. let s get right to breaking news on capitol hill where former president trump has arrived in just the last hour, his first visit to the hill since his supporters tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power on january 6th, 2021. a reminder, trump himself didn t go to the capital that day, and he won t be in the capitol building today. instead he s holding meetings with sitting lawmakers nearby. right now he s behind closed doors with members of the house. later he meets with senators. nbc s ali vitali is staking out this meeting and joins us live from the hill. also with us former democratic congressman from new york, steve israel, and former press secretary to republican house speakers john boehner and paul ryan, brendan buck. ali, what have you seen out there this morning, and what should we