it had to everything does charlene i got into our car and we drove through the pitch black streets and we didn't speak. we didn't need to i'm very thankful. the trolley is still going to be at cnn, but i'll miss that feeling. driving in the dark, heading toward a new adventure. side-by-side with charlie that's it for us. >> the news continues source with galen collins starts now straighten the source tonight. with a handshake for the ages, donald trump has cemented his iron grip on the republican party, rolling out the red carpet for his return to the capitol building for the first time since a mobs and many of those. now he'd been praised on him running for their lives. >> and the supreme court unanimously upholding access to the most common method of abortion here in america. why that victory though for abortion rights advocates? >> hey, be short-lived and the fallout from that interruption during my sit down with the former georgia special prosecutor, the lawyer who first exposed nathan wade relationship with the district attorney is here live. i'm kaitlin collins, and this is the source picture in washington dc, the capitol building, the year is 2024. mitch mcconnell and donald trump. and a snapshot that tells you really everything you need to know about donald trump's standing and the republican party today. the two men had not even spoken since december of 2020 something happened a few weeks after that. i don't really remember, but apparently it's now water under the bridge did you talk to him directly an entirely positive session we're actually told by sources tonight that trump praised mcconnell during that meeting with republicans today, which unless you have been living on a deserted island for the last few years, and we wouldn't blame you if you did. >> you know what an extraordinary full circle moment this really is mcconnell had been one of trump's favorite targets calling him among many names, a broken old crow, even making racist remarks when referring to mcconnell's wife and trump's longtime cabinet secretary, elaine chao, which she herself told me she believed were racist and of course, no one can forget what mitch mcconnell had to say after january 6, 2021 i'd been fed wild falsehoods about the most powerful man on earth because he was angry, lost an election trump's actions preceded the riot or a disgraceful disgraceful. >> there are election of duty president trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day but that was then and this is now a now there's a presidential election to win. >> with all of that as the backdrop, it's really no wonder you saw the homework president walk out with such a pepin his depth when he left today's meeting we met as you know, with the full house republican house today and we had a tremendous meeting with them also. >> and there's great unity. this is an outstanding group of people. i'm with them 1,000% there was me, 1,000%. we agree we just about everything. and if there isn't, we work it out and we've had i've had a really great relationship with just about everybody here. >> did you catch that. part at the end just about everybody just about loosely defined there. trump took a moment today as he was on capitol hill to boast that most of those ten house republicans who voted to impeach him are no longer there. they've left office or been voted out we also heard from sources inside that room as he was meeting with house republicans that it was quite the airing of grievances. and at the department of justice is according to trump, dirty no good afford president seeming to love every moment of what happened today, anointed king of the hill for a day or as former house speaker, nancy pelosi put it, returning to the scene of the crime. my political sources tonight, our democratic strategist, julie rogan's wronski said and political commentator and veteran of two republican presidential campaigns, margaret hoover and the former new york city mayor build applause you, it's great to have you all here. i mean it's been three-and-a-half years since those comments there from from mitch mcconnell at the end, i wonder what you made of seeing this photo. if we could put this photo up again, this is what really just stood out that doug mills of the new york times captured. it's mcconnell and donald trump shaking hands. and there's a bit of a smile while mcdonald's let's face. >> there are two things that are happening here first donald trump is returning to the scene or the site of the place where for the first time in american history, more than roughly 250 years there was a violent transition of power. we did not have the hallmark of it. i've acasi a peaceful transition of power and mitch mcconnell knows that and every single one of those senators was there and was witness and ran for their lives that day, for them to welcome back the person who their leader said was the impetus for that violent attack on the capitol. and at the heart of democracy, that they all know our allies around the world have asked all of them in private sessions, is the united states going to be a stable leader in a free world? because they saw those attacks and they, the idea that they welcome him back it is so deeply disturbing the flip side is that you're seeing the mitch mcconnell that didn't vote to convict, even though he gave that speech saying donald trump is responsible well, and he suggested that the trump could be handled in the court system by what happened that day. that's what by the way, he's being handled in the court system as as but but but maybe not soon enough. and so you're seeing the, the very the institutionalists, mitch mcconnell with all the decorum and demeanor and respect for the institution, but lacking the moral courage that he had in that moment, he had enough moral courage to call trump what he was, but not enough to vote to convict and to welcome him back to the seat. >> and the credit mayor, i mean, you from a political perspective, i mean, it's politics. this is, i mean, i don't think anyone should be surprised. mitch mcconnell, of course, is someone who is a political animal at his core and donald trump as the nominee. and is this just republicans realizing someone else's not going to be the nominee, they're getting in line behind who is well in normal times, i think that would be accurate, but you're talking about an attempt to overthrow democracy and he's going right back to where it happens. so i think this is a huge backfire honestly, if i were advising him, i would never said go to capitol hill mind everyone that you supported insurrection against democracy or go up to capitol hill and talk about abortion at great length, which he did and tell people it's not such a big deal, which is telegraphing to american women. a reminder of who took away their right to choice. i mean, this, this to me is insane that he would go there and act like all could be forgotten, for example, forget the fact that republicans overthrew their own house speaker yeah, that wasn't a show of unity that that was a like a hostage video where it really seemed like everyone had to seem like they are okay, but they're not really okay. and the american people can figure that out you saw who was standing behind him that was those were the senate republican as it were standing behind them, j.d. >> vance of ohio, who is also rumored to be one of donald trump's vice presidential picks, potentially, we'll see julie had this to say about what trump said when he was at the capitol today i think that no real republican with any credit, the land party is still blaming they're even frankly some of his critics we're were in the room and were supported. so it's a good thing look, the bent the knee to the guy that tried to kill them. >> i mean, let's be very clear about what happened today and ultimately, what donald trump is trying to accomplish here is to say no big deal. january 6 was not a big deal because the very people who are in the house that de, are in the center of that de, don't think it's a big deal they've completely forgotten about it. so why are the rest of you freaking out about this? it's off the table. it's done. that to some extent is a startling, startling turn of events because as we talked about earlier, these are people who fled for their lives. >> and yet they are pragmatic. >> they're not institutionalis ts. they don't care about the institution, would they care about as winning elections and with or without donald trump instance, they can't do it without him. they're going to do it with him. and that's that's us something about where we are as a nation today in 2024, where one of our two major parties does not care about anything other than clinging to power. >> but people can see that. i mean, i think the important point here is that that comes across, it's so craven, it's so abrupt the public is smart. i mean, i think we should never underestimate the voters. they're watching all these signals and the voters of this country i believe are fundamentally that closer, then inflation at the grocery store, the southern border issues like that or are they worried about because you don't really see the optics when trump is on the hill today, no one really is bringing up january 6, looks up the reporters who are asking these republicans about it. >> i agree with you. i think there are other front-line issues, kitchen table issues that are more on their mind, but i'll tell you one thing. i think the american people do believe in democracy. i think they are fundamentally moderate. they want a sane head at the helm. today reminded them of instability and the american people do believe in them right to choice. and again, by having a long dialogue with the congressional republicans about how you talk about the fact that the right to choice was taken away. he just reminded american women, yet again, who took that away from them. >> and what was also notable is behind closed doors. he did talk about abortion. the other thing he complained about unsurprisingly was the justice department. and i mentioned and he called them no-good, dirty, no-good. and this comes as republicans in the house are trying to pursue a bill that would essentially allow them to move state-level level cases to federal courts. it's not going to go anywhere. it's not going to happen, but it shows that republicans, when they're in charge will put legislation behind donald trump's grievances. >> he wants to get rid of. he doesn't want to be held accountable. i mean, he's been a held accountable by a new york court. any it's driving them bonkers. and so i mean, he's been the reports are that he's been going to mike johnson saying we have to overturn this, we have to overturn this. and so they're putting these bills through it to create some kind of pathway for him to overturn it. the truth is if he is reelected, he he will have his federal cases abrogated. they will not he will not be held accountable. and that's this one the hallmarks of authoritarianism authoritarian leaders try to shirk responsibility, accountability, and they politicized justice that is what donald trump is very clearly trying to do. and i just think it's incumbent upon those of us who have the moral courage to call it as it is. and by the way, like it does not make me happy that the republican party has become this. this is not their poem party. i grew up and this is not the republican party. many of us remember, even if you're never part of it, right? but what we do healthy parties in this does it just it is it is such a tragedy for american democracy, but we still see some of that crossover of the republican party before trump and republican party. now when larry hogan is running, he was the governor of maryland. he's running for senate there. he was criticized by, by trump's campaign who said his campaign was dead in the water because he said people should it's like the verdict here in new york, but he was up on capitol l today or a trove was a phone capital. he was asked about larry hogan. he said he's endorsing him, that he does want him to win and that could be one, a shocking move from trump, but two a cold political calculus because you wants the senate to be in republican hands today. >> i mean, he's saying he's endorsing him today until larry hogan said there's something else that donald trump gets upset about and then he's going to take back the endorsement i mean, look, if you're hogan, do you really maryland, do you really want donald trump's endorsement? i mean, the problem that he didn't vote for inventories in the problem for larry hogan is he's kind of in a bind right on the one hand, he can't win without the maga faction coming up where him on the other hand, he really can't win being a maga guy and having donald trump's endorsement, maybe the kiss of death and maybe trump knows that immediately this is as revenge against larry. i mean, who knows? that's, you can't get into the mind of donald trump's. you can't really understand what the motivation is other than revenge, vengeance, and kraven power. okay, but i have to ask you, mayor about the other thing that was said today, which is what nancy pelosi and trump reportedly said inside the room that what am nancy pelosi's daughters she is several told him that he would have a great romance with their mother and another life, christine pelosi did not like that, and she spoke for all of her sisters to say the tropez, a deranged obsession with our mother. she said that it was a lie but i mean what do you have what can you say? >> look, but this is another example of getting every time he's not talking about the issues that actually might be a stronger suit for him. i don't agree with the fact that so many americans and keep be a good steward of the economy. but the polling does show that, for example, he's not talking about the economy he's not talking about inflation. he's talking about what a great romance he might have had when nancy pelosi, another life, i mean, just just tells the american people he is not focused on their needs or their lives and he's also tells them, tells him he's got a rich fantasy life and i don't think they want a president with a rich fantasy life. they want a president can start to solve some of the problems where we're dealing with every day. >> yeah. i mean, the other thing you talked about was milwaukee for the republican convention is. we'll get to that in a moment. margaret hoover builds applause. you, julie reagan ski. thank you all for being here and tonight. i'm laura coates live. you're going to hear from the milwaukee mayor, mayor johnson, because he's going to respond to what trump said today. there was a high dispute over it, whether or not he called it horrible and what his context was that will be at 10:00 p.m. eastern. you won't want to miss it. also coming up for us here on 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who is one of the senate's most vocal supporters of protecting abortion access. so it's great to have you here hunter because originally this was, was quite broad. they wanted to basically erase the fda's approval. but it was narrowed significantly by the time it reached the courts. so i wonder, do you fear that this is a short-term victory for abortion rights advocates? >> well, for good reason, because their way to protect women's rights in this country, their health care, their rights to everything from ivf to abortion the way to do that is by codifying roe v. wade into law. now by having a series of lawsuit after lawsuit after lot i'll suit so that you, caitlin become like a perpetual court reporter. and yes, this was narrow and we are pleased that this case was thrown out. i predicted this on this network. but what justice kavanaugh said in this case was, they don't have standing. that means like, where's the beef basically, they don't prescribe this drug. they're not forced to prescribe this drug. he points all that out,