that could provide president biden with a bit of news. joining me now, reverend al sharpton, host of politics nation and president of the national action network and someone i love claiming to be a good friend of mine. we will get to the pole in just a second. first, donald trump was in your hometown court this week. the city where he rose to fame. there are no cameras in this courtroom, but donald trump cannot escape the spectacle. what are you making of all of it? >> i think the one is his natural inclination to turn everything into a showpiece for him. that's part of his narcissism, but i also think it's a strategy where he is trying to provoke a mistrial, or set up some level of a legal argument for a mistrial. if he can get the judge to respond in a way that would be over the line in engaging back and forth with him, all of this can add to an appeal if, in