it s saturday, december the 9th. i m ali velshi. we begin this hour with a new threat to democracy from donald trump and the active measures that he and his acolytes are taking the follow-through on them. a stolen trump campaigns for second term in the white house while facing dozens of criminal charges that imperil his freedom, he has made it explicitly clear that he intends to bend the american government to his will if he returns to power. the whole political apparatus already exists that is ready to go. its members are even talking about these plans right out on the open. donald trump himself is so emboldened to be throwing around the d word. reporter: you re promising to america tonight, you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody? except for day one. i love this, guy he says you re not going to be a dictator, are? you know, other than day one. we re closing the border and were drilling, drilling, drilling. after that, i m not a dictator. they trad
brink of a constitutional crisis, at least once. eroded americans faith and democracy and shattered peoples trust in the electoral system. yet, despite all of that, a significant portion of the electorate still believes that he deserves another four years in the white house. trump has made it clear that he s running a campaign of retribution and vengeance, promising to enact hard-line policies that could run afoul of the law and even saying that he wouldn t be a dictator, except for on day one. that s a direct quote. he s already plenty of reports out there about the kinds of draconian plans that trump and his close allies are preparing for a possible second term, including a crackdown on immigration that involves sweeping raids, giant detention camps, along the border, and mass deportations of millions of people each year. trump has made it well known that he intends to weaponize the justice department against his political enemies and critics in an attempt to stifle descen
rosalynn carter was 96 years old. should be mayor berry tomorrow in plains, georgia. all in with chris hayes starts now. all in with ch ris hayes starts no tonight on all in. i believe it in with themselves over the constitution should never be president of the united states. just how close did mike pence come to ending democracy? and i hope mike is gonna do the right thing. i hope so. i hope so. tonight, new reporting on the plans mike pence abandoned, and the senator who maybe knew all about it. this story of government abuse and political treachery is scarier than fiction. it really happened. then, no plea deals for trump or rudy in georgia as a republican front-runner returns to a unpopular campaign promise. we are going to get rid of obamacare. i will never stop. and as hostages continue to be reunited with loved ones in israel, new details on the attempted murder of three palestinian students right here in america, when all in starts, right now. goo
i will see you at the end of tomorrow. tonight on all in. i believe it in with themselves over the constitution should never be president of the united states. just how close did mike pence come to ending democracy? and i hope mike is gonna do the right thing. i hope so. i hope so. tonight, new reporting on the plans mike pence abandoned, and the senator who maybe knew all about it. this story of government abuse and political treachery is scarier than fiction. it really happened. then, no plea deals for trump or rudy in georgia as a republican front-runner returns to a unpopular campaign promise. we are going to get rid of obamacare. i will never stop. and as hostages continue to be reunited with loved ones in israel, new details on the attempted murder of three palestinian students right here in america, when all in starts, right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes, just weeks now voters will cast the first ballots in, believe it