Guests: Harry Litman, Catherine Christian, Ben LaBolt, Rep. Barbara Lee
Tonight: the first domino falls in Fulton County as Donald Trump's first co-defendant takes a plea deal. What does it mean for the trial that's starting in 3 weeks—and for the ex-president himself? Then, the absolute absurdity of a Trump, MAGA shutdown that's just hours away. And the Congress and California say goodbye to an iconic American senator.

First defendant in Trump Georgia case pleads guilty

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Sen. Chris Murphy joins to discuss the Supreme Court rejecting the Trump-era ban on rapid-fire gun bump stocks. “The Supreme Court got it wrong – plain and simple," says Murphy. Plus, former Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell on Donald Trump’s return to the Capitol and reception from House and Senate Republicans. “They were running for their lives and they seem to forget how fearful they were running for their lives on that day,” says Gonell.      
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Sen. Chris Murphy: "The Supreme Court got it wrong – plain and simple"

Guests: Michelle Goldberg, Tara Setmayer, Quinta Jurecic, Justin Elliot, Lisa Rubin A hero's welcome on Capitol Hill for the architect of the insurrection. Tonight: how congressional Republicans became accomplices to the criminal ex-president as Trump pressures the Speaker of the House to overturn his felony conviction. Then: brand new reporting on more undisclosed luxury gifts to Justice Clarence Thomas. And why today's Supreme Court ruling on abortion pills is just the beginning of the battle.  
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‘Drunk uncle’: Trump rants and raves at Republican ‘pep rally’ on Capitol Hill

Guests: Alencia Johnson, Douglas Brinkley, Rep. Joe Neguse, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Zahiro-Shahar Mor The greatest confidence game ever played. Tonight: from crime to the economy and beyond, how a political party led by a criminal is conning America. Then, the MAGA scandal machine and today's contempt vote for the attorney general. And today's Senate push to do something about the ethics crisis in the Supreme Court.
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Chris Hayes: The Trump campaign’s ‘better off’ con game

Guests: Preet Bharara, Charles Coleman, Asawin Suebsaeng, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Jamie Raskin The President's son: found guilty of violating federal gun laws. Tonight: what today's ruling means—and doesn't mean about the rule of law in America. Then, the convict candidate trying to weed out criminals from the ticket. And the Alito scandal that just won't end. Tonight: Jamie Raskin and AOC together on their push to get answers from the Supreme Court.
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AOC: Supreme Court is ‘paving the path to authoritarianism’

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First defendant in Trump Georgia case pleads guilty

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