Tonight: The backlash to the Big Lie continues as Republicans give up the game. Then, new calls for a January 6th commission as reports of plea deals surface. Plus, Rep. Katie Porter on the jaw dropping reported Trump fundraising scam. And the Matt Gaetz scandal keeps getting wider and wilder. 
Guests: Ilya Shapiro, Derrick Johnson, Olivia Troye, Hayes Brown, Scott Maxwell, Rep. Katie Porter

Shades of Jim Crow: How GOP is using the Big Lie to roll back voting access

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Guests: Olivia Nuzzi, Kristy Greenberg, Diane Kiesel, Phillip Hamilton, David Jolly, Alencia Johnson
The full jury is set and there’s three more sleeps before opening statements in the trial of Donald Trump. Tonight: a last ditch effort to delay is denied, a barrage of rulings from the courthouse—including which prior bad acts can be used at trial. Then, the historic vote in the House, marking a major defeat for both Donald Trump & Vladimir Putin. And 200 days from Election Day, real evidence that America's re-acquaintance with Donald Trump is going well for President Biden.

Inside Trump’s courtroom nightmare: ‘He has no power in there’

Guests: Lisa Rubin, Michelle Goldberg, Charles Coleman, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Secy. Jennifer Granhom
Fox News and the criminal defendant go after the jury. Tonight: how the court is dealing with Trump's juror intimidation. Then, a major Republican beef bursts out on the House floor: how the MAGA mess just keeps getting messier. And as the Biden campaign gets a Kennedy family endorsement, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the high stakes of this presidential election.

‘Pure thuggery’: Trump juror dismissed after ‘MAGA intimidation machine’ targets her

Guests: Olivia Nuzzi, Elizabeth Spiers, Rep. Robert Garcia, DeRay McKesson, Avishay Ben-Sasson-Gordis, Ben Rhodes
Jury selection week in New York versus infrastructure week in Pennsylvania. Tonight: the twists and tweets inside Donald Trump's criminal trial. Then, inside the MAGA revolt during today's sham impeachment. Plus, new alarm over the conservative court's take on Jan. 6 charges. And another painful answer to the question the Trump campaign just keeps asking.

‘Dumb as f---’: Trump forced to hear mean tweets about himself in court

Guests: Lisa Rubin, Catherine Christian, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Drew Harwell, Sahil Kapur
Free range Donald Trump meets no nonsense criminal court. Tonight: the second day of jury selection in a trial about so much more than hush money. Meanwhile on the campaign trail, Senator Elizabeth Warren on the stakes of Biden versus Trump. Plus, guess who's losing money as the Trump stock craters? And why Republicans are openly calling on their own speaker to resign.

Judge scolds Trump for ‘intimidating’ potential jurors on Day 2 of New York trial

Guests: Michael Fanone, Barbara McQuade, Charles Coleman, Olivia Nuzzi, David Milliband
The Republican nominee unveils a mutation of the big lie. Then, the final approach for the New York criminal trial. Plus, the surreal consensus on who's to blame for the Trump abortion bans. And how the 2024 presidential election has somehow become a referendum on an Alex Jones conspiracy theory.

Shades of Jim Crow: How GOP is using the Big Lie to roll back voting access

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