Desperate to avoid being sentenced on the 34 felony counts of which was found guilty, Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to let him off the hook, and he happened to have a chat on the phone with Justice Sam Alito just before doing so. MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin and Mark Joseph Stern, senior writer for Slate magazine, talk with Alex Wagner about Alito flouting the damage he does to the credibility of the Supreme Court, and whether Trump’s ploy will work.
Day: January 9, 2025
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