.Jon Favreau: 'I think that the more Donald Trump is out there... talking about himself, his own grievances, him being the victim - that feeds into the message that Biden wants to get out there anyway, which is that Joe Biden's fighting for people and Trump's fighting for himself.'

Another week of a stark presidential candidate split screen:

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#mindfulness

“We are essentially one vote away from the end of democracy as we know it.”

Andrew Weissmann (weissmann11 on Threads)🌻 on the stakes in SCOTUS presidential immunity case.

.Jen Psaki: 'When it comes to Donald Trump, those hypotheticals that got tossed around in the Supreme Court this week aren't really hypotheticals... This view of the presidency that Trump has – this absolute power, above-the-law mindset – is literally the plan for a second term.'

.Ronald Klain: 'The court needs to think about its own institutional legitimacy and its role in American society. Prior versions of the Supreme Court were very conscious of that, and I hope Justice Roberts and his colleagues take that into account now.'

“I think there will be debates... I think what we have to see is something different than we saw in 2016 and 2020... We need to have debates where the candidates can be heard.'

Ronald Klain on possible general election debates this fall.

Coming up at 12pm on ⁦Inside with Jen Psaki⁩…and more where this came from…

TOMORROW: Following the Supreme Court’s oral arguments over former President Trump’s presidential immunity claims, Rachel Rachel Maddow MSNBC and team break down the latest in his legal battles.

Tune in Thursday at 8pm ET.

So here for this…

98% of the chatter around the NY trial is insane.

THERE. IS. A. TAPE!

A tape of Trump ordering Michael Cohen to pay off Karen McDougal. And he wanted to pay her IN CASH!

You know, because people pay in cash when they definitely do NOT want to cover something up.

See you at 8pm for special coverage led by ⁦Rachel Maddow MSNBC⁩ and yes I love post it notes

COMING UP: Following opening statements in former President Trump's New York criminal trial, Rachel @Maddow and team break down the latest in the case.

Tune in at 8pm ET on MSNBC.

Lots of catch and kill at the trial…here is more

Just a little reflection on history here…October 7th 2016 was of course the day the Access Hollywood tape broke….it was also the day that the Department of Homeland Security finally put out this statement about Russia intervening in the election.. dhs.gov/news/2016/10/0… it was…

TONIGHT at 8pm ET: Following opening statements in former President Trump’s New York criminal trial, Rachel Rachel Maddow MSNBC and team break down the latest in this case. Tune in tonight at 8pm ET on MSNBC.

NEWS from Gavin Newsom: We'll be 'providing doctors from Arizona the ability to come into California through emergency legislation we’ll introduce with our Women’s Caucus this week.'

.Gavin Newsom: “When we're focusing on him, I do worry, electorally, that he has a slight advantage. I'm a little concerned about the overindulgence... The consequential nature of a criminal trial is profound and outsized in some respects, but not more outsized than democracy.'

“It's real… Bobby Kennedy Jr., if he gets on [the ballot] in more than just that one critical swing state of Michigan, and gets on the ballot in some of these others, I think you have to take that very, very seriously.”

Gavin Newsom on the impact of RFK Jr.

.Gavin Newsom: 'You have one of the most extraordinary records of any president in our lifetime on manufacturing and industrial policy… And it's not getting the attention because of the propaganda being spewed on those other networks.”