Good morning. It's Saturday, December 30th, and you're watching Velshi on MSNBC.

I'm Charles Coleman Jr. in from my friend and colleague Ali Velshi, and we have got a lot to talk about.

Now listen, no one likes a good story better than me. And with that, allow me to

share with you the story of Donald Trump, the gingerbread man. Now, although the title may seem

like a hilarious comedy, this is hardly a laughing matter. In fact, this is not inspired by real

events, but rather based on actual occurrences and real facts.

Now, in 2023, Donald Trump, the former president of the United States and the current

frontrunner for the Republican nomination was indicted four times. He was charged with 91 felony

counts, he sat for two trials, was hit with a multi-million dollar civil verdict,

and he took the mugshot seen around the world. And he has now been removed from the primary

ballot in two different states. It almost makes you wonder whether he's more busy now than he

was when he was actually the commander-in-chief. Now, in the new year, Donald Trump faces five separate trials and verdicts in two civil cases

that threatened both his bank accounts and his businesses.

All the while, he's also facing the jury that we haven't even talked about, the American electorate.

But for as long as Donald J. Trump has dominated American politics, and even prior to that,

he's been the proverbial gingerbird man and dodged accountability.

Let's go back, way back to 2017.

Now listen, I get it.

This feels like an insurrection in several impeachments ago.

But please, bear with me, we're going somewhere.

Remember Robert Mueller's investigation into the Russian interference case around the 2016 election?

The Mueller probe focused on possible coordination between Trump associates and the Kremlin

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