The question of the week, does Donald Trump know everyone can hear him when he speaks in interviews and at campaign events?

The former president continues to incriminate himself as his allies in the House run interference with a bogus impeachment inquiry.

Congressman Jamie Raskin is here to weigh on all of it, and he's coming up first.

Plus, in a remarkable new filing, Jack Smith asked a federal

judge to impose a limited gag order on Trump. Our in-house law firm of Weissman and Katiel is back

standing by with reaction. Also today, Congressman Pramilla Jayapa on what was perhaps the most

factual thing Trump said in an interview on Meet the Press. Republicans have no idea how to talk

about abortion rights. And later, Mitt Romney announces he won't run for re-election, and you better

believe he's naming names on the way out.

So there is some very important context to consider when it comes to Kevin McCarthy's pursuit of an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

And that is the 91 criminal counts and four criminal trials facing the likely Republican nominee

for 2024. Tri trials about paying hush

money to a porn star, porting nuclear secrets, and trying to overturn an election. Trials that

will involve lots of hard evidence, lots of witnesses, and in at least one case, a YouTube

live stream of the proceedings. That will be the dominant storyline of this campaign,

in part because Donald Trump refuses to talk about almost anything else. He has relentlessly

attacked prosecutors in the justice system and sit-down interviews on truth social and on the

campaign trail. And all along, Jack Smith has been listening, clearly.

The special counsel is now seeking a gag order against Trump in his election interference

case.

So if the judge issues that order, Trump's going to have to resort to some of his other go-to

strategies like getting his cronies to do his dirty work for him.

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