The defendant's four-year service as commander-in-chief did not bestow on him the divine

right of kings. Those are the words of Judge Tanya Chuckin in a scathing new filing about Donald

Trump, in which she rejects his claim of presidential immunity in the federal case against him.

The law firm of Weissman and Katiel is here to break it all down, and that is coming up first.

Plus, yet another example of the former president's authoritarian impulses,

as he threatens to make this network pay if he takes back the White House,

all for some thoughts about just how dangerous that is.

Also today, is it possible that the greatest scandal facing the House Republican conference

this week actually had nothing to do with George Santos?

Congressman Stacey Plaskett is here to talk about a house that is still very much on fire.

And later, as lawmakers flee Congress at a record pace, the first installment of a new series that we're calling the exit interview.

Congressman Dan Kildee joins me to discuss

why he's leaving, what he's learned, and what comes next.

So many, many years ago, a former president was suspected of breaking the law.

Though he was long out of office at the time, big questions still loomed over his legacy,

and he wanted to set the record straight.

But in trying to justify his actions, he uttered what might be the most fundamentally incorrect line about the boundaries

of presidential power.

Well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.

By definition. Exactly.

If a president does it, then it's not illegal.

Those words have echoed through history, and Richard Nixon

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