Stormy Daniels was right

And Cohen slams Costello's claims [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Trump and Republican leaders may have just made law enforcement's job harder]( By Frank Figliuzzi In a Truth Social post on Saturday in which he claimed he'll be arrested by New York officials Tuesday for hush money he paid adult film star Stormy Daniels, former President Donald Trump called for his supporters to "PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!" Trump's post is one of the reasons we need to be concerned about whether in response to any of the criminal investigations he faces, violent extremists will mobilize on his behalf as they did Jan. 6, 2021. Trump's potential indictment by a Manhattan grand jury, potential indictment in Fulton County, Georgia, and potential indictment by federal grand juries mean our law enforcement and security agencies — and, in fact, our very rule of law — could be sorely tested. This is a preview of Frank Figliuzzi's latest article. [Read the full column here.](     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [A photo of Kevin McCarthy and Donald Trump standing together]( [JORDAN RUBIN]( [Kevin McCarthy accidentally gives the game away on Trump's calls for protests]( The reality is you can't disentangle Trump's rhetoric from political militance at this juncture. [Read more.]( [A photo of Stormy Daniels]( [MARISA KABAS]( [Stormy Daniels was right]( Trump tried to make Stormy Daniels a punchline. Now she gets the last laugh.Read more.]( [A photo of Guo Wengui]( [JA'HAN JONES]( [Why Bannon-allied billionaire Guo Wengui's arrest could be trouble for the GOP]( It's about time the American public became more familiar with right-wing billionaire Guo Wengui.Read more.]( [A photo of Gwyneth Paltrow]( [DR. ESTHER CHOO]( [The dark, non-medical myths behind Gwyneth Paltrow's rectal ozone therapy fad]( Move over, vaginal eggs. Gwyneth Paltrow's latest wellness fad is a real head scratcher. [Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [A photo of Michael Cohen]( [THE BEAT WITH ARI]( [Michael Cohen slams Trump ally Robert Costello's post-grand jury interview]( [A photo of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg]( [ALL IN]( [What's next for the Trump N.Y. grand jury?]( [A photo of Fani Willis]( THE BEAT WITH ARI]( [Trump lawyers file to end Georgia criminal probe]( [A photo of Jon Meacham]( ALL IN]( [Jon Meacham explains the historical context of a possible Trump indictment]( [MORE FROM MSNBC]( [Alternate text] On Sunday at 10 p.m. ET, watch "Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power." The feature documentary spotlights Lowndes County, Alabama — an area that was 80 percent Black, but had zero Black voters - and the young organizers who fought for their right to vote at the end of the Civil Rights Movement. Watch "Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power" Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC, and streaming now on Peacock.   There's been a marked rise over the last decade of nationalist and authoritarian politics. Global freedom declined for a 17th consecutive year in 2022, according to a Freedom House annual report. The rise of MAGAism in the U.S., neofacsism in Italy and hard-right politics in Israel are just a few examples of why democracy around globe continues to hang on a knife's edge. Our guest this week has experienced first-hand the deleterious effects of attacks, perpetrated by opponents of democracy, on civil, political and press freedom. Rula Jebreal is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, foreign policy expert and visiting professor at the University of Miami. She joins [WITHpod]( to discuss the interconnectedness of the global authoritarian movement, the personal attacks she has witnessed, what is at stake, how authoritarian gains could be rolled back and more.   [Image] [Image] 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)