Trump is already defying the judge

And Greene, Santos flee protest [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Wednesday, Apr. 05, 2023 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [It took Trump less than a day to defy the judge in his trial]( By Zeeshan Aleem Former President Donald Trump surrendered at a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday afternoon and pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Hours later in a campaign-style speech back at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Trump, who in November announced he's again running for the White House, denounced the prosecution as a "fake case brought only to interfere with the 2024 election." In his typical style, he sought to profit from controversy using distortions and lies, and he presented himself as a strongman who deserves to escape legal scrutiny. Faced with the kinds of charges Trump faces — to say nothing of additional ongoing criminal investigations — other politicians might have decided to make a brief, sober statement denying the charges and vowing to fight them in court. Trump is not like other politicians. This is a preview of Zeeshan Aleem's latest article, [read the full column here](. Plus, catch up on MSNBC's top analysis and insights from the [Trump arraignment live blog here](.     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [STEVE BENEN]( [Trump pleads not guilty to 34 charges in historic criminal case involving hush money payments]( The unsealed indictment alleges the former president made hush money payments to three individuals. [Read more.]( STEVE BENEN]( [New polling suggests GOP line on Trump's indictment isn't working]( Indeed, all these results were hardly inevitable and are somewhat surprising.Read more.]( [JESSICA LEVINSON]( [With one election, Wisconsin voters completely changed their state's future]( Janet Protasiewicz's victory could be the most important election result of 2023. [Read more.]( [JA'HAN JONES]( [Why Biden's next veto could be one of his biggest yet]( Biden is looking to do some serious course correction after making a terrible decision. [Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] RACHEL MADDOW]( [Unrestrained by a gag order, Trump's post-arrest speech from Mar-a-Lago is full of attacks]( [MSNBC REPORTS]( [Marjorie Taylor Greene, George Santos flee protests ahead of Trump arraignment]( [MORNING JOE]( [Conservative justice lashes out at winner in Wisconsin Supreme Court race]( [THE LAST WORD]( [Democrat Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayoral race, NBC News projects]( [MORE FROM MSNBC]( [Alternate text] MSNBC legal contributors Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord, two of the most well-respected prosecutors in the country, are teaming up to share their expertise on MSNBC's newest podcast series "Prosecuting Donald Trump." How do you build a legal case when the defendant is… a former president? The legal duo will tell us how a prosecutor – from Alvin Bragg to Fani Willis to Jack Smith – might think about this process. [Listen now.](   State legislatures have significantly advanced a record number of attacks aimed at restricting LGBTQ+ rights this year. Our guest this week points out that "the number one priority, without any ambiguity" of Republicans has been attacking trans people. Nearly half of the country could see health care bans for trans adolescents by May. This tidal wave of anti-trans legislation, which restricts gender affirming and medically necessary care, continues to have wide-ranging and deleterious impacts, especially on adolescents. Chase Strangio, who is transgender, is deputy director for Transgender Justice with the ACLU's LGBT and HIV Project and a nationally recognized expert on trans rights. [Strangio joins WITHpod]( to discuss how politics has eclipsed healthcare in some cases, anti-transgender legislation being used as a gateway to broader government control and why conversations about trans people is often predicated on fear and confusion. He also talks about the ongoing political and legislative fights to protect bodily autonomy, gender expression and personal freedom.   [Image] [Image] 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)