Laura Coates

And later, conservatives call it Nixon-maxing, a push to rebrand President Nixon now getting attention from the Department of Justice.

Tonight on Laura Coates Live.

My opening statement tonight, President Trump has diagnosed his party's problem.

After 20 months of a rocky second term, it turns out all the aches and pains they're now facing have nothing to do with him.

I mean, I know Democrats want accountability.

But if the president goes on to preemptively pardon administration officials, you have a plan to bypass that extraordinary roadblock?

Thank you, Laura, for that question.

There has never been a legal case that has tested a preemptive pardon.

It comes down to two things that every single prosecutor has to contend with.

I'm talking motive and opportunity, said CNN senior legal analyst Laura Coates, who anchored the televised panel discussion.

Here are the key takeaways from the legal experts discussion of the case.

Well, in my opinion, he certainly had motive.

So why did it take a lawsuit against the university for him to try to revisit the case? Plus, OpenAI scraps its latest model over safety concerns on the eve of a big meeting between the president and tech CEOs.

That's all tonight on Laura Coates Live.

My opening statement tonight, what do you think of when you hear the term public service announcement? Well, I can think of a few.

This is your brain on drugs.

Congressman Adam Smith, thank you so much.

much.Thanks, Laura.

Up next, the Supreme Court ruling that gives Trump a way to track down who is eligible to vote and who is not.

The White House says it's a huge deal, but is it really? The Nevada Secretary of State, who just debunked all of the voter fraud claims in his state, live with me next.

Steve, welcome to the program.

How do you plan on, given those numbers, how do you plan on turning this race around?

Look, there's no question, Laura, that, um, this is an uphill battle.

Always has been.

And James Tallarico issues a political challenge to one Ken Paxton in the most favorable Republican arena he could think of.

Tonight on Laura Coats Live.

So if you wanted to know if today's ruling would put to bed Trump's push to limit press access at the White House, you're getting an answer tonight.

The president was hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a state dinner, but reporters for CNN and MSNOW were denied access to cover the guest arrivals, which makes for some pretty serious whiplash because just a few hours before, Trump was accusing both outlets of exact opposite, claiming they, quote, refused to cover Xi at the White House this very morning.

She is the alleged former mistress reading through their messages.

But does this change their approach? Should it?

No, Laura, they brought out the worst.

They took the sting out of it by bringing out the worst text during direct examination.