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$7 million. you saw his campaign as bad for the country and bad for the party even before these federal charges. why do so many republicans appear to disagree? >> well, you know, i think its unusual that people are trying to make the argument that they should replace donald trump but theyre not willing to stand up. so, if you think that you want to be an alternative to donald trump but youre not willing to criticize president trump, i think we cant rush to judgment and republicans who say they d...

Criticize president trump, i think we cant rush the judgment in republicans that say they dont even care about seeing the facts arent making a mistake. we shouldnt prejudge the case, but these are very serious charges. we are talking about potential and national security issues, and if half of this is true, i agree with bill barr. its disqualifying to run for president, but we have people who are afraid to speak out. you shouldnt prejudge it, but you cant just wipe it away and try to make the ar...

There. steve, when you do the polling, how is donald trump faring this indictment? >> yeah, i mean, a couple of ways of looking at it here. if you ask the question here, whats in the indictment, the idea that trump illegally removed classified documents, stored them at mar-a-lago, 62% of all americans, a clear majority, say they find that to be believable, but now you take a look here among republicans, different story. there are about a third of republicans who find that to be believable. nearl...

Qualifications and criteria that the framers of the constitution determined as disqualifying. >> if trump were to win the presidency and be convicted of the charges of the justice department levied against him, we could be in some real constitutional quagmires that there have never been before in american history. >> trump might lose the election, in which case, go ahead and try him at will. trump might win the election, in which case hes going to be the sitting president again. there is no way ...

As part of a collective witch hunt. >> the indictments alone are going to start to peel off more moderate folks who think that even if i like his policies, this is too much of a distraction. nobody can face up to four or five criminal trials while theyre attempting to run the country. >> from a legal standpoint -- >> this indictment will do nothing to stop donald trump from running for office. in fact, there is nothing in our law or any of the laws charged here that would prevent a person whos b...

Our way possibly from georgia and the special counsel, relating to his efforts for 2020, and pulling suggested is having exactly the kind of effect you expect, a majority of americans beyond the republican coalition are saying that if donald trump is convicted of a crime, they think it is disqualifying to serve as president. in a cbs poll today, a clear majority of voters outside the republican coalition said they viewed his handling of classified documents, mishandling, as a genuine national se...

And i think there are enough decent republicans if real leadership stands up and has the clarity to condemn actions that are indefensible, well consider whether doing this to america is a good time. >> with all due respect, i dont think it matter wheres independents are. this is a republican versus republican fight right now. it is not nomination. and im for one heartened that there are republicans in the race. as you and i have talked more years now, jim, and with john, the republican party has...

Both of those are less serious than trumps alleged efforts to stay in power following the 2020 election. if convicted of a serious crime, 84%, 84% of democrats as well as 63% of independents trump should not be allowed to serve as president again. 39% of republicans agree. while 43% say that a conviction should not be disqualifying. overall the poll shows trumps legal trouble has done more to help his standing with republicans than hurt it. 27% say it has given them a more positive view of the f...

Breadth and specificity to the instances of obstruction. i keyed in that language. being attorney but also for the lay person not an attorney, to the voter it seems when you at the breadth and specificity of these actions, there was intentionality around moving these documents, making sure some people saw them and some people didnt. >> including his own lawyers. >> including his own lawyer. you can talk about plausible deniability. >> which you dont even have. >> which you dont even have. to me ...

Look, i think in this day and age, theres nothing disqualifying for any candidate, unfortunately. weve seen kind of hyperbole on both sides. weve seen extremes on both sides. so, you know, when we say, oh, that one issue will drive that candidate out of the race. back in 1996, maybe something like that was the case, but its bizarre how single issues dont drive and dont cancel out any candidate anymore. but ultimately, the candidates have to still live on their merits. heres the key for republica...