but i don t know if it is actually resonating with average americans at this moment. i was listening to your conversation as well. but it s fascinating to see how much they are saying the loud part where the quiet part out loud, and not actually being taken seriously. i agree with you. i think the benefit is, that sound exists for when people start tuning in in september, october. that s a good point. i m here to talk about that a little bit later in the show with thank, you alicia menendez. welcome to ayman . donald trump, in his own words, vowing to be the authoritarian president that we have all been warned about. plus, the unity appeal. the latest legal gambit that could be a crucial date in trump s election interference case. and they may have the votes. but do they have the goods? house republicans want to formally launch their baseless impeachment inquiry after turning up nothing but dads. i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. this week, donald trump
declan lopez, i see you. if you know someone i should see, tell me. i m victor blackwell. i ll see you back here next saturday. smerconishsh is up rigight now. what s a father to do? i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. joe biden might soon face a decision about whether to prevent his own son from going to prison. it s a determination that will be made against the backdrop of the 2024 presidential campaign, one more intangible in an already unpredictable election cycle. hunter biden could face up to 17 years if convicted for the nine tax charges for which he was indicted on thursday. he pleaded not guilty. according to data from the internal revenue service, nearly 90% of all tax cases they refer to the department of justice for prosecution, they end with a conviction or a guilty plea. and around two-thirds of those cases resulted in prison time, with an average sentence of 14 months. this in addition to the 25 years he could face for the three federal gun charges for wh
erin burnett out front starts right now. reporter: out front next, a ruling from a colorado judge on whether to disqualify trump from running in the state. breaking, powerful explosions rocking northern gaza. israel now warning it will strike anywhere hamas is found as hamas release as new hostage video. new video of house speaker mike johnson making anti-gay comments weeks before he was elected speaker, more as we learn from his wife s ultra conservative views. let s go out front. good evening, i m erin burnett. we begin with breaking news. a judge seconds ago just ruling on whether former president trump should be kicked off the ballot in the state of colorado. the judge deciding trump is eligible to run for president even after his role in the january 6 insurrection. a group of voters filed a lawsuit, and this was based on the 14th amendment, arguing that amendment would bartrum from federal office. a judge, though, ruling the other way. a team of reporters stand
Media, if people dont believe us. One of the reasons they dont believe us is because of the way the last election was covered, which was overwhelmingly in favor of one candidate over another. That is not surprising given that there is no politically diversity in the press corps. Politico did a study on this. How many registered republicans in the White House Press corps . Zero. Thats a huge problem, dont you think . Im a registered independent. I think it is important to be neutral when you are covering politics in the white house. Tucker do you i agree with you. You think of the people covering the white house are objective . I do. We went to read their twitter feeds . I cant speak for every member of the association. s i think it is very important to be neutral. I think it is important to report the facts, it is important to report robustly with the president is doing. I think you should do that regardless of whether the president is a republican or a democrat. Tucker i agree with th
number of hypotheticals, in doing so as a saint individual in the real world, you are clearly exhibiting that wrongdoing. that corrupt intent, that s a standard under the law. the judge also wrote that the first amendment doesn t give anyone the right to obstruct or impede congress. if we were gonna be lighthearted we would say the? but of course from seinfeld to do to how serious these issues are, we also have to take a step back and remember there are real people committing real crimes with this kind of crap. and people around the former president trump are trying to mainline this to make you believe something that is false. which is kind of the thing these days. when we come back, mary mccord and andrew weissmann are here. we ll be right back. ll be right back. t worsehow common is it? who can i talk to? can this be treated? stop typing.