Senate race in ohio and pitting the Maga Movement against the old guard and what this fight could signal for november. Plus, President Biden is on the West Coast Swing and his message as he is promising to hold states like nevada and arizona. And plus, set to testify, an adult fixer and adult star and what it means for the donald trump deal. And also, a tentative deal to prevent a Government Shutdown. It is 10 00 eastern and im ana cabrera. Thousands are headed to the polls, and there are contests throughout the country with National Implications through november like the rowdy ohio Senate Primary and it is the Maga Movement against the old republican establishment. Bernie moreno, a new person to politics, endorsed by the Ohio Governor and also in the running is the governor frank larose and whoever wins will run against the current senator Sherrod Brown. We have Steve Kornacki and Vaughan Hillyard, and we will go to start in ohio, and jessie, you are following that one there in ohio.
Threatening a quote, blood blood blood bath if he doesnt win in 2024. That was just one weekend, the first full weekend since the general election matchup became official, and it all happened in the course of a Single Campaign rally. Here is trump in ohio. We are going to put a 100 tariff on every single car that comes across the line and youre not going to be able to sell those. If i get elected. Now, if i dont get elected, itll be a bloodbath, that will be the least of it. Itll be a bloodbath for the country. That will be the least of it but they will not sell those cars. Trumps bloodbath, and comes amid a campaign in which he has vowed to be a, quote, dictator to rivals and to seek, quote, retribution which is why his critics are skeptical that campaigns Cleanup Effort claiming trump was trying to say, quote, bidens policies would create an economic bloodbath for the economic industry and the autoworkers. The campaign was forced to respond because the bloodbath comments were a big s
Im jose diazbalart and we begin with Breaking News out of georgia. Just in the last hour, Fulton County judge scott mcafee dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump and some of his codefendants in the States Election interference case. The judge said six these counts in the indictments lack sufficient detail. Joining us now, msnbc legal contributor and host of the katie phang show, katie phang, also catherine christian, an msnbc legal analyst, and greg blew steen, political reporter at the Atlantic Journal Constitution and an msnbc contributor. Katie, what exactly did the judge stay, which charges were they, and how significant are they . So, jose, this is not the ruling on the motion to disqualify the District Attorney fani willis. Were going to start with that kind of ground work. But what it does do is it dismisses six of the counts in the indictment that was secured by fani willis from a grand jury. And thats another important point because this was not an
Pair of legal bombshells here in washington today that could have huge ramifications for the 2024 election. Last hour, attorney general Merrick Garland announced a federal prosecutor who is raiding hunter biden has been Special Counsel, at his question. David weiss requested the status change. Garland did grant that. This comes just a few hour after trumps lawyers and Special Counsel prosecutors appeared for the first hearing in the election interference indictment. A key ruling could come down at any moment. Were on top of this. Lets star with the hunter biden news. Kara, tell us about this special appointment. Merrick garland announced this a little less than an hour ago, that david weiss, overseeing the investigation into hunter biden, requested Special Counsel on tuesday. Garland said he agreed to grant that. What this Special Counsel status means is david weiss, the u. S. Attorney for delaware, will have authority to investigate this case anywhere in the u. S. Thats been an issue,
And thank you all so much for joining us. Cnn newsnight with abby phillip starts right now the Supreme Court picks the path of least resistance. Thats tonight on newsnight good evening im abby philip in new york and tonight, the Supreme Court pulled out the legal Jumper Cables to start the most consequential political week of the election so far thursday, President Biden will paint his vision for the country and for his own campaign delivering the state of the Union Address to a massive primetime audience but tomorrow, Super Tuesday, and it may effectively end the republican nominating contest. Today, the Supreme Court made sure that if it does, the man who is likely to emerge as the victor will actually appear on the ballot. And a nine to nothing ruling. The justices effectively cleared the decks for donald trump. They said the colorado got it wrong when it stated that he should be erased from the ballot. Now, added all up and the justices did something that trump actually liked quite