biden, regardless of his legal challenges. court of the top lines, the poll found trump with a nearly 30 point lead over his republicancompitors. trump supporters also lead the pack and enthusiasm, a factor that can prove crucial as the frigid iowa weather could keep some caucus goers at home. just take a moment and take stock of this, 91 cow indicted, twice impeached reelection losing former president, is leading the pack, it is not even close. the party of small government continues to rally behind a man who is promised government retribution to any and all of his perceived enemies, from president joe biden to judges, prosecutors, and even this very network. what is scarier, trump ist dominating the field despite these scandals and statements. as falling in the case that his support has grown among republicans because of them. last week, as former governor chris christie was suspending his own presidential campaign, he warned the american people about what trump is ushering
or digging into the scathing report, the pattern-or-practice investigation launched after george floyd staff. we re talking to minnesota s attorney general keith ellison, about the serious systemic problems and how they plan to get a handle on. them and there s a lot to talk about about the republican presidential primary, the 2024 is also could be a crucial test for state races. specifically, gubernatorial races in states like north carolina. we re gonna dig into what s at stake at some governors have been critical to putting coming through republican state legislatures. class, more of our journey to juneteenth special. at the national we re gonna look at how black americans learned of their freedom way back when in 1865. leading to the holiday will all be celebrating tomorrow. i m symone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. it s no secret that systemic change in police in america is long overdue. the fight and police misconduct is now a centuries long st
simone sanders-townsend, joined by my coherence, alicia menendez and michael steele. the clock just struck midnight a couple of hours ago. three republican candidates made their case why they should be the republican party s nominee in the 2024 presidential election. former south carolina governor nikki haley and florida governor ron desantis sparred in a debate hedrick university in des moines. meanwhile, the front runner of the republican party, former president donald trump, took a break from court appearances to take questions in a fox news town hall. in this town hall, he said absolutely nothing new. it was the same lies, same talking points and essentially a rally with questions. let me be clear, folks, the only normal aspect of tonight s debate was the presence of podiums. the candidates took the stage just after vocal trump critic, former new jersey governor chris christie, suspended his campaign, refusing to endorse any of his former opponents. in a normal world, a r
documents, a federal judge set the date for the start of his trial. judge aileen cannon s order sets august 14th since day one for the trial. that is just eight weeks away. it is likely to be pushed back, because of pretrial motions. and complicated rules about using classified documents at a trial. kenyan also ruled the trial and all hearings will take place at her home courthouse in fort pierce, florida. that is north of trump s palm beach home. meanwhile, there is a major development in the federal investigation involving the current president s son. prosecutors have reached a plea agreement with hunter biden, who is expected to plead guilty to two federal misdemeanor counts of failing to pay his taxes. he also faces a separate firearms charge, that would probably be dismissed if certain conditions are met. two sources tell nbc news, u. s. attorney, david weiss, who was nominated by former president donald trump, is likely to recommend probation for the tax violations. the
in february, of 2021, joe biden had been president for less than a month. the united states senate was still in the middle of impeaching the previous president for stoking insurrection. the house impeachment managers, all of them democrats, were making the case that even though trump was no longer president, he had to be impeached because otherwise future presidents would be free to commit any crime or misdemeanor as long as they did so right before leaving office. to rebut that, trump s lawyers offered this counter argument. if my colleague on this side of the chamber actually think that president trump committed a criminal offense, and let s understand, a high crime is a felony and misdemeanor is a misdemeanor. the words haven t changed that much overtime. after he s out of office, you go and arrest him. so there is no opportunity where the president of the united states can run rampant in january at the end of his term and just go away scot-free. the department of just