center headquarters. this is msnbc headquarters on the right. the iconic christmas tree in the middle and this is our news proof to you that they haven t taken down the big tree yet. people still enjoying the ice skating in the holiday season. the new year naturally begins with a presidential race as well as a possible trial of donald trump. later tonight we have some developments in that jack smith case. our top story of the new year right now is this official home stretch of the primaries in the 2024 presidential race. president biden is the presumed democratic nominee. there is no big race there although there are some other announced candidates. we even heard from cornell west last year. on the republican side there could be an open race. will republicans decide between trump or his remaining opponents? and how soon does that process start? if you ve been busy, you know, having a little time off or enjoying your holiday food or your new years workout routine or any of the
republican and the democratic speaker of the house physically running from who? violent and armed trump supporters. is it a movie? jack smith then continues by discussing the sobering implications. late today, the venue for this match-up, the top appeals court in washington has ordered both sides to prepare for arguments january 9th, next tuesday, where they will get into these issues. this case begins with accountability for insurrection. it could end with donald trump a quilt, which again, by the way, i will you before. if they don t carry the burden, the burden is supposed to be on the government prosecutors, not anyone else. that s where it could end. it could also end with his conviction and have a major effect on whether he is seen as fit to be president. but if it ends nowhere with endless delays encouraged by john roberts supreme court, that might be the most