sentence and non-prison sentences virtually the same. and in fact, a prison sentence, maybe he gets a sentence, but they expect, they hoped that it would be stayed immediately and that it would not go into effect. and so this is all i guess short-term political strategy i still think that we should just be aware that there is also a very good possibility that he does not get a prison sentence let s hear right. just based on the facts of this particular case but the fact that so many trump allies are suggesting to me that they see present in his feature, they think that that is going to be just a shot of adrenaline into the republican base. and that s all that is on their minds at this point. look verdict has calmed down. they re going to take what they ve got and run with it and they think that this is going to be the motivating factor we heard one republican hugh hewitt a commentator, say, this is almost like the dobbs decision for democrats. i don t know if that is true int
i m i very innocent man and we ll fight for our constitution. dana: defiant in defeat. former president trump vowing to fight his conviction for falsifying business records. that begins at 11:00 a.m. eastern when he holds a news conference on trump tower. bill is off today, good morning, brett. bret: good morning, i m bret baier. this is america s newsroom. dana, yesterday in the afternoon we thought judge merchan was going to dismiss the jury, wrap up for the day. suddenly it all came down that they had the verdict and what we have seen over the past few hours, the reaction to that and then now this news conference is going to be something as we go forward. dana: we were getting ready for the five and all of a sudden it changed and it felt you could feel a shift change really in the country and in the election. bret: really is. we don t know the entire fallout yet. unprecedented conviction. further complicating the former president s schedule. sentencing is set
and shared this quote, this is what i get for telling my son guide to smile at the camera. for his little brother, i have to say that s the most storable thing i ve seen in awhile. we could all use it in terms of how we think about our politics. thanks to the panel, thanks to you for joining us some kasie hunt, cnn news central starts president biden now calling donald trump, a convicted felon, the first time he called them out that way. and what that now signals for this new phase of the presidential election in breaking overnight, i will not be intimidated. attorney general merrick garland near outrage after attacks by republicans were learning new details about what he plans to save before them. this morning. and it is light he virtual strip club tiktok facing you accusations that it enables the sexual exploitation of children zaraa is out today i m john berman with kate bolduan. this is cnn new sim and on. him, president biden laying out a new line of attack again
these items. the payroll tax cut before the holidays. party leaders in the senate now say they re trying to come up with terms come to terms with something and that may be more likely now that democrats have given up trying to pass a new tax on millionaires. but wait, there is more. in less than 36 hours, much of the federal government will run out of money. the latest as seven budgetary stop gaps runs ot out at midnight tomorrow night. while lawmakers scramble to come up with a plan, nobody s voted on anything. we ll certainly keep you posted. in baghdad today, the end became real. u.s. forces lowered the flag of command, closing the book on a controversial war that claimed almost 4,500 american lives and cost more than $800 billion. defense secretary leon panetta was there. to all of the men and women in uniform today, your nation is deeply indebted to you. you have done everything your nation asked you to do and more. your dedication, your commitment to this missio