Alienate voters even more. i should emphasise that both political parties have an opportunity to think through whether they really want to run their front runner for thejoe run their front runner for the joe biden run their front runner for thejoe biden going into the convention with a large number of democratic delegates if not all of them. he could decide whether to run or whether to give those delegates to someone else. whether to give those delegates to someone else- someone else. that s really interesting someone else. that s really interesting given someone else. that s really interesting given his - someone else. that s really interesting given his age, i someone else. that s really| interesting given his age, of course. a lot of people have made reference to that. one thing i should tell you from the court, the plea, the least surprising news of the night incidentally the plea has just come in. trump s lawyer has just come in. trump s lawyer has just entered a not guilty plea to the indictment that has been read out to the former president and the last few minutes. if you stand back from this in light of what we were just discussing what you can have an impeachment in the house, you can update today hearings in that courtroom that we are looking at
People not in the dock. there s only one of the dock today and that is donald trump. there are six co conspirators not named in the indictment. from the quotes we ve already read we know with some certainty who these people are and how they are connected to donald trump. there is rudy giuliani, of course mr trump s lawyer for that we talked aboutjohn eastman, talked about john eastman, constitutional scholar, talked aboutjohn eastman, constitutional scholar, city powell conservative lawyer. jeffrey clark who was a justice department lawyer, ken chesebro another lawyer. the sixth has not been named, not suggested so far. there is reported in the political adviser. do you know boris? in the political adviser. do you know boris? , , , ., ., know boris? yes. boris is an idiot. yes, i know know boris? yes. boris is an idiot. yes, i know boris know boris? yes. boris is an idiot. yes, i know boris very know boris? yes. boris is an idiot. yes, i know boris very well. - know boris? yes. boris is an idiot. j yes, i know boris very well. right, well ok. yes, i know boris very well. right, well 0k- that yes, i know boris very well. right, well ok. that might yes, i know boris very well. right, well ok. that might tally - yes, i know boris very well. right, well ok. that might tally with - yes, i know boris very well. right, | well ok. that might tally with what vice president pentz said was a that s really president pentz. there s also counsel with her white
Courtroom, reporters are inside the courthouse and they described this courtroom is very modest and there s a bit of wooden tables and trump is with his legal team and we know the special counsel is in attendance as well and staying at the front row of that court room and we know that this hearing got under way a little bit late and we thought it would begin at the top of the hour but it started 15 minutes into it, we don t know the reason for the delay and into the courtroom for the side entrance and getting more details now saying that donald trump is been sworn into compliance with his release and whether the magistrate judge was saying some silly condition and we have been told he is been told not to communicate the facts of the case and that mr trump must appear for court appearances and those of the only restrictions
Right. she s been reminding people not to take pictures or any recordings in the court. we are told applies with equal force to those watching in the overflow rooms outside the courtroom where this is taking place. donald trump and sat there with his arms folded, he s looking directly at the judge as she speaks but no visible reaction thus far. she is going through the indictment right now. his tone fairly calm in court, measure, he seems a bit disinterested in what is happening. eyewitnesses in the courtrooms say he s been speaking softly to his lawyers. we don t have cameras on the gives you a little bit of detail about what is going on. ianjust said bit of detail about what is going on. ian just said that republicans are all with trump and yes they will endorse him i put on screen last night the talking points that the trump campaign has already issued to congressionalfigures trump campaign has already issued to
Candidates running. he looks like the martyr today candidates running. he looks like the martyr today in candidates running. he looks like the martyr today in the candidates running. he looks like the martyr today in the eyes - candidates running. he looks like the martyr today in the eyes of l candidates running. he looks like i the martyr today in the eyes of the republican voters. is he now the confirmed candidate in your mind because of what is happening today in washington, dc? yes. because of what is happening today in washington, dc? in washington, dc? yes. i think an bod in washington, dc? yes. i think anybody can in washington, dc? yes. i think anybody can make in washington, dc? yes. i think anybody can make that - in washington, dc? yes. i think anybody can make that case. i in washington, dc? yes. i think. anybody can make that case. ever since anybody can make that case. ever since this anybody can make that case. ever since this first indictment he s gone since this first indictment he s gone up since this first indictment he s gone up nearly ten to 12 points. hes gone up nearly ten to 12 points. he s consolidated the republican party, he s consolidated the republican party, there is nobody willing to directly party, there is nobody willing to directly take him on that has any significant impact. chris christie, the noble significant impact. chris christie, the noble effort he s trying make is a guy the noble effort he s trying make is a guy who the noble effort he s trying make is a guy whojust the noble effort he s trying make is a guy who just doesn t the noble effort he s trying make is a guy whojust doesn t have the same political a guy whojust doesn t have the same political wit that he had eight years political wit that he had eight years ago. i think donald trump is the presumptive nominee. i don t see anything the presumptive nominee. i don t see anything moving at this moment specifically with the iowa caucuses. in specifically with the iowa caucuses. in new specifically with the iowa caucuses. in new hampshire in early february. also keep in new hampshire in early february. also keep in in new hampshire in early february. also keep in mind you now have the polls you also keep in mind you now have the polls you talked about joe biden a 41% but polls you talked about joe biden a 41% but i polls you talked about joe biden a 41% but i think it interesting pole had resident trump and joe biden tied at had resident trump and joe biden tied at 43. had resident trump and joe biden tied at 43, which asked ian who is a political tied at 43, which asked ian who is a political scientist, biden and trump tied at political scientist, biden and trump tied at 43 political scientist, biden and trump tied at 43 probably means president trump tied at 43 probably means president trump wins the electoral college