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>> i know the people in our movement. >> mike pence making history as the first former vice president to ever directly challenge his "new york time running mate in a primary. joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news senior washington correspondent hallie jackson. new york times chief white house correspondent peter baker, kimberly atkins stohr, senior opinion writer for the boston globe and stephen hayes. editor of ""the dispatch." welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." e longest television history, this i >> announcer: from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd good sunday morning and a happy father's day to all of the dads out there as one former prosecutor put it pretty bluntly this week, two years from now, donald trump could be in prison or he could be president with trump holding a commanding lead over the republican field this week, his opponents face the question that will dominate this race over the next six months will they, can they, and shoul they go after the former president over his federal indictment and trump's legal
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that might emerge of those charges? >> the doj and if you have been weaponized. an example of disfavored treatment based on politics or weaponization would be included in that review, no matter how small or how big. >> hallie jackson, nbc news. ig >> hallie jackso n, nbc news. >> all right, coming up, unlike donald trump richard nixon was never actually impeached. he resigned the presidency before that could happen. then, he was pardoned by his predecessor and former vice president. or, kiss successor and former vice president. before he could be indicted. after the break i'll talk to two people who lived that history about the lessons we could take from watergate. m watergate. just like i stole kelly carter in high school. you got no game dude, that's a foul! and now you're ready to settle the score. game over. and if you don't have the right home insurance coverage, well, you could end up paying for all this yourself.
senior washington correspondent hallie jackson has more. >> it's a question that's never been asked before, because it happened happened before. could a president pardon themselves for their own crimes? former president trump thought so. back in 2018 talking about allegations he colluded with russia. >> i do have an absolute right to pardon myself, but i'll never have to do, it because i didn't do anything wrong. and everybody knows. it >> experts say the potential for a self pardon is not so clear. >> a lot is left open to interpretation. >> we just have to wait and see. >> we would have to litigate it and we have to see. >> here's why it's such a complicated question. the constitution does not specifically gets into whether it's allowed, saying only the president shall have power to grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment. that's. it nothing on self pardons. the justice department tried to clear things up back in 1974, right before richard nixon got impeached. in a memo, the doj determined basically no, a president
what some candidates are saying publicly, but what's the sense of what's happening behind the scenes? >> reporter: at the moment, it seems to be a real spectrum with some sources from rival campaigns telling me, yes, this is serious. this is potentially disruptive, but they're pointing out there is still a long way to go in the campaign yet. there are other republicans skeptical this could actually change the landscape at all, and then there's the language from a couple of conservative hard-liners in congress, which is raising concerns about potential incitement of violence after suggestions like, this is a war phase, or an eye for an eye. one member came out referencing military maps. big picture, keep in mind mr. trump all along has kept a grip on the republican base. after his last indictment, he saw virtually no erosion in support from that group. we'll have to wait and see when voters start casting ballots how that plays in the primary, lester. >> all right, hallie, thank you. do donald trump's legal troubles make difference to republican voters? jesse kirsch spent the day in iowa to try to
evenen selling t t-shirts printed with the indictment date. a pro-trump political group releasing this new ad. >> stand with president trump. >> reporter: many republicans slamming what they call a two-tiered justice system pointing to the ongoing federal criminal investigation of president biden's son hunter and the special counsel investigation of mr. biden's own handling of classified documents, with some found in his delaware home and garage, though his attorneys have cooperated. the president was asked about the indictment. >> i have no comment at all. >> there is a shake-up on mr. trump's legal team. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: that's right, lester. the former president's two lead defense attorneys, both abruptly resigning today, offering little detail as to why. mr. trump says he'll have new representation in place by tuesday's hearing. lester. >> all right, garrett, thank you. joining me now is senior washington correspondent hallie jackson. hallie, we just heard
that are his right multiple sources tell nbc news that the bulk of the work on this case was done about a year ago which raises the question of time line, right why now? why is this agent coming forward and looking for this protection now? the agent's attorney tells me he had seen testimony fairly recently from a senior political appointee that contradicted what the agent felt was happening in the case he would not confirm who that senior official is for legal reasons there's a lot they say has to be somewhat cryptic. that testimony from attorney general merrick garland in that story where he said the u.s. attorney is not restricted in any way, that happened about a month ago. back to you. >> hallie jackson, thanks so much. up next, a hollywood twist manslaughter charges dropped against alec baldwin in the tragic movie set shooting. what it means for the case. and tragedy in sudan, the state department confirms a u.s. citizen has now died as violence escalates in that country, the growing concern for thsaounds of
before i could show it was fake. >> lynn dell called the ruling a horrible wrong decision and says he hopes to get it overturned in federal court. there are also new developments in the ongoing legal drama surrounding president biden's son hunter, including details about the potential charges federal prosecutors have considered bringing against him, according to sources we're also hearing from the attorney of an irs agent now seeking whistle-blower protections for work on a case one source says is related to the hunter biden investigation nbc news senior washington correspondent hallie jackson talked to that agent's attorney and has more. >> reporter: i'm told the process is moving forward with that career irs agent with some members of congress now in conversations with his attorney about the whistle-blower protections he wants some lawmakers say they want to know what this agent has to say, as we're learning more about the potential charges hunter biden could face >> new reaction this morning to the allegation the president's