Any more electionselections. Voters are not just choosing between the candidates but making critical decisions about the basic fundamentals of the democracy. Polling in the last knew 2024 primaries show us everything show us that donald trump will defeat nikki haley by significant margins. And Super Tuesday will perhaps mark this days away from Trump Clinching the republican nomination officially. That means today will, if nothing else, crystallize the choices that americans face in november. This between two president s, one current, one former. One president who has an agenda that commands broad public support. His commitment to our democracy and our institutions has never been in doubt. But hes dogged by some lackluster polling that doesnt match up with support for his policies. And the other, well, you know the other. Four times indicted, twice impeached expresident who currently faces 91 Felony Counts in four jurisdictions. Hes been found liable for sexual abuse. Set to pay hundre
hosted by alex witt will start at 5:00 a.m. eastern. that is going to do it for me. deadline white house begins right now. hi there, everyone. happy friday. it s 4:00 in new york. donald trump s once loyal attorney general bill barr recently said that the classified documents probe was the most threatening to trump, and brand new reporting in the new york times reveals why that may be the case. new york times out with some blockbuster new reporting that shows that special counsel jack smith is leaving no stone unturned in his pursuit of answers to questions about trump s conduct. namely, whether he sought to obstruct efforts by the government to get back classified documents. some of which contained incredibly sensitive national security secrets. from that new times story, quote, federal prosecutors investigating former president trump s handling of classified documents have obtained the confidential cooperation of a person who has worked for him at mar-a-lago. it
welcome to prime time weekend. i am nicolle wallace. let s get right to the week s top stories. the extraordinary moment when donald trump went from four times indicted ex-president liable for sexual abuse to defamation to suddenly in an instance in liable for sexual abuse and defamation. it is the start of a long legal odyssey for donald trump. the republican party has followed him willingly down the rabbit hole toward autocracy. the country now has to grapple with it as well. having already spent the trial in an environment completely out of his control defendant donald trump will be subject to the rules and processes of the criminal justice system. he has been convicted of a felony. his right to vote even on a ballot that bears his name is likely to remain only because of a quirk in his current home state of florida. the washington post reporting if the former president have been convicted in republican dominated florida or most other states, he would not be allowed to v
all right, everyone, it s 4:00 in new york. the extraordinary moment when donald trump went from disgraced, twice impeached, four times indicted ex-president liable for sexual abuse and defamation to suddenly, in an instance, disgraced, convicted, twice-impeached, four times indicted ex-president liable for sexual abuse and defamation. it s just the beginning of the beginning, the start of a long legal odyssey for donald trump. and because the republican party has followed him willingly down to the rabbit hole toward autocracy, the country has to grapple with it as well. having spent the trial in an environment completely out of his control, defendant donald trump will now be subject to the rules, the demands, and the processes of the criminal justice system, just like any other american citizen, who s been convicted of a felony. his right to vote, even on a ballot that bears his name is likely to survive only because of a quirk of the law in his current home state of florida
being, well, all those things. a brad new ad, part of a $50 million ad buy set to air in key battleground states starting immediately says americans face a clear choice in november, watch. in the courtroom, we see donald trump for who he is. he s been convicted of 34 felonies, found liable for sexual assault, and he committed financial fraud. meanwhile, joe biden s been working, lowering health care costs and making big corporations pay their fair share. this election is between a convicted criminal who s only out for himself and a president who s fighting for your family. i m joe biden and i approved this message. so the message comes at a time when there are some signs out there that as much as trump would like us to believe that he wears his convicted felon status as some sort of badge of honor, a pretty vital slice of the electorate, the one that still resides here on earth one with the rest of us, sees his conviction for what it is. a poll of adults says that 53% o