- >>>> mak att f fro couourt, d suprprehe s c criti will l i me >>>> no, actuauai an t and d so, kn whwha, in goi i el thanto>>>>> jojo>>> also ♪ >>> tonight, as donald trump and his republican rivals are campaigning across iowa and new hampshire, so close to the first votes being cast in just a matter of weeks from now. some of them are already reacting to the news tonight from the colorado supreme court, their decision to remove trump from the state's ballot in 2024. as we noted, perhaps his biggest critics, former new jersey governor chris christie is coming to his defense tonight over this. kristie says that forcing trump off the ballot in his view would, quote, be bad for the country. for more perspective on this tonight, i am joined by none other than john dean, the former white house counsel to president richard nixon. it's so great to have you here, john dean. before we get to the politics of this and what that republican field thinks, no matter how you slice this, this is historic. this is unprecedented. what did you make of this ruling? >> i was quite surprised. i have made a qu