we need to hear the voice of donald j. trump. [cheering] hey. man murdoch, while you're at it, no more softball interviews for the guys running against him. no more informational. play straight. if you play straight, donald trump will win the presidency. [applause] let me leave you with what trump is up against. he is not up against ron desantis, he is up against ken griffin and mitch mcconnell, and murdoch. they have deemed that if he wins the primary they will work for the democrats just like they worked for hillary clinton. i can tell you they were in clinton's camp the entire way. all they are is about money. the only people that can stop them on the face of the earth are you, you, and you. maga, maga, maga. remember, murdoch, you have deemed trump not be president. we've deemed you're not going to have a network. we're going to fight you every step of the way. [applause]

donald j. trump, donald j. trump is not simply a leader of a political party.e's not a politician. he's a leader of the most powerful political movement in america history. [applause] okay murdoch here's the way it's going to be, brother. you've disrespected donald j. trump long enough. okay he goes the east palestine andoe gets biden administration it's a global news event and you don't cover it that live that much happening on fox news at 2 p.m. he hasn't been on fox news since announced for presidency let me ask you any guy that brought peace to the world for four years until chinese let you have a a boy yo weapon to have respect for the audience you would have him back up here to talk about the ye geopolitical if you want respectre for people would you do f that? >> yes. theypl don't respect you read te depositions. the deposition they have a fear of loathing contempt for you. and you're the ones that can make changes. the shareholders if you want your share price to stay up -- you need to take action. the first thing you need to do is get rid of paul ryan

this is a complete statement from donald j. trump, former president of the united states on this day when the former president becomes the first former president, current, former, sitting, to be charged with a crime. according to law enforcement sources, the indictment was filed late this afternoon by the manhattan district attorney's office and prosecutors in that office after a grand jury vote. we don't again have specifics of these charges. but it is tied to this hush money payment to a porn actress that was made in the 2016 --

donald trump. you may not have seen this yet it's new it's formalized by a court document that lists this case for the first time, the people of the state of new york versus donald j. trump, defendant what you see on your screen -- we have highlighted the key word there -- is actually a first for all of mr. trump's legal scuffles and civil cases, which end in payments, not prison, even if you lose this is the first time he has been on the other side of the government the people of the state of new york versus this criminal defendant. we have this new order from a judge. it marks the formal opening of this case file it notes the indictment which is called a true bill you see that there it was returned by the grand jury think of the words true bill as equivalent legally to indictment or charges under that piece of legal terminology or jargon, we learn there is a true bill, there are charges. a judge authorizing the d.a. to

manhattan grand jury voted to indict donald j. trump on thursday for his role in paying hush money to a porn starstar that's according to four people with knowledge of the matter and the statement will shake up the presidential 2024 race and forever mark him as the nation's first former president to face criminal charges." i'm going to continue reading from "the new york times" story on the breaking news "the federal indictment under seal by the manhattan district attorney's office will be announced in the coming days by then prosecutors working for

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and complicit mainstream media and we must take our country back in 2024 reelecting president donald j trump. [applause] and while i'm certainly honored to serve as house republican congress. >> we believe the last few minutes of these remarks from elise step on it to keep our 40 year commitment to coveringcongress . you can see the rest of this on c-span.org and we take you live to the senate where lawmakers are continuing to work on a bill to reveal testing authorizations forthe use of military force against iraq . i on c-span2.

if there was an example of this, it's right here, this abomination going on with donald j. trump. e allegations that donald trump had a payoff payment to hide some sexual episode he wanted to hide from his family. i don't know if it's true or not. president trump denies it. the people prosecuting this suggest it's true and they want to take it to court. donald trump is being accused of something he denies that didn't even involve his time in the presidency that bill clinton admitted to doing in the white house while he was the president of the united states. bill clinton in handcuffs? are there threats to arrest bill clinton? bill clinton celebrated amongst the liberal tyrants that live amongst us right now. they worship the police state, they always have. from the mar-a-lago raid to locking up their political enemies, they salivated over this for years. what's a police state. for those who are just a little bit in doubt. what is it? ask yourselves. the police state is when you investigate a person in search of a crime. what does as constitutional republic look like? you have right

donald j. trump arraigned. a mug shot. fingerprinted, will he be cuffed? >> no. walked >> i'm sure they will try. everything is to gain attention not the right motives. there is no one to convince me this man was not charged to affect the free elections that is scary to me. >> calls it the new election interference wrochl that's what it is. >> according to the pole its has not played out the way they expected. >> will this back fire. >> it will we will win approximate humiliate them and they will -- [applause] they will pay the price they will pay the price for bengdz the rule of law as we will prevail in this case at one point >> joe, thank you. >> the author of the new book, get trump. harvard law professor approximate author of the upcoming book trial of the century. fox news legal analyst greg jerret. get trump looks like alvin brag kept his promise, professor? >> he got him, [inaudible]. in florida that's [inaudible]. he could have indicted him any day the last 7 years. they deliberately violated the statute limitations no previous profit cuter would go afte

by the manhattan district attorney's office took the unprecedented step and vote today charge donald j. trump. because the indictment is under seal for now, the exact charges are unknown. what we do know they center around a $130,000 payment that trump allegedly made to adult film star stormy daniels just days before the 2016 election to keep her silent about an affair she claimed the two had a decade earlier. according to the star witness in the case, trump's own former lawyer and fixer, michael cohen, the trump organization tried to cover up the payment falsely claiming it was a legal expense. shortly after "the new york times" broke the story yesterday evening, the manhattan d.a.'s office confirmed the indictment writing in a statement it had, quote, contacted mr. trump's attorney to coordinate his surrender. trump for his part wasted little time before railing against the, quote, thugs and radical left monsters who indicted him. in a longer statement after that on truth social trump also decried the political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history and just a

complicit mainstream media, and we must take our country back in 2024 by reelecting president donald j. trumppplause] and while i'm certainly honored to serve as the house republican conference chair, my proudest title is mom and as the newest mom in congress to my one-year-old, sam, i know nothing is more important than the american dream to the next generation. i know how important this movement is because of where i come from. i was born and raised in upstate new york, where we are proudly america first. we are the cradle of the american revolution, where almost 250 years ago brave patriots fought in the saratoga to turn the tide on the revolutionary war. some of you may remember this are watched it live on tv on the olympics in lake placid. a team of american hockey players out hustled and defeated the soviet union, stunning the world and creating the miracle on ice. and we are the home of fort drum and the 10th mountain division, one of the most deployed units in the army sense 2011. and i am so humbled and grateful every day to represent you every day. we love america in upstate new yor

we stand with donald j. trump.ime and time again throughout our history the american patriot always steps up and we always step up when needed. we rise to the occasion and we fight for our god-given rights. i truly believe we are at that time in the time has come once again. i don't know abo you, are you in this fight with me? are you willing to rise to the occasion right now? this is the sad thing, the fake news or not with us on this one were going to have to do without the news. we're going thave to do it together because i know that even if we are not ready for this fht t fight is coming. even if you say i d't want to do it, it is right here at our doorstep and now it is the time foa few american roes to emerge. now is the time for a few fighters to emerge in a few patriots to emerge and i don't care if you are a big and tall and strong, i don't care if you are five foot one and weigh 100 pounds. it does not matter if you're a mama bear, papa bear, if you are a grandparent, a stunt. we know this country is wort

donald j. trump, they're trying to drain him dry. he's spent more moneyspent n on lawyers than mostlarcen peope spend on campaigns. they're trying to bleed him drty . donald j. trump .com go to night, give the president some money to fight this. t this this bul is going to destroy dest america. we're going to fight back atame the ballotfi box. we're not going to give in. ho how does this end, sean?end? trump win in court and trump wins in court and he wins the election. that's how this wins. ends and how do you get to thirty four counts on this, in your view? how do you do it? you take well, if you gotif youv a pile of and he'd chop it up thirty four times, it's still a pile of is duplicitous charging. they're trying to smear a guy, they're trying to take cases that nobody else wouldin takg te and resurrect them. this is literally legal voodoo. this is political persecution. this is a combination ofio political hatred and selective prosecution on steroids. n onto those who are listening tonight, if you believe donaldmi trump is being

be, i did this at the direction, and in the coordination with, and for the benefit of donald j trump. to joyce's point, which i think is really important, about the credibility that will be tested if this goes to trial, whatever the charges are, cohen's witness number one. the thing the da has on his side, if he does bring these charges, if the grand jury does vote to indict, but he has on his side documents, assigned checked by donald trump, and tape recordings, if you may remember. copious tape recordings that cohen made of conversations with trump and others about why he is making these payments, why he was acting as a go between with stormy daniels. it's hard to imagine anyone else can come forward with that information to rebut cohen than costello. this is a strange 11th hour effort. we will see when the grand jury meets again on wednesday if there is news from them as sources have told us, at the washington post, security and law enforcement officials have been advised to be on the lookout on wednesday for possible action by the grand jury. >> we like along with our references o

you've disrespected donald j. trump long enough. be hard on the fringes. murdoch has been very pointed at trump at times before he became a very serious candidate. at one point he said why do you keep embarrassing yourself and the whole country. >> the question here, tom, is this a relationship irreparable or not. >> that is a great question. jim routenberg from "the new york times" said, look, they've been through these seat changes several times where they get at each others throat and become pals again. he thinks they're actually friends and says there's no reason to believe they might not be able to patch things up especially if donald trump's star is ascending once more. >> pretty amazing. thank you very much. >>> and next a mexican cartel writing a so-called apology letter after being accused of kidnapping four americans and killing two of them. er you'll never forget. ♪ customize and save. ♪ only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. libertyty. ♪ hold on... you're a night manager and mom. and the bill payer, bak

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trump's indictment. watch this. >> the j. in donald j. now standing for jail. >> the rest of this political era we have been living through, because the seal is broken, it shows he can be charged. >> this is somebody who has spent more than four decades trying to avoid being arrested or being indicted so this is a really scary moment for him. >> it is humiliating. >> you will reap what you sew. >> i thought maybe it would never come. i didn't know it would feel this good. stuart: he feels good. really? how about the country? tomi lahren is here. the media can't get enough of this , can they? >> oh, they love it. it makes them relevant when they talk about trump and the only time a lot of these figures are relevant is when they talk about donald trump so they are salivating and very excited but they have once again underestimated donald trump and once again underestimated donald trump supporters. this is just the beginning, but i think we can safely say at this point, at least, it looks like donald trump is going to actually benefit from th

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donald trump as his unindicted coconspirator. said that everything michael cohen did as a crime, was at the direction of, and in coordination with, and for the benefit of, donald j trump but the southern distric decided not to proceed first because donald trump was then sitting president. and then, according to a report, decided when he was no longe president to not proceed again now that we have a state prosecutor deciding to bring this case back up, why is it surprising now it is so old it has been passed on by thi powerful office that could'v brought the case and to be fair, alvin brag began re-interviewing witnesse in january of this year. and now is bringing this case. so yes, it is a surprise tha essentially the oldest, an some people might argue again, referring to those legal minds in washington and new york who are worried about what these charges are. there is a lot of worry that this may be the least importan of the things that donald trum is under investigation for and has been under investigation for. he is a person who has, for th first time in our history, blocked the peaceful transfe of power worked with his allies, an lieutenants to overturn an

donald trump. ♪ ♪ >> the humble carpenter stiffer donald j. ed the gospel of scapegoating to his loyal followers who we privately thought were total slobs. he promised the gates of heaven will be open to all podiatrists willing to pause their daughters about was to let donald trump do a drop in hosting paul ryan for 45 minutes. but then the prince of pizza was betrayed by his disciple judas michael cohen for just 30 silver taxing medallions in a scratching steak that gets right there under the ankle monitor and feels amazing. and so at the behest of the soros funded romans, soft on heresy district attorney alvin bragg made trump paid the ultimate price. a small fine. and he looked to the heavens and said "father forgive them, for none of them have a very good brain." but lo, three days later, milani and stormie wentz had the kingdom of the haters mar-a-lago tune and found ron desantis had rolled away. and then they heard a voice, and the voice was trump sennett s said, text hashtag trump to donate $50 and find a way to meet corey lewandowski. t

and it does not sound good for one donald j. trump. "the new york times" is reporting that prosecutors in the manhattan district attorney's office are signaling that criminal charges for the former president are likely to come for his role in the hush money payments to porn star stormy daniels. the times reports the prosecutors offered mr. trump the chance to testify next week before the grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the potential case according to four people with knowledge of the matter. such offers almost always indicate an indictment is close. it would be unusual for the district attorney, alvin bragg, to notify a potential defendant without ultimately seeking charges against him. the manhattan district attorney's office has declined to comment. now, if those charges are made, it would be the first indictment of a former united states president and the first time that trump, who has faced numerous criminal investigations, would be charged with a crime. as you may remember, that $130,000 payment to ms. daniels was mad

. >>> and we begin tonight with the potential indictment of donald j. trump over allegations he illegally paid hush money to adult film actress stormy daniels during his 2016 run for the presidency. the indictment of a former president would be a stunning moment in american history. full stop. it's an event that looms as grand jurors heard today from attorney robert costello who was called to testify at trump's request. he was a legal adviser at one time to michael cohen. a trump fixer who said trump directed him to make that payment to ms. daniels. costello could be among the final witnesses in the manhattan grand jury investigation into the hush money scheme. we'll get to more on that shortly. but first, let's just recall that trump and his party once campaigned on a very specific promise about hillary clinton. >> and if i win, i am going to ask my attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor to look into her crimes. >> she should be locked up. tell you right now. what she's done, what she's done, she ought to be ashamed of herself. >> lock her up is ri

and for the record, individual number one is president donald j trump. >> michael cohen was sentenced to three years for his crimes. he spent more than a year in federal prison and a year and half in home confinement after the outbreak of covid. but at least up until now th person who cohen says directed him, the person who signs th check that we all saw, has not been punished now of course at the time this is all happening back into 2018, donald trump was a sitting president th united states. the department of justice is a long-standing rule that sitting president cannot b indicted, which, i think, is fine, reasonable on its own, makes sense but we would later come to learn that there is lot more than that going o behind the scenes in the department of justice accordin to reporting for the new yor times, shortly after he became attorney general in 2019 william barr set out t challenge the prosecution. when barr was sworn in, cohe had already pleaded guilty and was set to begin a three-yea prison sentence, all of whic embarrassed and angered th president. the bar spent weeks week pros

this is a complete statement from donald j. trump, former president of the united states on this day when the former president becomes the first former president, current, former, sitting, to be charged with a crime. according to law enforcement sources, the indictment was filed late this afternoon by the manhattan district attorney's office and prosecutors in that office after a grand jury vote. we don't again have specifics of these charges. but it is tied to this hush money payment to a porn actress that was made in the 2016 -- leading up the 2016 election. this is what the focus has been. we don't have the specifics. you can hear a lengthy statement by the former president of the united states. let's bring in our panel, harold ford jr., former tennessee congressman, co host of "the five" and vince from the daily caller. molly, let's start with you. your reaction to this day, the president's comments there and where this head. >> well, it's a very dark day. one of the things that we cared about in this country for a very long time

written statement from his office confirming that the grand jury has indicted, former president donald j. trump. and that the district attorney is now going to be negotiating for lack of a better word with donald trump's attorneys to see when trump will turn himself in . but that is all we have heard from the district attorney. do not expect to hear anything more from him. as you mentioned, we have heard from donald trump and his statement on social media. trump calling this a, which aren't also saying that in his words, his political persecution and election interfering at the highest levels according to trump, a statement from trump, himself on social media. and of course he is denied any wrong doing. and it's said repeatedly, over the last week or so that he would fight these charges to the end. now moving forward, what is the next step? 2 things. well, 1st, that indictment. asking where is that indictment? the actual written paper with the formal charges that usually excuse me, excuse me. that is under seal. and it is not being made public yet. it could be made public at the arraignment. ah

donald j. trump dot com give the man some money so he can fight. mm hmm. and that is exactly what donald trump wants to hear as if he had written the script himself for lindsey graham. i mean, clearly, lindsey graham was going performing there, in part for donald trump is an audience music in the background. exactly there was a live audience, so they were at least there was that the former president and his team. i don't know how many minutes went by before the first fundraising appeal did go out. there is no doubt that they see this moment one that nobody would welcome and nobody would want. including the former president, but they see this moment as an opportunity to utilize as a political tactic for fortifying support. and for raising money, and lindsey graham was just part of a player in that process, and there are options here, though i mean, sometimes it seems like republicans have no choice but to defend trump. that's sort of what may be. some pundits say that maybe trump wants people to believe that, but there are other options here. here is a psa h

today's whole eyes of look what they've done to donald j. trumpso in the short term, the whole republican party is going to rally and make a martyr out of trump. we're going to play that lindsey graham sound for everybody coming. gentlemen thank you all very much really appreciate it. former vice president mike pence, talking to cnn about donald trump's indictment. we're going to play for you also what he said. and former republican congressman adam kinzinger will react right after this. sunday night. we're trtrying something a little differentt. one whole story. what's startlingng is the sheer number of migrants on this track . our world's best journalists dig deeper is san francisco have failed city into the stories. they can't ignore the godzilla get mad and go kill that thing. go in depth every sunday night. if there are people willing to take risks. then they're gonna be people that left behind the story with anderson cooper premieres sunday, april 16th at eight. on cnn. you remembered her farite binky, right? i forgot the baking. our top sto

but given that we're talking about this particular former president , donald j. trump, can you honestly say to yourself, that an indictment is a surprise? no one would be political, is to not prosecute somebody who's committed a crime and who have been indicted just because he's a former president . yeah, that's not what we do in this country. >> i don't rely on what the trump staff says, like the new york times does about how donald trump is feeling. i'm going to ask mary trump tonight. oh, how her uncle is feeling as they close in on him. and prosecutors offices all over the country. so many people were excited. yeah. yeah. zalaya, are you shocked? no, it it annoys me every time i know. i can tell you are all fans of the view. i can tell anyway, the hysteria is all too predictable. and now even howard stern, he's calling them out over the breathless coverage of this looming indictment. so where do we go from here? let us bring in the author of a brand new book. it's called get trump harvard law professor alan dershowitz and the author of the upcoming book trial of th

america waking up to the historic news that president donald j. trump has been indicted. he is the very first president. we've never seen this before in history. so here's the latest on this friday, march, 31st 2023 sources tell cnn trump faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud. this case prosecuted by the manhattan district attorney centers around the accounting of hush money payments made to adult film star stormy daniels. as of now, this is how it's supposed to go down because multiple sources say trump will turn himself in next tuesday. he is expected to appear in court for his arraignment in new york. the nypd getting ready for any sign of trouble. all officers are being told to report to work in uniform people prepared for deployment today. meanwhile republicans in the house senate and even some 2024 rivals are rushing to trump's defense, calling the case political and outrage and even one of them saying quote it's legal voodoo. the white house on or expectedly is not commenting. as of this morning, reporters will have a chance to ask president biden abo

. >> it's a typical donald j. trump play out of the playbook. figure out how you can muddy the water as best as you possibly can. denigrate the person, disparage them. >> reporter: the possible prosecution could center around a $130,000 payment cohen says he made to stormy daniels on behalf of then candidate trump in the heat of the 2016 campaign. to buy her silence about claims of an affair with mr. trump a decade earlier. hush money payments are not illegal under state law. any potential indictment could rest on how the payment was accounted for, a possible misdemeanor case or in a legal gamble, manhattan d.a. alvin bragg could pursue a lower level felony. mr. trump's attorney noting bragg's predecessor decided not to pursue any charges. >> well, they're using a case that by all accounts was dead on arrival, by all accounts was turned down by every other agency that looked at it. >> reporter: top republicans peppered with questions about the former president's conduct today, attacking the democratic d.a.'s possible case as politically motivate

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today's whole eyes of look what they've done to donald j. trump. so in the short term, the whole republican party's going to rally and make a martyr out of trump play that lindsey graham sound for everybody coming up, gentlemen. thank you all very much really appreciate it. former vice president mike pence talking to cnn about donald trump's indictment. we're going to play for you also what he said, and former republican congressman adam kinzinger will react right after this. at the end of the age, i'm afraid i feel is right upon us. this is considered a mass suicide investigation. in their minds. t endo were the second coming. killing themselves. they ensured their immortality. to live easter. very. cnn presents a max original heaven's gate sunday at 10 on cnn. hmm let's be real. your ears are gross. yeah. you heard me right and let me guess you're cleaning them with these. you need to be using wash. trust me. no one wants to tell you how gross your ears look. triple streams safely clear as dirt and wax build up, but all you really need to know it

a grand jury voting today to charge donald j. trump. ise charges are under seal and not yet known. alvin bragg and the manhattan district attorney's office case is linked to trump's role in hush money payments to former porn star stormy daniels, all actions taken from before he became president. but trump also faces legal scrutiny in three cases from his time in office. mr. trump reacting just a short time ago, calling this a political persecution and a witch hunt. we want to show you live pictures of trump's florida resort, mar-a-lago, and note that this indictment has wide-ranging implications. the former president has already declared as a candidate for the 2024 race for the oval office. >>> also now to new york because we are learning there police have stepped up security, and cbs news has learned that every nypd officer, including plainclothes officers, have been ordered to be in full uniform for tomorrow's shifts and they should be ready to deploy. there is concern about security. there is concern about protests. we've got a lot of

this statement, the 1st full confirmation from the manhattan district attorney's office that donald j. trump has been indicted by a manhattan grand jury historic because as we've been reporting, of course, this, donald trump now becomes the 1st u. s. president in history to ever be indicted for criminal charges. now it's important to point out in can not be said enough. an indictment is not, i repeat is not necessarily a conviction. what an indictment is. it's a group of $23.00 grand jurors. he's a regular citizens that were presented evidence from the manhattan da. and said that donald, there is enough evidence that donald trump, in this case, should go to trial for his alleged crimes. that is in indictment. he will now potentially now the next step is go to trial. and that is where a jury will decide if he's guilty or not guilty. deborah, and his on the with that breaking up that thank you. i'll, does eras investigative unit has uncovered a money laundering operation involving hundreds of millions of dollars in southern africa on the cover, journalists infiltrated gold smuggling gangs. he

manhattan grand jury voted to indict donald j. trumphis role in paying hush money to a porn starstar that's according to four people with knowledge of the matter and the statement will shake up the presidential 2024 race and forever mark him as the nation's first former president to face criminal charges." i'm going to continue reading from "the new york times" story on the breaking news "the federal indictment under seal by the manhattan district attorney's office will be announced in the coming days by then prosecutors working for district attorney alvin bragg will ask trump to surrender on charges that remain unknown for now. luke, we've had your colleagues on earlier in the broadcast today talking about donald trump's projection and constant talk about prosecuting enemies, about using investigations in a political manner the opposite has been true for alvin bragg's office he has been a reluctant purchase sewer of these fax it is the topic of a book by mark mpomeranz, who was an inves investigator to these cases. the southern distric

. >> it's a typical donald j trump play out of the playbook. figure out how you're going to muddy the water as best as you possibly can, denigrate the person, disparage them, you do the same thing to cassidy hutchison, to anyone and everyone that is for the truth. muddying the waters might be the thing that donald trump does best. >> he didn't back doing during his presidency when he and then attorney general bill barr's spin the results of the mueller report before it became public. and when he released the incomplete transcript from the so-called perfect phone call, where he tried to pressure ukrainian president zelenskyy into digging up dirt on the bidens ahead of the 2020 election, and he did it again just a few months ago when he was the first person to break the story that the fbi searched his florida retirement home looking for those classified documents he mishandled. so what we saw this weekend was trump once again trying to frame the narrative before it could unfold. the ex president was setting the tone and the outcome on his terms.

. >> this is turning the rule of law upside down to destroy a man, donald j. trumpwho the left fears. do not let them get away with this. >> reporter: the former president's supporters are looking to capitalize on the yet to be announced charges, hawking t-shirts online to raise campaign money. for any other candidate an indictment would almost certainly be the end of the line. but mr. trump's allies insist ts move by a democratic prosecutor is rallying republicans and will cement his front-runner status. lester. >> all right, peter alexander, thank you. >>> for more let me bring in laura jarrett and jonathan dients, nbc news chief justice contributor. jonathan, what do we kn about the former president's return to new york? >> several officials telling us former president trump is expected to arrive here in new york monday night. tuesday around 1:00 p.m. he will go to the courthouse. the former president will likely not be handcuffed, not placed in any holding cell, he will be fingerprinted, but as of now, there is no photograph machine in place there, so it is poss

a grand jury voting today to charge donald j. trumpder seal and not yet known. alvin bragg and the manhattan district attorney's office case is linked to trump's role in hush money payments to former porn star stormy daniels. all actions taken from before he became president. but trump also faces legal scrutiny in three cases from his time in office. mr. trump reacted in just a short time ago, calling this a political persecution and a witch hunt. we want to show you live pictures of trump's florida resort, mar-a-lago, and note that this indictment has wide-ranging implications. the former president has already declared as a candidate for the 2024 race for the oval office. also now to new york, because we are learning their police have stepped up security and cbs news has learned that every nypd officer, including plainclothes officers, have been ordered to be in full uniform for tomorrow's shifts, and they should be ready to deploy. there is concern about security. there is concern about protests. we've got a lot of developments to ge

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so yes, i will vote for donald, -- donald j. trump. host: what is your view of what happened january 6 and the role that the president played that day? caller: i believe that it was a riot. it was not an insurrection. the people that did damage in a violent way, they broke windows, the way in the media portrayed in, that goes for local channels nationwide. they are in the pocket of the democratic party and they portrayed this over and over again but those people that maybe broke windows -- those people obviously have to be changed. but that it was an insurrection? absolutely not. i believe that the riots that happened in many states -- that was smiling. there were hundreds of police officers assaulted and federal bert buildings were burned down. police officers were killed. there was no one killed every six except for one republican pro-trump supporter. host: we understood what you're saying there. a little more from waco, texas. his first campaign rally. we are talking to republicans only in our first hour about who you are thinking s

among other things, i believe you very much want to indict donald j. trump. toward that end, the department of justice has leaked that doj is investigating and intends to indict hunter biden. the purpose of those weeks, i believe, was to set a predicate for an indictment of trump to say look how even-handed we are. those leaks are not law or enforcing the law, they are politics. did you know about the leaks, the hunter biden investigation? a.g. garland: i don't know about the leaks you are talking about. the leaks are in violation of our regulations and requirements. >> the leaks are consistently on one side of the aisle. as you know, the fbi raided donald trump's mar-a-lago home. subsequent to that rate, there had been multiple leaks about what was discovered, including a photograph of documents discovered there. did you know about the leaks before that raid? a.g. garland: the photograph was a filing in court in response to a motion filed by mr. trump. it was not a leak. >> you testified there have not been leaks about the trump raid? a.g. garland: i read th

so yes, i will vote for donald, -- donald j. trump. host: what is your view of what happened january 6 and the role that the president played that day? caller: i believe that it was a riot. it was not an insurrection. the people that did damage in a violent way, they broke windows, the way in the media portrayed in, that goes for local channels nationwide. they are in the pocket of the democratic party and they portrayed this over and over again but those people that maybe broke windows -- those people obviously have to be changed. but that it was an insurrection? absolutely not. i believe that the riots that happened in many states -- that was smiling. there were hundreds of police officers assaulted and federal bert buildings were burned down. police officers were killed. there was no one killed every six except for one republican pro-trump supporter. host: we understood what you're saying there. a little more from waco, texas. his first campaign rally. we are talking to republicans only in our first hour about who you are thinking s