the trump campaign says lewandowksi is innocent and will be exonerated.self down played video saying look at tapes, nothing there. this latest development comes as fight between three republican candidates is becoming increasingly heated. campaigning in wisconsin ted cruz says that. >> i have no place in a political campaign and it had has in place in our democracy. >> reporter: cbs news consider political editor doubts trump's campaign will suffer. >> i don't think this kind of individual event will have an effect on the hard core people that support trump. in fact it may bolster their support. >> reporter: lewandowksi is scheduled to appear in court may fourth. wisconsin primary is on april 5th, and 86 delegates are at stake on the democratic side, the republican contest, nets 42 delegates. >>> a republican senator from illinois is first to break rang and agreed to sit down with president obama's supreme court nominee. senator mark kirk met with judge merrick garland on capitol hill today. a at least two other republicans have scheduled meetings but exp