it is the eve of the iowa caucus, the start of the presidential primaries, you may have heard. and i m ari melber, with you right now for an msnbc special, a candidate slash defendant trump, reporting on his own clash of american politics, law, and how voters may assess the candidate, whose ear could end in the exalted oval office, or a small prison cell. that will depend on the outcome of several criminal trials, plus other cases. and the next person to track, and break it all down for you tonight on caucus eve, as the primaries begin tomorrow, some of trump s rivals are now invoking trump s legal problems as a general election problem for the ex president. obviously, the distractions of everything that s going on with all of these legal issues has been a huge thing for him. you re going to have criminal trials, you re going to have a lot of focus on things like january 6th by the media. and i think that ends up focusing the election on things that are going to be adva
still in des moines tonight. we re going to go straight to new hampshire where there is big news vivek ramaswamy and president trump. let it happen. we can not let it continue. we re going down and we can not let it continue. last night, i was honored to receive the endorsement of a man who has become a true leader and earned the admiration of so many patriots. i have been a friend of his, even though we were competing against each other. but i was a friend of his and we got along and he was saying he is a great president. i kept saying why is he running? he keeps calling me a great president. [laughter] he is a fantastic guy. very smart guy. he has some tremendous ideas and is he young and got some young ideas, too. that s a good thing. so he has a big, beautiful, bright future ahead. vivek ramaswamy. [cheers] [cheers and applause] let s do, this guys. good to see you. it s good to be back to new hampshire. we miss you guys. we re going to make this happen and you guys
good evening. former president trump turns up the gaslight claiming the damning tape of him showing off classified material at his golf club is normal. exclusive reporting. rudey giuliani talking to federl investigators. we begin with the forger pres former president running a play he has used time and time again. trying to do damage control today after we played an au audiotape that cnn obtained in which he is boasting about and seemingly showing off a classified war plan he was not allowed to have to people not allowed to see it. the audio was recorded with his knowledge at his bedminster golf club in july of 2021 and is expected to be evidence at his upcoming trial. i want to replay a portion of it for you now before showing you his remarks today about it so there s no doubt whatsoever about what he is now trying to g gaslight away. this wins my case. it s highly confidential, secret information. look at this. this was done by the military, given to me. i think we ca
mike: so, it is now off to new hampshire in a great place last time. we love it. mike: the candidates have spoken and people have voted and the ballots counted. the first task of the 2024 presidential race. as expected, former president trump the clear victor of the iowa caucuses. with florida governor ron desantis claiming the silver medal. nikki haley takes third providing long road to the white house and no result that the former president can keep an iron grip on his party. hello, i am mike emanuel and gillian i said i would work with you anytime day or night but this is a new one. gillian: now you will get your chance, i am gillian turner. we are live in washington with continuing iowa high-stakes political contest all night. braving the bone chilling temperatures to make sure their voices were heard. donald trump served not just with a win but hundreds of former rival vivek ramaswamy who suspended his campaign after fourth-place finish. mike: mr. trump has prove
tonight. about that turn out. if you re sick, if you re so sick you can t go there get up. tonight, the case for optimism. almost half of the base of the republican party showing up for this caucus tonight voted against donald trump. and the republican front runner liable for sexual assault returns to court for jury selection. plus should we expect to see you on the debate stage in new hampshire? is trump gonna be on the debate stage? nikki haley s latest move to squeeze out ron desantis. what it means from the biden campaign come november. and it s a serious point about conducting elections with zip lock bags and popcorn buckets. when all in starts, right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. the very first votes of the 2024 election have now been cast. there are no big surprises in iowa last night is donald trump to cruise to victory. 51% of the total vote. florida governor ron desantis came in a distant second, earnings for 21% republican ca