my compliments to the crew, that camera flying around, as you say, it s your most crowded table yet and it was brilliantly shot and i could just listen to you guys. i mean, i m not paying much attention to the presidential campaign, so i need a dose of that once a week. you need a reminder that it s going on and what s happening. and return back to the regular trump programming because that s the thing that s blotting out the sun, even on the campaign trail. defendant trump is part of the campaign, but yeah, it was great. i can t get enough of it. i won t tell our very talented camera crew that you want more of it, but we will have more of it. come on, it looked like they were having fun. i think they had fine. they didn t really have a choice. but they would be appreciative anyway. getting a lot of exercise. thank you, alex. this is one of those nights when we are very lucky to be joined by former federal prosecutor andrew weissmann glenn kirschner because we nee
the campaign, but yeah, it was great. i can t get enough of it. i want to tell our very talented camera crew that you want more of it, but we will have more of it. come on, it looked like they were having fun. i think they had fine. they don t really have a choice. but they would be appreciative anyway. getting a lot of exercise. thank you, alex. this is one of those nights when we are very lucky to be joined by former federal prosecutor andrew wise s men and because we need their expertise to discuss what would normally be a routine filing in a criminal case which special prosecutor jack smith used this afternoon to hit back hard against donald trump s criminal defense lawyers. the ten-page ruling followed by a signature page with jack smith s name at the top says that donald trump s request for an indefinite continuance for a trial date, quote, borders on frivolous. jack smith knocks down every argument the trump lawyers make for an indefinite delay. on page two,
everyone. happy new year to all. welcome to sunday morning futures. i m maria bart with row mow. today, the policy train marching straight into politics as election year 2024 begins and election interference appears from all sides. congress is back this week facing critical deadlines as the battles over border security and spending resume and an impeachment inquire inquiry against president biden remains. coming up, chairman jim jordan on getting back to work amidst a new threat of a government shutdown in weeks. then, interference in the upcoming presidential election with democrat states looking to ban with trump from the ballot. biden s doj prosecutors looking to keep him off of the campaign trail and in court, and communist china working its own heavy hand of propaganda. coming up the ccp and biden s operatives in election 2024 and taiwan s election now one week away. with former director of national intelligence john ratcliffe on the many forces, domestic and foreign,
maria: good sunday morning, everyone. happy new year to all. welcome to sunday morning futures. i m maria bart with row mow. today, the policy train marching straight into politics as election year 2024 begins and election interference appears from all sides. congress is back this week facing critical deadlines as the battles over border security and spending resume and an impeachment inquire inquiry against president biden remains. coming up, chairman jim jordan on getting back to work amidst a new threat of a government shutdown in weeks. then, interference in the upcoming presidential election with democrat states looking to ban with trump from the ballot. biden s doj prosecutors looking to keep him off of the campaign trail and in court, and communist china working its own heavy hand of propaganda. coming up the ccp and biden s operatives in election 2024 and taiwan s election now one week away. with former director of national intelligence john ratcliffe on the many
reporter: hi, good morning. yeah, we will likely hear from the former president today as prosecutors allege that he went beyond keeping the documents in his home, going so far as to show them to people and had the bulk of them spread out in random storage spaces throughout the estate and at that residence. trump is the first former president to face federal charges. he s accused of violating 7 broken down into 37 counts including 31 counts of willful retension of national defense information, withholding and concealing documents, making false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice. some of these individual penalties max out at 20 years per count. special counsel jack smith said yesterday e that his office will seek a speed eauty trial. speedy trial. we have one set of laws in this country, and they aloo to everyone. very important to note that the defendants in this case must be presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. re