And in the other corner are republicans too cowardly to admit it. Let s start with dick cheney who made shock waves when he said he would vote for kamala harris over donald trump. He justified his support saying in our nation s 248 year history there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than donald trump. He can never be trusted with power again. Cheney of course joined the ranks of notable republicans who have vowed to support harris just like his daughter liz cheney and adam kinsingger. Republicanswho dare speak out against trump have been ostracized. That is why moderate republicans are hoping trump loses and loses big. Some of the republicans wishing for a trump loss include long standing gop figures throughout the nation who bleed red and wouldn t dare to say this publicly but who are more than ready to move on from the trump era. One conservative lawmaker told politico there is a lot of anxiety about what trump does to republican ability to win in
being tested like never before with the indictment of donald trump now secured, we ll look at the legal challenges and the stakes for the country as well as for d.a. alvin bragg as he undertakes one of the most consequential cases in u.s. history. and while the legal issues play out in court, it may end up being the single most animating issue of the presidential campaign as well in fact, it s already turning the 2024 race on its head, turning trump s adversaries and his defenders and setting the stage for an election unlike any other. even in new york city, which is no stranger to security challenges, police are dpeering gearing up in a way rarely seen, bracing for potentially huge protests outside the courthouse and trump tower in particular. how are they preparing, and what besides protests are they preparing for? but we start with the test ahead for manhattan d.a. alvin bragg can he make his case at trial and turn the first ever indictment of a former president into the f
he s able to just be playing victim, which is of course his favorite thing to do i really do think this helps we can t just look at this in the context of this one indictment there could potentially be other indictments and it s very possible that there becomes such an accumulation of trouble that people just think he is unelectable, ask that might be the thing that could hurt him the most. does the constitution say anything about a presidential candidate running while under indictment or somebody becoming president while under indictment or running with a conviction this is safe to say that this is not a scenario that the founding fathers basically saw or forecasted. no, it does not, and the thing that you have to point out or that i have to point out is you use the word candidate basically you re talking about citizen trump. you re not talking about president trump, you re not even talking about former president trump because as far as the constitution is concerned, none of that
reporter: well, a key question, chris. when you think about this historic indictment of former president trump, it is not only historic, it is also deeply polarizing for americans across the country. we ve been hearing from people all day about their thoughts, which really in a lot of ways is really in some ways it shows their political affiliations and really is tied to how they see this from a political lens take a listen to what we ve been hearing. i think it s been a long time coming i m hopeful that it actually works because i feel there could be a lot of negative repercussions if it doesn t go through or falls apart i worry that some of his followers are going to resort to violence. there must be something there or they wouldn t bring it forward, i mean, i have no idea what the outcome s going to be i m not hopeful from wha i have no idea what the outcome is going to be i m not hopeful from what i read. alvin bragg is my d.a., and i m very upset with him. i think he needs
prosecutors, so it is going to be make no mistake, a test that only grows going forward. i think that the initial appearance, however that is decided upon to take place will be the tip of the iceberg, and as you watch something that will play out at least at a minimum months, if not much, much longer, there s going to be a potential for this to really take over that section of lower manhattan. so peter, we know it s not just nypd. what s the secret service saying about their role in this yeah, so chris, as you noted the secret service has been responsible for coordinating with new york authorities about these unique seacircumstances. now that mr. trump s legal team has been notified of the indictment, officials say more specific conversations are taking place they re continuing today on the transportation, the security needs for former president trump to comply with the pending legal charges. our kelly o donnell speaking to the secret service earlier, and