. today on inside politics, a courtroom stunt. donald trump is stepping away from the trail and choosing to sit inside a new york city court right now. the reason is pretty simple. he thinks it s the best place to boost his campaign. plus, four days left. nikki haley and ron desantis are crisscrossing iowa after facing off in our heated cnn debate. they were quick to fire off attacks on each other, but did they spend enough time taking on the far and away front-runner? and hunter biden is heading to a los angeles courtroom today to be arraigned on federal tax charges, as the white house worries his legal troubles could lead to more political troubles for his father. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we begin in new york where closing arguments are under way in donald trump s civil fraud trial, with hundreds of millions of dollars and the future of the trump organization on the line. the former president is inside the courtroom right now
biden, regardless of his legal challenges. court of the top lines, the poll found trump with a nearly 30 point lead over his republicancompitors. trump supporters also lead the pack and enthusiasm, a factor that can prove crucial as the frigid iowa weather could keep some caucus goers at home. just take a moment and take stock of this, 91 cow indicted, twice impeached reelection losing former president, is leading the pack, it is not even close. the party of small government continues to rally behind a man who is promised government retribution to any and all of his perceived enemies, from president joe biden to judges, prosecutors, and even this very network. what is scarier, trump ist dominating the field despite these scandals and statements. as falling in the case that his support has grown among republicans because of them. last week, as former governor chris christie was suspending his own presidential campaign, he warned the american people about what trump is ushering
elbows are impossible to lick. i meant your own elbows. you don t settle for bad internet. that s why you have the xfinity 10g network, with ultra-low lag for better streaming. wish you would have been more specific about your elbow. only from xfinity. good afternoon. i m chris jansing reporting live from msnbc headquarters in new york city, and it is suddenly another wild day inside a manhattan courtroom. breaking news as we come on the air, former president trump addressing the court right now, part of the final chapter in the civil fraud trial that could bring down the empire that made donald trump a mogul and then arguably president. today there were dramatic closing arguments as the former president tried to argue his way out of a devastating blow to his business. lawyers putting their final mark on what has been an intense and important 11 weeks. i want to bring in new york times investigative reporter suzanne craig. also with us new york times chief white house c
poll say that they will support on caucus night on monday, all of them, except nikki haley supporters, say that they re going to vote for trump. 43% say they re going to vote for joe biden, biden supporters and nikki haley supporters have the support gap. those are the people who are less revved up to get out there and vote. reporter: this process has been designed by trump in the sense that he has, over the last few years, been able to bake in a sentiment among his base voters that there is coming off of him, no other alternative to consider. so that locks in. those who are sort of in a nikki haley, chris christie, desantis space. they are not there because they are just, oh my gosh, i love nikki, i want nikki. they re there because, i do
donald trump is in a new york courtroom, ron desantis and nikki haley are still in iowa trying to reach every voter they can with four days left until the caucuses. desantis and haley are both campaigning in the suburbs outside des moines today, that s where jeff zeleny is. jeff, where are their focus in these final few days? reporter: dana, no coincidence that florida governor ron desantis is beginning and ending his day in the des moines suburbs. also in between, he s doing events in northwest iowa, the critical conservative stretch of the state. nikki haley for her part, she is also beginning and anchoring where i am, north of des moines. these fast growing suburbs of iowa that will play such a critical role in caucus night on monday. and dana, the questions you were