continues our coverage now. and very good afternoon to, you i m richard louis in for yasmin vossoughian this sunday. a warning from donald trump to his fellow republicans. any republican that doesn t act on democrat fraud should be immediately primaried and get out. that s where we start, a stunning new tactic from the embattled former president as he appears to call but order his allies in the house to impeach president biden. it comes right before tomorrow s arraignment of another trump employee, now charged in the classified documents case which now includes allegations have a scheme to tamper with evidence. also this hour for you, and your reaction from republican presidential candidate will hurd, who found out and i well what happens when you try to take on trump in front of a republican crowd.
our challenge is coupled with our ability to overcome them and be anywhere else in the world. we begin tonight with the growing presidential primary fields. a former texas congressman and a former cia officer. congressman hurd represented a border district where reelection was always a tough fight. signing the so-called unity pledge and supporting the so-called nominee no matter he or she may be. what would he do if you were the president. let s find out. congressman, thank you so much for joining us. happy early july 4 to you. thank you, mr. chairman. it s good to be on with you. we are lucky to live where we live. alrighty. what did you see when you surveyed the existing candidates that led you to say i am jumping
our challenge is coupled with our ability to overcome them and be anywhere else in the world. we begin tonight with the growing presidential primary fields. a former texas congressman and a former cia officer. congressman hurd represented a border district where reelection was always a tough fight. signing the so-called unity pledge and supporting the so-called nominee no matter he or she may be. what would he do if you were the president. let s find out. congressman, thank you so much for joining us. happy early july 4 to you. thank you, mr. chairman. it s good to be on with you. we are lucky to live where we live. alrighty. what did you see when you surveyed the existing candidates that led you to say i am jumping
it during a campaign stop in new hampshire. and after years of politicization at the department of justice, we will restore public confidence in american justice. former south carolina governor nikki haley also just weighing in on twitter saying, quote, this is not how justice should be pursued in our country. but former arkansas governor asa hutchinson is the only prominent republican in the race to call on trump to drop out of the race entirely. joining us now is msnbc anchor lindsey reiser and suffolk county new york an nbc news contributor and pbs news hour co-anchor and former texas republican congressman will hurd. lindsey, what are we hearing from voters about this indictment? we are in the most populous county in the country that went for trump in 2020.
indictment and being found liable of not only sexual abuse but also defaming e. jean carroll in the manhattan case and that did not seem to have any impact, in it seemed to strengthen his case. you will to remember mr. trump has spent years undermining the work of the department of justice, claiming that he is being targeted, delivering this message of victimhood and that has resonated and taken hold with his supporters. we don t yet know if voters will see this federal case as different from previous ones, though. congressman hurd, what are your thoughts on this indictment? well, my thoughts is first and foremost nobody is above the law and, two, you re innocent until proven guilty. but i think it s pretty strange and crazy that many of donald trump s opponents are running to his aid to defend him rather than criticizing him because if the shoe was on the other foot, you know donald trump wouldn t be wouldn t be helping them. and the reality is will this solidify support amongst