bipartisan issues of support, and so is the principle of not holding the full faith and credit of the united states hostage for ideological aims just because the president is from a different party. and that s your reality check. john, thank you very much for that. and new day continues right now. today, the trump organization goes on trial for tax fraud. i m john berman with brianna keilar. the former president s family business charged in connection with an alleged scheme to compensate executives off the books. one of those executives ex-cfo allen weisselberg, cooperating with the d.a. if the trump organization is convicted it would be required to pay back taxes and fines. donald trump and his children are not accused of wrongdoing in this case. kara scannell is outside the courthouse with the latest. just an hour or so from now, jury selection will begin in the criminal tax fraud trial of the trump organization. the judge will begin the screening of prospective
social security and medicare are very popular. even with republicans. that s why trump said he never wanted to touch them. even when his budget proposals did just that. and then there s the obvious point, this kind of brinksmanship will be massively destabilizing for the u.s. and the world and the washington post writes, forcing a dep limit crisis as the world teeters on the edge of recession is the opposite of what you would do to pursue if you care about strengthening the economy. not only that, it is essential to remember that refusing to raise the debt limit is about as fiscally responsible as refusing to pay your credit card debt. now, all this makes it more likely for democrats to take the debt ceiling off the table once and for all. and the post-election lame duck session of congress. and some proposals are gaining traction. but the broader point is a reminder of how far we ve fallen from what were once bipartisan principles on big issues of fiscal and foreign policy, strength