Clarence thomas by his wealthy rightwing benefactors. But we begin tonight with a pop quiz. Where did president Abraham Lincoln go to law school . The answer may surprise you. And the answer is nowhere. That is correct. He was a selftaught lawyer. And yet, his judgment that seceding from the union was unconstitutional shaped the country we live in today, more than almost any other action by a u. S. President. Lincoln also had a big influence on the practice of law, Writing Notes for a law lecture in around 1850 that laid out guidelines for being a good lawyer. Such as being among other things diligent, moral, a good businessman, and above all, honest. Above all, honest. Qualities the Illinois State Bar Association says are what defines the term lincoln lawyer. The more you know. Of course, if you want to be a lawyer today, it generally requires going to law school. Only a handful of states allowia to do so without a law degree. But just because someone earns a degree doesnt necessarily
second trump presidency. the first clips of that will roll out this hour on the lead. and leading this hour, nikki haley has a bit more momentum with ron desantis now out of the race. but are desantis voters willing to back her? or are they going to side with the gop front runner? chris sununu will join us this hour. first we start with kristin holmes in new hampshire where trump is expected to speak tonight. kilie atwood is in salem, new hampshire. a big three days for donald trump. he picked up the endorsements of former competitors, tim scott, ron desantis. what is the trump campaign s message? has trump spoken to desantis since danys dropped out of the race yesterday? yes. that s what we ve been hearing from senior advisers all day. they want the message to be that republicans are coalescing around donald trump. that s what you ll see tonight, when tim scott, vivek ramaswamy take the stage with donald trump. republicans are joining together. these were my opponents. n
manhattan courthouse yesterday pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records that is typically a misdemeanor. alvin bragg s strategy for elevating those charges appears to be a stretch legally and the case may not make it to a full trial, even the liberal media are seriously questioning the strength of this case. watch. if i had to characterize it it s disappointment. in terms of a case this being brought against a former president, it s a little underwhelming. there is not more to it. this is even weaker than i feared it would be. and i think it s easily subject being dismissed or a quick acquittal to trump. the fact the in the law, what is the crime that prosecutors are alleging escalated this from a misdemeanor to a felony? if this is the only pebble that gets thrown at donald trump, it s a very small pebble. and i do think it could the backlash against this pebble might cow other people who might otherwise have been courageous enough t
i m talking about the fundamental tenets of the presumption of innocence. it s defined as quote a cardinal principle of our system of justice that he person accused of a crime is presumed to be innocent unless and until his or her guilt is established beyond a reasonable doubt. the problem is the left does not agree or believe it when it comes to their political opponent whom they see as enemies. here is former house speaker nancy pelosi. she tweeted, no one is above the law and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence. that sounds like the stalin police standard of show me the man and i will show you the crime. our entire justice system is based on the principle that a person is innocent until proven guilty. it s not just our justice system, it s what our country is built upon and based upon. this one tweet reveals a lot about the left s ideology and how they view our justice system. first that s just how they think. many on the radical left believe trump is guil
i m talking about the fundamental tenets of the presumption of innocence. it s defined as quote a cardinal principle of our system of justice that he person accused of a crime is presumed to be innocent unless and until his or her guilt is established beyond a reasonable doubt. the problem is the left does not agree or believe it when it comes to their political opponent whom they see as enemies. here is former house speaker nancy pelosi. she tweeted, no one is above the law and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence. that sounds like the stalin police standard of show me the man and i will show you the crime. our entire justice system is based on the principle that a person is innocent until proven guilty. it s not just our justice system, it s what our country is built upon and based upon. this one tweet reveals a lot about the left s ideology and how they view our justice system. first that s just how they think. many on the radical left believe trump is g