an autocrat facing dozens of ny charges with an ax to grind against the government he seeks to lead. that s a question that republican candidates are either unable to answer or unwilling to answer at this moment. there s now just one major challenger to ex-president trump after florida governor ron desantis dropped out and endorsed donald trump. it s hard to remember but for a time, ron desantis was seen as the much vaunted trump slayer, the one candidate who could break the hold on trump that he had on the voters in the republican party. appeal to those alienated by trump and ultimately beat joe biden. back in 2022, the new yorker asked, can ron desantis displace donald trump as the combatant in chief? the new york times asked, quote, is ron desantis the future of the republican party? but a las as it turned out, voters didn t want a trump alternative, they wanted trump. that became clear as his legal troubles mounted with every indictment the trump got stronger in the pol
to rock the granite state? donald trump, ron desantis and nikki haley in new hampshire as we speak with events set to kickoff in this very hour, but for republican presidential candidates not named donald trump, the hope now is to replenish coffers that are in some cases are emptying and emptying fast. welcome, everybody. i m neil cavuto. it s all about the money and keeping track of the donors and what they re up to as the sands drift and the piles of snow from iowa. welcome. let s get to it with bryan llenas in atkinson, new hampshire with the very latest. bryan? hey, neil. former president trump is set to have his first rally here in new hampshire at the atkinson country club, his first rally in the granite state in about a month. he s hoping to ride that momentum from his historic win in iowa. these are some of the folks waiting in the cold and snow to get in to the rally. vivek ramaswamy will be here after he dropped out of the race and endorsed trump last night. this
tonight, the trial calendar, the primary calendar, and how the 2024 election could come down to a referendum on city donald trump to prison. plus, former manhattan d. a. cy vance on his efforts to expedite justice for the former president. the defense attorney for reality winner on the extraordinary preferential treatment donald trump is receiving. jamal bowie on how the republican primary field is easing up defending the indefensible. this indictment can taint serious charges and i cannot defend what is alleged. when all in starts, right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. donald trump now holds the official title, being a federal felony defendant. yesterday on the eve of his 77th birthday to trump was arranged and treated not guilty in a federal courthouse in miami. those are the sketches there. that s all we get. there were no cameras inside. the proceeding, before a federal magistrate judge lasted under an hour. the ex president not uttering a single
chris hayes is coming up just now. ch tonight, on all in. i did everything right and they indicted me. one day after the second indictment of donald trump, the delay game begins. we want to know what this judge, judge cannon is going to do and whether or not she s going to delay this particular case. tonight, the trial calendar, the primary calendar, and how the 2024 election could come down to a referendum on city donald trump to prison. plus, former manhattan d.a. cy vance on his efforts to expedite justice for the former president. the defense attorney for reality winner on the extraordinary preferential treatment donald trump is receiving. jamal bowie on how the republican primary field is easing up defending the indefensible. this indictment can taint serious charges and i cannot defend what is alleged. when all in starts, right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. donald trump now holds the official title, being a federal felony defendant. ye
you are live in the cnn newsroom, i m jim acosta in washington. we begin this hour with donald trump arguing that lobbying owe election officials to overturn the 2020 election was within his official responsibilities as president. that argument was part of a brief filed last night in which attorneys for the former president asked an appeals court to dismiss his criminal election subversion case, one day after the supreme court refused to decide for now whether he is protected from prosecution. in the filing trump s attorneys argue that, quote, president trump has absolute immunity, the judicial branch cannot sit in judgment over a president s official acts. the legal wrangling could push a verdict into the heat of the 2024 campaign or even after the election if trump is elected he will try to pardon himself. politico argues trump s legal argument seems to be as much about prevailing in the appeals court as a bid to slow down the case against him. let s discuss that and mo