Today on inside politics, the United States investigator vus donald trump. The grand jury meets again and the nation is on pins and needles. Plus a new National Poll shows donald trump and Joe Biden Running even and as of now, criminal indictments have not tanked trumps chances of become ing the once and future president if hes on the ballot. And its the Vice President on the line. A former Business Partner tells congress that hunter biden put his father on speakerphone 20 times. Democrats say it was part of an illusion. Republicans see it as a biden lie. Im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and inside politics. Up first, we are closely watching for any indicators that a federal indictment against the former president is coming. The grand jury that will make that decision whether or not to charge donald trump with january 6 related crimes is back in today. Cnns Katelyn Polantz is live outside the federal courthouse here in washington. What are you seeing there at this hour . Repo
up? the question of whether donald trump is effectible in a general election. as part of a decision maker for these republicans. it s a deciding factor for a lot of them, but in the end, they desperate ly want to go back. they want to have the benefits of the last four years. and their perception, they don t want to be focused on the past. 245i79 to be focused on the future. they want someone to fight for them and someone who believes in them and they believe that trump did perform. but their doubt is can they do it again. thank you so much. fascinating. appreciate it. thank you so much. and up next, unacceptable. that s what a big conservative group is saying about a ron desantis position. we re going it tell you why, after a quick break. don t cha wish your r phone was fun like this? don t cha wish your phone was fun like this? don n t cha wish your phone looked more like this? ( ) don n t cha wish your phone could flex like this?
like. i think that s what you re seeing this this polling. i try not to give voters too much credit like effect blt, but it s hard to not see the stench of loser on him. lost the house in 2018. he lost reelection. all of his candidates in 2022 didn t fair very well voters are saying i don t know i can trust this guy can beat joe biden. now ron desantis is very conservative, but maybe he s a little more effectible. i don t know running against vaccines is a good strategy for the general election, but he s making the case. i m more stable. i can beat joe biden fight the culture war for you, but i m not going to blow up a campaign by doing something outrageous. another interesting move, ron desantis weighed in on the marriage equality bill. granted, he was asked the question on fox. he hasn t really talked about this before. here s what he said. was interracial marriage even being debated in this country?
beginning in iowa. they had the biggest organization. he won second place four years ago. he won 25,000 votes he started with the biggest organization. the romney cam pin is surprised by what is happening on santorum. hearing some advisors saying it wouldn t be the first thing if he won in iowa, at least we sort of got rid of newt gingrich and rick perry but they were surprised by the head heline this moring because they have been confident. the long-term thing here is of the poll, 48% of people say that mitt romney is the most effectible. him staying here on wednesday morning is a sign if he is the nominee that he will try and run strong in iowa in the general election. so it is hard to slice it for governor romney. he is in a position to do pretty well regardless what have happens.
campaign was engaged from the beginning in iowa. they had the biggest organization. he won second place four years ago. he won 25,000 votes he started with the biggest organization. the romney cam pin is surprised by what is happening on santorum. hearing some advisors saying it wouldn t be the first thing if he won in iowa, at least we sort of got rid of newt gingrich and rick perry but they were surprised by the head heline this moring because they have been confident. the long-term thing here is of the poll, 48% of people say that mitt romney is the most effectible. him staying here on wednesday morning is a sign if he is the nominee that he will try and run strong in iowa in the general election. so it is hard to slice it for governor romney. he is in a position to do pretty well regardless what have happens.