Good evening, im laura coates. Thank you for joining me this friday evening. Tonight, donald trump is on some thin ice. In the first hearing with the judge in his third indictment, the one over Election Interference, she warned the former president about his rhetoric and his agreement, by the way, not to intimidate witnesses in order to stay a free man. But she also favored some of the arguments by his attorneys, for example, on whether evidence can be discussed publicly. More on that whole dramatic Courtroom Scene in just a moment. First, hunter biden. Hes likely going to trial. Attorney general Merrick Garland effectively appointed a Special Counsel in the guns and taxes investigation of the president s son. Youll recall there was a plea deal, and it also recently broke down. And weve talked about the questions surrounding how that could have happened. Even a judge that questioned the terms of the agreement with the doj. Before we get to all of that analysis, youre probably thinking,
wonder how precise you d need to be to be able to connect the dots in such a way that the judge overseeing a particular case would say, ah-ha, you re talking about my case. that statement made on truth social, you must be talking about this one. you almost can imagine the fact-finding mission playing out that way for a judge to have to say, this maybe otherwise vague statement that could apply to all of them applies to this case. i wonder if they re going to figure out what to do next. always a pleasure seeing you on a friday night. i m glad you re here. i m not going to butcher your name again, i promise you. ahead, a showdown brewing tonight as republican rivals compete for votes at the iowa state fair. we ll speak with two of the candidates. why one candidate suggests, well, he might drop out even before the debate later this month. . live on the ground in hawaii where the devastation is only getting worse. i mean, look at what we re