As you celebrate this weekend remember those who give the last full measure of devotion to preserve our freedoms. Im john roberts. The story with martha starts right now. Martha good afternoon. Martha maccallum and this is the story here in New York City where former President Trump came into the belly of the beast and told his supporters which was a larger crowd than people are expecting we are going to win. Watch this. You want to make it big you have to be in new york. But sadly this is now a city in decline and im here tonight to declare that we are going to turn New York City around and we are going to turn it around very, very quickly. Martha speaking with people in deep blue bronx. A state the whole state of new york where republican hasnt won the president ial race and 44 years. Ronald reagan did by 2 in 1980. You see the former President Throwing Hats to the crowd last night. President biden willie new yorkn 2020. Recent polling shows his lead in new york now is down to just 9
trump is toast. so, brad, looks like we just lost brad s connection. we have to ask like wejust lost brad s connection. we have to ask him about the legal ramifications of all of that in a moment. but, chuck, just coming back to you and asking you about that as well because we know that for president trump, he is still working on getting his legal team together here and why do you think this has been such a really last minute flurry of activity for the former president and why it has been more difficult to amass this team around him? well, clearl , this team around him? well, clearly. and this team around him? well, clearly, and that s this team around him? well, clearly, and that s a - this team around him? well, clearly, and that s a good - this team around him? well, i clearly, and that s a good brad question they took out two of his lawyers because they were used as witnesses against him which is a very complicated legal theory and one that will be reviewed by the courts that
the case dismissed, require the prosecution to provide more information in terms of the felony offence he committed, and things of this sort. it s going to perceive just as and things of this sort. it s going to perceivejust as many credible cases, and in terms of the deciding factors, this could be decisions utterly on that. that obviously remains to be seen. that. that obviously remains to be seen- to be seen. indeed, katie cherkasky. to be seen. indeed, katie cherkasky, former - to be seen. indeed, katie| cherkasky, former federal cherkasky, formerfederal prosecutor. great to get you on the programme with your thoughts. the programme with your thoughts- the programme with your thou~hts. ., ~ . according to the latest opinion polls, donald trump is the clear frontrunner in the race for the republican nomination for next year s presidential election. polling experts and commentators are busy debating how today s events might affect voters opinion of mr trump at such a crucial st
and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof, and made and caused a false entry in the business records of an enterprise . the charges against trump are all class e felonies. that is the lowest category of felony offence in new york and carries a maximum prison sentence of four years per count. falsifying business records is usually prosecuted as a misdemeanour. the manhattan district attorney s office is escalating the charge by alleging the offence was committed in order to conceal or commit another crime. and it s important to note mr trump has pleaded not guilty on all the charges i m joined now by former federal prosecutor katie cherkasky in new york. great to get you on the programme. how strong is this case, in your view? case, in your view? well, this is really not case, in your view? well, this is really not a