iowa countdown. with a week to go, gop candidates barn storm iowa. there will be a new day in america without chaos. i m running for your issues. one point down. is this race more fluid than it seems? and battle for democracy. facing political head winds, president biden hits the campaign trail with an all out focus on donald trump. democracy is on the ballot. as trump tries to flip the script. will biden s strategy work. three years after the january 6 attack, mike pence will join me from tel aviv, israel. and then south carolina democratic congressman jim clyburn. plus health scare, defense secretary lloyd austin facing criticism for waiting days to tell the public he is in the intensive care unit. how serious was it and why was it kept secret. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is once again just shaking our heads. eight days from the iowa caucuses, one day past the third anniversary of the january 6 attack on the capitol. and donald tru
what is he in for, my friend? well, he s in for a historic court appearance. we ve never seen one like this. the first former president to be indicted on federal charges. neil, he s on the ground in miami. so it will be underway in less than 24 hours. after arriving here in miami, the president drove to his club where he s expected to meet with his legal team. trump did not speak when he landed. he has spoken quite a bit hammering the indictment on social media posts and campaign stops over the weekend. painting himself as a victim. it appears neil that message is being heard on capitol hill back in washington. here s speaker mccarthy earlier today. listen here. the idea of equal justice is not playing out here. so that s a real concern to all americans. but neil, facing 37 counts including willfully retaining national defense information, making false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice, his former attorney general bill barr says these charges are very seriou
bret: but, obviously, breaking tonight, an historic day. one that both republicans and democrats described as, quote: a sad day. the first former or current president of the united states to be arrested and booked in federal criminal court. former president donald trump pleaded not guilty to all 37 counts in the indictment alleging that the former president illegally kept hundreds of classified documents at his mar-a-lago home, even after a subpoena to return them. potentially risking the disclosure of top secret national defense secrets. the former president is defiant, proclaiming his innocence from what he describes as as another witch-hunt and he accuses president biden s administration of targeting him, the leading g.o.p. challenger. the former president is on his way to his golf club in bedminster, new jersey where he will hold a fundraiser tonight and is expected to deliver remarks about this day and the charges he faces. correspondent mark meredith is outside the mi
everybody, it is wednesday, january 3rd, 2024. and we start this second hour of fox & friends with a developing story. that man right there, new jersey s long time senator robert menendez is back in the spotlight following new corruption allegations. ainsley: the embattled democrat is now facing even more bribery charges. this time for allegedly helping the qatari government in exchange for lavish gifts. lawrence: this is unbelievable. peter doocy is live from the white house with more on this. hey, peter. peter: the word was allegedly out all around the world. if you want the u.s. senator to say something nice about your country just buy him something expensive. that s what the united states government is alleging now that there are these text messages showing the following. it s pretty extraordinary. bob menendez gets a text from a businessman with ties to the qatari government that says how about one of these? and it s photos of two watches ranging from $9,900