donald trump defies legal advice one-on-one. the former president with a live speech. he also made a big admission about the classified document at the center of the classified indictment. plus, mike pence says he cannot defend trump s conduct while nickki haley is trying to get the answer just right. and dangles a potential pardon. and the house speaker breaks a floor freeze by hard-liners, establishment replicans will run out of what to give away. i m dana bash, let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, donald trump celebrates his 77th birthday at his golf club. look at the front pages of major papers, usa today, the wall street journal, the washington post, every head line flashes in big bold face type. the indictment is the political story of the moment. trump followed his federal court appearance with a defiant speech, to his team, the politics are clear and winning. but what is also clear, mr. trump is not helping his lawyers every time he
we are live in new hampshire. also tonight, a trump court victory keeping him on michigan s primary ballot. but will the same be true in november? and we have breaking news on a similar case, a trump defeat in colorado. later, the remarkable story of how two men s fishing day ended with them saving another man s life. a man trapped and lost to the world for near i will a week inside a wrecked truck, with deadly weather closing in. john berman in for anderson. what christmas break? that s what the republican presidential candidates must be asking tonight. there was virtually no time left before the first contest. and happening now, live pictures of former south carolina governor nikki haley. she is in the middle of an event in new hampshire. she s armed with the governor s endorsement there, a fresh infusion of cash, and possibly, she hopes at least, one of the most precious commodities in politics, momentum. it is a relative term, with donald trump looming over everyt
liable for sexual abuse. desantis is driving home his record of turning culture war issues into laws. then there s nikki haley and senator tim scott, calling for a return to true conservatism, without directly attacking donald trump. former vice president mike pence worked in the trump presidency but also became a target of it, said he too wants to return back to the party s original roots. and there are those presidential hopefuls and potential candidates who said trump should never step foot in the oval office again. that is where asa hutchinson, former new jersey governor chris christie, and new jersey governor chris sununu land. more candidates, with less name recognition, are also jumping in with various platforms. for his part, desantis travels to another early nominating state tomorrow when he visits new hampshire. here now, with his take on the road to 2024, michael smerconish, host of smir connish here on cnn and of the michael smerconish program. desantis is say
i am a victim of one of the great political smear campaigns in the history of our country. the entire thing has been a witch hunt, and there s no collusion. if there were lawyers they d be disbarred for what they re doing. it s a one-sided witch hunt, and i am a victim, i will tell you i m a victim oh, they re after me for so many things oh, those prosecutors. for years donald trump has complained about potential legal problems now it s a reality for the former president we have a lot to get to this morning on the historic indictment by the manhattan grand jury plus, we ll have reactions from top republicans including former vice president mike pence. and also ahead, a look at the security measures being put in place across new york city as authorities prepare for possible protests ahead of trump s arraignment. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this friday, march 31st, i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us, and we will begin this friday w
another trump investigation heating up the special counsel in the mar-a-lago classified documents case right now, coming through notes, texts, emails and even photographs. it s new evidence. so how significant is it? and who is the judge? trump claims hates him. we have a special report. let s go, outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett outfront tonight. trump s back in new york, and this is video just in to cnn of trump arriving at trump tower right here in new york, his former home. it is there where the former president is said to be huddling with advisors ahead of tomorrow s arraignment, where he will spend the night and, of course, then he will get up and go downtown in new york city. this is the building where he is expected to surrender in the manhattan criminal courthouse. unclear exactly what time tomorrow how early it will be. right now we are standing by for what could be two major developments at any moment. the judge in the case is expected to side whether to al