Bret im sorry. I couldnt help it. I will tune. In thank you. Good evening, welcome to washington. Im bret baier. Breaking tonight, former President Donald Trump says the quarter billion dollars civil Fraud Lawsuit against him is a scam. The former president making the comment as he arrived at the Manhattan Courthouse where the trial began. He is accused of deceiving banks and insurers. No one is above the law. During opening statements, the state argued trump and his family routinely filed inflated financial statements. But trumps team disputes that. Arguing value is subjective. And determined by what someone is willing to pay. Trump argues his brand brings additional value. While Attorney General james claims the former president routinely lies about his net worth. This is disgraceful trial. Put forward by Attorney General who is corrupt. Were going to be here for months with a judge already made up his mind. Its ridiculous ruled trump and others including his adult sons eric and don
let us declare our independence. when we think about america, post independence is very little chance that it s going to survive. washington was upset because we were calling ourselves the united states. he says, are we united or are we not? this ultimately leads to a call for a convention and talking about having 40 or 50 guys in this room and you re in the hot summer. you re arguing the framers have a new and radical idea, and that is popular sovereignty. as george washington said, never before in history have you seen this sort of people debating about their form of government without violence. he s not going to establish a monarchy. he s going to establish a democratic republic. and it wasn t about him as an individual. it was about the office. hello, i m bret baier. welcome to mt. vernon on the banks of the potomac river. this was george washington s home. his business and his most beloved place on earth. but his dedication to his country is best measured by the time he
Tennessee. Its great to have you here. I should have my passport stamped. Were about to see the biggest contrast you can a imagine, the president last night in montana, on his way to north dakota, and then of course barack obama in illinois, where he launched it all well, not that far from springfield, illinois, at least. What do we expect to hear from president obama . This is going to be a remarkable split screen, andrea, one that democrats and republicans have been anticipating, some of them dreaming about. What will we hear from former president obama . Were told no one is going to come away from his Speech Thinking that he held his punching. This is going to be a sharp, pointed speech about the state of democracy. He is going to be calling on democrats to get into the fray. I spoke with one of his advisers, who said, look, part of his message will be that democrats dont get engaged
exhibit after exhibit of what the trump era embodies. Its the rule of law, its the cohen, the manafo