campaign is leaning into this unavoidably political month. the president taking his re-election message to pennsylvania. that s a key state he won. and the symbolism of george washington s leadership what you see on the screen. valley forge. washington is touted for setting a standard for democracy. walking away from power after those two terms. biden will draw a contrast to trump on that score. trump being the election loser who tried to steal the race compared to washington who was making news in his day with what was described then as you see here. the resignation of george washington esquire as his situation of president of the united states of america. that was a time of kingdoms so it was a big deal that washington resisted, as this paper put it. the solicitations of his friends to continue in office. they concluded it was a life honor and glory. they wrote different back then. biden is going to argue that trump is the literal opposite and make that argument directly. i
is planning donald trump on trial in august of next year 2024. willis is planning to go forward with that r. i. c. o. trial regardless of the presidential campaign. we begin with this story because that could put her in the spotlight next year. now to our special report. for all the prosecutions that have come out of the january 6th insurrection, from trespassers, to those who blatantly attacked police to the actual malicious seditionist, no trump aid has been put on trial for action steal the election either that day or in the weeks leading up to that day. d. a. fani willis has brought this assertive r. i. c. o. case they are against trump and 18 others, people just starting to learn about this prosecutor. i think it s a choice between integrity and corruption, good and bad. that was willis, but not talking about this case. there, she was discussing what she called a choice during her campaign for this post. and we will get to that in a few moments. it s pretty interes
big weekend for peter this weekend coming up. sandra: indeed. i just decided i needed to be here on a friday morning to make it a good weekend. good to be with you. good hour coming up. i m sandra smith. president trump is calling the indictment election interference at the highest level. republicans on the senate judiciary committee are warning the charges raise serious conflict of interest interests for attorney general merrick garland. meantime president biden dismissing these claims that he was paid $5 million in a bribery scheme when he was vice president. bill: here is the new york post summing up today with the headline hail to the thiefs. nancy mace telling us she saw the document from the f.b.i. which contains what some believe is a bribery claim. she thinks, after reading it, it does not look good for president biden. it was very credible and legitimate. i would not brush it off like the f.b.i. has. and it corroborates other information that we ve seen in ot
history today by saying dante be on the presidential ballot there. it seems like a really fast 24 hours ago that you and i were having our first discussion of what nikki haley said when asked about the cause of the civil war. it really exploded since then. it is truly incredible that she, the governor of south carolina, cannot even talk about this issue without tying herself up in knots. it s truly astounding. we have your pressure david whyte with us tonight. oh he s perfect. originally booked of course as history professor as an expert on what caused the civil war, as are many high school students jean robinson s with us too, he s also an expert on what caused the civil war. but we will also get a chance to talk to professor blight about the 14th amendment, which is what is being used to knock non-trump off the ballots. he s very much an expert on that. and so much to come. lawrence, if you do me a favor, could you ask professor blight what he thinks frederick dou
campaign kickoff. republicans take the stage in iowa. we have to resist the politics of personality. dispense with the culture of leaving. leaving the baggage ever negativity behind. how many candidates will make the debates and will their strategies to topple the front-runner work? and caught on tape. cnn learns the justice department has audio of the former president talking about a classified document he kept after his term. are charges coming? i ll speak to ranking democrat jamie raskin, next. plus making the case. pr president biden celebrates a win. did democrats get the better deal. people are furious. key noelgtor sha londa young and ken buck coming up. hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of the union is on the trail hiding hot. it is campaign season and republican white house hopefuls hit the trail on saturday in iowa for senator joni ernst annual roast and ride. in some cases wearing leather motorcycle vests as they try to anticipate