This weekend, all eyes are on the battle for gop delegates as donald trump wins the republican caucuses today in idaho and missouri. The former president also swept michigans chaotic and somewhat complicated caucuses, winning an overwhelming majority in each of the states 13 congressional districts. In the end, trump wrapped up the states after winning the states primary earlier this week. In missouri, nbc news projects donald trump the, winner of the republican caucuses, when all of the states 54 delegates. Over in idaho, donald trump won 32 delegates that were all up for grabs. As for donald trump, he is not in any of the caucusing states today. Hes instead on the stump in virginia and North Carolina, clearly feeling that momentum ahead of Super Tuesday. Over the past few weeks weve been on a rocket to the republican nomination. Its been a rocket. Lets not forget about nikki haley. Her campaign, also in North Carolina today, stumping ahead of Super Tuesday, despite todays outcomes in
York city. Where we are just hours away from former president donald j trumps third criminal arraignment in just four months. Tomorrow afternoon, at four pm eastern he is expected to appear in person at a federal court in washington d. C. , where he will enter a plea to charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 president ial election. Tonight dawn forsman is preparing, setting up barricades outside the courthouse. Of course, on tuesday a grand jury indicted trump on four separate felony counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States of america. Today trumps lawyer gave another preview of what could be a possible defense that the Indictment Strikes at the former president right for free speech. This is the first time that the First Amendment has been criminalized. This indictment is criminalizing conduct not speech . Its criminalizing speech for this reason, what the president saw in the 2020 election was all these irregularities going on, he had the right to comment on
Determinative fraud in the election. And that he had actually won it. The indictment charges trump with four counts. Conspiracy to defraud the u. S. , conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. Obstruction in an attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights. The indictment laying out a detailed timeline, and statebystate efforts to appoint illegal electors an influence local officials to change the outcome in their states. And it also lists six unnamed coconspirators. The indictment alleges trump attempted to enlist Vice President mike pence to obstruct the certification of the election results, and that the violent attack on the Capitol On January 6th was fueled by lies, and as you heard jack smith say right here moments ago, lies by the defendant. Special counsel jack smith making that rare appearance before the cameras, calling the attack on our nations Capitol On January 6th an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. The former presid
Reporter from the New York Herald tribune, called them adventurers with an intellectual overlay. They were calling it the National Party and they were lighting out for louisiana the very next day to try to sign on huey long as their new party. And they showed him the slogan, the need is for one party. And they also showed him the snazzy new pennants they had designed, blazoned with aerodynamic flyingwedge emblems, which they would be mounting on johnsons automobile. And they also laid out their new partys platform, which consisted of its enity of Direct Action and loyalty. They wasnt nothing but courage and loyalty, the kind that John Dillinger and al capone required. And, quote, mr. Johnson favored a submachine gun, the Herald Tribune reported but mr. Blackburn preferred one of the larger type of pistols. The next day the pair of 20somethings attached their flyingwedge felt pennants to the fenders of johnsons barronial 12cylinder packard. What that is from, i wrote a book. We just got
Cases, he could face a fourth before the month is out. Were following Economic News this morning, with the latest jobs report telling us about the economy, three days after the u. S. Had its Credit Rating downgraded. At the southern border, the humanitarian crisis intensifies after a body was found inside the floating barrier in the rio grande meant to keep migrants from crossing into the u. S. Plus, two american sailors facing serious charges this morning, accused of spying on the u. S. For china in exchange for thousands of dollars. And taylor swifts monster sold out concert tour has more dates and what is predicted to be the most successful tour of all time. This morning, former President Trump back at his new jersey home in bedminster after spending an historic day in a washington, d. C. Courtroom. Trump pleaded not guilty to four felony counts related to efforts to thwart the transfer of power after the 2020 election. In brief remarks to the press, the former president called his