Im sure sandra remembers it, too. Sandra fox news alert as we top the a new hour. Leticia james campaigned on getting trump and now the clock is ticking. The former president needs to fork over nearly half A Billion Dollars by monday to even be able to appeal his civil fraud suit verdict. Critics say her entire prosecution was personal and political. This is the faulkner focus. Sandra smith in for harris. The president s team says he is unable to secure a bond of that size, enormous mag any tut calling it unprecedented. A practical impossibility and grossly disproportion nall. The former president has asked a court for a pause on mondays due date or accept a portion of the tab, 1 hundred million. Constitutional law attorney Jonathan Turley with this. Basically his position is in order to get a any other judge look at what ive done to you you have to come up with a half billion dollars to appeal. A judge saying well take your house away. Appeal my decision but sell your house in order t
Ainsley march 12th. Where is the time going . Steve i know it. This morning on capitol hill, that man Special Counsel robert hur will defend his report that paints joe biden as an elderly man with a lousy poor memory. Ainsley plus tiktok ceo talks with lawmakers ahead of tomorrows vote to ban the platform. Brian and, permission please . Am i allowed to take any questions . [laughter] anybody here . Brian wow. They are laughing. But thats our president. Ainsley ask permission to take questions . Brian i know. Steve very polite. Brian second hour of fox friends. Mornings are better friends. Ainsley did you ask permission to say that . Brian yeah. Steve all right. It is a tuesday. And, you know what . Its primary day in georgia and mississippi and the state of washington. Plus hawaii is also holding their republican caucuses and, you know what . This is why its a red letter day. Today could be the day both parties lock in the nominees. It will probably be as of tomorrow this time joe bide
The first debate in just two weeks. Then the calendar thereafter littered with debates and caucuses, primaries and convention. Does that mean that trump should not be tried before the election . No. The cases should proceed as they would were the candidate not a president ial candidate. They should not be postponed because of the election, in which he has chosen to run. But nor should they be expedited. I have noted here before that theres a long and Noble Tra Jigs at doj of not wanting to act in a way that might be perceived as political. Five recent attorneys general, republicans ask democrats, have all signed the same memo affirm lg the importance of keeping politics out of criminal charges. A republican in 2008, eric holder in 2012 and Loretta Lynch in 2016, bill barr in 2020 and mek garland just last year, they have all used the same language, include ing this paragr quote, simply put, politics must play no role in the decisions the federal investigators or prosecutors regarding a
But rebuilding will cost more than 5 billion fox weather max Gorden Standing by live on the scene and maui. Well get to him in a moment but will speak to a Senior Pastor who is helping those whove lost everything from the flames appeared. Aishah a former the former pret trump speaking a moments ago in iowa whether or not its going to make it to the first gop debate its coming up fast in just 11 days here right here on fox news. Our Alexis Mcadams is on the ground. She is going to bring us his reaction from the Iowa State Fair. Eric first more legal troubles bring for hunter biden as you know Attorney General Merrick Garland has named u. S. Attorney david weiss who has been investigating him. As the Special Counsel in the investigation of hunters overseas business dealings. Weiss has been on the case since 2019 at the federal prosecutor in delaware. The Attorney General said he requested the Special Counsel status this week nearly two weeks after the plea deal that weiss oversaw with hu
Achilles heel of knowledge. Jack smith must prove Beyond A Reasonable Doubt that on the night of january 5 and into january 6, that donald trump knew that he had lost the election. And reading through the indictment, i didnt see anything new which would actually be able to establish that. And just within the last hour, trump posted about todays events writing im now going to washington, d. C. To be arrested for having challenged the corrupt, rigged and stolen election. It is a great honor because im being arrested for you. He also wrote, i need one more indictment to ensure my election. Joining us now, sasha burns live in bedminster, new jersey. Tom winter is also covering the arraignment. And also peter baker is here with us. As well as Chuck Rosenberg, former u. S. Attorney, senior fbi official and an msnbc contributor. So weve been looking at these live pictures from the sky over bedminster. We know that he needs to be here in d. C. By 4 00 this afternoon which is three hours from t