do you think a justice department indictment would change former president trump as a candidate? do you think he would change tactics? a lot of the witch hunt rhetoric would come to the fore. do you think from a candidate standpoint it changes him in any way? i don t think it changes anything. as i said, you and i sat next to each other, he got taken into custody, and then his poll numbers went up. yeah. i think that this is the most serious case that he s facing, this indictment charge is the most serious to date. we ll see what happens. but, you know, i suspect that, again, that the die hard trump base, that 30%, 35% of the trump supporters who love the president are going to continue to love the president no matter what happens in this case. david urban, good to have you. thank you. next, the state of play in the 2024 republican presidential campaign, as mike pence gets in. a republican critic of the former president decides to stay out. also what investigators have
full it says this indictment seeks to hold santos accountable for various alleged fraudulent schemes and brazen misrepresentations. taken together, the allegations in the indictment charge santos with relying on repeated dishonesty and deception to ascend to the halls of congress and enrich himself. he used political contributions to line his pockets, unlawfully applied for unemployment benefits that should have gone to new yorkers who had lost their jobs due to the pandemic and lied to the house of representatives. my office and our law enforcement partners will continue to aggressively root out corruption and self-dealing from our communities public institutions and hold public officials accountable to the constituents who elected them. of course, he went into office just in january, but we know that the investigations into him were before that. my colleague mark morales is learning from sources that santos actually turned himself into the fbi office in melville,
credit card and car payments, personal bills and even designer clothes. and federal prosecutors allege he made false statements on multiple financial disclosure statements filed with the house of representatives prior to being elected in 2022. taken together, the allegations in the indictment charge santos with relying on repeated dishonesty and deception to ascend to the halls of congress and enrich himself. the u.s. attorney said in a statement, santos pleaded not guilty to all charges and was released on $500,000 bond. after his successful 2022 election, he was exposed for a series of lies about his personal history. did i embellish my resume? yes, i did. and i m sorry. reporter: he lied about attending college, working for powerhouse financial firms, his mother being present at the world trade center during the 9/11 attacks. good morning.
released by the u.s. attorney after these charges came out. and it says, taken together the allegations in the indictment charge santos with relying on repeated dishonesty and deception to ascend to the halls of congress and enrich himself. he used political contributions to line his pockets, unlawfully applied for unemployment benefits that should have gone to new yorkers who had lost their jobs due to the pandemic, and lied to the house of representatives. so that statement of course sort of sums up the totality of all these charges that he s now facing. we actually just saw some attorney go into the courthouse today. so we do expect this to get und your way soon. and it s possible we may hear from george santos himself after this hearing. boris? brynn gingras, please keep us up to date. stand by as we await his arraignment in roughly 24 or so minutes. let s dig deeper on the legal case now with cnn legal analyst carrie cordero. thanks so much for joining us this afternoon. first
and i will clear my name on this during the pandemic, it wasn t very clear. i don t understand where the government is getting it their information, but i will present my facts. reporter: the indictment spanning 20 pages details allegations that santos illegally solicited campaign contributions which were then funneled into his personal bank accounts and used for various personal expenses, including credit card and car payments, personal bills and even designer clothes, and federal prosecutors allege he made false statements on multiple financial disclosure statements filed with the house of representatives prior to being elected in 2022. taken together, the allegations in the indictment charge santos with relying on repeated dishonesty and deception to ascend to the halls of congress and enrich himself. the u.s. attorney said in a statement santos pleaded not guilty to all charges and was released on $500,000 bond. after his successful 2022