is the first person to take on permanent washington. in 2017 donald trump dropped on d.c. like a nuclear bomb. the president was finally telling the bureaucrats who pulled the levers of our government. permanent washington then hit trump with everything they had. investigations impeachments, and leaks the useful idiots in the press who cost play like they speak truth to power but, instead, carry the water for the powerful. 2020 comes around and they hide under hunter biden s laptop right before an election only pulling back the curtain after joe biden slips into the white house. now trump s back on the campaign trail, promising, in fact, in ed the ukraine war within 24 hours. no says permanent washington. so a district attorney in new york that almost no one has heard of cobbles together a frankenstein prosecution to take down his party s biggest political enemy. the two star witnesses a disbarred lawyer and a porn actress. both with a lot to gain. stormy daniels is getting r
caused republicans to galvanize to trump s side even his competitors to 2024. it s a no-brainer. they have to make these statements and defend trump because it was, by all accounts, sort of an outrageous act of politics. but, in the longer term, what does it mean? we are still nine months away from the first vote being cast in the 2024 republican primary. and so all of this is going to play out as these candidates are making their way through iowa, new hampshire, south carolina, and china. and trying to convince voters that there is alternative to trump. how that plays out i think remains to be seen as this case moves forward along on a separate track while the republican primary moves forward awes. will: tom, the conventional wisdom seems to be this indictment will help trump in a primary. the great question seems to be what will happen for donald trump in a general election. i want to share this with you at
live. i highly recommend it. should be action-packed show. thank you so much for watching special report. jesse watters primetime with guest host will cain starts right about now. will, great show. will: thank you so much. i will take it from here. will: welcome to jesse watters primetime, i am will cain. donald trump has shattered a lot of glass ceilings. a presidency of firsts. he was the first president to be impeached twice. he was the first president to have his home raided by the fbi. and, now, he is the first president to be indicted. on tuesday, he will be hauled in, fingerprinted and have his mugshot taken, why is this happening? well trump has a way of making people lose their mind. donald trump is president of the united states. [boos] perhaps more importantly trump
actress. both with a lot to gain. stormy daniels is getting rich off trump s indictment. in fact, she is selling merchandise like t-shirts, posters and sex toys use promo cord stormy for 30% off. the only stormy is district attorney alvin bragg. number one campaign issue was arresting trump. a lot of people are wondering whoever has this job are they going to convict donald trump. that is the number one issue. i m the candidate in the race that has the experience with donald trump. i was the chief deputy in the attorney general s office. we sued the trump administration over 100 times. and you believe it should happen? i bel accountable. will: the number one issue not arresting murderers, not
the unprecedented indictment of a former president of the united states on a campaign finance issue is outrageous. the details that will follow will not change that fact. i think millions of americans looking on see this for what it is. it s a political prosecution by a manhattan d.a. who literally campaigned for office on a pledge to indict the former president. will: meanwhile a recent fox news poll showed that trump s poll numbers have surged since we learned of an indictment. we learned an indictment was coming. so how is this going to play out for the next year and a half? let s bring in real clear politics co-founder tom bevan. tom, great to see you don t. so, that s the big question that everybody is asking. the impact on 2024. what do you think the actions of the manhattan d.a. alvin bragg will have on the race for president? well, that s the great unknown. i mean, as you mentioned, will, in the short-term, the it s