letting the 37 count federal indictments tell the story of how trump refused to head over classified information, and even went to great lengths to hide the documents from the government. while trump is playing the victim. his first court appearance, tuesday, in miami, served as an early indicator of how the government might proceed. for now, it appears prosecutors might try to avoid unnecessary court battles. court watchers say the special counsel s team, and the magistrate judge, showed restraint during trump s arraignment. trump was not required to hand over his passport. the court did not restrict trump from traveling. legal analysts point out other defendants facing similar charges, not seeing that kind of deference from the government. the new york times reports, quote, they first courtroom skirmish, provided telling insights into the fist inside a kid glove approach that smith and his team employed. and aggressive fast-track approach to prosecution, coupled with a conspicuously
government, against the former president and against republicans. and look, i say for january 6th, the big lie was that the election was stolen. this is the bigger lie. now your government is out to get you, and out to get your political leader. this could be a critical moment for the country. so when people are casually on the right, using the word weaponization, that in itself is dangerous. but when they say it with conviction, that is suggesting we are going to enter into a general election possibly, where democracy is on the line. where the rule of law is on the line. and possibly, a domestic security of the united states. because where donald trump very well might lose in a court of law, he may actually be victorious in the court of public opinion. that, ultimately, ushers in a very dark chapter for our country. i would ask you more of the, but monique, i have less than a minute left. we have learned that what trump says on the campaign trail often not what his lawyers actually
or not. a new witness tests in the republican quest for the nomination. we ve pardoned a president before, but doing so again presents a further danger to democracy. we are going to ask historian, michael beschloss. and i sit down with actress eva longoria, making her flamin hot directorial debut. this is american voices. oices. to keep government secrets after his presidency. you ve heard these excuses before, trump is relying on the same old script, distract, with baseless claims of a witch hunt. to stop his political movement. he was at it again today on his knockoff version of twitter, calling special counsel, jack smith, quote, deranged. stating that the indictment is fake. make no mistake, trump s social media ramps, there is sideshow. on the other hand, smith is relying on the evidence.
the lowest daily rate in two years. we ll go live to texas in just a minute. we start with ron desantis, making the most of a golden political opportunity handed to him arguably by none other than donald trump who canceled the rally in iowa citing bad weather warnings. desantis had the state and pretty much all of the media attention to himself. after speaking to party leaders and meeting with voters in sioux center and des moines, he made an impromptu stop down the street from where trump s event was spoepd to be held. thank you all for coming out. it s a beautiful night. it s been a great day for us. a beautiful night. in fact, desantis was so well received on saturday he was still on the front pages of the des moines register this morning. the timing couldn t be better for him.
accountability. and i think in florida we showed what it takes to not just win, win big and then deliver big. back to your point about not being willing to take on trump directly, is there really such a big price to pay if you say, look, donald trump was a great president and he delivered a lot for the american people, but we know from the polls people are looking for a change. you get the same kind of policies without the baggage if you vote for me. let s not forget the fact that he s lost. he s lost. he lost the senate, he lost the presidency. is there really that much of a threat in saying something like that? well, that s a great question. you and i have have this rational argument and say no, there s not that much of a threat. for some reason republicans are