to weigh in on both of the sprawling federal investigations into the former presidents. he s coming up first. plus the chair of the house democratic congress, pete aguilar, on how the party should be messaging around all of trump s legal troubles. later, officer harry dunn defended the capitol, and democracy on january six. alaska how he feels now that an indictment and that case might be right around the corner. well a lot happened this week, there s no question. overall, two big things stuck out to me. first of, all week was an extraordinary reminder of just how much legal trouble the former president is in. i mean, it really is something to have everyone on edge, all eyes glued on the courthouse in washington d.c., watching what jack smith is going to do, waiting for an indictment in the investigation in his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. only to have a new separate, superseding indictment drop in the investigation into his handling of classified documents.
and this cnn it s monday, february 26. right now on cnn this morning, donald trump, closer to clinching the republican nomination cruising into michigan with momentum. and the message of unity ahead of tuesday s primary, nikki haley trounced on her home turf than finding out one of her biggest financial backers cutting her off. and a critical test for president biden, will michigan voters punish him for his handling of the war in gaza all right it is 05:00 a.m. here in washington. you are looking live at capitol hill still on this monday morning, good morning, everyone. i m kasie hunt. it s wonderful to be with you on the eve of the michigan primary, donald trump is dominating and nikki haley is soldiering on as her future in the nomination fight becomes increasingly grim. trump, riding a wave of momentum after trouncing haley by 20 points in her home state of south carolina, because republican party continuing to fall in line the number two senate republican john thune
headquarters in new york city. the largest state on the calendar set to be the most revealing by par. how intraparty divisions tomorrow will tell us about the expected joe biden/donald trump match-up and the krks in their political armor. trump launches yet another delaying ak tick, trying to get that nearly half a billion dollar judgment against him overturned. in the meantime, the judgment itself just keeps getting bigger. the extra interest, roughly the price of a new porsche 911 every single day. experts call it a perfect storm of toxic politics and divisive rhetoric. russia is already trying to take advantage. we ll tell you about the latest attempts by vladimir putin and the kremlin to spread lies and tip the balance in the 2024 election. we start with the 2024 campaign shift to michigan. the first primary in a big swing state where both of the deeply unpopular front-runners will get a firsthand look at the size and scope of the opposition inside their own parties
here we go. ha ha ha ha ha ha! yay yes! yeah! oh stop it! you people, it s friday, so you know what that means. let s welcome tonight s guest. he considered the pilgrims to ethnic fox news contributor tom shillue, who? sits tough. venezuelan gangs are afraid of her. fox news anchor julie banderas. she s like at&t cell service, expensive and always breaking down. new york times best selling author and fox news contributor. ketchup. and whoever said no man is an island never met tyrus, new york times best selling author, comedian and former nwa world champion horace. there you go. all right, so before we get to some new stories, let s do this . this great leftovers. bah bah bah bah bah bah bah. wrap it up. all right. it s leftovers. where i read the jokes we didn t use this week. and as always, it s my first time reading them. so if they suck, we ll cover joe mackey with banana pudding, throw him in a chimpanzee exhibit, and watch him get his face ripped off. oh again. new docu
[the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] will: good morning. welcome to fox and friends . it is primary day in south carolina. you saw in the national anthem shot, the warehouse, the american flag, the alabama flag, one of the best looking flags, the top five flag, the palmetto state. pete: go back to 2021 and go how far away are we from election day, here we are on primary day, south carolina, a day the plate huge role in the democratic primary and could play a big role in the republican primary, paul s look a certain way, but that is why they play the game. that s why they have the election. will find out what the people think in south carolina. polls open in an hour. rachel: i wasn t sure we would start with the national anthem because we are in a new location, glad we did. i noticed a crocheted flag, i got one for christmas. i wanted to mention that s the right way to crochet. exciting to be here