congressman adam kinzinger earlier today was saying that maybe people are laying low, seeing if somebody comes up with a line that everybody can kind of glom on to use to defend the former president. what do you think they are going to what do you think their response is going to be? well, look, i think i give them credit. they re looking at the facts. they re keeping their powder dry. because they re realizing, this is actually quite serious stuff. it s easy to say, oh, there s a double standard. and maybe there is. but, again, the burden of proof on the department of justice is to show that there isn t. that is a paramount issue here. otherwise they re going to get killed in the court of public opinion. they re looking at the facts, looking at the reality of what the indictment is. and it s obviously very severe. based on the conversations that were said, this isn t hearsay. these are the presidents words. not to let the documents out. and as governor christie brought up on you
crowded this gets, the better it is for trump. the trump campaign certainly feels that way. that could end up being the case. i think the real question is, is it crowded when it started when voters start going to the polls in iowa, new hampshire and south carolina, or does it thin out again as people try to mount campaigns and fail? also, is this a little bit different and i ll tell you, from a donor aspect, one way it is different is this. in 2016, different republican donors were picking their favorite candidates, and they were making sure their coppers were full so they could get to the starting line. a lot of republican donors are keeping their powder dry. they don t want to keep candidates in the race that don t have a chance to win and help trump. some of the donors might back candidates they don t necessarily like all that much, as long as they feel like that candidate is on the rise and is in a position to beat donald trump. we ll have to see how this plays
of the delegation not to endorse donald trump, he s now got a face there richie richie getting off the train. former goldman sachs ceo tweeted, does this man have th temperament to be president? disney is lucky he does no have the launch codes. financial times, tougher outlook in donor thoma petrified has soured on hi because of his social issues stance on book banning he says i put myself on hold because of his stance on abortion and book bannin myself in a bunch of friends are holding our powder dry what s happening to poor ron he s unraveling he s completely unraveled. everything from bein humiliated with disney outmaneuvered. now he is seeing members of hi own congressional delegation o florida not getting his back there it was two more toda even after the d.c. trip tha have endorsed of the pas president. he is throwing temper tantrums he s got nowhere else to go. he felt like he had to go so far right in order to get to this maga base and now he gone even further than that.
criminal investigation because jordan and other republicans have asked, brag, and other former prosecutors in his office for documents and testimony, so this is a sort of rolling few that will continue here in new york today, don and sarah murphy murray will be covering this rolling feud. thank you, sarah. i appreciate it. new this morning. a major republican donor is now turning on florida governor ron desantis halting his support because of the potential 2024 is hopeful, hopeful extreme positions on social issues. that is the reasoning that thomas gave, let s talk about what he told the financial times quote because of his meaning. desantis stance on abortion and book banning myself and a bunch of friends are holding our powder dry. so who are they holding it for? michael smerconish is here. cnn political commentator and host of cnn s smerconish. good morning. michael. hi hi. money talks money matters. is this a big deal? it could be a big deal. i mean, i think