it s time for closing arguments, only three days away to go in iowa tonight on laura coates live. can you believe it? we are now they ve days away till when iowa republicans turn out to choose their candidates and the forecast is for temperatures to feel like 30 or 40 below zero. what could possibly go wrong? fasten your seatbelts. it s going to be a bumpy night. oh, my god, a betty davis reference on a friday night? no other show, people, no other show. that might be a bumpy ride if you re a republican presidential candidate and there are a lot fewer these days. it s all eyes on iowa as we speak. the candidates making their closing argument and taking some pot shots at each other. ron doesn t beat joe biden. trump is head to head. on a good day he might be up by two points. i defeat biden by 17 points. donald trump s not willing to show up on the debate stage. has he come to communities and answered questions? has he gone to all 99 counties? heck, has he even gone
newspaper clippings and documents with him after leaving the white house, something his aides apparently refer to as his beautiful mind boxes, this as trump s defense comes under scrutiny even by some conservatives like carl rogue who say trump invited this indictment. plus, there s even more legal trouble for the former president as writer e. jean carroll s second defamation case gets a court date. we ll run through it all straight ahead. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, june 16th. we are all glad it is friday. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. so one week after the latest indictment of donald trump, there s new reporting that pokes holes in one of the former president s defenses. despite claiming earlier in the week that he, quote hadn t had a chance to go through all the boxes that he took with him to mar-a-lago, former white house aides are telling the new york times that trump was unusually attached to those boxes
president xi of china he controls 1.4 billion people ruthlessly, ruthlessly, no games, right? they said is president xi of china a brilliant man? i said, yes, he is. he s a brilliant man. the next day, trump says president xi is brilliant. yeah, i did. they want me to say, no, he s not a very smart guy, he just runs 1.4 billion people with an iron fist. that s crazy. that s donald trump s latest praise of a dictator. trump spent the weekend in iowa giving a series of outrageous speeches where he made fun of an american war hero, downplayed the january 6th insurrection, and demanded the release of his supporters who attacked the capitol. meanwhile in washington, senate and house leaders have a deal on a spending bill, but it essentially has the same terms of an agreement that led to the removal of former speaker kevin mccarthy, fueling speculation on whether congress, now that the top line s in place, will be able to avert a partial government shutdown in less than two wee
hello in and welcome. it is time to get together with some smart people to break down the week s big stories. today we re asking does donald trump have a case for presidential immunity as the appeals court preparing to hear arguments that could change the entire election. then president biden s new campaign strategy appears to be less bidenomics, more hypno references. is the president running away from his record? for shizzle, yay or nay on the newest olympic reporter, snoop dogg. the gang is all here so sit back, relax and let s talk about it. up first as we mark the third anniversary of the january 6th attack on the capitol, the central issue now is whether donald trump s criminal cases can go forward. this week a three-judge panel will take up the question and potentially decide his political future. a major legal fight playing out tuesday, focused on two words. presidential immunity. donald trump claims he can t be prosecuted for what happened on january 6t
trump s legal team went to the justice department to meet with the one and only jack smith. remember, just two weeks ago, trump s lawyers sent an official letter to attorney general merrick garland asking for a chance to make their case. the attorney general was not at today s meeting, we don t know everything that was discussed. but the washington post reports this, people familiar with the matter say trump s lawyers asked the department of justice not to charge the former president. earlier, former federal prosecutor andrew weissmann said this meeting is a sign of what s to come. there is no reason to have the meeting if there weren t going to be potential charges. when you look at what the facts are, it would actually be a violation of the rule of law for donald trump, not to be charged. not long after, his lawyers left the department of justice, donald trump himself posted this on his social media platform, quote, how can doj possibly charge me, who did nothing wrong,