Were looking at a critical week ahead for donald trump. The republican president ial candidates and american democracy. Former president Donald Trumps 18 codefendants are required to surrender to a Fulton County jail to face charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. Nbc news reports that the former president will not appear before thursday, Fulton County District Attorney fani willis, who gave the defendants a deadline of noon on friday august 25th. But they could turn themselves in at any time before them. So they also tell nbc news that trump is officially skipping the republican president ial primary debate on wednesday, and instead hes apparently seeking an interview with tucker carlson. Eight other candidates will take the stage without him, but inevitably that trump name will come up often. It remains to be seen how many of them will continue to defend the former president , and who will condemn his actions and stand up for democracy. This is the fourth crim
twice impeached, twice criminally indicted so far donald trump is the undisputed presidential front runner of the republican party. i don t know that on january 7th, 2021, right after all the republicans who mattered had condemned donald trump s role in the attempted insurrection, that we thought we would be here a year and a half later. we are very far away from the republican party returning to normal, perhaps even knowing what normal is. we are very far away from an america where both of the two majority political parties respect the system and stand up for democracy. we know where donald trump stands on democracy and architecture. but it s not just trump. we know that he is a symptom, not the disease itself. every time i get a subpoena, my polls go up. reports were grand jury. it s all bowl to. it s all stuff. you can see the crowd, there but more than 2000 people stood in the wind and rain to cheer that trump rant. to cheer the subpoenas. the grand juries, the man
of building. have a good weekend, my friend. see you next week. all right, we are now the unofficial start of the 2024 presidential campaign season, six months out from 2024, and in a confluence events this week, yesterday in fact, rex exactly two and a half years since the january 6th attack on the capital. it s humbling for our country, for our democracy, that the twice impeached, twice criminally indicted so far donald trump is the undisputed presidential front runner of the republican party. i don t know that on january 7th, 2021, right after all the republicans who mattered had condemned donald trump s role in the attempted insurrection, that we thought we would be here a year and a half later. we are very far away from the republican party returning to normal, perhaps even knowing what normal is. we are very far away from an america where both of the two majority political parties respect the system and stand up for democracy. we know where donald trump stands on demo
north myrtle beach. and it is rising here in new york city. it s actually a beautiful day. ainsley: and, if you live in chicago, go vote early in the morning. i think they are expecting bad weather later this afternoon. steve: but, if it s chicago. ainsley: for mayor. steve: if it s chicago vote early vote often. ainsley: is that the slogan? steve: for many years. ainsley: polls just open. brian: important election in wisconsin as well. everyone is talking about what is happening in new york. steve: couple hours away from former president donald trump s unprecedented arraignment here in new york city where he will be arrested. brian: one report indicates he will have 34 felony counts it however the indictment remains under seal. a press conference from alvin bragg later. sources say he is not expected to be put in any handcuffs. ainsley: our fox news senior correspondent laura ingle got up early. she joins us outside of the court house. when i was dri
secretary gina raimondo. plus, the republicans leadership challenge. get murkowski out of here because she s not a republican. how much influence does former president trump have on the gop? maryland s republican governor rr larry hogan joins me. plus, pat cipollone testifies after cassidy hutchinson s explosive appearance. please don t go up to the capitol. we re going to get charged with every crime imaginable if we make that happen. i ll talk to committee member congresswoman stephanie murphy about what cipollone told the committee. elon musk wants out of his deal to buy twitter over a dispute about spam accounts. he s just reaching out to something to blame. we re hear from tara swisher co-host of the box media s pivot podcast. joining me are hallie jackson, daniel la gibba and rich lowry, editor of national review. welcome to sunday. it s meet the press. from nbc news in washington, the longest-running show in television history, this is meet the p