hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. there s brand new reporting that drives home the fact that donald trump is his own worst enemy when it comes to his many, many, many legal problems and when it comes to the indictment and the classified documents investigation turning him from a disgraced twice impeached once indicted ex-president. in that case he has no one to blame but himself. the washington post reports late last year team trump hit a fork in a road, a point in which trump could have chosen an option that very well may have avoided an indictment in the documents case. from that new reporting, quote, one of trump s new attorneys proposed an idea in the fall of 2022. the former president s team could try to arrange a settlement with the justice department. the attorney, chris kise, wanted to quietly approach justice to see if he could negotiate a settlement that could preclude charges hoping the department would want an exit ramp to avoid prosecuting a former pre
also tonight, donald trump s first rally in the 2024 campaign. the former president went to the manhattan da could that be a new line for prosecutors. meanwhile, trump allies says that they are going to accuse january 6th rioters and are trying to remind us of the reality of that attack, this is american voices. what was shadowing at trump s first investigation was in manhattan, georgia, and washington d.c.. now, it is no surprise that trump continues to paint each of these investigations as nothing more than political richter, reporting for nbc news, jonathan allen writes, quote, trump is reeling about robbing him of power and freedom. it is about those government officials investigating him putting a dark warning for what happens if you were to be charged. it could continue even after nbc news. [crying] [inaudible] discussed a social media post attacking brag. yeah. there was a picture of a bat that someone had put together that he re-posted. let the witness ans
we begin this hour with waco, texas, the fight of donald trump s first official rally of the presidential campaign. overshadowing the possibility of criminal indictment. coming from separate investigations in manhattan. in georgia and in washington d.c.. now it is no surprise that trump continues to pacey triples investigations through nothing more than political reporting for nbc news jonathan allen writes, quote, trump s [inaudible] government run conspiracies launched with power and freedom. he s been really against government officials investigating him, with an increasingly dark warning about will happen if he is charged. trump s attacking the investigation continuing even after, even after nbc or someone sent death threats to the manhattan district attorney alvin bragg. he s investigating alleged flush stormy daniels 2016 election. [inaudible] discussed trump s social media post attacking brag with reverend al sharpton. [inaudible] he posted it. answer the que
indictments about the civil expoure he is facing, it s the republican s last best chance to see national political unity is the antidote to the trump vortex we have been sucked into, to get us out of it. my republican colleagues are saying that this is war. we need eye for an eye. the gubernatorial nominee in arizona is saying that americans are armed to the teeth and we should be prepared to see them use that second amendment right. the violence rhetoric is only escalating. i m afraid unless the leader of the party, who is elected, speaker mccarthy, starts to condemn, we re going to a very bad place. congressman, you are one of the sort of foremost political minds in your party. i will put a political question
i think we as a congress have to make sure that we pass this data privacy bill like they have it in europe and another states. and lastly we need to provide the tools as well for the administration to be able, as they investigate the national security risk, to be able to do something about that as well. i am so glad that you zoom out and talk about the fact that this is a broader challenge as it relates to social media and data privacy. congresswoman, thank you so much for being with us. next, many of the january six defendants said they stormed the capitol because donald trump told them to. guess what? he is at it again. how is far-right followers are reacting to the latest violence rhetoric. plus, wisconsin takes center stage in abortion fight and the battle over a supreme court vacancy. what is to come in 2024. oh, my daughter gives the best hugs! we re just passing through on our way to the jazz jamboree.