an absurd vote to censure adam schiff for something. well, now, donald trump is counting on my kevin and his oddball caucus to save him, because he has no legitimate defense in his criminal case for taking national security documents home and not giving them back. also tonight, no labels. the group that claims america needs a third party choice if biden and trump are the nominees. i ll ask national co-chair about the very real possibility that they could inadvertently put trump back in the white house. plus, breaking news on the missing titanic submersible. the coast guard has now confirmed debris has been found after a, quote, catastrophic implosion. killing all five onboard. but we begin tonight with what is becoming a clearer reality for the twice impeached, twice indicted former president. who up to now has been able to live a charmed life with little accountability. no matter what alleged crimes he s committed. and now, at 77 years of age, for the first time, donal
votes will be tallied in a few hours in iowa. caucus goers and gop hopefuls will have to brave what could be coldest temperatures in decades. wind chill expected minus 30 or below through wednesday with 40 delegates up for grabs, every vote counts. i m harris faulkner here with emily compagno and kayleigh mcenany and editor in chief of t the federalist mollie hemingway and fox news contributor jason chaffetz. great to see you both. donald trump seeing his dominant lead grow and could break records. nikki haley making a final push in race for second place with governor ron desantis. aishah hasnie is live for us from a haley campaign event in pella, iowa event. you are right. nikki haley is trying to close the gap with former president trump. she was at another event in des moines earlier this morning. her message has been clear this is a two-person race and she s coming after trump. i would take donald trump over joe biden any day of the week, i ll make sure we don t hav
outfront next, the trump pinted judge making her first ruling in the classified documents case. is it a sign she s not stepping aside? new details about the judge. why a case she s working on now could shed light on how she ll rule in trump s case. plus, a graveyard of russian missiles. ukrainians utilizing putin s deadliest weapons. what they found may surprise you. a special report. and where is melania and ivanka and the family? trump s 2024 campaign is anything but a family affair. let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. no recusal. the judge who was appointed by trump and is presiding over the classified documents case issuing her first order. a sign she has no plans to heed the calls to recuse herself. ordering both parties to start the process of obtaining security clearances for their lawyers by tomorrow. it comes as there are mounting questions about her record in past cases. the judge, who was piappointed 2020, has little experience in oversee
hayes. we re waiting for the special counsel to respond to donald trump s wildly expansive claim of presidential immunity. trump says he can t be prosecuted for january six because he was acquitted in a senate impeachment trial. he contends that he is, quote, absolute immunity from prosecution to the prosecution for his official acts as president. jack smith is expected to respond to those claims before the appeals court heals hears arguments on trump s immunity claims on january six. all rulings on the jaime six case are currently on hold, a lot appeals process plays out, but that didn t stop the special counsel from filing a nemotion from char judge john near chuck in. today asking the court to not allow, quote, the defendant to turn the courtroom into a forum in which he propagates relevant disinformation and should reject his intent to inject politics into this proceeding. smith also wants the quo courts to, quote, prohibit the defendant from introducing evidence, making
trump says he can t be prosecute under january 6th because he wa acquitted in a senate impeachment trial, and he continues he has, quote, absolute immunity from prosecution with his acts as president. jack smith is expect today respond to those claims before the appeals court hears trump s case. that didn t stop the special counsel fromn filing a new motn with judge tanya chutkan today asking the court to not allow, quote, the defendant to turn the courtroom into a forum in which he propagates disinformation and inject politics into the proceeding. smith also wants the court to, quote, prohibit the defendant from introducing evidence, making arguments, or framing questions to advance a theory of selective or vindictive prosecution. basically the special counsel wants to make sure trump can t say this is joe biden s doj targeting them. and in the response trump said biden s doj is targeting him. joining me now to discuss is ryano riley, justice reporter r nbc news and author