you get a fair shake. why would i allow a hostile network and allow people that are polling at zero, polling at zero, one is zero with an arrow left. why would i allow people at 1 and 2% and 0% to be hitting me with questions all night. i don t think it s fair. that was former president donald trump s noncommittal answer on debating the other republican candidates because of their polling numbers when new data shows his own are starting to slip amid his federal indictment and the possibility of another indictment for january 6th coming this summer. the numbers are starting to slip, and you look at the people outside the hard core republican base, republicans and even independents leaning republican. you get outside of that to swing voters, to independents, to everybody else. something like 85% of those voters. i think he needs to drop out of the race right now. we ll have more on that ahead. also ahead, we re learning more about the plea deal for hunter biden as the
the nation by pardoning a president, who was accused of doing something wrong, is not a good idea. as we learned from gerald ford. do you think any of them believe that? or do you think it s just a talking point? that s a good question. luckily, i ve run out of time. i have to start my show. you can t put me on the spot like that. anyway, great to see you my friend. take care. good evening to you, and welcome to ayman tonight. the backing donald trump, his lies, and false equivalency s about the documents case. some insane levels. we are going to help set the record straight. then, ethics outrage, new report on clarence thomas problematic patterns of behavior. and a possible breakthrough in a senate committee s attempts to get answers. plus, democratic pushback. representatives judy chu, and ted lieu, shut down republican defenses of trump s actions. they re gonna join me live to talk about that and more. i m ayman mohyeldin, in new york, let s get started. tonigh
plus, anthony wink and tony blinken humiliated in beijing. we predicted this, now indicating that taiwan is up for grabs. what does that mean? and later, we ll bring the very latest from the north atlantic, where a desperate search is now under way for a submersible. and that is that went down to actually see the titanic and its five passengers who were on their way to the titanic at the bottom ofon t the ocean floor. but first, let us recap. joe biden s very troubling anotr weekend that began with yet another bizarre reference to lying. dog face, pony soldiers.. take a look. n now, some of you know, i dy usually come down and say hi, dog, or they tel mowl there sin a storm coming in. is that right? is still is that stille the deal? h don that s the truth. now, don t make a lie as that s that scene in the john wayne movie. don t make me a dog lion pony soldier. all right. it just is cringeworthy. every time, without exception. anyway, a short time later seemed to c
anyway, great to see you my friend. take care. good evening to you, and welcome to ayman tonight. debunking donald trump, his lies, and false equivalency s about the documents case. they have reached some insane levels. we re gonna help set the record straight. then, ethics outrage, new reporting on clarence thomas s problematic patterns of behavior. and a possible breakthrough in a senate committee s attempts to get answers. plus, democratic pushback. representatives judy chu, and ted lieu, shut down republican defenses of trump s actions. they re gonna join me live to talk about that and more. i m ayman mohyeldin, in new york, let s get started. tonight, we begin with a new move from the justice department and it s classified documents case against donald trump. in a motion filed late yesterday, special counsel jack smith requested a protective order that would bore trump and his legal team from publicly discussing sensitive material obtained during the trial s discovery pr
the strategy for trump supporters on capitol hill is simple. declare war on the department of justice. in a moment, i m going to speak to congressman jim himes, a member of the intelligence committee about what democrats can do to protect doj. we are also following some dangerous weather across this country right now. from a system that spawned deadly tornadoes in texas, to triple digit temperatures, millions are at risk this saturday. all of that, plus disturbing new video involving allegations of sexual assault against mma superstar, conor mcgregor. regan have that story for you later on this hour as well. we want to start with the president. wrapping up the first major rally of the 24 campaign season, with union workers in philadelphia. want to go right to nbc s standing by for us. in delaware where, the president is headed next to spend the rest of the weekend. what did we hear, gary, from the president as he s kicking off his campaign season, at a place he is most comf