Donald trump now has 1057 delegates, that is roughly 11 for every criminal charge he is facing. He is now about 150 delegates away that is a better ratio i think than i expected. From the republican nomination. Vermont denied trump a sweep where nikki haley won with just over 50 of the votes. I love vermont. You got to be looking at vermont and American Samoa if you want to know where the race is going. And i dont understand it. Well be talking to John Heilemann later on. He will explain. On the democratic side, President Biden cruising toward his partys nomination with high stakes state of the Union Address taking place tomorrow on capitol hill. But biden did have his first 2024 loss last night with entrepreneur jay c. Palmer winning the Caucus In American A Me a. Fewer than 100 ballots were cast in that contest. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is wednesday march 6. Along with joe, willie and me, we have Jonathan Lemire. And also John Heilemann is here. And also political
Court appearance, the judge told him to wait until the proper moment. I have to follow the rules so just be patient. We all have to follow the rules. But the government says that fattah broke the rules to pay off a Campaign Loan for his unsuccessful run for mayor in 2007 he and four others are charged in a racketeering scheme, that they funneled money through a nonprofit and other companies to repay the loan. Two that benefitted they said were his wife and his son, chaka fattah jr. , who is facing charges in a separate case. Fattah says he plans to stay in office and run for reelection, i fully expect when we vet these allegations, well know they will no longer represent a cloud on my very good reputation and fattah deflected questions. What did it feel like posing for a mugshot and being fingerprints. I have talked about this, my lawyers are now answering questions. Fattah says he is now going back to work and looking forward to running for reelection for what will be his 12th term in
Which was, this plea to one count, and that you heard with an admission of all of the other criminal conduct in the indictment. Reporter while pleading guilty to the single bribery charge that could keep him in jail for five years, williams also admitted guilt to every allegation contained in the governments superseding indictment. Afterthought full consultation over the last few days, with his family and his friend, Seth Williams has accepted responsibility. Reporter williams voice shook answering judge paul diamonds questions, guilty plea was overshadowed by judge s decision to immediately lock him up, this came shortly after williams resigned from his position as District Attorney. When he came to the realization that he was resigning from the office that he loved and that he worked so hard to obtain, realization that he is facing jail time and time from his family that changes his demeanor clearly. It was a dramatic turning point in his life. Reporter jurors were dismissed with the
Which was, this plea to one count, and that you heard with an admission of all of the other criminal conduct in the indictment. Reporter while pleading guilty to the single bribery charge that could keep him in jail for five years, williams also admitted guilt to every allegation contained in the governments superseding indictment. Afterthought full consultation over the last few days, with his family and his friend, Seth Williams has accepted responsibility. Reporter williams voice shook answering judge paul diamonds questions, guilty plea was overshadowed by judge s decision to immediately lock him up, this came shortly after williams resigned from his position as District Attorney. When he came to the realization that he was resigning from the office that he loved and that he worked so hard to obtain, realization that he is facing jail time and time from his family that changes his demeanor clearly. It was a dramatic turning point in his life. Reporter jurors were dismissed with the
Some had formed opinions. The last thing i heard about Seth Williams, he was coming in and everyone said how wonderful and so much promise he had. So i think as he got larger and larger, he was trying to live a life that he couldnt afford. Reporter today williams admitted to receiving gifts in exchange for giving favors in his capacity as d. A. In one scheme he wrote a letter vouching for a businessman and bar owner who needed help with an outofstate liquor license. Somebody of his character and education and job, you know, i thought he would have known a little bit better. Hes concerned about the stress its put on his family and the District Attorneys Office and hes been sadly humbled by his experience. Reporter his attorney expressed how sorry he was for the crime. The acting attorney overseeing the case described the outcome as a victory. I dont think theres any question he sold his office for anchor erupt stream of benefits. Its sad, the trust people placed in him. Today mr. Willia