on the reidout i m proud to be a pro-life governor and i ll be a pro-life president. of course, i want to sign pro-life legislation. i think it s something that we need to develop a culture of life in this country. the republican presidential candidates except for trump flock to iowa to embrace wildly unpopular issues like an extreme abortion ban. it s surely no way to win a presidential election. plus, desantis in damage control mode after failing to launch without extreme awkwardness and glitchy failures. he s looking to reassure right wing donors and activist said that he s not scott walker or jeb bush. also tonight, new reporting on a target letter sent to the special counsel sent by the special counsel to a trump staffer, which could be an indicator of how jack smith plans to prosecute the classified documents case. but we begin tonight with some advice for the republican party. to win elections you got to read the room. you listen to the american people.
going to have to learn a little bit more about the way of local rules work in the southern district of florida. and we are going to try to do that tonight during this hour. i love that. thanks alicia. thank you. donald trump is complaining today, about president biden s 53 year old son, hunter biden, agreeing to plead guilty to the tax violation of paying his taxes late. not paying his taxes on time. hunter biden paid the taxes in full, he just didn t do it fast enough. and, hunter biden agreed, with the u.s. attorney in delaware, who was appointed by donald trump. that he did agree that he did not tell the truth when he applied for a gun permit. hunter biden signed a form saying he was not addicted to drugs, at a time when he has publicly confessed, including in his book, that he was addicted to drugs. the u.s. attorney, appointed by donald trump, has decided not to prosecute hunter biden for falsely filling out the gun license application. as long as hunter biden remain
53 year old son, hunter biden, agreeing to plead guilty to the tax violation of paying his taxes late. not paying his taxes on time. hunter biden paid the taxes in full, he just didn t do it fast enough. and, hunter biden agreed, with the u.s. attorney in delaware, who was appointed by donald trump. that he did agree that he did not tell the truth when he applied for a gun permit. hunter biden signed a form saying he was not addicted to drugs, at a time when he has publicly confessed, including in his book, that he was addicted to drugs. the u.s. attorney, appointed by donald trump, has decided not to prosecute hunter biden for falsely filling out the gun license application. as long as hunter biden remains on good behavior during the terms of the probation. he will likely receive for the tax misdemeanor, that he will plead guilty to. no court date is yet set for when hunter biden will plead guilty. many legal observers today have said that under similar circumstances, a tax
he even scowled during his arraignment. his aide and co-defendant walt nauta appeared with him in court. nauta not entering a plea to the six counts he faces because he did not have a local attorney. let s go now to cnn anchor and chief correspondent kaitlan collins who s in miami. trump is calling this one of the saddest days in the history of the country. it is a sad day, though, i m not sure in the same way he means it. give us your take. reporter: yeah, jake, and i think what you re seeing with that comment that trump posted as he was on his way here to this courthouse for that arraignment and the many others that he has posted online also shows, you know, not just what we ve been talking about here today which is the legal strategy and what that s going to look like, but the political strategy that you were seeing the president use when it comes to this visit and how they are going to be fund-raising off of it and using it as, of course, he tries to make his way throug
i m erin burnett in new york. and i m dana bash in washington. welcome to a special edition of inside politics. the federal indictment of donald trump. in just a few hours, a former president will be arrested on federal charges for the first time in u.s. history. donald trump is set to face a judge in miami this amp for an unprecedented arraignment on 37 felony charges tied to his alleged miss handling of classified documents after leaving office. outside the courthouse right now, we can see some ramped up security and already crowds of trump supporters and protesters have gathered. so far, so peaceful. one thing we won t get, though, and everyone should understand this, we re not going to get to see inside the courthouse where trump will be taken into custody, so there aren t going to be handcuffs. he will have his fingerprints taken digitally. at the arraignment, he is expected to enter a not guilty plea. after what is anticipated to be a brief court appearance, trump