Martha see you at 3 00. The Faulkner Focus is next. Harris breaking news, the judge has ruled in the fani willis case, with all of its Courtroom Drama and extramarital scandal. The judge says Fulton County District Attorney fani willis can remain on former president Donald Trumps election interference case. The catch. Her lover and head prosecutor nathan wade has to go. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the Faulkner Focus. Were standing by for any response that we might get from fani willis after this huge decision in the case against her that alleged Conflict Of Interest and inappropriate movement of cash between fani willis and the man she hired and had an affair with, nathan wade. The judge wrote this. There is a significant appearance of impropriety that infects the current structure of the prosecution team. There is no choice but to change it. We carried it all live. Remember these fierce moments and the willis Wade Courtroom Case . Youre confused and you think im on trial. These
Atlanta, and its sparking speculation that another indictment could be coming very soon for the former president. And also ahead well look at a special election today in the state of ohio that could change the rules for amending that states constitution and how it could impact Abortion Rights there. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, august 8th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. Well get right to the news, and it was another fast moving night on the legal front yesterday in the newest federal case against donald trump. Judge Tanya Chutkan has summoned both sides to appear for a hearing no later than this friday, after they were unable to reach an agreement on the terms of a protective order requested by special counsel jack smith. Just before 5 00 p. M. Yesterday trumps lawyers filed a response pushing back at smiths motion to bar trump from sharing sensitive evidence on social media. They argued this and ill quote, in a trial amount Firs
Laura good evening, a everyone, i am laura increment. Is a the Ingraham Angle from watching tonight and as always ththank you for being with us tonight. That is the focus of tonights angle. Do you ever wonder how things got so crazy . How is it that a sitting u. S. President presides over the invasion of america by several million illegals and let them off the hook. Only now starting to Pay Attention after democrat runcent cities were overrun and Innocen Americans murdered like lincoln riley. Campus is really happy right now. We are all heartbroken. S it is soto obvious to me why it feels so dark right now and that is because we lost one of the greatest there has ever been. This came in our sisterhood and it will not be the same without lincoln riley. Laura total heartbreak. When the issue is t not to Holde Biden Accountable but to criticize republicans. This horrific at the. University of georgia, to protee American People and as if notow horrifying enough and not Deep T Coenough by n
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
i get it. i know it s going to be cold. but think about this. you get to set the direction for the country. the first contest of the 2024 republican presidential nomination happens tonight in iowa, but voters will have to face dangerously cold temperatures to cast their ballots. meanwhile on capitol hill, its appears congress has a deal to keep the government funded until march despite threats from far right republicans in the house. and also ahead, we ll bring you the latest from the middle east following another u.s.-led air strike on houthi targets in yemen. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, january 15th. martin luther king day and also iowa caucus day. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we will begin this morning in iowa. the caucuses there tonight will be the first nominating contest of the very consequential 2024 presidential campaign. but turnout in iowa could be a real issue because it will be an ab