fewer than five hours out from the cnn republican presidential debate and nikki haley and ron desantis facing off five days before iowa voters set the race, is this a fight for second place? else on capitol hill when hunter biden shows up unexpectedly crashing a hearing holding him in contempt of congress. you are the epitome of white privilege, coming into the oversight committee and spitting in her face. we can hear from hunter biden. you should have the courtesy and don t act like nimrods. hunter biden abruptly walked out. a judge says not so fast on donald trump taking the stand. welcome to the lead, i am pamela brown, jake tapper is out, he will moderate the republican presidential debate with dana bash between ron desantis and nikki haley, the two candidates searching for a breakthrough that could position them to become the one and only viable challenger to donald trump who is the favorite to win his search straight republican nomination. nikki haley trails d
thanks for spending part of the day with us. the beat with ari melber starts now. hello. we have breaking news. jack smith s prosecution of donald trump has scored another procedural victory tonight. it goes to questions of accountability, and whether trump will be allowed to use and abuse the following and the power his has to undercut this important method of holding him accountable. the news ruling limits what trump can say in the case. for example, publicly attacking potential witnesses, court staff, and many of the other staff involved. he s tried these antics in other cases. this is the big case currently on schedule to begin in march, and could result in his conviction or imprisonment. one difference, though, is the court did revise the order. the ruling say that some aspects of trump s public statements pose a significant and imminent threat to the fair and orderly adjudication of the ongoing criminal proceedings against defendant trump. now, in the official argum