Top story. Tonight, the world
stands with rapt attention as we bear witness to a historic first.
A rich, powerful person might possibly be getting in a little trouble
while prison staffs across the nation are preparing for an influx of upset
and confused Mar a Lago bedbugs.
President Trump is yelling into the void
that is, Truth Social.
These four horrible radical left Democrat investigations
of your all time favorite president, me, is just a continuation
of the most disgusting witch hunt in the history of our country.
But they're not coming after me.
They're coming after you.
I'm just standing in their way.
Trump there calling on his followers to lay down their lives
for the sacred cause of him not having to pay a small fine.
Meanwhile, Trump's allies on Fox News are rushing to his defense,
saying, Our overachieving, obsessed
society must stop demanding perfection for porn star hush payments.
New York Activist D.A.
Goes After Trump for
essentially what is a nuisance payment.
A bookkeeping charge. Bookkeeping error.
It has so clearly been weaponized to target a single individual.
That's right.
Democratic district attorneys are way too uptight about crime.
They need to chill out and relax.
Unless we're talking about poor people, in which case it's judgment day.
Democrats continue to demonstrate they're soft on crime.
Crime is out of control.
Aggressive district attorneys and their soft on crime policies.
Are soft on crime policy.
Soft on crime.
Soft on crime. Soft on crime.
DA’s in Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles,
all have been accused of being soft on crime.
Of course, Fox News believes New York is soft on crime.
Just look at how many sex criminals have evaded justice within their own building.
Joining me now is Democratic strategist briefly pausing
from designing a Lauren Sanchez, her president poster, Lydia Parker.
Good evening.
Chief Washington bureau chief who recently told a first date
that his therapist shoe inserts were on back order.
Jonathan Keene. Hello.
Chief field correspondent who's still a little shaken up
from grabbing the wrong mom's hand at Chucky Cheese.
James Smartwood, Jr.
Hey, Dad.
And host of MSNBC's Way Too Early and Politico White House bureau
chief Jonathan Lemaire.
Thank you for staying up past 6 a.m.
to be with us, Jonathan.
I’m exhausted.
Absolutely, I get it. Now
Jonathan, explain how the Manhattan district attorney
can be both an overreaching authoritarian intent on prosecuting petty crimes
and a do nothing bomb who refuses to prosecute petty crimes.
Yeah, the Republican talking points
are not always coherent on a manhattan D.A., Alvin Bragg.
And of course, he's the subject of their ire
because he is the prosecutor who is bringing charges against Donald Trump.
This is a first.
We have never had a president either while in office or after office
be charged with a crime, be the center of so many criminal investigations.
And there are, of course, political ramifications to this as well,
since Donald Trump, already president, once has declared his candidacy again.
Many people think that, at least in the Republican primary,
his poll numbers are only going to go up after a potential indictment.
You know, charging
Trump will just help him politically.
Instead, Democrats should give him a pass and watch as he
crumbles under the weight of his legendary guilt complex.
Also, if you charge him, how will the three Fox and Friends
hosts squeeze into the little booth when they do the show just for him?
The real question is, will Donald...
The real question is will Don Jr. relent to his father's
pleas to wear his face and go to jail for him?
It's a good question. Hold on a second here now.
Hold on, Junior. I understand you have breaking news.
That's right, Dad.
As you know, this marks the first time a former president has been indicted
and the former presidents are panicked.
But Junior no former president has done anything remotely like Donald Trump here.
Yes, they've done far worse.
Let's go live to George W. Bush, who is speeding toward the southern border.
Panic that he will be held accountable for the hundreds
of thousands of innocent Iraqis citizens that were killed.
Well, look at that.
Truly a harrowing time for the powerful.
So much for that.
Update on President
Obama is also making a run for it, concerned
he'll be charged for the errant drone strikes.
Oh, my God, That cannot be good for his film slate.
And now we're getting word that Jimmy Carter,
out of an abundance of caution,
has commandeered a commercial airliner headed for South America.
You don't build that many houses unless you need places to lay low.
Jonathan, you're at the White House right now.
Is there any helicopters hovering over the residence,
ladder dangling just above a panicked Joe and Jill?
To this point,
No. President Biden and the first lady are inside the building.
No sign of an escape to Wilmington, Delaware, or beyond.
You know. Biden should be concerned, though.
It can't possibly be legal to imprison a generation for carrying weed.
Hold on.
I'm hearing Ronald Reagan Jr. is getting his father's corpse
into international waters before it's arrested for ignoring the AIDS crisis.
Look at that.
And of course, I think we all saw this coming.
There's Bill Clinton highly agitated about his numerous unspeakable
crimes, fleeing on foot.
He's clearly been training for this.
Odd transportation choice, as he has 24/7 access to the Epstein jet.
Yeah, you can't run to... you can't run the Little Saint James.
Oh, I'm sure Slick Willie could talk a dolphin into giving him a ride,
but let's wrap it there.