Trump Dominates Iowa Amid 4 Indictments and Multiple Civil Legal Battles

And he just now, he said, and just now he said on Twitter, he said that he has arrived in New Hampshire and will campaign and will be joining Trump, campaigning with Trump at Trump's rally in just a couple of hours. So while he might not be holding his own events, we could well see him campaigning with Trump. Good evening and welcome to the Capitol Report on Entity Television. I'm Steve Lance. And coming up, campaigning nonstop former President Trump today in New Hampshire after securing a key win in Iowa. How's the next primary race shaping up and could Nikki Haley surge ahead? A snow day in the nation's capital. Schools and federal offices are closed, but the United States Senate can't afford to miss a day with a government shutdown looming just three days from now. Former President Trump today toggling between the courtroom and the campaign trail, this after securing a key victory in Iowa. His competitors now vying for another shot in New Hampshire. Joining us live now is Entity's White House correspondent Iris Tao. Good evening, Iris. So what's the latest on Trump's campaign as the New Hampshire primary is now just five days away? Iris, are you with us? Good evening to you, Steve. So today Trump says he will be in New Hampshire in just a couple of hours where he says a big crowd is waiting for him at his rally tonight. Trump has denied any wrongdoing in this case and also went on to say that he doesn't even know who Carroll is. Meanwhile, in New Hampshire, where the primary is coming up very closely, news and polls have shown that Nikki Haley has actually been eating up into Trump's lead. But Trump, as we know, just won by a record margin here in Iowa last night, leading both Governor Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley by some 30 points. So now another victory in New Hampshire potentially can really help Trump knock out a competition here. And that could explain why he's campaigning nonstop. They're holding rallies both tonight and throughout the rest of the week. But his competitors, including Governor Ron DeSantis, are not letting up. Here's what DeSantis was saying just today. Watch. Clearly Trump would still won. I get that. I think it was irresponsible. I mean, what's so hard to just wait for people to actually vote? Meanwhile, Nikki Haley was also saying today that she's confident that she could beat Trump in New Hampshire. Watch. He's in single digits in South Carolina and single digits in New Hampshire. He's been invisible in both states. He is not my concern. I'm going after Trump. And both DeSantis and Nikki Haley are also holding events in New Hampshire today. Steve. Iris, I just have to say you've been quite the trooper out there in that subzero temperatures both now and leading into the caucuses last night. Great job last night. Right. So that's a great question. Ramaswamy, who dropped out last night, actually endorsed Trump on his way out. And actually, he just wrote this afternoon that he has arrived in New Hampshire already and will be appearing together with Trump at Trump's rally tonight in New Hampshire. So while we might not see Ramaswamy holding his own events in New Hampshire anymore, but we will well see him with Trump at Trump's rallies, especially as Ramaswamy is trying to rally his base to actually vote for Trump now. Back to you. Antony's Iris Tao reporting live for us from Iowa. Thank you, Iris. And after Trump's landslide victory last night, what do the results mean and how are people reacting? Antony's Ariane Pasdar brings you reaction from officials across the U.S. and what they're saying about Trump's win. Two presidential candidates already dropped out after former President Trump's landslide victory in Iowa on Monday night. Vivek Ramaswamy and former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson. In his victory speech, Trump suggested others should do the same thing. I want to make that a very big part of our message. We're going to come together. It's going to happen soon, too. It's going to happen soon. Trump seems optimistic that he'll win the Republican nomination, and many would agree. Here is the Democratic governor of Illinois speaking about the results on Tuesday. Texas Governor Greg Abbott took to Twitter, writing, Trump wins Iowa by a bigger percentage than any Republican ever. It's over. Representative Lauren Boebert also took to Twitter on Tuesday, saying Trump won't just win the primary. He'll win the general, too. And here's talk show host Tucker Carlson commenting on Trump's decisive victory. Donald Trump won decisively. At this point, it's hard to see how he's not the Republican nominee because he didn't just win last night. He triumphed overwhelmingly by a historic margin. President Biden's campaign communication director on Tuesday called Trump the embodiment of the threat to democracy. He added. Well, look, I think what you saw was turnout wasn't that high in Iowa. And what you saw was Donald Trump consolidate the extreme MAGA base in Iowa. The fact of the matter is he is running and they are all these candidates are running on an agenda that's as dangerous as it is unpopular. Former President Trump is in New Hampshire now campaigning for the state's primaries. Arianne Pasdar, NTD News. For the first time in almost two years, the nation's capital is seeing more than an inch of snow shutting down D.C. schools and federal offices. Congress, however, is on a tight deadline with a government shutdown looming just three days from now. Antony's Melina Wisecup reports from the nation's capital. Federal employees got an extended holiday here in Washington, D.C. with the snowy weather. The city recorded three point six inches of snow with some surrounding areas recording anywhere from two to six inches, leaving some areas on the roads slick. And these lower temperatures lingering overnight may keep this frozen snow around a little longer. This snowy weather has turned the White House's daily press briefing virtual and the House has delayed votes until tomorrow. But the Senate can't afford a snow day. That's because the first round of federal government funding runs out this Friday and the chamber usually takes longer to pass legislation than the House. Senators still moving ahead with a vote this evening on a continuing resolution. That is a resolution that will extend government funding for the next 40 days. This will be the third time that Congress has kicked the can down the road on funding during this fiscal year. And the House will have to take it up after the Senate, where it's sure to face some pushback from some conservative Republicans. Now, this leaves Speaker Johnson no choice but to rely on Democrat votes to get it across the finish line, a move that cost former Speaker Kevin McCarthy his job. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Melina Wisecup, NTD News. And on Capitol Hill this afternoon, a group of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested. Capitol Police zip tied the wrists of around 150 protesters at the Cannon Rotunda. This, according to the group, this is the latest of several such protests taking place at the Capitol and White House over the past few months. And coming up, Iowans making history, braving the coldest caucus temperatures on record and handing former President Trump a resounding victory in the first in the nation caucuses. This, while Georgia D.A. Fannie Willis suggesting criticism of her alleged affair with prosecutors is due to racism. Our guest offers an analysis of Trump's victory and the conduct of the D.A. who indicted him in Georgia. And can the top issues for Iowa caucus goers help predict national trends? Find out what a college senior in Iowa tells us young voters really care about. That and more when we return. 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This is an exclusive advanced release of our 2024 edition Pocket Hose. Order now. Call 1-800-617-2364 or visit CopperBulletHose.com. So call 1-800-617-2364 now. Welcome back to the Capitol Report. I'm Steve Lance. The GOP Iowa caucuses made history last night. With former President Trump yielding over 50% of the vote. Surpassing the closest candidate by 30 points. That was Ron DeSantis. Before that, the highest margin of victory ever in that state was 12 points when Bob Dole surpassed Pat Buchanan back in the 1996 caucuses. Despite Trump more than doubling that number last night, some say it's still not enough. Here to assess, we have Senior Advisor to former President Trump, Kash Patel. Kash Patel, thank you so much for joining us. Hey, it's great to be with you after an Iowa caucus night. It was a historic night on many levels. Kash, it's been a very busy week heading into the caucuses. A big night for the former president. What is your response to last night's results and were you surprised? It's simple. President Trump won 98 out of 99 counties and the only county he lost was by one vote. That shows you that as President Trump has been out on the campaign trail championing his national security policy, his desire to seal the border, to take on Iran, Russia, to improve the economy and everything else in between, that Iowans and Americans are receiving that warmly. And it's not as if he won by a little. He doubled up on the competition and then some combined. That is a resounding thumping in a political process. And I know the mainstream media wants to talk about, well, let's look at who finished number two. In politics, you either win or you lose. And Donald Trump won. Some of the media out there are downplaying last night's victory. It was a historic victory, saying that former President Trump underperformed because he's the incumbent. And with incumbent status, he should have won 90% of the vote. He's not the incumbent president. What do you say to this narrative that's being pushed right now? Well, look, it's just another example by the mainstream media, the constant shifting of the goalposts in the landscape to try to advance a political narrative that they want, which is they want Donald Trump to lose. Going into Iowa, it's like, oh, if he doesn't win by more than 50, it's going to be a defeat. And if it's 49 and not 51, oh, my God, what a win for Haley and DeSantis and others. And now that he has won in such a resounding fashion, the next iteration of that disinformation campaign is he's the incumbent, which obviously he's not. Joe Biden sits in the White House. But they want to tag him with that title to try to take away from his victory. In reality, what they're doing is they're taking away from the people who voted for Donald Trump in such resounding numbers. And I think that disinformation campaign in the media to change the landscape beneath the American people's feet is going to backfire. They're going to stop watching them. And what they should be doing is watching NTD anyway. But hopefully more people will come over here. I want to start by talking about some of the ongoing litigation against the former president. If the allegations in the Georgia court against D.A. Willis are proven true, could she ultimately face criminal charges? And what might be the consequences for her and her office in ultimately the RICO case? Absolutely. Look, as a former national security prosecutor and public defender who is an officer of the court on both sides, this is a grotesque not only violation of your ethical duties but of the law that governs you as a judicial officer. You're an officer of the court when you bring in a prosecutorial decision, especially one against someone who is being prosecuted while running for presidency of the United States. Look, it's very simple. She, a prosecutor, hired someone who then they got into an alliance with, let's call it that, and had an affair. And then they both profited from that. But here's the thing. They didn't tell anybody. They hid it from the world. It was only an investigative report that exposed them. And now the court needs to bring her in front of them for contempt of court charges to say, why did you hide this? What was your justification? How much money did you benefit from it? And your ultimate question, yes, she should face criminal charges on her own. But the case now is tainted from the beginning, so the case should be dismissed. I'm just not sure they're going to do that down in Georgia. There are a lot of eyeballs on this case now that this has been unsurfaced here. With Congressman Jim Jordan, chair of the Judiciary Committee, requesting investigation documents related to this case, what impact could this have on the case and potential actions in Congress? You know, it gets a little tricky because it's a state court prosecution, so the jurisdiction, the nexus for congressional oversight federally gets a little complicated. Maybe there's some DOJ funding in there. But let's put that aside for now. There should be an investigation at the state level, too. This Georgia State Bar, which governs all attorneys in the state of Georgia, must be opening up a bar investigation and an ethics complaint against this prosecutor. I think Corey Mills, a representative from Florida, just formally filed, finally, charges against, or at least a request for an investigation by the State Bar. That's step one. Step two is then Georgia as a state needs to investigate whether she committed any criminal offenses by monetarily benefiting from this scheme to the tune of $650,000 that we know so far. And here's the other thing we learned from Strzok and Page, as I call Lovebirds 1.0 since now we're on 2.0. Let's get the text messages. Let's get the emails. If you're going to prosecute a candidate for presidency of the United States in an election year and you've been caught being corrupt, it's not because you're black. It's because you're corrupt, and the American people now need to see all those details. Maybe Jim Jordan can get it, but I think Georgia State owes us a lot of information. Lovebirds 2.0, you heard it here first from Cash. Cash Patel, as always, really appreciate your insights. Thank you. Thanks so much. Have a great day. What were some of the key issues that drove young Iowans out in the frigid weather to caucus for their candidate? To discuss, we have Lena Branch. She's the Iowa correspondent for campus reform and a senior at University of Iowa. Lena Branch, thank you so much for joining. Thank you so much for having me. Of course, Lena, another historic Iowa caucus in the books, one which you were supposed to be at, but you weren't there, which sort of may tell another subplot to the whole story of the lack of turnout. Tell us what happened with you, first of all, and what was the feeling like in Iowa since back in August when the Iowa State Fair first kicked off this cycle leading into the caucuses? Well, you're right. I was subjected to the amazing weather that we're having. I was in Iowa, but I'm from Colorado, and I wound up getting my flight canceled and getting stuck, which is probably not the exact same story for a lot of caucus goers, but a lot of caucus goers face the decision, should I go to the caucus or should I not because it's so freezing? But I think that the energy was still there. For what I remember, there were caucus captains who participated in the caucus who ran some of the precinct districts. They said that the energy was just as high as it was at the Iowa State Fair. So it was great to see what was going on and see the energy. And so I know that a lot of caucus goers brought it, and they were just as excited as they were back in August. So it was great to see what happened last night. I'm excited for the rest. So, Lena, what do you think were some of the most important issues bringing out the Iowans in such a night there that was just tremendously frigid? Well, I think one of the issues that brought caucus goers out and one of the issues that's important to me is support for Israel. And so I've been able to see on my college campus so far with the amount of protests that have been happening, genocide of Israelis, the eradication of Israel, the service we're really valuing right now, we want to support a candidate who supports Israel's right to exist and that America is its greatest ally. And that's a value that I have as well. But I also think what brought out voters was the economy as well and especially young voters. Young voters are starting to get back into the work, getting out into the world right now, taking their first jobs, having to pay for more things, and they're just seeing the downhill slope, the downhill turn of the economy that has been brought upon by the Biden administration. And so it was important for voters to get out last night. Lena, you bring up a very interesting point and issue when it comes to Israel. We're seeing quite a schism right now, specifically on college campuses, where it sort of all started and stems from. How engaged are young voters generally and what sorts of challenges do you see facing that young demographic specifically coming out of higher education? Well, voters are incredibly engaged. And just as I said before, these protests are happening on every college campus. Campus Reform recently released a report that anti-Semitism is 1,000%, resulting in 2,000 college instances on campus. These voters are incredibly engaged. They know that on the left, they're incredibly engaged. And so on the right, they're also incredibly engaged. And not only should they show our support for Israel, but show our support for all of the values that we hold and how we want to vote in order to see the country that we want to see. Lena Branch, really appreciate you joining us. Thank you so much. Thank you. Some shipping companies do either. As we embark upon a historic 2024 election cycle in the United States, Taiwan has just wrapped up a consequential election in their country. Joining us now to discuss the results of Taiwan's general election on Saturday, we have Karas Templeman. He's a research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, specializing in Taiwanese politics. Karas Templeman, thank you so much for joining. Thanks for having me on. Of course, Karas. If you could tell us what you observed during your time in Taiwan, particularly the lead-up to the election on Saturday, what was the morale like among Taiwanese voters as they went in to cast their ballot? Well, this election was actually a little bit subdued by Taiwan's standards. Voters did not really see this as an existential choice. They generally thought all three candidates were flawed and they had to kind of pick the best out of a mediocre batch of candidates. There was a lot of discussion about the Chinese Communist Party's influence in this election. Did you see any heightened CCP propaganda and particularly the security around the election system in Taiwan? Well, there's always attempts by the CCP to influence elections in Taiwan. That also seemed to be a little bit subdued this time around. Taiwan has a very transparent form of election management. So on voting day, the polls are always open the same amount of time, they use paper ballots, and then the ballots are all counted in a very transparent way with the public able to watch at each polling station. So at least the election day part of this is very hard to interfere with in a way that would even raise questions about the legitimacy of the election. So there, I don't think there was any real concern. So the new president, Mr. Lai, he won a three-way race for president with 40% of the vote, which was less than Tsai Ing-wen's clear majority win of more than 57% in 2020. What message does that send? And how will his leadership be different than Tsai? Yeah, I think this was a split decision by the Taiwan voters. They did reelect the DPP for a third term, but they also handed the legislature to the opposition. The DPP lost their majority there and 60% of the electorate voted for someone else. So I think the current president is going to have a much more challenging political environment or the incoming president, I should say, is going to have a much more challenging political environment than the current one. And we'll have to reach across the aisle to deal with the policy challenges that Taiwan faces. Speaking of some of those policy challenges, do you expect China to increase its military aggression against Taiwan? And how do you think, if that does happen, the United States should respond? Well, I expect them to perhaps increase the pace and frequency of military patrols around Taiwan. They may enter Taiwan's ADIZ, so it's Air Defense Identification Zone, as they have over the past couple years. But I don't expect to see a massive ramp-up in military exercises or threats. I think the U.S. will continue to do actions that are consistent with its One China policy and send signals of support to the Taiwanese people and the government, while at the same time attempting to reassure Beijing that the U.S. One China policy has not changed. Karst Templeman, really appreciate you joining us. Appreciate your insights. Thank you. Thanks for having me on. And that is all we have for you this evening on The Capitol Report. Thank you for watching. From Washington, D.C., I'm Steve Lance. Have a nice evening. See you back here tomorrow.