 uh you know at one point asked how many of the gop primary candidates would back him even if he were you know convicted of a crime and the vast majority of them raised their hands and so that was also a signal to primary voters that hey you know it's probably going to be okay to support trump thanks john john mccormick national political reporter at the wall street journal 20 minutes now in front of the hour on this morning america's first news coming up next the mic drop you