and could face no criminal accountability or prosecution, unless he was first successfully impeached and convicted. could a president ordered s. e. a. l. team six to assassinate a political rival? that s an official act, in order to s. e. a. l. team six? he would have to be, and would speedily be impeached and convicted before the criminal prosecution. but if you weren t? there would be no criminal prosecution, no criminal liability for that? in the chief justices opinion and our constitution, and in the plain language of the impeachment judgment clause, all clearly presuppose that what the founders were concerned about was not. i asked you a yes or no question. could a president who ordered s. e. a. l. team six to assassinate a political rival, who was not impeached, could he be subject to criminal prosecution? if he were impeached and convicted first. so your answer is? my answer is qualified yes. it was always clear that these weren t particularly s
enough is enough. trump s former national security adviser, john bolton is among those speaking out, and he is coming up first. plus, if trump hasn t enemies list, congressman adam schiff is probably on it. so what does he think about trump s promises this week to weaponize the doj against his opponents if he is reelected? i will ask him when he joins me in just a few minutes. also today, we hearing a lot of complaints for the former president s defenders about a two tiered justice system, and they are right, just not in the way they think. and later, a trip to maryland for a conversation with one of the governor democratic party sees rising, sars governor westmore. i get assaulted republican candidates running for president, his work to fight crime in gun violence, and his own political future. well, donald trump once again made history this week for all the wrong reasons. on tuesday, he became the first former president to ever be arraigned on federal charges. in a truly su
mike: good evening, welcome to washington. i m mike emanuel in for bret baier border crossing set another record. highly total ever recorded for december. with the new year combings new laws. we will tell you where minimum wage is up and which states are implementing new gun restrictions and bret baier takes a look at the rise of internet use and data centers have increasing number of those facilities are impacting the electric grid. but, first, breaking tonight, president joe biden says his favorite memory of the year is bringing jobs back to the u.s. he also says the country is in a better position to lead the world than any other nation. the president s new year s message comes amid low approval numbers u.s. handling of the war in israel and the crisis at our southern border. the first family scheduled to return tomorrow to washington after a week long caribbean vacation. lucas tomlinson is travel with the president and reports from st. croix. good evening, lucas. mike
Plus, rising tensions in the red sea. The u. S. Military firing on houthi vessels targeting commercial ships. Were live in the region. Also ahead, under pressure. The u. S. Supreme court facing even more calls to take up the president ial immunity issue, with donald trump facing several trials this year. And later, decision 2024, the iowa caucus now just two weeks away. But is there any real competition in a gop field dominated by trump . Hey, there. Happy new year. Im steven romo in new york. We start with 24 with yet another escalating situation in the middle east. This time involving the u. S. Navy. Tehran ns agencies say an ann warship is operating in the red sea, potentially near some u. S. Destroyers. This adding to tensions following u. S. Military helicopters sinking three houthi boats early sunday, killing ten members of the malitia. Central command said the houthis were feet away from boarding a commercial cargo ship and they shot at u. S. Aircraft responding to the ships dis
plus, rising tensions in the red sea. the u.s. military firing on houthi vessels targeting commercial ships. we re live in the region. also ahead, under pressure. the u.s. supreme court facing even more calls to take up the presidential immunity issue, with donald trump facing several trials this year. and later, decision 2024, the iowa caucus now just two weeks away. but is there any real competition in a gop field dominated by trump? hey, there. happy new year. i m steven romo in new york. we start with 24 with yet another escalating situation in the middle east. this time involving the u.s. navy. tehran ns agencies say an ann warship is operating in the red sea, potentially near some u.s. destroyers. this adding to tensions following u.s. military helicopters sinking three houthi boats early sunday, killing ten members of the malitia. central command said the houthis were feet away from boarding a commercial cargo ship and they shot at u.s. aircraft responding to the