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interpret the constitution based on the specific text and the document. so that says to me that they might have an uphill climb to be opposed by the supreme court. i also think what s notable here, the court may a college the opinion that this is a big deal. they know what they are doing. it s historic. and they know there is gonna be blowback. they say, look, we are mindful of the magnitude and the weight of that questions before us. we are likewise mindful of our solemn duty to apply the law without fear or favor and without being swayed by public reaction to that decision that the law mandates we reach. and of course, the loudest, biggest reaction from former president trump was trying to frame this as political persecution, which i am sure they could see coming. that s right. the trump trump campaign released a statement. we haven t really heard from trump on this. he was speaking in iowa. he did not really note anything. just very quickly, what are his allies saying?
as a new problem for speaker mccarthy has emerged, the rebellious conservative freedom caucus, including some members threatening to oust mccarthy over the deal. russia s capital city attacked. putin blames ukraine. the trial begins for the gunman behind the deadliest attack on jews in american history at pittsburgh s tree of life synagogue in 2018. the shooter hasn t disputed he s the one pulling the trigger. why did his lawyer enter a plea of not guilty? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. in our money lead, a make-or-break moment. the committee is debating the bipartisan debt ceiling deal struck over the weekend to try to avoid an economic catastrophe. but there are multiple hard line republicans on that very committee, the rules committee, who are furious with the deal. they have the chance to derail it all right now. one of those conservatives, congressman chip roy joined his freedom caucus earlier to urge the entire republican house caucus to vote no. they re
a rush to judgment. the special counsel jack smith urging the supreme court not to wait to decide a critical question concerning donald trump. is he entitled to immunity for crimes he may have committed as president? and growing influence. two months of war brought on by hamas s attack on israel hasn t hurt the terror group sway over gaza. in fact, maybe the opposite. and under fire again, harvard s president now facing questions over whether she committed plagiarism, this after avoiding calls for her to resign over her testimony on antisemitism. can she survive another controversy? following these major stories and many, more all coming in right here to cnn news central. the special counsel prosecuting donald trump wants to fast-track a key dispute in the case right to the supreme court. today, jack smith again urged justices to weigh in now on whether a former president can be prosecuted for alleged crimes committed while in office. it is an issue that has never been test