It certainly isnt, and as the House Republicans continue to investigate hunter biden, the Justice Departments investigation, including bringing the iris whistleblowers, investigating that, its going to be a continuing thorn in the side of joe biden as he pursues reelection. Tell me more about Special Counsel david weiss and what he might do with these new Special Counwers . He was appointed byr President Donald Trump in 2017 and confirmed unanimously by e senate, so he was something that the Biden Administration decided to keep on because he was already independent, not somebody that biden put into place, now with the Special Counsel powers it means you have additional resources, a budget to bring in additional staff if you want also remove him from the daytod oversight of the justice will be able to continue to u invee this as they have been, and also allowed to look into charging any potential crimes in other jurisdictions, he doesnt have to stick in delaware, where the case has gumm
Midst at all. Standing the test just State Capitol in atlanta. This is cnn tonight be sure to tune in for special coverage of President Bidens state of the Union Address. Ill be back here along with my esteemed colleagues, dana bash and erin burnett. Abby philip, and a cast of thousands, 08 00 p. M. Eastern on cnn. Our coverage continues right now happening now, we are learning some of what President Biden will say tonight about the state of the union. Details on that and why theres so much focus on how he delivers his message to congress and to the country. Also tonight theres Breaking News on Donald Trumps 83 million Defamation Judgment and what a judge just ruled on trumps request for a temporary delay and in uvalde, texas, parents of murdered children erupted grief and anger at a new report on the massacre at robb elementary, where 19 children and two teachers were shot and killed welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the S
Her. The dereliction of duty the governor says the State Attorney committed and where this whole fight goes from here. But we start with a pointedly defiant donald trump, very publicly challenging the judge and the system that could send him to prison for the rest of his life even with a critical decision in his d. C. Case potentially just days away. Now, trump was never one as a businessman or politician to heed outside advice, but even with the stakes so high, hes insisting he will fight any charges against him in front of the media and crowds of supporters however he wants to, even if the court orders him not to. Crooked joe now wants the thug prosecutor, this deranged guy to file a court order taking away my First Amendment rights so that i cant speak. So listen to this we dont want you to speak about the case. When we say i cant talk, id love to i will talk about it. I will. Theyre not taking away my First Amendment right. Those remarks could test the legal limits of a protective
Hill and this is cnn Closed Captioning brought to you by mesobook. Com our firm has offered a free book about mesothelioma for over ten years. Mesothelioma is really all we do. 80087 to 4901 today on inside Politics Court is now in session. Donald trump is at one of his regular Campaign Stops a courtroom. This time in florida. But there are actually two critical hearings that could determine if the former president will be on trial smack in the middle of the Republican Convention and were going to check again on both plus 15 states, 865 gop delegates. One night Super Tuesday is just four days away. Ill talk to nikki haley about how shell move forward. If donald trump runs a table next week. And the age old question, its dominating the president ial race. This our seniors and a pivotal Swing State Weigh in On Whether Biden and trump are both too old for the presidency. Im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and Inside Politics politics first up the clock is ticking just the way dona
Ballot also today, we are following the chaos on the coast and gaza. What the Israeli Military is now saying about the more than 100 people believed to have been killed is crowd rushed a convoy trying to provide food and Idf Spokesperson will be here welcome to the lead. Im Kaitlan Collins in for jake tapper today and we start with our Breaking News and our National Lead and the split screen that is playing out right before our very eyes. Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, both down at the Southern Border right now, is immigration is set to be a major or if not the Biggest Issue in the 2024 election. Any minute now, we expect to hear from former President Trump. Hes in eagle pass, texas after hes been meeting with members of the States National guard, eagle pass. Youll recall became the epicenter of that tense standoff between texas and the federal government last month as they fought over who had jurisdiction over that part of the border shortly after trump sp