Election integrity and all of this is completely aboveboard because he was the president and that is what president s do. That is the argument he made today in a new filing filed in state court asking a judge to dismiss the Indictment Charging Trump with election interference. In the new filing, trumps lawyers quote they can argue to ensure the integrity and the election were outside of the scope of his duties. They even went on to say quote, the president s motivations are not for the prosecution or this court to decide. Fact check. Trumps motivations i exactly what this court should be looking into. The lawyers also claimed quote the president s actions are within the ambit of his office. Is absolutely immune from prosecution. They are essentially arguing that donald trump is above the law and if that sounds familiar to you, it should. It is what Richard Nixon asserted after watergate. That means it is not illegal, by definition, exactly. I have expert guests tonight to weigh in on t
Lets get started. Tonight we begin with breaking developments on the burgeoning efforts to oust Kevin Mccarthy from his role of Speaker Of The House. This morning farright republican matt gaetz vowed to file a socalled motion to vacate. Thats a move to event the speaker. He says hes going to do that in the coming days. Saying, quote, we need to rebuff the bandaid. I think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy. According to politico, some house president conservatives predict there is at least a dozen gop members ready to support the motion to vacate against mccarthy. Now to Progressive Democrats have indicated their support as well. Shortly after the announcement from gaetz, Congresswoman Alexdria ocasiocortez shows she would, quote, absolutely voted for a motion to vacate it. She left the door open in negotiations if mccarthy came to democrats for help. Also said its not up to democrats to save republicans from themselves. Just hours ago on this network, Congr
Developments on the burgeoning efforts to oust Kevin Mccarthy from his role of Speaker Of The House. This morning farright republican matt gaetz vowed to file a socalled motion to vacate. Thats a move to event the speaker. He says hes going to do that in the coming days. Saying, quote, we need to rebuff the bandaid. I think we need to move on with new leadership that n be trustworthy. According to politico, some house president conservatives predict there is at least a dozen gop members ready to support the motion to vacate against mccarthy. Now to Progressive Democrats have indicated their support as well. Shortly after the announcement from gaetz, congresswoman alexandria ocasiocortez shows she would, quote, absolutely voted for a motion to vacate it. She left the door open in negotiations if mccarthy came to democrats for help. Also said its not up to democrats to save republicans from themselves. Just hours ago on this network, Congressman Ilhan Omar endorsed a motion to vacate. I
Soon nodas food will be another culinary landmark in this eternal city. Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and Around The World. I am rosemary church. Just ahead on cnn newsroom, one crisis ends as another begins. Why the u. S. House speaker, Kevin Mccarthys decision to work across the aisle to avoid a Government Shutdown now put his Leadership Role at risk. U. S. Funding for ukraine also on the line after being left out of the Government Spending bill. What that could mean for kyivs fight against russia. A search for victims in spain after flames ripped through a nightclub leaving more than a dozen people dead, with fears that number could rise. Announcer live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. Thanks for joining us. After congress narrowly passed a shortterm Spending Bill to keep the government open, joe biden expects to pass a yearlong budget deal and authorize more aid for ukraine in the next month and a half. Hes calling
Tickets to the game soaring 40 , many wondering if the global pop icon is dating him after he cheered on the chiefs after sitting next to his mom. Well, somethings going on. Coy wire, thank you so much. Hello again, everyone. Thank you for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. Back from the brink. Today our military Service Members dont have to worry about missing paychecks. Tsa agents, same thing. National parks are open as well. Just a few hours before a midnight deadline to shut down the u. S. Government, the Senate Overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill to keep the nations government open for at least another 45 days. The breakthrough came after Speaker Of The House Kevin Mccarthy surprised everyone by pushing a short term Spending Bill through the house with democratic help. Its a deal that may cost mccarthy his speakership. Republican hardliners are now vowing to bring a motion to the floor to oust the leader for ignoring the spending cuts conservatives were demanding in a package