the remaining hostages have been confirmed dead. it comes amid a visit by antony blinken, who says he continues to believe an agreement can be reached to fall an agreement can be reached to fall an agreement can be reached if all the fighting. a court in washington has ruled donald trump does not have immunity. the former president has claimed for several years that he s protected from multiple cases that he s facing. he s likely to peel. he is found a mother guilty after involuntary manchild after her son killed four students manslaughter likely to appeal. and king charles has been seen in public for the first time since his cancer diagnosis was revealed. he is photographed with the queen consort smiling and waving in london. a very good evening. donald trump can be prosecuted for his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. it sets up overturn the 2020 election. it sets up a likely trial date sometime in late spring or early summer. trump s lawyers argued a president mu
Court, bidens Campaign Goes in the offense, making a play for nikki haley voters in swing states as thank you for joining us gets underway on this thursday night. Good evening. We are now 194 days away from the election. Today, all eyes were on the United States Supreme Court. The justices heard Oral Arguments in trump versus the United States. This is the case that is all about the former president s controversial claim that he is immune from criminal prosecution. These are the questions at hand. What is the scope of president ial immunity . What constitutes an official act . Laura jarrett has more on todays arguments. Reporter the u. S. Supreme court is weighing a monumental question that will decide whether the former president goes to trial for plotting to overturn the last election and win. I think the Supreme Court has an important argument before it, today. Reporter trump is hoping to persuade the justices to find him immune from federal charges. His lawyers are arguing the oppo
Court, bidens Campaign Goes on the offense, making a play for nikki haley voters in swing states as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. Good evening, im katie saying in for stephanie ruhle. We are now 194 days away from the election. But today all eyes were on the United States Supreme Court. The justices hearing Oral Arguments in trump versus the United States. This is the case that is all about the former president s controversial claim that he is immune from criminal prosecution. These are the questions at hand. What is the scope of president ial immunity . And what constitutes an official act . Our own Laura Jarrett has more on todays arguments. Reporter tonight the u. S. Supreme court weighing a monumental question that will decide whether the former president goes to trial for plotting to overturn the last election and win. The Supreme Court has a very important argument before you today. Reporter mr. Trump hoping to persuade the justices to fight him immune from
There is a possibility they may see some opportunity for some immunity for some president ial decisions. If they decide it that way, it may have to go back down to the District Court which could cause further delay. I appreciate you not being sidetracked by somebody who apparently wants to scream louder than anybody else. Catherine, the lower courts have been unanimous that trump cannot claim immunity. Does that tell you something . I cant imagine theyre going to say a former president has absolute immunity for criminal acts. What will be a win for donald trump is if theyre saying were sending it back to judge chutkan to determine which, if any he would have immunity for and which he would not. Thats a win because that would delay the trial, which is already delayed. So what of course obviously jack smith and Special Counsel is hoping for, a majority of the court will just say, no, absolute immunity from Criminal Prosecution for a former president and clearly jack smith would say this
Check abuses of power especially the use of official power for private gain. Here the Executive Branch is enforcing congressional statutes and seeking accountability for petitioners alleged misuse of official power to subvert democracy. That is a compelling public interest. In response, petitioner raises concerns about potential abuses. But established legal safeguards provide layers of protections with the Article Iii Courts providing the ultimate check. The existing system is a carefully balanced framework. It protects the president but not at the high constitutional cost of blanket criminal immunity. That has been the understanding of every president from the framing through watergate and up to today. This court should preserve it. I welcome the courts questions. Does the president have immunity or are you saying there is no immunity even for official acts . Yes, justice thomas. But i think it is important to put in perspective the position that we are offering the court today. The