unprecedented case to the other one that s likely going to go in front of those nine justices. trump has been barred from the 2024 primary ballot after the state supreme court found he violated the 13th amendment s insurrectionist band. trump s lawyers taking of course the opposite approach straight to the court on this. we have cnn tracking both of these stories. walk us through the immunity issue, what we are expecting compared to what happened. donald trump headed to trial in march in the court in washington. the supreme court has to resolve, they are going to have to figure out whether donald trump is immune from going to trial beakers because he was trialed in the senate and acquitted there. before they can do that trial, someone will have to figure it out and it will be the supreme court. the justice department wants to skip the middle court and go to the supreme court straightaway. the supreme court is considering that, we have this new brief in from donald trump
a constitutional crossroads unlike anything in this nation s history. donald trump is barred from the republican primary ballet. he is not eligible to run for president they are due to the 14th amendment s insurrections band. it is not the final word. i could come from the u.s. supreme court. now trump is fundraising from this ruling. the matter of trump being disqualified is up to the courts. backing the insurrection, that is already settled. take a listen. i think some things are self- evident. we saw it all. he supported insurrection. no question about it. none. zero. he aligned with a key part of this fourth opinion in colorado. the majority writing that trump did not only insight the insurrection, even when the seas was underway, he repeatedly demanded that pence refused to perform his constitutional duty and calling senators to stop the counting of electoral votes. this was a voluntary participation in the insurrection. john, great to see you, what happens next
supreme court, that donald trump is constitutionally disqualified from being on the ballot in the ste primary. the opinion pulls no punches. quote, president trump incited and encouraged the use of violence and lawless action to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. the tenor of president trump s messages to hisupporters in exshorting him to had an option to fight back. the cavalry was coming to find. here s where the colorado state supreme court went further, reversing the lower court s finding that donald trump doesn t qualify as a, quote, ofce under section 3 of the 14th amendment. section 3 of the 14th amendment is a civil war era amendment to the united states taken an eat from various state and offices. it rules that the founding officers backed that up, writing americans have referred to the president as an officer from the days of the founding fathers. this is seismic. this is unprecedented,nd this is very, very likely destined to go before the supreme court. no
i will see you tomorrow on deadline white house at four pm. i hope you will join us. the 11th hour starts right now. arts right now tonight, donald trump s ramped up rhetoric. his new attacks on immigrants as he praises dictators on the campaign trail. and a new reporting about justice clarence thomas. his complaints about money and how they potentially lead to the ethics questions he faces now. plus, biden s frustrations over poll numbers. what he is facing heading to 2024 as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. greetings, everyone. i am symone symone sanders townsend, in for stephanie ruhle. tonight, donald trump s extreme rhetoric as he campaigns with four weeks to go to the i-aukus, the first big test this week, the republican front-runner appeared before supporters in new hampshire, nevada, and said this about immigrants coming to the united states. when they let, i think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country, when
people, including a 9-year-old. they say a tip led to his arrest. also happening today, the fed is expected to raise interest rates again. the big question, though, is whether the fed chair, jay powell, signals that a pause is to come. also, the biden administration now signing off on sending 1,500 troops to the southern border ahead of an expected surge in migrants. and the u.s. announced a new immigration deal with mexico aimed at deterring border crossings. and new and promising data just released on an alzheimer s treatment. details about the drug the company says significantly slows cognitive and functional decline. and the new york times reports that said, quote, it s not how white men fight. new information on how that text may have contributed to his firing. cnn this morning starts right now. we do begin with the texas massacre suspect accused of gunning down five of his neighbors. he is now under arrest after a huge manhunt. the fbi says it received a tip