Glimpse into the defenses lawyers will make on the stand. Here is jonna lauro on meet the press. The defense is quite simple. Donald trump, president trump, believed in his heart of hearts that he had won that election. And as any american citizen, he had a right to speak out under the First Amendment. He had a right to petition governments around the country, state governments. Based on his grievances that Election Irregularities had occurred. He had every right to speak about the important issues that were taking place after the election. A technical violation of the constitution is not a violation of criminal law. That is just plain wrong. Except a technical violation of the constitution by definition is still a violation of the constitution. The constitution, in six different places, opposes insurrection and our constitution is designed to stop people from trying to overthrow elections, and trying to overthrow the government. Moments later, democratic congressman jamie raskin respo
Lawyers will make on the stand. Here is jonna lauro on meet the press. The defense is quite simple. Donald trump, president trump, believed in his heart of hearts that he had won that election. And as any american citizen, he had a right to speak out under the First Amendment. He had a right to petition governments around the country, state governments. Based on his grievances that Election Irregularities had occurred. He had every right to speak about the important issues that were taking place after the election. A technical violation of the constitution is not a violation of criminal law. That is just plain wrong. Except a technical violation of the constitution by definition is still a violation of the constitution. The constitution, in six different places, opposes insurrection and our constitution is designed to stop people from trying to overthrow elections, and trying to overthrow the government. Moments later, democratic congressman jamie raskin responded to lauro by making th
Digits roast the deep south. Well tell you whats next from this wild weather coming up. And a new poll shows that half of all democratic voters dont want President Biden to be the nominee for 2024. Well explain why thats actually good news for the president. But we start in washington, d. C. , where a new chapter in american political history is waiting to be written if and when special Council Jack Smith decides to make his move. We know the grand jury investigating former President Trumps role in trying to overturn the 2020 election arrived at the d. C. Courthouse several hours ago. And if past is prologue, a decision on an indictment could come soon. In the classified documents investigation, trump was charged three days after his attorneys held a final meeting with jack smith. That same kind of meeting in this case was five days ago if that provides us any clues. We want to bring in nbcs Garrett Haake following this from washington. Ryan reilly is outside the u. S. District courtho
Hello, im kimberly how it gets. This is algebra live from dell ha. Also coming up as the pressure bills to reinstate new years president , supporters of the cool raleigh in the capital of nehemiah climbing the onto the roof of the british Prime Ministers, home green peace protests against increased oil and Gas Exploration in the north sea. Bigger than a blue whale, add heavier than a dinosaur. The remains of a colossal animal go on display in peru. The former us President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to federal charges, but he tried to overturn the result of the 2020 election just over an hour ago. He left court after appearing before a judge in washington, his arraignment took place in just about one kilometer from the capitol building, which was stormed by his supporters on january 6th, 2021. The plate, the 3rd for tromp in 4 months, kicks off period, a free trial legal wrangling and falls against the backdrop of the 2024 president ial campaign. He had this message before flyi
Efforts to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. An Indictment Decision could be announced at any moment. It also comes as the classified documents case against the former president moves forward with yet another codefendant in court. Were on top of these moving details. Plus, an american nurse and her child kidnapped in haiti as the State Department is urging u. S. Citizens to leave the country now. How officials are working to get them back. Plus, a Delta Passenger sues the airline claiming that it overserved a man who went on to grope her and her underage daughter. Were following these stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central. George de oliveira is out on bond. He did not enter a formal plea in the classified documents case. Hes set to be formally arraigned next week. He was indicted last week on four charges including conspiracy to obstruct justice and making false statements for the fbi. Trump, de oliveira, and nauta are said to have tried to delete Secu