a quick update on a story we followed from the very beginning. the 2019 death of elijah mcclain after police forcibly restrained him, the paramedics gave him a lethal drozd dose of the drug ketamine. the two were convicted of criminally negligent homicide. a police officer was also convicted and subsequently fired. tonight, straight from the source, not so fast. special counsel jack smith denied as donald trump gets something he very much wanted from the supreme court. will his federal subversion trial be delayed? and, for how long. the private militias now taking upon themselves to control the border. as america pushes to bring hostages home from gaza, russia, iran and venezuela, i will talk to a woman who is pleading for her husband s safe return from afghanistan. this is the source. a win for president former trump, at least for now. the supreme court denying special counsel jack smith s request to put the issue of immunity on the fast track. a one sentence order
and before we go, dasher, dancer and vixen, is that you? what could have been an early christmas miracle in the skies above utah, well, actually it is a routine check of my wildlife officials. instead of pulling center s slate, the deer were pulling three at a time transporting them to biologists. while nora truck santa claus s journey on christmas eve, the dwr tracks of your migration with gps devices. oh dear. thank you for joining us. cnn newsnight with abby phillip starts now. read it and weep, that s tonight on newsnight. good evening, i m abby phillip in washington, and tonight, just one sentence from the supreme court may trigger a chain reaction for jack smith, donald trump, and every single voter in the 2024 election. the nine justices only required 11 votes to turn down the special counsel s request to rush and provide an answer to an essential question, is donald trump ultimately immune from prosecution? the high court s decision to take the special counsel s c