Believe we are still living in the United States. The america i grew up in was a place we dont put our political opponents in prison, we let Voters Decide who is best to lead the nation. Nor did we politicize differences, that is what they do in. A Russian Court finding him guilty of founding and funding extremist organization. Laura after i read the latest indictment of trump, i found myself asking, how can we really say that were any better than what were seeing in old former soviet union . Well get to the legal farce that is the indictment in a moment. Right now, all of you need to know something important about the liberal da in Fulton County, fani willis. After dragging this out for 21 2 years, she was suddenly in this huge rush, desperate to get the indictment out there, so much so, she took the rare step of keeping a new grand jury after regular business hours. She did this for one reason and one reason only, for Maximum Pr Effect in prime time, no less. I cant believe this. Thi
Being a gang controlled coup thats in place, very dangerous. Indeed, david culver, thank you very much into our viewers, thanks very much for watching. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. Ill see you tomorrow. 11 00 a. M. Eastern for cnn news his room. And then of course, 06 00 p. M. Eastern right here in the situation the news continues next on cnn tonight on 360. What the Campaign Looks like from here. Now that its pretty much yes, just the two of them. And how this 2020 rematch could look quite different from four years ago. Also tonight, what the president hopes to gain and all he stands to lose at tomorrows highstakes reelection year, state of the Union Address plus with just a few days left to find 83 million in the e. Jean carroll case. Former President Trump says he needs more time, which could speak volumes about the state of his finances. Evening, everyone, thanks for joining us, john king here sitting in for anderson. Appreciate your time. We begin tonight with what comes
Trial on the trail. Donald trump lashes out after a third indictment. Those indictments arent worth the paper theyre written on. How will he defend himself and will he go to trial before the election . Trumps attorney john lauro joins me in moments. Too honest. A central figure in the new case, the former Vice President ramps up his criticism of his old boss. The president ultimately continued to demand they choose him over the constitution. What does he make of the case . Gop president ial candidate mike pence is next. Plus, on message. With just over two weeks until the gop debate, other candidates struggle to break through. Mr. President on. Is there a new opportunity to edge out the frontrunner . Gop president ial candidate Chris Christie joins me ahead. Hello, im dana bash in washington where the state of our union is watching Court Filings pile up. Donald trump is kicking off a new week juggling an ever more crowded legal calendar after his third indictment over alleged attempts
The Supreme Court today making it a reality and making history settling an issue thats been unclear since reconstruction. All nine justices deciding that neither colorado nor any other state can bar him under the 14th amendment, Section Three insurrection language quoting from the opinion, quote, we can clued that states may disqualify persons holding or attempting to hold state office, but states have no power under the constitution to enforce Section Three with respect to federal offices, especially the presidency. The opinion was per curiam, meaning not attributed to any specific justice however, in a concurrence that you might say reads more like a dissent justices sonia sotomayor, elena kagan, and Ketanji Brown jackson take issue with the rulings broadness, which they suggest is to quote, insulate this court and petitioner from future controversy. The petitioner, of course, being donald trump, asked for him he praised the ruling, then pivoted to the courts. Next big decision on pr
We also have with the cnn business and politics correspondent, Vanessa Yurkevich. Migrant issue is affecting how they cast their ballots while Immigration Top of mind, especially for Republican Voters here in texas. And weve heard that from voters here this morning who are Casting Ballots in the republican primary, where one of the Polling Locations in el paso, texas, one of many border communities have been affected by the ongoing immigration debate. We know the Republican Party intact x is also finds itself in the midst of a civil war. And this election day will really be an interesting test of the influence that donald trump has on texas republicans. Hes been very involved in actually somewhat lowerlevel races here in texas. Hes been endorsing candidates for State House Races and that sort of thing. So it is really interesting to see this tension that is going on between the donald trump wing of the Republican Party and what would would have been the old bush wing of the Republican