Peter bowes has moran if this came as a surprise. Has more. I think it was inevitable that this would end up in the Supreme Court. Donald trumps claims averted been rejected by a lower court and he claims he is immune to this kind of criminal prosecution because he was president at the time. This relates to the allegations that he tried to overturn the result of the 2020 election and mr trump faces multiple charges including one that he conspired to defraud the come of this was a trial does do to start very soon next month and it is been delayed and it is now on hold reading from the Supreme Court that they intend to hear arguments in april, the third week of april and a decision expected at some point injune and we know now that this trial, if indeed it goes ahead, it will not be happening until at leastjuly and were getting into Political Convention season in the election is looming in november and one of donald trump tactics has always been to try to delay these Legal Proceedings ag
From new york. Today on the program, the knesset votes to take away a key power of the Supreme Court. And as Benjamin Netanyahu urges calm, the nations Political Center and left erupt in anger. Ill talk to the New York Times tom friedman and with Emily Bazelon about the legal issues. Then, the secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on the good news and the bad news from americas Southern Border. Finally, did President Putin or gain power after prigozhins failed mutiny . Ill ask russian journalist in exile mikhail zygar. But first, here is my take. The Mystery Disappearance of chinas Foreign Minister is a timely reminder that the future of u. S. China relations about be determined not just by american policy, and what is happening domestically in the United States, such as the president ial election campaign, it will also be shaped by developments in china. Which at this point are opaque but troubling. From what outsiders could tell, china is reverting to a mild era style of
Ultimately, what President Trump said is, lets go with option d. Lets just halt, lets pause the voting and allow the State Legislatures to take one last look and make a determination as to the as to whether or not the elections were handled fairly. Thats constitutional law. Thats not an issue of criminal activity. I will be joined by nancy pelosi on the charges against the former president. The republican support for him, which is increasing, plus the challenges for congressional democrats. Reaction from the officers who defended capitol hill on january 6th. They were in the courthouse yesterday to watch it unfold. It was refreshing, if you will, so to speak, to see the president the former president treated like any other criminal who violates the law sitting in that courtroom going through the judicial process. It isnt closure. I wish it would have happened. I said he should have been arrest order chared or charged 7. Its not closure, but its not a necessary step to get that closure.
Major new developments as this week Have Cast Out On Wetherell sea trials of any kind anytime soon, in three of the four criminal cases against donald trump. Throughout his, life this now twice impeached, four times indicted express it, it has been known as able to just man who used every possible legal tactic to his advantage. And it may be working again. On whats, say the Supreme Court announced it will take up trumps appeal regarding his claims of absolute immunity. A motion filed in an effort to squash some of the criminal charges against him. Thats a claim that has little precedent in american history. Many legal experts have thrown cold water on the idea, and more importantly, all the Lower Court Judges who have heard the case so far have shot down trumps farfetched argument that the president is above the law. Nonetheless, the Supreme Court is scheduled hearings for april 22nd. 51 days from now. For some perspective on the timing, consider this. In april of 1974, Richard Nixon w
This is gps, the Global Public square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and Around The World. Im Fareed Zakaria coming to you from new york. Today on the program, the knesset votes to take away a key power of israels Supreme Court, and as Benjamin Netanyahu urges calm, the nations Political Center and left erupt in anger. Ill talk to the New York Times Paul Friedman about the politics involved and with his colleague Emily Bazilon about the legal issues. Then the secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on the good news and the bad news from americas Southern Border. Finally, did President Putin lose or gain power after prigozhins failed mutiny . Ill ask russian journalist in exile mikhail zigov. But first heres my take. The mysterious disappearance of chinas Foreign Minister qin gang is a timely reminder that the future of u. S. China relations will be determined not just by american policy and whats happening domestically in the United States such as the president i