A key hearing in trumps federal Election Subversion Case gets underway. Its the first since prosecutors revise their indictment last week following the supreme Courts Landmark ruling on president ial immunity. Earlier this year on the left side of your screen you will see whats happening in court coming from our reporters in the room. Lets get straight to cnn, chief legal Affairs Correspondent Paula reid shoe. Shes outside the courthouse for us. Paula, what are we expecting . Oh, good morning, jim. Today is all about how to move forward in this case after the Supreme Court issued an opinion that really limited what prosecutors can charge former President Trump with and which evidence they can introduce in this case. Now there are no cameras in federal courts, so we are relying on our team of reporters inside to provide us with updates. Also, the former president is not in attendance today. He that appearance has been waived. But what we expec is that Judge Tanya Chutkan, let me tell yo
Pass a specific decided for ive been appointed by numerous Justice Departments to investigate cases and prosecute them if necessary, where there might be a conflict of interests, Molar Being also another recent one elie, i just want you to explain to our viewers when i started reporting from the White House many years ago, there were independent counsel now there are Special Counsels. Whats the difference . Exactly right. So we had a law on the books of federal law from 1978 to 1999, creating the position of independent counsel. And we had a good number of them. The most famous or infamous one of those was Ken Starr in 1999, that law lapsed. It had a legislative sunset that was such backlash over the Clinton Impeachment that congress just said, lets let it die in its place in 1999, arose the current set of Special Counsel regulations. Under those regulations, weve seen robert muller, Jack Smith, robert hurr, david weiss, as kara noted, who has prosecuting Hunter Biden right now. And th
Has the details from Los Angeles. Evan, what do we now . Well, this was a bit of a Surprise Gambit that we had in court here, just about 20 minutes ago here in Los Angeles Dana Hunter bidens attorneys asked for him to enter an unusual plea. Its called an Alford Plea where Hunter Biden would accept whatever punishment that judge doles out, but he maintains his innocence and instead of Pleading Guilty, hes maintaining his or is attempting to maintain his innocence. Of course, as expected the Justice Department does not does not agree with this and they objected in court to this request from Hunter Bidens attorneys and now the judge has called for break for a couple of hours while he considers what steps to take next. Now this is unusual as you pointed out as i pointed out, today, obviously was the first day of Jury Selection and this trial this is a Hunter Bidens second time going on trial earlier this year, he was found guilty on gun charges in delaware. And these charges have to do wit
Opens fire on classmates. How this suspect got the weapon into school, and why officials warned about him and before the shooting and steeling themselves for a fight, us steel warning, it cant survive in unless a japanese companies plan to purchase it goes through. But President Biden appears ready to kill the deal. Thousands of jobs on the line. Were going to speak to you Unions President about what should happen. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News central former President Donald Trump just wrapped up his Economics Speech to Business Leaders in New York, where he touted the strength of the u. S. Economy under his first term. And he vowed that if reelected, he would impose sweeping tariffs on imports. Also wrapping up earlier today, a critical hearing in trumps federal Elections Aversion Case here in washington, dc. Special counsel, prosecutors and trumps attorneys argued in front of Judge Tanya Chutkan about how the case sh
After the supreme Court Decision on immunity for the former president. And with this major election looming, the judge saying, quote this court is not concerned with the electoral schedule and a Secret Battle over a Media Empire worth billions as rupert Murdochs Family fights over the succession plan, News Organizations are fighting for the details to be made public. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central the 14yearold Suspect in the deadliest School Shooting thus far this year is set to make his first court appearance tomorrow. Officials say the 14yearold will be charged as an adult accused of Yesterdays Rampage inside his school, apalachee high in winder, georgia to fellow 14yearold students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo were killed along with two math teachers, Richard Aspinwall and Christina Era me were now learning that the teen was questioned by Law Enforcement last year about threats to commit a School