Announced theyll include former independent counsel ken starr and the lawyer island of each. Table is on those in washington he says trump isnt taking any chances with his legal team. Trump is taking this very very seriously i mean these 2 lawyers that he brought in to be part of this team are celebrity lawyers that are very very well known in washington and have a long history in this city and really in the nation 1st looking at Alan Dershowitz a long time a law professor at harvard hes considered one of the preeminent constitutional lawyers in the u. S. Dershowitz is actually a democrat voted for Hillary Clinton however he has come out very strongly over the last 3 to 4 months or so even if before that saying that he believes that this impeachment trial is something that should not be pursued constitutionally and that there are no high crimes and socalled misdemeanors and so thats really caught trumps attention and i think thats probably why he brought dershowitz on his team also der
That these 7 members distinguished members have accepted this serious responsibility again to protect and defend for the people defending our democracy. Russias Prime Minister has stepped down in a move seen as paving the way for president Vladimir Putin to hold on to power when his term ends in 2024 Dmitri Medvedev says his resignation will allow for putin to introduce sweeping changes to the constitution during his state of the nation address putin proposed an increase in parliaments power as well as an enhanced role for the state council donahoe reports it was dramatic and entirely unexpected except that just hours before the resignation of russias Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his entire government the president Vladimir Putin had called for government change. But i would list that as hes given. We as the government of the Russian Federation should provide the president of our country with the opportunity to make all necessary changes to the political system. In the annual liv
Central american countries to accept more migrants john holmes in Guatemala City at a shelter where migrants have started arriving. Were actually in the overflow section of Guatemala Citys biggest migrant shelter the cost of them a grant a couple of hours ago there was no 1. 00 here let me show you what there is here now theres 2 sorts of being given out now to people that are rising food water as i say in the last couple of hours weve seen a lot of people here theres clothing bins of finesse you turn to your left a little bit there looks people here putting on fresh clothes a lot of them been traveling a couple of days ready to ride from honduras and then you can see people just beginning to pay down for the night theres quite a lot of people of the earth the people that are coming here coming for Different Reasons some of them weve been speaking to coming because they say basically i dont earn enough to live on so much in debt as a result of not owning enough to live that i cant go o
Calling for cameras in the courtroom. When trump goes to trial. Plus, he didnt come out in force the throne predicted. Supporters were at his arraignment. They were not alone. We are here in washington d. C. , trump is about to be indicted for the third time this year. How do you feel about that . I dont feel very good about that. The good liar will join later this hour to share their experience talking to the dont face well at their arraignment. It includes one persons anatomically difficult suggestion to one of them. Fallout from the January 6th Insurrection is not just putting out in courtrooms, it is having an economic impact. Sided as a reason for a major financial downgrade this week. That comes even a new job numbers showed increasingly solder Economic Science that bidenomics is working. Last month, we created 187,000 new jobs. Americas Economic Future looks bright. President biden and i will keep fighting to move our nation forward. Also ahead, medical breakthrough, the first p
Host good morning and welcome to washington journal. House republicans are moving forward with an Election Year impeachment push on President Joe Biden. The gop brought it to the capitol hill for a closeddoor questionandanswer session and are now trying to decide what their next steps are. Democrats are calling for an end to this impeachment push, but some republicans say their need to be public hearings and an Impeachment Vote. What do you think . Is this a waste of time by the house gop, or should this effort continue . That is our question this morning. Give us your view of the house gop biden impeachment. We are opening special lines to this conversation. If you support the house gop and their push to try to impeach President Joe Biden, your number is going to be 202 7488000. If you oppose the House Republicans biden impeachment effort, we want to hear from you at 202 7488001. Keep in mind you can always text us your opinion at 202 7488003. And we are always reading on social media