trump says he can t be prosecute under january 6th because he wa acquitted in a senate impeachment trial, and he continues he has, quote, absolute immunity from prosecution with his acts as president. jack smith is expect today respond to those claims before the appeals court hears trump s case. that didn t stop the special counsel fromn filing a new motn with judge tanya chutkan today asking the court to not allow, quote, the defendant to turn the courtroom into a forum in which he propagates disinformation and inject politics into the proceeding. smith also wants the court to, quote, prohibit the defendant from introducing evidence, making arguments, or framing questions to advance a theory of selective or vindictive prosecution. basically the special counsel wants to make sure trump can t say this is joe biden s doj targeting them. and in the response trump said biden s doj is targeting him. joining me now to discuss is ryano riley, justice reporter r nbc news and author
one-man professional firing squad targeting lifelong republican chris krebs. krebs, of course, declared the election, quote, the most secure in american history that will cost him his job. the firing of the top expert has reportedly come under scrutiny by special counsel jack smith as he investigating every piece of the trump coup plot. and the new york times reports, the team led is asking witnesses about the events surrounding the firing of chris krebs. he was the top official in the 2020 election. mr. krebs selection that the election was secure with the assertion that it was, quote, a fraud on the american people. the special counsel reportedly issud subpoenas two weeks ago to staff members in the trump white house. a key focus for jack smith according to the times. the investigators appear focused on trump s state of mind around the firing of mr. krebs. as well as on establishing a time line of events leading up to the attack on the capitol by a pro-trump mob on janu
you still believe them to be true? yeah, of course they ll sue me again when i say that, but yeah i do. they want me to lie. basically they re suing me in order to lie to them. i m sorry, i can t do it. and the most important thing it doesn t have to be absolutely true. it has to be supportable. they have to prove i was deliberately lying, which i wasn t. rudy giuliani continue said to standby his lies about two former election workers from the state of georgia just days after a federal jury decided he must pay the women $148 million. but those women aren t done yet with the former new york city mayor. plus an update on the biden administration s push for a scaled back israeli offensive in gaza. it comes as israeli officials say they are considering what the next phase of the war will look like. and also ahead, we ll explain how trump administration immigration policies are playing a large role in ongoing negotiations over foreign aid. good morning and welcome to w
Yesterday, Fighting Away tears, called a close friend. Today im hurt. And im hurting. And i know so many people out there are as well. Another investigation into the who and the why. Another set of questions, like why did a 25yearold Bank Employee bring horror to his own workplace . Why did he live stream it . And why was his Weapon Of Choice an ar15, like so many other shooters before him . And now another conversation about gun violence and reform. A conversation well continue in just moments with Congressman Morgan Nicardi who represents louisville The Big Question once again, will this cycle end the same way as all the rest before with nothing changed whatsoever also this morning, back in action, one of the two black tennessee lawmakers expelled from the state house last week is back at work. There he is, justin jones. How soon could his other ousted colleague be back there with him . And the race to keep a popular Abortion Pill on the market, the doj now appealing a controversial
yesterday, fighting away tears, called a close friend. today i m hurt. and i m hurting. and i know so many people out there are as well. another investigation into the who and the why. another set of questions, like why did a 25-year-old bank employee bring horror to his own workplace? why did he live stream it? and why was his weapon of choice an ar-15, like so many other shooters before him? and now another conversation about gun violence and reform. a conversation we ll continue in just moments with congressman morgan nicardi who represents louisville the big question once again, will this cycle end the same way as all the rest before with nothing changed whatsoever also this morning, back in action, one of the two black tennessee lawmakers expelled from the state house last week is back at work. there he is, justin jones. how soon could his other ousted colleague be back there with him? and the race to keep a popular abortion pill on the market, the doj now appealing