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The Us Supreme Court or historic arguments are about to unfold testing former president Donald Trumps unprecedented claim of absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for his attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat. The hub couldnt determine if the Presumptive Republican president ial nominees federal election subversion trial happens before this year is 2024. Election or at all . Im Kaitlan Collins outside of the high court and im Anderson Cooper over looking at Manhattan Criminal Courthouse while the Supreme Court hears trumps Immunity Case the former president is here in New York City in the midst of His First Criminal Trial For Hush Money Scheme allegedly aimed at helping his 2016 president ial campaign the leadoff witness, former National Enquirer executive david pecker resumes his testimony soon, recovering. Both of these monumental cases in the hours ahead. Im jake tapper in washington and this is cnn Special Coverage, the trump Immunity Battle at the Us Supreme Court ab
palestinians been released, we have the details. plus, a gag order back on the table for donald trump in your new york as judge engoron and his clerk received threats from trump supporters. his minions in congress, meanwhile, doing his bidding behind the scenes. issuing legal threats to a civil trial judge. and later, our power to, poetry are sit down with bestselling author young pablo. this is american voices. hello everyone, i m alisyn menendez, and we re tracking 17 hostages nearly released by hamas tonight. the israeli defense ministry releasing video short while ago of hostages arriving in israel. you can see right there on their screen. crowds of palestinians are waiting for 39 palestinian prisoners to be released in the exchange. here s a list of the hostages who were released today. this is the second round of hostages expected to be done between hamas in israel. it was done hours later today after hamas attacks on civilians and gaza by israeli forces, and the limi
and just a moment, more than 30 palestinians been released, we have the details. plus, a gag order back on the table for donald trump in your new york as judge engoron and his clerk received threats from trump supporters. his minions in congress, meanwhile, doing his bidding behind the scenes. issuing legal threats to a civil trial judge. and later, our power to, poetry are sit down with bestselling author young pablo. this is american voices. hello everyone, i m alisyn menendez, and we re tracking 17 hostages nearly released by hamas tonight. the israeli defense ministry releasing video short while ago of hostages arriving in israel. you can see right there on their screen. crowds of palestinians are waiting for 39 palestinian prisoners to be released in the exchange. here s a list of the hostages who were released today. this is the second round of hostages expected to be done between hamas in israel. it was done hours later today after hamas attacks on civilians and gaza