Good evening, im laura coates. Thank you for joining me this friday evening. Tonight, donald trump is on some thin ice. In the first hearing with the judge in his third indictment, the one over Election Interference, she warned the former president about his rhetoric and his agreement, by the way, not to intimidate witnesses in order to stay a free man. But she also favored some of the arguments by his attorneys, for example, on whether evidence can be discussed publicly. More on that whole dramatic Courtroom Scene in just a moment. First, hunter biden. Hes likely going to trial. Attorney general Merrick Garland effectively appointed a Special Counsel in the guns and taxes investigation of the president s son. Youll recall there was a plea deal, and it also recently broke down. And weve talked about the questions surrounding how that could have happened. Even a judge that questioned the terms of the agreement with the doj. Before we get to all of that analysis, youre probably thinking,
and tonight, straight from the source, no immunity. donald trump s claims outright rejected by a federal appeals court in what was a unanimous decision. the judges referring to him as citizen trump, saying that former presidents cannot escape being held accountable for their actions while in office. all eyes are now turning to the supreme court. also, that republican effort to impeach the homeland security secretary over the border just went down in flames, failing spectacularly in the house this evening. it s a major embarrassment for the house speaker, but really for the house gop. also tonight, we are tracking this. for the first time ever the parent of a school shooter has been held responsible for her actions related to her own son s murderous rampage. what it could mean for the future of school shootings in america. i m kaitlan collins and this is the source. the answer, if you re wondering, is no. a president cannot order s.e.a.l. team 6 to assassinate his politi
that is it, first of the news continues with the source and kaitlan collins starts now. tonight, straight from the, sort no him unity. donald trump s claims outright rejected by a federal appeals court in what was a unanimous decision. the judge is referring to him as a citizen trump, saying the former president cannot escape being held accountable for their actions while in office. all eyes are now turning to the supreme court. also, that republican effort to impeach the homeland security secretary over the border, just went down in flames. they failing spectacularly in the house this evening, it is a major investment for the house speaker, but really for the house gop. also tonight we are tracking, this is for the first time, ever the has been held responsible for her actions related to her own sons murderous rampage. what it could mean for the future of school shootings in america. i am kaitlan collins, and this is the source. the answer, if you are, wondering is no. t
right now on andrea mitchell reports, former president trump back in court after storming out this morning, fuming in the middle of closing arguments in the e. jean carroll defamation and damages case with the jury watching it all. while nikki haley scheduled two south carolina rallies this weekend. donors pour millions into her campaign, defying trump s appeal to write her off. and the u.n. s highest court pressures israel to stem the loss of lives in gaza but does not come down hard on israel, as cia director bill burns crosses the atlantic, trying to pose a deal to free the hostages. and critical funding for border. israel and ukraine. it s all hanging in the balance as mr. trump tries to get senate republicans to scuttle a border compromise that was weeks in the making. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. donald trump back in a manhattan courtroom for closing arguments in the e. jean carroll defamation trial. earlier today, the former president le
to the 6:00? judge jeanine: would love it. bret: good evening, good evening tonight we begin at the southern border as president biden and texas governor greg abbott old west shootout. given abbott until today to reopen a stretch of federal property which the state has taken over in order to deal with the border crisis. one specific allegation is getting a lot of attention. correspondent matt finn is live along the border in eagle pass, texas tonight. good evening, matt. good evening, bret. at the center of this federal dispute is actually this razor wire behind me. texas says it is deterring migrants and it is fighting to prevent the federal government from removing it. biden administration warning texas today is the deadline to allow federal border patrol back into this 2.5-mile stretch of city owned border property. texas put up razor wire around shelby park last week and kicked out biden s border agents. the texas attorney general tells fox news the state won t ba