tonight on $360, the the latest moves and the former president s attempt to avoid any accountability in january 6 in two cases that could make any president immune from anything they do in office and alexandria ocasio-cortez on her calls for clarence thomas to recuse himself from the former president s appeal to stay on the colorado pat skwuks and reports of loose bolts on boeing max 9s. there s still very few answers how it happened we begin tonight for joining us in the former president s push to pick any criminal charges against him disappear. he ll in washington tomorrow in court by choice, we should add, as a federal appeals panel hears oral arguments on his claim of presidential immunity in the january 6 case. today he filed a similar immunity claim on similar state charges in georgia. now if they go his way, especially in the federal case, it could make him and any former president legally unaccountable for any crime they might commit while in office. it s the same n
especially in the federal case, it could make him and any former president legally unaccountable for any crime they might commit while in office. it s the same notion another former president once drew scorn for embracing. when the president does it, that means it is not illegal. by definition. exactly. former president nixon said in 1977 is what the current former president is claiming now and what the courtser never ful decided back then. perhaps because richard nixon was never indicted and he was held politically accountable including helms of his own party. during the second trumpism people the most republicans refused to. thom tillis tet, quote, the ultimate accountabilty is through the criminal justice system and if republicans were reluctant to impose any political consequences on the former president they are more so now during his campaign to
capitol rotunda george herbert walker bush lying in state. president trump paying respects as funeral details are revealed. after a year of silence, we re about to hear how much michael flynn knows about the president s ties to russia. critical details expected today from the special counsel. cia director briefing on the jamal khashoggi case. her absence last week drew scorn from lawmakers. and another assault allegation against former nfl star kareem hunt. one nfl announcer is saying enough with the second chances. twitter pointed out the irony that colin kaepernick is unsigned and reuben foster claimed by the redskins. welcome back to early start. i m dave briggs. i m christine romans. it is 31 minutes past the hour. at this hour, george herbert walker bush is lying in state in the capitol rotunda. his body will remain there for
live pictures now. george h.w. bush lying in state at this hour. president trump paying respects as funeral details are revealed. after a year of silence, we re about to hear how much michael flynn knows about the president s ties to russia. critical details expected today from the special counsel. cia director briefing on the jamal khashoggi case. her absence last week drew scorn from lawmakers. and another assault allegation against former nfl chiefs running back kareem hunt. one nfl announcer is saying enough with the second chances. good morning. i m christine romans. i m dave briggs. at this hour, george h.w. bush is lying in state at the capitol