citizen trump. the idea that an american president returns to being an ordinary citizen just like everyone else after they leave office is as fundamental to the concept of america as the bill of rights. we re a nation with no king. and therefore, even the president of the united states is just a citizen. no more, nor less. and as such, they are held to the same laws and provided with the same defenses that you and i get. that is what the three-judge panel on the d.c. circuit court of appeals unanimously ruled today in its crushing legal takedown that counter to trump s stated arguments, presidents do not have complete and absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. and thus, trump must face trial for his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. in their ruling they reminded trump what the supreme court has already declared, quote, no man in this country is so high that he is above the law. no officer of the law may set that law at defiance with impunity. all of the of
election he lost. and hearing the case, the panel of nine supreme court justices including three that president trump himself appointed to the bench. whatever they decide has the potential to transform the trajectory of this year s election, and trump s bid to retake the white house making it the most consequential election case since bush v. gore a quarter century ago. these oral arguments expected to begin in moments and potentially last several hours, and we will be here with you for all of it. and joining us now, nbc s ken dilanian outside the court along with andrew weissmann, former fbi general counsel and former senior member of the moeller probe. and neal katyal. before we dive into the big question, your thoughts about the gravity of this moment, exploring an issue that this country has never had to confront before. the founders of our 14th amendment in the 1860s put this in as an ironclad guarantee that we wouldn t have insurrectionists leading our governm
came anyway. so this is perfect. keep doing it. have a great show, my friend. the impeachment clause of the united states constitution seems to be headed to the supreme court if don trump s criminal defense lawyers can get it there. we re going to consider the impeachment clause tonight from two perspectives, first, a lawyer and law professor, andrew weissmann, and then, a historian, stanford jack greg of who is an expert on the impeachment clause. his book, original meanings, politics and the ideas in the making of the constitution won the pulitzer prize. you will hear from both of them. year both of those perspectives. next tuesday you will hear dame trump s lawyers tell the circuit court of appeals in washington and lee, see, that he cannot be tried for crimes leading up to and on january 6th because that would amount to double jeopardy after donald trump faced an impeachment trial in the united states senate on essentially the same charges. 57 senators voted guilty ag
live in des moines. ron desantis is up first, followed by nikki haley. stay with us. ac 360 begins now. tonight on 360, a live report from perry, iowa, scene of the latest school mass shooting. what authorities are saying about how it unfolded, which included their discovery of a makeshift bomb at the scene. that and what a student says tonight about what she went through. also tonight, a new batch of unsealed documents in the jeffrey epstein sex trafficking scandal. what s in them and who. and later, house democrats say they have the former president s number, and knits the millions. what s in the report of how much foreign government money went into trump s pockets during the trump presidency. good evening. thanks for joining us. we begin tonight in iowa, but not for the reason you would expect, not for presidential politics. take a look. these are pictures tonight from perry, iowa, northwest of des moines. a vigil, one of two after a day that began with what is a
outfront next. where ron desantis and nikki haley are about to take the stage. plus new documents that trump made millions from the chinese government. did it influence trump? and derone asher held with her two toddlers. let s go outfront live from iowa. good evening. and where the stage is set for the back-to-back town halls. in just a few moments, the auditorium will be filled with i wants who plan to vote in the caucuses. many have not made up their mind. just after kaitlan collins conversation with ron desantis at 9:00. it s an important tonight, and tonight is one of the last chances for hallie and desantis to stake their case. about 35 miles northwest of where we are, there s news of another mass shooting at another american school. four students and an administrator injured, a six grader killed after going back to school after the holiday. nikki haley posting, my heart aches for the victims of perry, iowa, and the entire community. ron desantis says the united s