as donald trump makes a third bid for the white house and is the the first votes are to be cast in iowa in just under two weeks. trump s lawyers say the 234-year unbroken tradition of not prosecuting the presidents for official acts, despite calls to do so from across the political spectrum, provides powerl evidence. no president prior toth donald trump tried to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. had his attorneys point to the likelihood of mushrooming prosecutions. and future cycles. the ex-the president snlt prolsing retribution. his al lies aren t the ones plotting to end the independence of the justice department. the most audacious argument, one yesterday. on this program donald trump cannot be tri a criminal court for role in the january 6th insurrectn because heas acquitted by the senate during his second impeachment the new york times reports both legal perts have disdegreed with that position. not least because the federal charges he s facing are not analogous
confirm that donald trump has appealed the colorado ruling, kicking him off the ballot to the united states supreme court. and asking the court to keep him on primary ballots nationwide. this as the effort to bar candidates under the constitution s insurrectionist clause is spreading. that s next. marc elias tells us what he s watching for. growing tensions in the middle east one day after a top hamas leader was killed in a targeted strike in beirut, explosions rocking tehran, leaving nearly 100 dead and sewing fears that the israel-hamas war could widen beyond gaza s borders. en beyond gaza s borders.