classified documents. the special counsel found evidence that president biden, quote, willfully retaineds classified materials found no reason to press criminal charges. drew distinction between the criminal probe of handling of documents and his findings regarding president biden. the long standing justice department priniple that you cannot indict a sitting president does not apply and would not bring charges even if joe biden were no longer president. we ll have more on that later in the program. we begin with a hearing at the nation s highest court. an historic hearing for some very big questions about the constitution. the future of our democracy and at the heart of the case, a request from voters for some accountability for an unprecedented insurrection. first up, jonathan mitchell, the attorney for donald trump, argued among other things, that january 6th was not an insurrection. it was a riot. he also argued that the president is not technically an officer of the unit
christian will discuss what these developments could mean for both men. rare, working weekend. the senate is in session trying to pass the far-right bill, after republicans kill that bipartisan border measure blasted by trump. new york governor, kathy hochul, joins me live to talk about what that means for the migrant crisis in her state, and about the special election to replace disgraced ex congressman george santos. and dynamic dual, my conversation with the actress that portrayed martin luther king junior, and malcolm x, in a new series that gives special insight in the civil icons, and their lives. i am jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show! we begin tonight with a tale of two candidates in the court system. president biden was dealt both a legal when, and a political blow by the special counsel s classified documents investigation. special counsel, robert hur, a republicans, declined to file charges against biden, but accused him of memory lap
statement, just moments ago from former president donald trump describing this as a double standard. of course, cnn will keep you posted with the very latest and send you to jake tapper with the lead. the breaking news, the special counsel with harsh words, but no criminal charges for president biden. the lead starts right now. a rather scathing report out from special counsel robert hur noting that president biden also held onto classified documents, but unlike in donald trump s case, he will not face charges. this sites in part biden s age and faulty memory, making him sympathetic and difficult to prosecute. we will dive into this breaking news report. donald trump s rather good day at the u.s. supreme court, his legal team arguing why he should be kept on the ballot in colorado and beyond. the plaintiff and her attorney on the case will join us live. a jarring ruling for former trump advisor peter navarro. welcome to the lead. off the bat today, two big sto
is just plain wrong. on page 215 if you have the chance, i know it s a thick document, on page 215 the special counsel found the exact opposite. here s what he wrote. there is in fact a shortage of evidence that i willfully retained classified documents related to afghanistan. on page 12 special counsel also wrote for another documents the decision to decline criminal charges was straightforward. the evidence suggested mr. biden did not willfully retain these documents. the evidence said i did not willfully retain these documents. in addition, there are some attention paid to some parts of the report about my recollection of events. there is reference that i don t remember when my son died. how in the hell dare he raise that. frankly when i was asked the question i talk to myself it wasn t any of their damn business. let me tell you something. some of you have commented. eyewear since the day he died every single day the rosary he got. every memorial day we hold a service rem
two teaches dead. the press conference is moments away. what do you hope people get out of this? hopefully some light to the failures and unfortunately this happened to us for the lessons to be shared with somebody else. and also this hour in new hampshire, donald trump xwois on offense against nikki haley with the primary just five days away on offense against nikki haley with the primary just five days away.oxwois on offense against nikki haley with the primary just five days away.exwois on offense against nikki haley with the primary just five days away.s on offense against nikki haley with the primary just five days away. a vote for nikki haley is a vote for joe biden. if she win, biden wins and i m telling you that. and a report has been released that described a chaotic scene that could have been stopped and some of the children had been saved if some of the officers had followed standard protocols in response. and we re awaiting the press conference from merric