chutkan, has denied two truck drop motions to have the government s case against him thrown out. fair warning, if you have to be watching for mar-a-lago tonight, the catch-up might be flying. judge chutkan begins with a robust takedown of the trump claim that is a former president he is immune from criminal prosecution. here s what it says, quote, whatever immunities a sitting president may enjoy, the united states has only one chief executive at a time, and that position does not confer a life long get out of jail free pass. former presidents enjoy no special conditions on their federal criminal liability. they may be federal to federal mastication, indictment, prosecution, and punishment for any criminal acts undertaken while in office, and quote. judge chutkan goes on to explain why in america we have equal justice, quote, the public has an undisputed interest in promoting respect for the law, deterring crime, protecting itself, and rehabilitating offenders. all of thos
what a nice surprise to see you. i knew you and i were gonna be talking later this weekend, because we have important matters to discuss, but nice to see you in real life. have a great show. thanks for having me. thanks. we ll talk to you on sunday. major breaking news of the federal criminal trial of donald trump, for his efforts to try to overturn the election results, before and on january 6th. tonight the judge, tanya chutkan, has denied two trump motions to have the government s case against him thrown out. fair warning, if you happen to be watching from mar-a-lago tonight, the ketchup might be flying. judge chutkan begins with a robust takedown of the trump claim that as a former president he is immune from criminal prosecution. here s what it says, quote, whatever immunities a sitting president may enjoy, the united states has only one chief executive at a time, and that position does not confer a life long get out of jail free pass. former presidents enjoy no sp
A weeknight look at the news, featuring interviews, analysis and Panel Discussions hosted by Bret Baier. One concession, according to sources he has agreed to reduce his number of questions from pandas initial list of 49 and hes willing to accept some answers in writing, but others he still wants oral answers to. Sources say it talks continue but add there is a long way to go. Rudy giuliani told fox news his inclination is still to say no to an interview but President Trump wants him to keep talking with mueller. News of the mueller response followed a this morning in which President Trump criticized the investigation and strongest language yet. The president tweeting this is a terrible situation, Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this rigged witch hunt right now before it continues to stay in our country any further. The white house was quick to proclaim he was airing his frustration, not telling Jeff Sessions what to do. Piece stating his opinion clearly and is expressing th
Monday’s decision almost certainly will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Ruling on a case brought by private plaintiffs under Section 2 of the Voting Rights. At the Court’s conservative majority in June struck down Alabama’s racially-gerrymandered congressional districts. We look forward to the Court holding itself to the standard it set for in that case when it rules on this one.
handed out handed down later this evening, christine all right, thank you. so much for that. keep us posted. alright a federal appeals court decision partially preserving fda approval of the abortion pill. kristen does not go far enough for the biden ministrations with just hours to go until new restrictions are put in place. the justice department is taking the dispute put in place. the justice department is taking the dispute to the supreme court. it is asking the justices to report restore full fda approval while the matter goes through the lower courts. cnn s jessica schneider has the story. the clock is ticking as access to the abortion pill mifepristone could soon be restricted the courts unprecedented decision, attorney general merrick garland, saying the justice department will ask the supreme court to step in to stop a ruling from the fifth circuit from taking effect, pledging to defend the fda scientific judgment and protect americans access to safe and effective reproductive