Welcome everyone to viewers in the United States and around the world. Yes, it is friday, so happy friday. Im amara walker. Former President Trump is set to speak at an Alabama Party dinner in montgomery. He will likely have more to say about his arrest and arraignment on four charges stemming from his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Trump carefully enunciated his plea of not guilty before a Magistrate Judge. After the Hearing Sources tell cnn that trump was, quote, pissed off. Chris wynn has more on thursdays historic events. Reporter in an historic move, donald trump was charged with conspiring to overturn the results of a 2020 election which prosecutors say fueled the violence riots on our Nations Capital on january 6, 2021. This is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in america. Reporter trump appeared before a Magistrate Judge thursday. He is charged with Conspiracy To Defraud the United States, conspiring to obstruct an official proceed
Glimpse into the defenses lawyers will make on the stand. Here is jonna lauro on meet the press. The defense is quite simple. Donald trump, president trump, believed in his heart of hearts that he had won that election. And as any american citizen, he had a right to speak out under the First Amendment. He had a right to petition governments around the country, state governments. Based on his grievances that Election Irregularities had occurred. He had every right to speak about the important issues that were taking place after the election. A technical violation of the constitution is not a violation of criminal law. That is just plain wrong. Except a technical violation of the constitution by definition is still a violation of the constitution. The constitution, in six different places, opposes insurrection and our constitution is designed to stop people from trying to overthrow elections, and trying to overthrow the government. Moments later, democratic congressman jamie raskin respo
He never said and no, that is wrong. That is wrong. A Technical Violation Of The Constitution is not a violation of criminal law. Later on this hour, im going to speak with congresswoman Elaine Elmore about trumps indictment, efforts by her house aop but i will talk to former Ohio Republican governor John Case Ick about the struggle trumps liables are having in taking on the front runner directly, including the just mentioned mike pence. You can say right here that you will rule out voting for donald trump again for president . I will tell you, i dont think we will have to make that decision. But you do. Im confident i will be able to support the republican omni, especially if it is me. We are also keeping an eye on that major flooding in juneau, alaska, that has produced scenes like this one. And then a story of triumph. Simone biles returning to competition in a very big way. That story is coming up later on this hour as. Well we begin, though, with an Election Interference Case agai
Short time ago. Every one of these many fake charges filed against me, by the Corrupt Biden Doj could have been filed two and half years ago they didnt want to do a two and half years ago. They wanted to wait, and they did wait, they waited until the middle of an election, and they waited until i became the dominant force in the pole. They wanted to interfere in my campaign. They wanted to interfere in the elections, a commonly used tactic in third world countries. This all comes as his lawyers and his allies continue to float with some possible defenses in the Election Interference case. He is now asking the Supreme Court to intervene. I want to get right to the news tonight with cnn and crunchy domestic correspondent, jim acosta, who by the way will be here at 11 00. Excited to see this evening as well. Jim, we look to you. You have so much experience, having followed this banana trail. I dont know if you like being anonymous too much. But not for the same reasons. He is floating thi
Good evening. Im mehdi hasan. The insanity defense. That is what the Trump Legal Team seems to be offering this week in the wake of Special Counsel jack smiths stunning and damning 45page indictment, excuse, me of the former president , charging him with conspiracy to defraud the United States, obstruction and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy to violate rights. All charges fueled by his lies per the indictment. The trump team saying, though, he wasnt lying, he truly believed he won the election. Which, if he truly believed that, would of course be insane. But its not true, as smiths and item notes, trump was informed by members of his own campaign and legal teams that he had indeed, lost there was no massive fraud involved. Trump himself is quoted in the indictment telling mike pence after his own Vice President told him that he, mike, pence had no Constitutional Authority to reject the vote on January The 6th, quote, youre too honest. Best of all, one of t