including a husband. former president jimmy carter. and that is tonight s read out. inside with jen psaki starts now. i starts now. today something pretty extraordinary happened in the courtroom here in washington. lawyers for donald trump and lawyers from the special counsel s office former president should and should not be allowed to say what the criminal case against. the focus of this hearing was the limited gag order on trump. but when you take a step back, you can see that it was about much more than that. it was about how far the first amendment really should go. and how it should be applied to a former president who is also a criminal defendant, who is also a candidate for the presidency once again. the leading one at that. former general counselor for the arts stephensburg handled some very novel legal cases in his day. but never won like this. i am going to ask him all about it in just a moment. and as a new concerns about trump s ability to incite violence
hey, everyone, it is 4:00 in new york. the question of when donald trump s rhetoric crosses the line was a subject of a bit of a lips as pivotal court hearing. prosecutors and attorneys met in front of a three-judge panel in the u.s. court of appeal for a d.c. circuit for oral arguments. the substance was the validity of a gag order imposed on the ex-president that limits what donald trump can say in public about prosecutors, witnesses, and court staff. the heart of arguments, how do you balance the first amendment rights of a defendant who was also a former president and front runner with the need to protect prosecutors, witnesses, and prevent the railing of the justice system? trump s attorney was grilled by the judges for more than an hour, judges pushed back, that they had no right to step in with a gag order. essentially what they are finding is we have a past pattern when the defendant speaks on this subject, threats follow. now he s making similar statements again
one special counsel jack smith brought regarding the lead-up to and the after math of january 6th. today in federal court, we heard both lawyers for the special counsel and donald trump square off over the limited gag order judge tanya chutkan imposed a couple of weeks ago. we ll play the audio in a second. first, quick context. the gag order stops donald trump from publicly disparaging prosecutors, potential witnesses or court employees involved in the case. jack smith s team wants it saying it s necessary to keep people safe. donald trump s team is appealing it saying it violates his free speech and ability to campaign. and while the d.c. circuit court of appeals has yet to rule, we did get come hints. take this exchange, where judge millet presses donald trump s team on whether their arguments that it s unconstitutional to limit the political speech of a candidate would stand if donald trump were not running for office. would your position be a different a year ago? i
emerging, horrendous hamas attack and the taking of hostages, but now that the united states is working with israel and trying to assist in locating hamas and understanding hamas structure, we understand they have a gap in capabilities. that s republican congressman mike turner of ohio with a candid assessment of israel s strategy. it s a sign more hostages could soon be freed. we ll have the latest out of the middle east just ahead. plus a preview of an important hearing today in washington that could determine what donald trump can say about his federal election interference case. and also ahead, we ll remember the life and legacy of former first lady rosalind carter. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday morning. i eemg jonathan lemire. thank you for joining us for this short thanksgiving week. with less than one year to go until the 2024 presidential election, for the first time ever new np be c news polling shows donald trump leading job.
it is monday, november 20th. this morning, there are positive signs that more hostages held by hamas could soon be freed. we ll get the latest on that and the war with a live report from tel-aviv. plus, how the war is impacting biden politically, as a new poll shows young voters are growing even more disillusioned with the current administration. also, we ll remember the life and legacy of former first lady rosalynn carter. wow, she passed yesterday. i would hear your family talk about rosalynn carter. yeah. the love and the respect that you all had, from the kids to your mom, to your father, who was, by the way, smitten with what you called her subtle southern charm. yeah, she had quiet power. she was incredibly impactful in the white house and beyond, just like her husband, the former president. she was the kindest, most patient woman i think i ve ever met. i heard so many tributes yesterday about mrs. carter. we re going to have jonathan altar on later to