Alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 president ial election. The twice impeached former president already hit with two other criminal indictments, pleading not guilty. When it comes to the second federal indictment, trump refuses to remain silent. In a social media post yesterday trump threatened, in all caps, if you go after me, im coming after you. Which got a response from the Special Counsels office. Overnight, attorneys asked the federal judge overseeing the case to issue a protective order on trump and his legal team to limit the information they can share publicly about the case. All of this comes as trump faces a trial on four Felony Counts laid out in Special Counsel jack, smith, damning 45page indictment. Those counts include conspiracy to defraud the United States government. Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. Obstruction of an attempt to obstruct an official proceeding. Conspiracy against the right to bow and to have one vote counted. That fourth charge falls un
Indicted for you. With gop voters have second thoughts about making him their nominee. Plus inside of his legal strategy. Weve never had a situation where a spirited debate about the constitution has become a criminal case. Is that trumps strongest defense . And will a federal judge punish him for a threatening post on social media . I dont think this judge or this prosecutor are going to tolerate that. And President Biden is running for reelection on a strong economy. Bidenomics is restoring the american dream. Could he convince voters that his plans are working . Welcome to inside politics sunday, im abby phillips. As Donald Trumps legal peril grows so does his anger at everyone he holds responsible. Last night he unleashed his fury on President Biden an the Special Counsel. Were kicking bidens ass, and that is the problem. And if i wasnt, if i wasnt, we wouldnt be under investigation by der ranged jack smith. Forces put forward by the sham, the sham indictment. And i believe hes men
Just ahead on cnn newsroom. Pushing back. Donald trumps legal team says that a protective order proposed by the Special Counsel would infringe on his First Amendment right. We will look at whether that has any legal merit. Severe weather across the u. S. Ripping off roofs, taking down power lines and disrupting more than 10,000 flights. Details on the plot ukraine says it foiled to assassinate president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Good to have you with us. The judge in Donald Trumps Election Subversion Case appears ready to move forward quickly. She is looking to schedule a hearing this week on how to handle evidence and what trump can say publicly about the case. Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys are facing a three pm eastern deadline. 13 hours from now to come up with options. The Justice Department wants restrictions on trump. Fearing that he could disclose Sensitive Information or intimidate potential witnesses. The former president s attorneys say that would infringe on his First Amendme
Justice department is taking this language from defended trump very seriously. The Special Counsel team cited trumps truth social post in an immediate and pressing requests for the judge to impose a protective order to prevent the former president from making public any Sensitive Information turned over by the prosecutors. From that request quote, such a restriction is particularly important in this case, because the defendant has previously issued public statements on social media regarding witnesses, judges, attorneys, and others associated with legal matters pending against him. End quote. In response, trumps Spokesperson Put out a statement, claiming the post is quote, the definition of political speech. End quote. The implication that it is protected by the First Amendment. The protective order that the quote is seeking, is in reference to trumps scheme to interfere with the 2020 election and that desperate temps to cling to power during the final weeks of his presidency. Its a ca
Former president can share publicly, going over the new documents in the january 6 case, standby for that. Also on this hour, ukraine says it as a russian informant in custody in connection with a foiled plot to assassinate prison zelenskyy. This as moscows forces have unleashed a deadly new Missile Strike in eastern ukraine. Tracking the urgent threat of powerful storms and tornadoes , putting millions of americans at risk in the eastern United States including right here in washington dc. Welcome to her viewers here in the United States and around the world, i am wolf blitzer, youre in the situation room. This is cnn Breaking News. Lets get right to the and Breaking News on the filing by the Trump Legal Team in connection with the january 6 prosecution of the former president , crime and justice reporter, kalin joining us right now, what is in the new response just filed by the trump team . Wolf, political bluster in here as well as a legal proposal, they actually are not that far aw