The campaign. Plus, iowa not so nice. Hecklers turn up the heat and grill mike pence serving up a side of jeers with their deepf deepfried oreos and calling the former Vice President a traitor for doing his job. And a former republican says he doesnt need to wait for evidence to find out if hunter biden reaped rewards. Im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and inside politics. A win, kind of, coupled with a warning. The federal judge presiding over the President Trump 2020 Election Trial sides with the defense and rules against an attempt to totally restrict what their client can do or say with evidence. But that judge did establish clear limits to how trump can use what he learns from the lawyers in public, and this is important. She issued a stern warning to the former president , one, that everything he says is now under scrutiny. Another, is that the campaign will take a backseat to what happens inside her courtroom. Cnns Katelyn Polance is outside the federal courthouse. It s
Terms mr. Pied biden the president of the u. S. Would agree to be interviewed. And a devastating death toll rising on maui as rescue and recovery teams find more bodies and thousands of residents are homeless along with stranded tourists on an island that looks like a war zone. Good day, everyone, a busy day in washington. Im andrea. Where u. S. District judge Tanya Chutkan made quick decisions this morning on the size and the scope of that protective order in the criminal case surrounding Donald Trumps alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. In a ruling from the bench, judge chutkan after prosecutors argued that the order was necessary to prevent pretrial publicity and the defense countered that the pregs counsels parameters were extraordinary decided that the protective order would only apply to sensitive materials and not to all of the evidence turned over to them from the Special Counsel. Judge chutkan also added a clause to the order that would limit the universe of people
that investigation has been recently referenced in federal criminal proceedings in the district of delaware and as noted in those proceedings, and other public statements by mm mr. weiss s office, that investigation remains ongoing. in february 2021, u.s. attorney weiss was asked to remain as u.s. attorney for the district of delaware and in that capacity to continue to lead the investigation. as i said before, mr. weiss would be permitted to continue his investigation, take any investigative steps he wanted, and make the decision whether to prosecute in any district. mr. weiss has told congress that he has been granted ultimate authority over this matter, including the responsibility for deciding where, when, and wea whether to file charges and making decisions necessary to preserve the integrity of any prosecution consistent with federal law, the principles of
of congress of the appointment. in february 2018 after being nominated by the former president and confirmed by the senate, mr. weiss was sworn in. mr. weiss had been a career prosecutor, having served previously in the office for more than a decade. beginning in 2019 mr. weiss in his capacity as u.s. attorney and along with federal law enforcement partners, began investigating allegations of certain criminal conduct by, among others, robert hunter biden. that investigation has been recently referenced in federal criminal proceedings in the district of delaware and as noted in those proceedings, and other public statements by mr. weiss office, that investigation remains ongoing. in february 2021 u.s. attorney weiss was asked to remain as u.s. attorney for the district of delaware and in that capacity