Major new developments as this week Have Cast Out On Wetherell sea trials of any kind anytime soon, in three of the four criminal cases against donald trump. Throughout his, life this now twice impeached, four times indicted express it, it has been known as able to just man who used every possible legal tactic to his advantage. And it may be working again. On whats, say the Supreme Court announced it will take up trumps appeal regarding his claims of absolute immunity. A motion filed in an effort to squash some of the criminal charges against him. Thats a claim that has little precedent in american history. Many legal experts have thrown cold water on the idea, and more importantly, all the Lower Court Judges who have heard the case so far have shot down trumps farfetched argument that the president is above the law. Nonetheless, the Supreme Court is scheduled hearings for april 22nd. 51 days from now. For some perspective on the timing, consider this. In april of 1974, Richard Nixon w
i m fredricka whitfield. thank you so much for joining us. new today, iraq is now summoning a top u.s. diplomatic official in protest of a barrage of punishing u.s. air strikes in the middle east. the u.s. says those strikes hit 85 targets linked to iran s islamic revolutionary guard quds force and affiliated militia groups in iraq and syria. the strikes a response to a drone attack in jordan which killed three american soldiers on sunday. iraq is claiming the explosions that just happened involving the u.s. killing 16 people, including civilians. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin says the strikes are just the beginning of the u.s. response. iran says the u.s. has made a strategic mistake, while iraq and syria say the u.s. actions could inflame more conflict in the region. cnn has teams around the globe covering all of these developments. let s go first to cnn s ben wedeman in jordan. ben, these strikes were sudden, devastating. how are officials on the ground? how are thos
Jon meacham, thank you both for joining us over the past several hours and stay tund for continuing coverage of the life and legacy of george h. W. Bush. Good morning, everyone. It is 7 00 here in the east. 4 00 a. M. Out west. Americas 41st president , George Herbert walker bush has died. Over this next hour, his defining moments in the oval office, chaperoning the fall of the berlin wall and soviet union. Swift victory in the gulf war and one big promise that he could not keep. To his post presidency a further life of Public Service through his foundation plus the heroism in his early years. The pub luck servant, the statesman, the family man, this morning president george h. W. Bush remembered. Prudence, humility and a lifetime devoted to Public Service, the country is mourning george h. W. Bush. He passed away last night at age 94. His values and ideals now being honored across the political spectrum. The 41st president helped end four decades of cold war. His popularity soured aft
At a distance of over 20 years, you would be hard pressed to find someone who still believes in either of the lies presented by the CIA to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq. It has been made abundantly clear, from scholarly research, investigative reporting and terabytes of archival leaks, that Saddam Hussein had neither direct ties to Al-Qaeda’s attacks on September 11 2001 nor an active programme to develop weapons of mass destruction (WMD).