as donald trump makes a third bid for the white house and is the the first votes are to be cast in iowa in just under two weeks. trump s lawyers say the 234-year unbroken tradition of not prosecuting the presidents for official acts, despite calls to do so from across the political spectrum, provides powerl evidence. no president prior toth donald trump tried to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. had his attorneys point to the likelihood of mushrooming prosecutions. and future cycles. the ex-the president snlt prolsing retribution. his al lies aren t the ones plotting to end the independence of the justice department. the most audacious argument, one yesterday. on this program donald trump cannot be tri a criminal court for role in the january 6th insurrectn because heas acquitted by the senate during his second impeachment the new york times reports both legal perts have disdegreed with that position. not least because the federal charges he s facing are not analogous
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last year idaho asked the supreme court to hear its challenge to the same law. if the court overturns the law, it could imperil emergency health care in antiabortion state ace cross the country. joining me at the table is professor of constitutional law and global health policy at georgetown university michelle goodwin is here. plus president of the national women s law center fatina graves. what does this mean for women in texas? it s a travesty. this is truly the new jane crowe where women have to fight for their lives in the state or else the leave the state if they want to save their lives during dangerous pregnancies, miscarriages, et cetera. this is a threat to broader principles of medicine because if it doesn t apply to a woman who is in critical condition ands an abortion to save her life, what does it mean for any other condition where the law is supposed to apply?
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