Has the details from Los Angeles. Evan, what do we now . Well, this was a bit of a Surprise Gambit that we had in court here, just about 20 minutes ago here in Los Angeles Dana Hunter bidens attorneys asked for him to enter an unusual plea. Its called an Alford Plea where Hunter Biden would accept whatever punishment that judge doles out, but he maintains his innocence and instead of Pleading Guilty, hes maintaining his or is attempting to maintain his innocence. Of course, as expected the Justice Department does not does not agree with this and they objected in court to this request from Hunter Bidens attorneys and now the judge has called for break for a couple of hours while he considers what steps to take next. Now this is unusual as you pointed out as i pointed out, today, obviously was the first day of Jury Selection and this trial this is a Hunter Bidens second time going on trial earlier this year, he was found guilty on gun charges in delaware. And these charges have to do wit
In a Washington Dc courtroom. For the first time since the Supreme Court granted him limited immunity. What we expect next as the Justice Department fights to keep the case moving forward and to cnn lucid Christiane Amanpour sitting down with the commander in chief of the armed forces of ukraine, a candid conversation at a critical moment in the war against russia were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News central deciding the path ahead, the judge in former President Trumps federal Election Interference Prince case ended todays hearing without setting a trial date, but making it clear, shes not thinking about the 2024 president ial election when it comes to this case. A Judge Tanya Chutkan told trumps lawyers in a tense exchange, quote, im not talking about the presidency of the United States. Im talking about the four corners of the indictment cnn chief legal Affairs Correspondent Paula reid was at Court Today for the hearing. Wal
Long have you been i dont know watchers dreaming August 30 exclusively on max good morning. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta washington. We begin this morning with a defiant Special Counsel in a furious former president , in a reworked January 6 indictment, federal prosecutors are making clear they are not backing down despite last month Supreme Court ruling giving for president s immunity from prosecution for official actions we will dig into the differences between this indictment and the original end moments, but the main points of the allegations remain that Donald Trump attempted to defraud the government by obstructing the certification of the 2020 election and tried to strip voters of their rights. All four of the Felony Charges remain and in true, trump fashion. He took to truth, social his social Video Network to rant calling the Indictment And Act of desperation and ridiculous and calling for the case to be immediately dismissed, joining me now, senior crime an
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He said america has turned a page. Were committed to leading this change. The United States is back. It is fantastic. Hes a breathe of fresh air. And new hope for a bipartisan deal on infrastructure. But some democrats say biden should go it alone. It is time to move forward. Republicans have held us up long enough. Inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. Welcome to Inside Politics sunday, im abby phillip. The days of Donald Trumps America First Foreign Policy are over. That is the message President Joe Biden want the world to hear as he travels on his first foreign trip as president. Hes announcing that the u. S. Will buy and donate 500 million doses of Pfizers Covid vaccine. America will be the arsenal of vaccines in our fight against global covid19. Just as america was the Arsenal Of Democracy during world war ii. Our Vaccine Donations dont include pressure for favors or potential concessions. Were doing this to save lives, to end this pandemic. That