Peter bowes has moran if this came as a surprise. Has more. I think it was inevitable that this would end up in the Supreme Court. Donald trumps claims averted been rejected by a lower court and he claims he is immune to this kind of criminal prosecution because he was president at the time. This relates to the allegations that he tried to overturn the result of the 2020 election and mr trump faces multiple charges including one that he conspired to defraud the come of this was a trial does do to start very soon next month and it is been delayed and it is now on hold reading from the Supreme Court that they intend to hear arguments in april, the third week of april and a decision expected at some point injune and we know now that this trial, if indeed it goes ahead, it will not be happening until at leastjuly and were getting into Political Convention season in the election is looming in november and one of donald trump tactics has always been to try to delay these Legal Proceedings ag
One of lifes most underappreciated talents is to know when its time to move on to lives next chapter. So i stand before you today, was a president , and my colleagues, to say this will be my last term as republican leader of the senate. For more on both mcconnell s stepping down and the spending deal, heres our north america correspondent, gary odonoghue. After repeated attempts to get a spending agreement, it does look like leadership in congress from both sides of at least reached a partial agreement on some other Spending Bills that they have been arguing about. It looks now in the next couple of days that resolutions were put through senate and the House Of Representatives to extend one of the deadlines until next friday by which time they will pass Spending Bills on six separate departments. They havent reached an agreement on the other six departments but they are going to push the deadline for that back until march 22 so in some ways, this is progress being made and in some ways
One of lifes most underappreciated talents is to know when its time to move on to lifes next chapter. So i stand before you today, mr president and my colleagues, to say this will be my last term as republican leader of the senate. For more on both mcconnell s stepping down and the spending deal, heres our North America correspondent gary odonoghue. After repeated attempts to get a spending agreement, it does look like leadership in congress from both sides have at least reached a partial agreement on some of the Spending Bills that they have been arguing about. It looks now in the next couple of days that resolutions were put through both the senate and the House Of Representatives to extend one of the deadlines until next friday, by which time they will pass Spending Bills on six separate departments. Now, they havent reached an agreement on the other six departments, but they are going to push the deadline for that back until march 22. So in some ways, this is progress being made, i
79594061 call now vegas story of sensitive. Sunday at ten on cnn its thursday, february 29, right now on cnn this morning, happy leave here the Supreme Court announcing it will hear Donald Trumps Immunity Claim further delaying the former president s federal election subversion trial. And more trouble for trump in illinois, judge, removing his name from the state ballot citing the 14th amendments insurrectionist ban and the races on top, republicans already angling to replace their departing senate leader, Mitch Mcconnell all right, its 06 00 a. M. Here in washington. A live look at the Supreme Court, not usually the Critical Center of deciding our elections. Its looking like it might be this year. Good morning, everyone. Its wonderful to have you here. Im kasie hunt, donald trump strategy to delay those trials until after the november election, just got a big assist from the Supreme Court, the justices announcing they will here are the former president s claims of absolute immunity. T
But the Supreme Courts decision to take up the case could delay it beyond the election in november. Earlier, i asked our North America correspondent peter bowes if this announcement comes as a surprise. I think it was inevitable that this would end up in the Supreme Court. Donald trumps claims averted been rejected by a lower court and he claims he is immune to this kind of criminal prosecution because he was president at the time. This relates to the allegations that he tried to overturn the result of the 2020 election and mr trump faces multiple charges including one that he conspired to defraud the come of this was a trial does do to start very soon next month and it is been delayed and it is now on hold reading from the Supreme Court that they intend to hear arguments in april, the third week of april and a decision expected at some point injune and we know now that this trial, if indeed it goes ahead, it will not be happening until at leastjuly and were getting into Political Conv