you cnn breaking news thanks for joining us on cnn news central this afternoon, we begin with breaking news, a judges upheld the criminal indictment against former president donald trump in georgia. the judge, they re rejecting the argument that trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election were protected under the first amendment cnn s zachary cohen is part of a team that broke this story zach, walk us through this decision by judge scott mcafee yeah boards. you ll remember that we heard we watched a hearing in fulton county, georgia just about a week ago, and trump s lawyers argued strenuously. that s entire case should be thrown out because in his argument that the political speech and that the claims about voter fraud that trump was pushing after the 2020 election are protected by the first amendment. now, the judge today roundly rejecting that argument as we ve seen him do multiple other times in this case for other defendants in georgia saying, look, quote, the de
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these the deals on before there shot with jury selection is underway in the first trial against the son of a sitting president. we are live outside the courthouse in delaware where hunter biden is facing we ve felonies for allegedly buying a gun while using illegal drugs. how his father, the president, is reacting and fighting words on capitol hill is dr. anthony found she testifies to lawmakers about the origins of covid-19 and the us response to the pandemic and brace yourself the thermostat please, in your house can be pretty busy this summer. i ll look at how much it will cost you to stay cool and how that number has risen over the past five years. we re following these developing stories and many more we re all coming in right here to see it a nuisance just days after former president trump was convicted of 34 felonies and his hush money case. another unprecedented and in criminal trial with major political implications is getting underway. hunter biden now facing ju
e it. so give it a try. visit pretty litter.com today cnn news, central. central. central. central central central central. just a few minutes ago, president biden and waiting on his 2024 rival donald trump being found on guilty of 34 felonies in his hush money trial. this was the first time that president biden did so publicly. let s watch the american principle that no one is above the law was reaffirmed and it s reckless is dangerous, it s irresponsible for anyone to say this was rigged just because they don t like the verdict our justice system has endured for nearly 250 years and it literally is the cornerstone of america. our justice system justice and should be respected and we should never allow anyone to tear it down president biden, obviously appearing there to be responding to remarks that former president trump made earlier today at trump tower where he defiantly blasted the trial saying that it was rigged, where he launched into a series of attacks on the
first, but who s counting until president biden and former president trump face off for the first time in nearly four years, cnn has new reporting about how the president plans to target trump direct while trump allies are urging the former president to forget the past and focus on three key issues that are impacting voters plus a supreme court ruling that could help major impacts on misinformation found on social media though, justice alito says the court may soon come to regret today s decision will explain why for the first time in months, a glimpse of american journalist evan gershkovich in a russian courtroom. the wall street journal reporter s espionage trial beginning today, what we re learning about the hearing and a message from his family were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central well, it is almost here. hello, i m briana cuellar along so i d bore sanchez and washington president biden and former presi