classified documents. the special counsel found evidence that president biden, quote, willfully retaineds classified materials found no reason to press criminal charges. drew distinction between the criminal probe of handling of documents and his findings regarding president biden. the long standing justice department priniple that you cannot indict a sitting president does not apply and would not bring charges even if joe biden were no longer president. we ll have more on that later in the program. we begin with a hearing at the nation s highest court. an historic hearing for some very big questions about the constitution. the future of our democracy and at the heart of the case, a request from voters for some accountability for an unprecedented insurrection. first up, jonathan mitchell, the attorney for donald trump, argued among other things, that january 6th was not an insurrection. it was a riot. he also argued that the president is not technically an officer of the unit
to our viewers, thanks very much for watching. erin burnett out front starts right now. out front next, we are live at the supreme court where in just hours a crucial hearing to determine whether trump is disqualified from the ballot will begin. it is a decision that could up end the 2024 election. one of the attorneys in the courtroom tomorrow is out front. plus, putin s american friend, the russian president sitting down for an extensive conversation with tucker carlson who has never shied away from pushing putin s propaganda. the. chinese headlines saying texas is about to secede from the union and a civil war is breaking out in america. why is the communist government letting the lies flourish. let s go out front. good evening. i m erin burnett. out front tonight the supreme court front and center. the first case that could impact the 2024 election begins in just hours. the justices tomorrow morning will hear oral arguments there in an unprecedented case t
border and foreign aid, and criticizing the u.s. action in the middle east, as the president vows more strikes on iran-backed militias. congresswoman pramila jayapal, chair of the congressional caucus joins me live to discuss it all. mixed bag, president biden wins big in the democrat s first presidential primary and south carolina. but new nbc news polling numbers could be a sign of trouble to come. operate down the data, with the chair, jaime harrison. plus my one-on-one conversation with california governor gavin newsom and the real reason he thinks taylor swift has conspiratorial conservatives freaking out. and, is a prize lol on snl. are you doing okay donald? you might need another confidence he test? you know what, i took the test, they said i m 100 percent medal. i m jonathan capehart, this is the sunday show. is the sunday show. we are monitoring breaking news on capitol hill as we come on the air this evening. any moment now we could learn the details about
former president trump asserts that there was a politicized process that resulted in his prosecution related to classified documents and other things? so for the public, if democrats and this administration say trust the department of justice, trust the institutions, but you re also arguing here gratuitous political cheap shots and false assertions. how are they to process this? i talked about this a minute ago, and i think, you know, when you have the former attorney general, when you have the former acting fbi director, when you have the former general counsel of the fbi, you know, these are experienced people at the justice department who spent decades working at the justice department and they re saying it s gratuitous, this isn t appropriate. this is inconsistent with the doj policy and practice. that s them saying it. we agree. you heard the president speak forcefully about this last night. you heard the vice president speak forcefully about this today. we agree that
night in a stunning rebuke. it was a mess what happened here, but we re cleaning it up. the chasm between the two parties is wider than it s ever been. where does washington go now on issues millions of americans care about? plus, can donald trump be kept off the colorado s primary ballot for his role leading up to the january 6th attack on the capitol. that s the high-stakes question that will be argued before the supreme court tomorrow. what to expect in court and the critical implications for the decision. a defiant prime minister bibi netanyahu just moments ago telling the world israel will not stop until all of hamas is gone from gaza. those comments coming after a new hamas counterproposal for a cease fire and hostage deal, so what happens now? but we begin on capitol hill where chaos is winning in a battle over compromise. as soon as an hour from now, the senate will vote on whether to proceed with a $118 billion national security package including for the bo