Federal Election Interference case. In a brief order, the court said it would hear arguments in april, but it could take months for the court to issue an opinion. In the meantime, jack smiths case is on hold, meaning no trial can take place and even if the Supreme Court ultimately rules against trump, the intervention puts the trials start date in question. In essence, some would say, given him immunity, possibly. Joining us now, msnbc chief Legal Correspondent and anchor of the beat on msnbc, ari melber. State attorney for Palm Beach County florida, darren ehrenberg, im going to ask you the same question. Theyve, all start with you. Were you surprised at this really . I was shocked, mika. The five justices who granted the state through sand in the years of justice and they further delegitimized the Supreme Court in the eyes of so many. Chief Justice Roberts cares deeply about the perception of the high court. He wants people to believe that they are above politics. That is why its mys
in colorado, now everyone s asking what will happen next. tonight on laura coates live. how can i put this, tonight is politically surreal. donald trump, the 45th president of the united states, the current republican front runner, campaigning right now as we speak to be reelected, hoping to sit right back down at that resolute desk while the colorado supreme court saying tonight, you are going to have to do it in 49 states because colorado is not one. why? because they say that he engaged in an insurrection on january six, and as a result they say the 14th amendment say that he is now disqualified from the ballot, and from being the president of the united states. now, here is what the 14th amendment actually says. it says, no person shall hold any office, who have previously taken an oath to support the constitution of the united states, shall have engaged in insurrection, rebellion, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. sound familiar? i bet it does. because yo
returned would result in reputational harm of a decidedly different order of magnitude. and a major victory for trump, a third party attorney outside of government will soon be tasked with sifting through thousands of documents to identify personal items and materials that could be protected by attorney client or executive privilege. while it does delay things and slow down, which of course is bad for doj in their case, i think, at the end of the day, we are not going to see a lot of documents pulled by the special master. a judge pointing out some of the seized materials include taxes and accounting information. the ruling, allowing u.s. intelligence agencies to continue their national security damage assessment, but halting the justice department criminal review of its mar-a-lago home. i don t think it has a massive impact in the investigation in the long run. if i were the prosecutor working on this case, i d say, let s just trench forward with a special master, to g
Welcome to the journal editorial report, im Edward Lawrence in for paul. Donald trumps New York Criminal Trial Ajuniored for the week on thursday with the prosecutions star witness, mike cohen, undergoing a bruising crossexamination if by the defense. Trump attorney todd blanche trying to paint cohen as a serial liar with a grudge with against the former president. Here with a look at all of this Courtroom Drama and where the case is likely to go is Wall Street Journal columnists kim strassel and bill mcgurn as well as Editorial Board member kyle peterson. So, kim, i want to talk to you first. From what weve been seeing here, there are questions over whether the t. A. Actually provea crime. But you have a favorable judge, you have a favorable new york pool there. There may be a case for an appeal, but the damage if theres a conviction is already done politically, right . Excuse me, yes. No, i think you make a really good point, and this is what they have been aiming at doing ever since
recent information is a day old. we acknowledge that. but, we have nothing that can tell us differently. crucially, police also say damian sanderson s wounds are not believed to be self inflicted and his body was found in the community of james smith cree nation. the scene of the first attack. despite an expanded surge, myles sanderson remains on the run. police are telling all residents in saskatchewan to remain vigilant and that the suspect is dangerous and has an extensive criminal record. the tight-knit indigenous community is devastated by the vicious attack that has now shattered so many lives. it affected everybody from james smith. whether they re all part of a family. you know, i have a niece who was killed, first cousin who was killed. you know, so, how do you speak on that? how do you respond? canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, said his government is martially resources to the communities