citizen trump. the idea that an american president returns to being an ordinary citizen just like everyone else after they leave office is as fundamental to the concept of america as the bill of rights. we re a nation with no king. and therefore, even the president of the united states is just a citizen. no more, nor less. and as such, they are held to the same laws and provided with the same defenses that you and i get. that is what the three-judge panel on the d.c. circuit court of appeals unanimously ruled today in its crushing legal takedown that counter to trump s stated arguments, presidents do not have complete and absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. and thus, trump must face trial for his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. in their ruling they reminded trump what the supreme court has already declared, quote, no man in this country is so high that he is above the law. no officer of the law may set that law at defiance with impunity. all of the of
Next. Then, utah senator mike lee on why he voted against this deal, reversing his support entirely by the time it reached the senate. What lee is calling Night And Day compared to whatwhat republicans limitsavegrow acd initially promised. Thenly, the stumble seen rod the world, President Biden takee another fall if while speaking at the air force Graduation Asth 2024 hopefuls line up to take h his joisb and two more faces are expected to join in the fray in the upcoming week. Former speaker othf The House Na Gingrich and pollster Robert Cahaly on the gop primary season as former President Trump stillp leads the pack two months before the first gop primary debate. Then, fbi director Christopher Wray expected tor deliver the document tomorrow t thathe allegedly ties thenvicet president joe bidehen to a 5 million Bribery Scheme with aer Foreign National in exchange for policy decisions. Coming up, congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna on the oversight committees next move to prove jo me biden
center of that drama. it s here in the 14th amendment arguments before the supreme court. and senator alex pay as here, yes, senate still in session, to discuss capitol hill chaos. crab or coffee inside alum, welcome to the weekend. this weekend, we start with classified documents. not president biden s but donald trump s. developing late last, night special counsel jack smith filed a motion nifor judge aile cannon to reconsider an order that smith says what identify more than two dozen witnesses, exposing them to threats. after reading that motion, judge cannon order jack smith to hand nnover that evidence to trump s lawyers by today. miss nbc legal analyst mary mccord ssis with, us she is a former principal deputy assistant attorney general for the national security division and co-host of one of my favorite podcasts, prosecuting donald trump. there s a lot of drama going on mpwith judge cannon. i ve always thought that this was sort of a live wire with her. she s provi
those in. judge jeanine: thanks, bret. dana: that s a lot of money. bret: i got some. i m going to do it. thanks, dana. bret: good evening, welcome to washington. i m bret baier. breaking tonight, president biden is promising the u.s. will respond to the latest attack on american personnel in the middle east. and iranian backed group is being blamed for the death of three u.s. soldiers and injuries to more than two dozen others during a drone strike in jordan near the syrian border. at the same time, white house officials emphasize they are not looking for a wider war in the region. we have fox team coverage tonight. gillian turner at the state department with alarming news with how deeply united nations personnel are allegedly involved with terrorist groups. jeffrey heinrich at the terrorist group with the political response to the latest violence in the middle east. first, to chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin who starts us off from the pentagon
it is good to be back with you for this second hour of chris jansing reports. ahead this hour, the welcome surprise from the december jobs report showing the u.s. labor market closed out 2023 with a bang. plus, former blade runner, oscar pistorius out on parole after serving almost a decade in prison for murdering his girlfriend. how her family is responding. the latest from iowa where that horrific school shooting has rocked the community of perry. new reporting on how the school s principal acted to save his students. and house democrats and their push to get supreme court justice clarence thomas off the key 2024 ballot. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with that new jobs report. nbc senior business report christine roman is with us. give us the big adnes. look, it was a sol i woul - solid end to the year, 216 new jobs in december. they eected the job market to keep slowing because of the fed rate increases, and the job