With more than a dozen of his closest allies. That is according to some news accounts. An it this come though thafternoon. The grand jury had heard from half of ten witnesses expected to testify in this case at this stage. Among those witnesses, former Georgia State representative bee wen. Present for the 2020 hearing where Rudy Giuliani pedalled false election claims an urged legislators to appoint a slate of fake trump electors. Two other witnesses who were expected to testify tomorrow have been called in as well. They include journalist george chidi, who stumbled upon a december 14th, 2020 meeting of Fake Electors, as well as Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor jeff duncan, hes a republican who has been openly critical of trumps baseless claims of fraud in the state of georgia. Signs a potential end game in fani williss Criminal Investigation into the expresident and his allies is where we begin today with our favorite reporters and friends. Former Top Justice Department official, ou
Kind of a preview of how shell run her court and this case. And in deciding whether to grant Special Counsel jack smiths request for protective order limiting what the disgraced expresident can and cannot say publicly about the case, judge chutkan cuts through Talking Points like a hot knife through butter. On the First Amendment protections, they are so fond of citing, mr. Trump, like every american, has a First Amendment right to free speech. But that right is not absolute. Adding that without a protective order, the disclosure of discovery materials could lead to witnesses being harassed or otherwise interfering with a fair trial. What about the fact that trump is running for president. And chutkan did not mince words on that eithe saying, this is a criminal trial and i will not take into consideration the impact will have for have for a political came on either side. He will have all of the rights hesen tieptled to. The existence is not going to have any bearing on my decision. I i
Some republicans going as far as calling it a coverup. What is the white house saying . For that we go to Lucas Tomlinson at the white house. Federal prosecutors say negotiations with bidens legal team have hit a snag and this case could be going to trial. The Justice Department refused to rule out if President Biden would be part of future investigations after that Special Counsel was named yesterday. Special counsel will not be subject to the daytoday supervision of any official of the department, but he must comply with the regulations, procedures and policies of the department. Republicans have been calling for Special Counsel for a long time to investigate hunter biden, but many in the g. O. P. Are not happy charles that it was david weiss named who has already been investigating hunter for the past five years. The appointment of a special council allows him to file additional charges against hunter biden outside delaware. Heres Jonathan Turley. Theres no question this magnifies t
Illegal Clarence Thomas exception of luxury gifts and travel might finally force the court to take action. And, breaking developments in the Georgia Election probe, our strongest indication yet that a grand jury could indict donald trump in a matter of days. I am Ayman Mohyeldin lets, get started. And we begin with that Breaking News out of georgia this hour, fulton countys returning fani willis will begin presenting her Election Interference case against donald trump and his allies to a grand jury early next week. The Atlanta Journalconstitution is reporting the timeline came into sharper focus when former georgia Lieutenant Governor jeff duncan and independent journalist George Shady Separately confirmed they had received notifications they will testify on tuesday. Now, this means the public might know by tuesday whether jurors indict the ex president. Tuesday evening, to be specific. Willis is expected to begin her presentation to grandeurs on monday. Were gonna have more on this br
Also, check in with the House Speaker and House Judiciary Committee chairmany. Jim jordan will be here with a lot more. Also, well get reaction from clay travis and tomi lahren on the us womens soccer team, which just suffered a humiliating loss at the world cup. S whoof course, after prioritig their far left while politics over playing soccer. And tonight, we will get reaction from the aicup. R ofm Anheuser Busch to the entire Dylan Mulvaney controversy. B how would the founders of anheuserbusch feel . But first, lets head to the white house, where earlier today the president was celebrating anotheontroverdar t, the 2022 world series champion houston astros. Thats right. After ten days at the beach where he could barely move his chair and really needed a t shirt on. Bidens only real event today back at the white house was a lighthearted celebration. And even that was a struggle for your 80 year old cognitivefr visually impaired commander in chief. Take a look now, rizal here. Very. I