Welcome back to the weekend. Donald trump resorted to crimes, to try to stay in office after the 2020 election. That is what special Counsel Jack Smith argues in a bombshell filing, recently unsealed. Putting trump legal woes back in the spotlight, just one month before the 2024 election. Smiths filing insists that Trump Separates to overturn the 2020 election were not official acts and dont fall under the scope of the supreme Courts President ial immunity rolling. The 165 page redacted document reveals new and disturbing details of trumps efforts to claim power and weeks after losing the 2020 election. Joining us is conservative lawyer George Conway. Welcome back to the table, my friend. Its always fun. Among those details, little more in The Way the former president else about his own Vice President. Upon refusing a Phone Call that Mike Pence had been taken to a secure Location Person 15 rushed to inform the defendant in hopes to ensure his safety. After p 15 delivered the news, the
Mr. Leahy mr. President , i ask the call of the quorum be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection, so ordered. The senator from vermont. Mr. Leahy mr. President , today were debating whether the senate is allowed to vote on the confirmation of patricia millett. Shes nominated to fill the vacancy that our current chief justice, john roberts, previously occupied on the United States the United States court of appeals for the d. C. Circuit. Now, if shes confirmed as of course she should be, shell be only the sixth woman to serve on the d. C. Circuit in its more than 1020year history. Shes be a 120year history. She is an extraordinary nominee, she has impeccable credentials for this important appellate court. I like so many others across this country hope that her confirmation is not going to suffer from the partisanship and gridlock that consumed Congress Earlier this month. Patricia millett has had a brilliant legal career. Shes argued 32 cases before the Supreme Court. A
Differentiate your guidance from all others, permitting you to lead them to your desired destination. Speak to them through your word, guide them with your spirit, and sustain them with your might. Let all they do be well done, fit for your eyes to see, and receiving your divine approbation. And, lord, we ask you to comfort senator and mrs. Inhofe, as they grieve the death of their son. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Reid mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Reid i move to proceed to calendar number 236, the drug compounding legislation. The president pro tempore the clerk will report. The clerk h. R. 3204, a an act to amend the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act with respect to human dru
These fundraisers and vigils, emails and postcards, small and large signs of recognition and love from our colleagues, from people across the country, are a form of giving back. And they give me hope that eventually we will prevail in this effort to make a differen difference. Scarlet lewis, jesses mom, is also a hero. She heard about the cruz family, who had lost two of their children to a drunk driver. Scarlet responded with that same resilience and strength by offering to give a fundraiser for the cruz family. And when she asked was asked about her family and about what she had done, she explained quote what brings meaning to the suffering is doing something for someone else. In doing something for them, im also helping my own healing. Nearly 90 of americans support commonsense measures like background checks, a number that is virtually unchanged since the issue soared to the forefront of our political discourse in the wake of sandy hook. Even in gunowning households, the support is
To filibuster anyone that president obama nominates . Absolutely. This should be a decision for the people, george. We have an election. I think we should wait until after november. The president can nominate whoever he wants but the senate is not going to act. We are not moving forward on it, period. Its up to Mitch Mcconnell and everyone else to stop it. Its called delay, delay, delay. Well have an election very soon and the people will understand whats at stake in that election. Bill epic battle. Republicans showed their hands on saturday. Senator mcconnell says they will not make a move. Why does that matter . The republicans could have done this a different way. They could have said we look forward to working with the president on this issue and somehow the nomination never got confirmed. We have a huge constitutional conflict, an epic battle taking place in the middle of a president ial campaign. The president has a Constitutional Authority to nominate a justice but the senate ha