story. i m anderson cooper. the indictment of former president donald trump mark the first time in history a former president has faced criminal charges. this is now the second indictment for the former president, who was criminally charged by a manhattan grand jury in march on more than 30 counts of business fraud. now he s facing 37 federal charges relating to classified documents from his time in office that were uncovered by federal agents. a special counsel has been investigating this case since november of last year. he s pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. what makes the situation, though, even more extraordinary is that mr. trump is also the current front-runner in the republican party for the 2024 election, which means he could be taking on president joe biden while a special counsel appointed by the attorney general is working to convict him. trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. over the next hour, our pamela brown lays out everything we kno
support. i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. monday america celebrates the third ever federal holiday of juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved african americans. as we do, the consensus among legal scholars is the supreme court will soon be ending affirmative action, at least in the context of college admissions. does that mean it achieved its purpose or we re abandoning the underlying premise? a pair of cases have been argued. we ll soon know the results. one involves harvard, the other the university of north carolina. the conventional wisdom is that race-conscious admissions will end. currently race is permitted to be a factor, meaning one factor among many to be considered as schools seek to create a diverse student body. kwoet quote teas, however, are unconstitutional. that s the bottom line after the supreme court has taken up several cases involve ing affirmative action over time. justice sandra day o connor wrote we expect 25 years from now the us
juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved african americans, and as we do, the consensus among legal scholars is that the supreme court will soon be ending affirmative action, at least in the context of college administrations. does that mean that it achieved its purpose or that we re abandoning the underlying premise? a pair of cases have been argued. we will soon know the results. one involves harvard, the other the university of north carolina. the conventional wisdom is that race conscious administrations will end. currently race is permitted to be a factor in the administrations calculus, meaning one factor among many to be considered as schools seek to create a diverse student body for everybody s benefit. quotas on the other hand, are unconstitutional. that s the bottom line after the supreme court has taken up several major cases involving affirmative action over the years. and one of those cases was in 2003, it was grutter versus bollinger, involved the
with us on this thursday morning. morning joe starts right now. as you know, i can t talk about the particulars of this or any other ongoing criminal matter. as i said when i pointed mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department s commitment to both independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. any questions about this matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. attorney general merrick gar garland with brief words for the first time since donald trump s federal indictment. is it just me or, willie, are we starting to see again not a complete breaking of ice but sort of more thawing of ice, mike pence day one, this is horrible. day two, it s bad, but i m going to pardon him. day three, too early to talk about pardons. because you know, the news came out and i m sure mike p
of the first federal arraignment of a former u.s. president in the history of this nation. security is tight as donald trump is about to respond to the most serious criminal charges, twice impeached and twice indicted former commander in chief has faced. trump is at his golf club outside miami, expected to heed to the courthouse soon. this is cnn s special coverage of the arrest and arraignment of donald trump. i m anderson cooper. i m jake tapper. the former president will be placed under arrest. he will likely be fingerprinted electronically and then he is expected to plead not guilty to the unprecedented 37-count indictment. trump is accused of willfully mishandling highly classified documents brought to his mar-a-lago resort after he left office and accused of allegedly conspiring to try to hide these documents, stashing boxes in unsecured locations, including a ballroom and a bathroom. trum aide walt nauta is also charged in the indictment and expected to appear alongs