today smith submitting a scathing replay to trump s request to slow walk the case which he called misguided. he writes, this case is so important to the public that it requires a, quote, immediate and definitive decision by this court. emphasizing, quote, the charges here are of the utmost gravity. smith reiterating how extraordinary and essential this ruling is writing, quote, this case involves for the first time in our nation s history criminal charges against a former president based on his actions while in office. and not just any questions. alleged agents to perpetuate himself in power. in preparation for this titanic matchup, both parties are beefing up their legal teams. smith is stackk his roster with a real heavy hitter. reportedlyriing in, quote, one of the most accomplished modern supreme court advocates who has argued more than 100 cases at the high court. meanwhile, trump has added three lawyers, including a veteran of the conservative legal community who has su
behind us, end quote. not really. our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer. he s in the situation room, actually he s replaced by alex marquardt today. i ll see you soon. happening now, donald trump brushes off questions about a report you heard first right here on cnn, that is, federal prosecutors now in possession of audiotapes undercutting trump s defense over retaining classified documents. we re also getting reaction from one of the former president s previous attorneys. in the senate the debt ceiling deal could come to a final vote as soon as tonight. even as members of both parties raise serious concerns. majority leader chuck schumer telling senators, they have to stay in session until the bill passes. and russia says that regions near the border with ukraine have suffered dozens of attacks in just the last day. the kremlin condemning international silence over the recent strikes on russian territory. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and
donald trump s ballot eligibility, is there really any question he engaged in a insurrection? if the courts don t hold him accountable in 2024, will voters hold him accountable at the ballot box? we will talk about all of that with former a balloon campaign minister and former rnc spokesperson tim miller. plus, our friend andrew weissmann joins me to dig into what the former president could do with the justice department if he wins back the white house. also today, a one-on-one conversation with the u.s. surgeon general. doctor vivek moore thieves here to discuss loneliness, social media, and mental health around the holidays. and later, the exit interview. congresswoman as she was leaving congress after more than three decades. i will ask her what she learned and what concerns are most about what comes next. so it is the holiday season, the time for reflection, the chance to take stock of the year that is coming to a close, into really put this moment into perspective,
which one what she? carrie. the organizer? everybody s friend? but tv fantasy, turned real life mystery when the friend everyone loved was murdered. i didn t believe it. there s somebody out there that did this to her. stabbed to death, at a luxury, million dollar home. shocked the officers that were investigating. there were plenty of possible leads, the boyfriend. i text, or are you okay? and the acts. are you involved? and two curious, big money clients. what happened inside of that house? i saw a few people in the financial bind. dateline s own, unsolved case squad, takes on the crime. someone got paid to go murder that girl. someone who was very close to her. i think it s someone she knows. so full of life. who was behind her death? i am going to find out. if it kills me. hello, and welcome to dateline, she was 24 and just starting her life as a real estate agent, she thought she had landed the assignment of her dreams, big cli
real frenzy of activity around this case. so, i promise we will return to that as soon as we have it. let s turn our attentions to the united states. the house of representatives has approved a deal to allow the us to borrow more money, days before the world s biggest economy would have started defaulting on its debt. the measure passed the chamber by a vote of 314 to 117, with defections on both sides of the aisle. the us senate must vote on the bill later this week before presidentjoe biden can sign it into law. joining me now is martin baccardax, senior editor, thestreet.com. was it game, set and match to biden on this deal? i think, to some degree, he can claim an incredible victory here, although ultimately he did want to separate this debt ceiling negotiation from his budget, and he had to concede at least some spending cuts along the way. so, he didn t get precisely what you wanted, but as you indicated, there was tremendous bipartisan support for the deal, including r