Sexual abuse former president. But also the most important trial of our life times. The United States of america versus donald trump. Tomorrow, trump will be arraigned in a washington, d. C. Courtroom. Hes expected to plead not guilty to four criminal counts, conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct, conspiracy to violate the right to vote and obstruction of an official proceeding. This latest indictment of the former president handed down by special counsel jack smith is an incredibly detailed and damning account of an attempt to subvert democracy and forcibly overturn the 2020 election. It pulls from firsthand accounts including people very close to the president and sets up a potential block buster trial with star witnesses, including his former Vice President and countless maga senators and members of the and members of congress. The core of the case is broken down into three parts. The first part details how trump was fully aware that he lost the election. F
text in a dramatic departure from previous amendments sought to bring justice to millions of formerly enslaved black americans and to insure that the formerly elected officials who waged war against the united states would not be allowed to serve in elected office again. that is the purpose of section 3. now, knowing all that, at issue today before the court were some key questions. one, do states have the right to enforce section 3 or can only congress do that? two, did the drafters intend to include presidents and vice presidents when they drafted this punishment? and three, is this section self-executing, which is technical jargon for this thing goes into effect without any other mechanisms such as anoct of congress. trump s lawyer jonathan mitchell who happens to be the guy who wrote the texas abortion bounty law, kept referring to something known as the griffin case. what is the griffin case, you ask. if you read any recent stories about the 14th amendment, it s possible
and new overnight, it appears writers on the picket lines are about to get some reinforcements as failed negotiations set the stage for another strike in the entertainment industry. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, january 13th. i m ali vitali in washington along with jonathan lemire who has another location change, this time in helsinki, finland, where he s still covering the president s trip overseas. lemere, i hope you re drinking coffee and all this travel doesn t have you too jet lagged. but once again set the scene where you are this morning on this next leg of the president s trip. reporter: well, it s not way too early here. it s actually noon. a pretty easy time to do this show, ali. yes, today is the final day of the president s trip to europe, and we re going to get into it. yesterday in many ways was the center piece. he met with president zelenskyy who had been so upset ukraine was not going to be given an immediate entry into nato.
ukrainian offensive through this area. where they don t. i think they needed them. donald trump, the campaign trail, amidst new reporting today on classified documents and potential pressure campaign involving the irs to let his freedom caucus fracture is, the latest on an inept effort to oust marjorie taylor greene from the gop organization. plus, you are following some extreme heat that continues to stifle parts of the country as well as a threat of severe storms and others. an alarming health development, cases of malaria, cropping up in the u.s. from the first time in decades. all of that and a troubling new trend in the wake of anti-trans legislation around the country. people forced to go to the black market to get medication they desperately need. that story is ahead this hour as well. you don t miss that conversation. we begin though with ukraine. now, 500 days into its fight for survival after the russian invasion. the president just signed off on what may be his
election lies. he also slammed the justice department for indicting him on federal charges over his decision to government secrets at mar-a-lago. sentiments he echoed once again in new attacks this afternoon on his knockoff twitter. the gop front runner feeds grievances to his base, president biden will his showcase his economic achievements. friday, the president highlighted new efforts to lower health care office things that sneak into your cable bill or surprise charges when you check out of a hotel. biden also emphasized the importance of his infrastructure legislation. biden and other administration officials have been going to republican held congressional districts to tout the white house is the administration hopes to show their policies have spurred job growth, domestic manufacturing and economic development while reminding the public the republicans largely opposed the measures. the job report shows biden s economic with another 209,000 jobs added. and