Senior attorney for the Group Booking a new suit on Abortion Access and other states is here. And later, believing in science for americas future. At a time when it rapidly tragic climate makes the topic more urgent than ever. This is american voices. We begin this hour breaking news and texas. Republicans in the state senate failed to help one of their own accountable. Voting to acquit Attorney General ken paxton and the pitchman trial. This is once again the story of gop leaders prioritizing loyalty to the party above all else. Impeachment articles accused paxton of misconduct, bribery, and corruption. Just two gop senators broke with their party to vote for conviction. Texas senator called out his republican colleagues lack of courage today on msnbc. What happened here wasnt a tossup, this was an easy bank shot. Every one of these republicans saw this evidence, they should have all voted for conviction. But the midpolitical choice rather than the expedient choice, rather than the ha
To a verdict avoiding Government Shutdown . Ken paxton, he just survived his Impeachment Trial and the threat of being removed from office over allegations of corruption. One of the states Impeachment Managers joins me to explain what happened at todays senate vote. Im Simone Sanders townsend, and i have something to say. We begin with seismic developments this week on capitol hill and in highprofile legal investigations. The latest . A filing from Special Counsel john smith in the Election Interference case against former president donald trump. Smith has asked the judge to grant an order narrowly limiting trump from making public statements about the identities and testimonies of witnesses. As well as any disparaging or intimidating statements about any party in the case. Including attorneys or court personnel. Just hours after that filing was unsealed, trump ranted against jack smith on his social media platform. And during his campaign events, calling the Special Counsel, quote unq
Writing, quote, the defendant has posted repeated inflammatory talks on the judicial system. The court, and the citizens of the district of columbia. Who comprise the jury pool in this case. The filing includes screenshots of trumps social media, as evidence. We know trumps online posts have a real world consequences, after his ranch last month, texas was arrested for threatening to kill the judge overseeing the varied case we are talking about. Trump has until September 25th to respond in court to the dojs request. Well, already lashing out at special counsel jack smith on the campaign trail, calling him deranged. Two republican revenants just last night. Then theres the question of a potential get out of jail free card. Trump isnt the front runner for the republican nomination, he could win the presidency in 2024. With, it widespread power denying power. This week, trump sat for an exclusive christian walker, heres a portion of that interview. Mister president , if you were reelected
Demands despite getting the inquiry many of them pushed for. Also ahead what many are learning this morning about russian president Vladimir Putins meeting with north korean dictator kim jongun. All right, good morning. Welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, september 14th. Im sam stein in for jonathan lemire. We begin this morning with the president s comments on House Republicans Impeachment Inquiry. On tuesday speaker Kevin Mccarthy announced hes directing three committees to conduct the inquiry and claims joe biden used his position as Vice President to further his son hunters foreign Business Dealings. Mccarthy made the move without holding a floor vote. Yesterday the president addressed the inquiry for the first time at a democratic fundraiser in virginia. Biden brushed the republican move off saying, quote, not a joke, not focused on impeachment, ive got a job to do. Ive got to deal with the issues that affect the American People every single solitary day. The president also
Risks undoing his biggest achievement stopping donald trump. And the manhunt in pennsylvania enters week two. Police say he is armed, desperate and dangerous and his mother is speaking out. And Last Night N Sync reunited after all these years on the stage of the vmpas. Cnn morning oig starts right now. Well get to phils news about n sync. Your anthem of your childhood . Dont tell people that i say while not on camera. But serious Breaking News overnight, kim jungun and Vladimir Putin meeting facetoface in russia as u. S. Officials sound the alarm about the potential arms deal ahead. They met at a Space Rocket Launch facility in russias far east. Putin needs weapons and ammunition for the conflict in ukraine and north korea is looking to do a deal in exchange for satellite and Nuclear Submarine technology. And kim jungun vowed to stand by russia as the conflict grinds on. Translator russia is engaged in a fight for justice to defend Security Interests against hegemonic forces. I will al