Renegged on the deal. John hunter has swapped out his lead attorney with abby lowell. David, appears the two sides are growing further and further apart on this. Very far apart, john and gillian. Its amazing, not even three weeks ago on july 26th in wilmington, david weiss was sitting feet away from hunter biden and his attorneys, things were cordial, at least at the beginning getting ready to enter the plea deal, now things have fallen apart and growing further apart. The filing that just came in, david weiss says first the government did not reneg on the previously signed Plea Agreement as he asserts. Hunter bidens attorneys says the gun charge, he was accused of lying on a federal form is valid, it was signed by both parties. The defendant, his attorneys say they have a binding and bilateral diversion agreement. Weisss team says its not valid, even though it was signed as bidens attorneys suggest. And to reiterate the withdrawn agreement is not in effect. And chris clark was the chi
Our colleague out of washington, d. C. Gillian good to be here. Five degrees cooler than d. C. Im glad to be here. Im gillian turner. Lawyers from Brian Kohberger are seeking a trial delay slated to start in october. He is charged with four counts of first degree murder as well as felony burglary. Defense is claiming he was out driving alone when those four students were murdered. Prosecutors say they want details including specific places he claims to have been at the time of the murders and witnesses to back up his alibi. Bill nancy grace joins us for a deeper dive into the hearing and the evidence and what she expects but first to the story and news and dan springer outside the courthouse in moscow, idaho. Brian kohberger has been at the other Pretrial Motion hearings and expect him to be in court today six weeks before the start of his murder trial. A lot of loose ends in the case to tie up before this thing can go to trial. His Defense Lawyers are going to ask the judge for a stay
For next weeks debate, his super pac has advised him to take a hammer to Vivek Ramaswamy but defend trump if trump is attacked by chris christie. Here was some reaction after Fulton County d. A. Fani willis indicted trump and 18 codefendants for state rico violations. South carolina senator tim scott said this. We see the legal system being weaponized against political opponents. That is unamerican and unacceptable. Vivek ramaswamy said that should he become president , he would pardon trump. The reality is this, these are politicized persecutions through prosecution. Trumps former Vice President mike pence, who has criticized trump for putting himself above the constitution, says he prefers that trumps fate be decided, quote, by voters, not criminal courts. Ron desantis said i think its an example of the criminalization of politics. I dont think this is good for the country. Even chris christie, who has been consistently critical of trumps underlying conduct told cnn, he thought that
The grand jury handling Donald Trumps Election Subversion Case is meeting right now, with indictment number 4 possible in the coming days. Why this case in georgia could create some of his most complicated legal problems yet. The death toll on maui keeps climbing. 96 confirmed fatalities now, with that number sadly expected to rise as Search And Rescue forge ahead. And the power companys now facing a lawsuit for not cutting electricity when forecasters were warning about powerful wind gusts. And almost two years after the chaotic u. S. Exit from afghanistan allies who fled the taliban and were promised a home in the United States say theyre now being sent back. We are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. Potential indictment number 4 of former President Donald Trump could be days if not hours away. Today a grand jury in atlanta is hearing the culmination of a yearslong probe into efforts to overturn georgias 2020 election
Dozens more unaccounted for. Were live from the burn zone coming up shortly. First this. Like father, like son. President biden and son hunts both under Special Counsel investigation. Is it too much to overcome, we wonder . Well find out in time. Good monday morning. Im bill hemmer live in new york. Hello. Dana good to see you again. Im dana perino. This is americas newsroom. Its been a very tough weekend for everyone in hawaii. Much more for you on that. We want to get to this information. The appointment of a Special Counsel on hunter biden is the latest as the president deals with his own Special Counsel for mishandling classified documents. The legal challenges are mounting. That is bad news for a president already facing questions about age and electability. Bill meanwhile hunters Special Counsel. The same prosecutor who tried to give the sweet plea deal about a month ago. According to republicans, that just does not simply pass muster. Dana peter doocy is live at the white house