A key hearing in trumps federal Election Subversion Case gets underway. Its the first since prosecutors revise their indictment last week following the supreme Courts Landmark ruling on president ial immunity. Earlier this year on the left side of your screen you will see whats happening in court coming from our reporters in the room. Lets get straight to cnn, chief legal Affairs Correspondent Paula reid shoe. Shes outside the courthouse for us. Paula, what are we expecting . Oh, good morning, jim. Today is all about how to move forward in this case after the Supreme Court issued an opinion that really limited what prosecutors can charge former President Trump with and which evidence they can introduce in this case. Now there are no cameras in federal courts, so we are relying on our team of reporters inside to provide us with updates. Also, the former president is not in attendance today. He that appearance has been waived. But what we expec is that Judge Tanya Chutkan, let me tell yo
Pass a specific decided for ive been appointed by numerous Justice Departments to investigate cases and prosecute them if necessary, where there might be a conflict of interests, Molar Being also another recent one elie, i just want you to explain to our viewers when i started reporting from the White House many years ago, there were independent counsel now there are Special Counsels. Whats the difference . Exactly right. So we had a law on the books of federal law from 1978 to 1999, creating the position of independent counsel. And we had a good number of them. The most famous or infamous one of those was Ken Starr in 1999, that law lapsed. It had a legislative sunset that was such backlash over the Clinton Impeachment that congress just said, lets let it die in its place in 1999, arose the current set of Special Counsel regulations. Under those regulations, weve seen robert muller, Jack Smith, robert hurr, david weiss, as kara noted, who has prosecuting Hunter Biden right now. And th
After the supreme Court Decision on immunity for the former president. And with this major election looming, the judge saying, quote this court is not concerned with the electoral schedule and a Secret Battle over a Media Empire worth billions as rupert Murdochs Family fights over the succession plan, News Organizations are fighting for the details to be made public. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central the 14yearold Suspect in the deadliest School Shooting thus far this year is set to make his first court appearance tomorrow. Officials say the 14yearold will be charged as an adult accused of Yesterdays Rampage inside his school, apalachee high in winder, georgia to fellow 14yearold students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo were killed along with two math teachers, Richard Aspinwall and Christina Era me were now learning that the teen was questioned by Law Enforcement last year about threats to commit a School
Now and ask about the Bosley Guarantee Tv On The Edge premieres sunday, september 22, did nine on Cnn Welcome to. The lead. Im jake tapper. We start this hour with Breaking News in the Elections Subversion okay, against Donald Trump, the judge in the case just set a schedule that could result in the release of some of the evidence against mr. Trump before for the november election. Lets get right to cnns Katelyn Polantz and cnn senior legal analyst, elie honig. Kaitlan. What could this never before seen evidence consistent . Well, this was what the prosecutors were quite explicit in describing in court today. They want to file their whats called the Opening Brief on Precedent President ial immunity. And theyve got lots of exhibits. They said this Tom Windom said, we want to set forth the facts of this case both in and outside of the indictment of Donald Trump, things like Grand Jury transcripts three o2s, which are fbi memos of interviews they conduct with people, Interview Transcripts
Inflation. Believe with Jake Tapper starts for now a judge told trumps lawyers today, quote, this court is not concerned with the electoral schedule on the lead starts right now a dramatic day in court as Donald Trump tries to get the federal Election Interference Case against him thrown out, coming up the Stern Rebuke from the judge and how this case is still moving forward with the election only 61 days away, plus another different Election Interference Case. This one about this year, with russia in the middle Justice Department says rightwing Social Media figures were used by the kremlin trying to influence youre votes. Where these influencers dupes, where they useful idiots, or are they victims as they claim and new, details about the tragedy at a High School in georgia, authorities find disturbing writings by the suspected gunman about other School Shootings welcome to the lead. Im Jake Tapper and we start with a big day in our Law And Justice Lead Today with a heated hearing in D