arguing in the courts that he is immune from prosecution means that it s all but impossible to start a trial on march 4th, just over a month from now. but that news could clear the way for another one of trump s criminal cases. the ex-president could be in the courtroom in manhattan just eight weeks from now. the manhattan d.a. charging him with 34 felony counts for trying to cover up a sex scandal this the weeks before the 2016 election. that trial is currently scheduled for march 25th, and in less than two weeks, a hear willing be held to decide if that date holds. according to reporting from the new york times, alvin bragg and his team of prosecutors have been quietly plugging away. last month, it was reported and news breaking just yesterday in a related case that could give bragg a boost. once again, from the new york times. he once said understand weeseleberg knows where all the financial bodies are burr yesterday, and while it does not involve him flipping on
president biden, democratic senate candidate john fetterman is getting an assist from former president barack obama. will it make a difference in the high-stakes pennsylvania race? and we ll also go inside children s hospitals overwhelmed right now by the surge in respiratory illness as more and more kids are getting sick and beds are running out. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with the new response from the former president, former president trump s lawyer to the most aggressive move yet by the january 6th select committee. cnn political correspondent sara murray is joining us with details. so, what is the trump team saying about this new subpoena from the select committee delivered to trump today? well, it s now up to his legal team to grapple with how they want to respond. in a statement from one of these law firms, they slammed the select committee for making
The show whence you get your podcast. Our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer in the situation room. I will see you later tonight on ac 360. Happening now, donald trump is asking a judge to toss out the federal election case against him, citing president ial immunity and his impeachment acquittal in the u. S. Senate after the january 6th insurrection. Could his new defense potentially set up a battle that goes all the way up to the u. S. Supreme court . Also tonight, ukraine is reeling from the deadliest russian strike on civilians since the early days of the war. At least 51 people, including children, slaughtered today by a Russian Missile attack on a grocery store. Plus, the speakership fight is heating up in the house. Top contenders racing to lock down support from moderates. This hour, ill get reaction from a key republican who represents one of the most competitive districts in the country. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitz
particularly who are very angry with him backing down on his wall promise. people like anne colter and others, that he s tried his best in a system that needs to be changed and the democrats and the press are making it all impossible. and he s standing by his principles and he ll do everything he can. i mean, i can see trump arguing that fairly effectively. and steven, finally the question as to whether the president will be invited to give his state of the union address. do you feel the speaker of the house is under pressure to now grant that invitation, or does that also continue to be held up here given all the uncertainty? well, that s a good question. i mean, i m not sure. my guess is it would be a very good gesture. this is my personal view. if nancy pelosi would let this happen in this three-week period. it is the tradition, and it
it violates the establishment clause of the first amendment that prohibits the government from making laws respecting religion. president trump arguing, never disavowed his intention to support muslim immigration, instead he announced that he would achieve that goal by banning individuals from muslim countries, rather than a religious test. he explained that when people were so upset that i used were muslim, he would be talking territory instead of muslim. plaintiffs believe that the president s prior statement in an attempt to ban muslim integration, and their belief is irrelevant, because 2c of the revised order does no such thing. and merely suspends temporarily of the entry of certain aliens from six countries previously identified by congress and the executive as posing heightened terrorism risks. the full fourth circuit court of appeals will be hearing the arguments today. that is where, the audio will be streamed live. that is where still.