Youre watching cnn newsroom, im rosemary church. Former u. S. President donald trump staring down a deadline related to charges he tried to overturn the 2020 election. Well hear from one of his lawyers. President joe biden is set to hit the road to tout his economic achievements to voters. An amazing rescue at sea. The trials this man endured during the trip out, before the coast guard found him alive. Special counsel jack smith has requested limitations on evidence provided to trumps team, specifically, theyre asking the former president not to receive his own copies of sensitive material fearing he could use it to threaten witnesses. The deadline to respond is just hours away. Smith responded to trumps post on social media. Including this one, if you go after me, im coming after you. One of trumps attorneys says he will fight the protective order, clai claiming prosecutors want to hide information from the american people. The point is that we will not agree to keeping information th
You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington. Good evening. We are inching closer to i deadline in the governments case against former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Trumps lars now have about 22 hours to respond to a legal filing from special counsel jack smith. He requested a protective order after trump posted this on social media on friday. If you go after me, im coming after you. Smith wants the judge to limit trump and his legal team from publicly discussing sensitive evidence in the election interference case. Today on cnn we heard from one trump lawyer who says he will fight that protective order. The Defense Attorney also says trump did not tell Vice President mike pence at the time to throw out key electoral votes. He says the key distinction is that trump merely asked. Youre saying that asking is action. No, asking is aspirational. Asking is not action. Its core free speech. What President Trump did not do is direct Vi
World. Im rosemary church. Just ahead on cnn newsroom, donald trump faces a deadline in the hours ahead, in connection to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Hear what one of his lawyers told cnn about it. A deadline in niger. And a steady stream of migrants in Record Temperatures leaves the city asking for help. Thanks for joining us. The clock is ticking for Donald Trumps lawyers to respond to a legal filing in the case over his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 u. S. President ial election. Special counsel jack smith had requested limitations on evidence provided to trumps team. Specifically, they are asking the former president not to receive his own copties of sensitive material, fearing he could use it to threaten witnesses. The deadline to respond is just hours away. Smith responded to trumps posts on social media, including this one if youre coming after me, im coming after you. One of trumps attorneys says he will fight the protective address. He also says th
rachel campos-duffy, and this is a special edition of the engber mingle, new york city tonight. breaking news tonight, major win for donald trump. the supreme court smacking down counsel jack smith and declining to issue an expedited on whether or not the former president has immunity in his 2020 election interference case. boxes. senior congressional correspondent chad pergram is here with all the details chad. rachel, good evening. this is a blow to special counsel jackson as he asked the supreme court to excel consideration of whether the former president was immune from prosecution for allegedly interfering with the 2020 presidential election. but the court denied smith s request. this down smith s prosecution of mr. trump. it could mean there s no clarity on smith s probe until well into 2024. the federal trial was scheduled to start march 4th. this could mean the trial comes amid the political conventions or down the homestretch of the presidential. team trump may
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