It today, go to pretty litter, im Zachary Cohen in washington. And this is cnn welcome to cnn Special Coverage on big tapper and youre looking live inside the Manhattan Courthouse right now, lets bring up those pictures where the judge has just entered the courtroom and donald trump is about to make history. The first former president in the United States to ever face a criminal trial. Any second, can we expect Jury Selection to start . Whats called void here . And we just got our first look at the former president s inside that courtroom is still photograph cameras are not allowed in general. There he is facing 34 counts of fall falsifying Business Records allegedly part of a scheme to keep Adult Film Star and director Stormy Daniels from speaking out about their alleged Sexual Interlude ahead of the 2016 election, Cnns Kaitlan Collins and paula reid are outside the courthouse for us right now, caitlyn, at the prosecution and the defense are about to start this process of choosing 12
trump lost the 2020 election to biden that and used his podcast to foment protests behind the scenes. he pushed for right-wing members of congress to block the certification of the election the day before the attack on the capitol on his podcast, ben and predicted chaos on january 6. all hell is going to break loose tomorrow. it s not going to happen. like you think it s going to happen, okay? it s going to be quite extraordinarily different. the comments drew the attention of the january 6 committee we believe must abandon has information relevant to our pro and we ll use the tools at our disposal. to get that information. bannon was subpoenaed for documents and testimony. he refused to comply and was indicted on contempt of congress charges. after a trial, bannon was convicted and sentenced to four months in prison. i m a political prisoner. i feel great about it. it won t change. will not suppress my voice. bannon s multiple attempts to stay out of prison ended las
mccallum and this is the story. president donald trump calling it a big win for democracy. the supreme court ruling he has immunity from prosecution for official acts as commander in chief but not for unofficial actions leaving it up to the lower court to decide what that means, specifically on a case-by-case basis and in this situation, in the federal election interference case. that means that the trial will very likely not happen before the november election, if it happens at all. the six conservative justices backing this ruling, the three liberals dissenting. chief justice john roberts writing this for the majority, quote, the president is not above the law but congress may not criminalize the president s conduct in carrying out the responsibilities of the executive branch under the constitution. now, justice sonia sotomayor writing, the criminal law that the must of us must abide by will not provide a backstop with fear for democracy, i dissent, she writes. one of t
the judge could decide to say, house arrest or even jail. how do you face what look like? one of my lawyers on the television the other day said you don t want to do that to the president. you don t bed for anything, that s just the way it is. and trump s a lawyer also on the talk shows today outlining the defense appeal and strategy and why is changing his position on judge merchan s jury instructions. i think when you look at the jury instructions here, judge merchan essentially, i wouldn t say it rigged the deliberations, but certainly steered the jury toward the verdict that he clearly wanted when the jury it was against you, the judge made a mistake? i hope for the best plan for the worst, george. and stormy daniels, the actress at the heart of the case is breaking her silence. in her first interview since the verdict, she said she wants to see trump jailed or used as a punching bag at a women s shelter. completely out of touch with reality. you have to fi
don t miss out on our fastest speed plans yet! switch to comcast business and get started for $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. call today! dollars back come home, you re ready to play his dallas, ready to buy game for the western conference final presented my guy goes till race begins tonight is 730 on tnt good morning and welcome to cnn special coverage of donald trump s conviction. america hill in new york, in just one hour, we will hear directly from donald trump, the 45th president. now, also a convicted felon. he is it to speak from trump tower following yesterday s historic verdict, a manhattan jury found trump guilty on all 34 felony charges. of falsifying business records. the seven men and five women deliberating for about 12 hours over two days to reach that decision. that s of course marks the first time in american history a former president has been convicted of a felony sentencing is set for july 11 and appeal expected to fo