don t want to be herbert hoover. oh, okay. donald trump hopes millions of americans lose their money from their 401(k)s and retirement savings within the next 12 months so he doesn t look bad. [ laughter ] we have a lot to get to this morning, including a key hearing today for trump s claim of presidential immunity in the federal election interference case. we re going to have expert legal analysis on that in just a moment. plus, the very latest on two major developments in the middle east. israel says it has killed a hezbollah commander in southern lebanon. it comes as the israeli military says it is shifting to a more targeted campaign inside gaza. retired four star navy admiral james stavridis will join us with more insight on both of those stories. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, january 9th. with us, we have former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments, elise jordan. pulitzer prize winning columnist at the washington
defeated confederates couldn t accept the verdict of the war. they had lost. so they say they embrace what s known as the lost cause, a self-serving lie the civil war was not about slavery but about state s rights and they call that a noble cause. that was a lie, a lie that had not just a law lie but it had terrible consequences. it wrought on jim crow. president biden yesterday in south carolina condemning white supremacy at the site of a deadly race related mass shooting back in 2015. the president s campaign creating a clear contrast between the words and actions of his potential opponent in 2024. speaking of the former president, we ll get expert legal analysis on a key hearing today for president trump s claim of presidential immunity in the federal election interference case. also ahead what investigators are learning about that alaska airlines flight that had a section of the plane break loose while mid-flight. good morning and welcome to way too early on this
being with us as always. and thanks for joining us, everybody. i m omar jimenez, cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, everyone. so glad you re with us. i m poppy harlow with phil mattingly in new york. it is such a big day, a historic day for donald trump and really for the country. in just a few hours trump will be in court instead of on the campaign trail as his team argues he is immune from criminal charges for his everyefforts to overturn the election. brand new cnn polling shows. united airlines has found loose bolts on a number of boeing 737 max-9 planes. that is the same plane that saw a door plug blow out this week. cnn this morning starts right now. here is where we begin just hours from now three judges in washington, d.c., will take on a landmark question. is donald trump immune from being held criminally responsible for his actions to try to overturn the result os. 2020 election? the former president s lawyers will argue the answer is yes
people can be indicted a bunch of times and still run for office. a black man can t. you just learn to be good, and in the and you benefit from that extra resilience. coates: i want to get right into all this with attorney jeffrey toobin, he is the author of the nine inside the secret world of the supreme court. as well as home grown timothy mcvay, and the rise of homegrown extremism. jeffrey i m glad you re here tonight. first of all take a step back with me. many people are wondering if tomorrow is the day that the appellate court will decide that trump committed an insurrection. that is not tomorrow is, tomorrow is about whether immunity exists for a president. what do you say? correct. what is important to remember about tomorrow, is it is a question of does donald trump have to stand trial? trump is arguing that the whole case should be thrown out, before it is even tried. which is unusual in a criminal case. because under his understanding of presidential immunity,
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