Terms mr. Pied biden the president of the u. S. Would agree to be interviewed. And a devastating death toll rising on maui as rescue and recovery teams find more bodies and thousands of residents are homeless along with stranded tourists on an island that looks like a war zone. Good day, everyone, a busy day in washington. Im andrea. Where u. S. District judge Tanya Chutkan made quick decisions this morning on the size and the scope of that protective order in the criminal case surrounding Donald Trumps alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. In a ruling from the bench, judge chutkan after prosecutors argued that the order was necessary to prevent pretrial publicity and the defense countered that the pregs counsels parameters were extraordinary decided that the protective order would only apply to sensitive materials and not to all of the evidence turned over to them from the Special Counsel. Judge chutkan also added a clause to the order that would limit the universe of people
Merrick garland has said that the decision as to who, when and where if any charges are going to be brought is up to mr. weiss. this appointment grants mr. weiss an additional and very real layer of independence. previously, although merrick garland was very careful to say he could, mr. weiss, act independently, he was still working under the ambit of the department of justice and all of those officials within the department of justice who supervise u.s. attorneys throughout the country. here merrick garland was careful to say that this special appointment is going to mean that he is going to be able to act without direct supervision from the department of justice. just as other special counsel special prosecutors have had to do, they bring a recommendation to merrick garland about whether or not to prosecute or whether or not to decline and merrick garland s commitment here was to make as much of that report available to the public as possible. so this is a very real step