begin this hour with trt cases that could have a major impact on the 2024 election, and with, it democracy itself. first, on friday, the supreme court denied special counsel jack smith s request to fast-track arguments over trump s claims that he s immune from being held accountable legally for his actions to overturn the 2020 election. trump basically claiming that he deserves to get out of jail free card because he took those actions while president. but this appeal over presidential immunity is likely far from over. a lower court will hear oral arguments in this case and just a few weeks. once the court rules the supreme court could decide n if it will take up the case. while this appeals process plays out, it could delay the start date for trump s election interference trial in washington d.c.. meanwhile, the supreme court will also likely have to surprise how to react to the decision from colorado s high court, damning trump ineligible to run for office, at least in colo
kerik got a pardon from donald trump. the tv package might be a requirement. nbc news is reporting the u.s. circuit court of appeals for the district of columbia notified lawyers for trump the house committee and the national archives they should be prepared to address whether the cart has the legal authority to even hear this dispute. the fact that the court is wondering about its authority to take up the case is telling. courts are protective of their jurisdictions. if trump s lawsuit is dismissed it would pave the way for the january 6th committee to get documents from the archives. we know that is something donald trump is desperate to have not happen. any sense on how this news has landed both on the committee side and on the trump side? this is undeniably a blow to the former president. he and his legal team have tried to block this and have received some stays along the way to
i think he probably took the advice of senator mcconnell, a couple of these are really lightning rods that would cause blood baths, if you will. and the safer ones are judged to be and judge hardiman. i also think that judge hardima hardiman i was part of that selection process, would not have been added personally by the president to the list only to be left standing at the altar yet again. martha: the connection with president trump s sister, who served with him on the circuit court and has been a big proponent. i guess one of the questions is going to be if he chooses hardiman, how much influence did her input have? she s a very persuasive woman, and i know her very well. i was a state judge when she was a federal judge and that s how we got to know each other in new jersey. put that aside, a very persuasive woman who probably brought judge hardiman to the
another is the president can do no wrong with the president under our system. he took that back. senator was defended by both of those statements, neither of which he believes is true. the problem with a long traditional record like he has, there s something in there for everybody to like. martha: they sit at the hearing and say i really can t talk about that. it would be wrong for me to discuss things that might come before the court. it s all kinds of ways. that is the so-called ginsberg roll fashioned after a very eloquent statement made by judge ruth bader ginsburg when she was being confirmed as justice, i will not discuss something likely to come before me. the president has campaigned on wanting to get rid of roe vs. wade, on wanting to dial back administrative agencies, on wanting to give more authority to the states. he s likely to pick a human being to go on the court who agrees, generally, not precisely, but generally with those views because they have consequences. ma
particularly if rand paul i like him, but that just befuddles me why you would play into the democrat playbook by already announcing who you are going to vote against. martha: he voted against her in the last round, just to clarify. he voted against her when she was for the circuit court. hopefully something has changed. but what it really does when it s this tight, when it s 51-49 or 50-49 if someone is in poor health, it makes every one of those senators the decision-maker and that is just can you imagine a more miserable existence than having those 100 bosses get to dictate what you do? i feel sorry for the president, although, this is the most important thing, we have gotten it wrong five different times that i can think of. but republican presidents noming five folks, whether it is black men, brendan, whether it is warren, whether it is suitor, john paul stevens.