This morning, the United States is urging u. S. Citizens to leave iraq immediately. The state Department Cites heightened tensions in iraq and the e region, and this comes after iran vowed harsh retaliation against the u. S. For the assassination of one of its most powerful military figures. The pentagon confirms that irans general Qassim Suleimani is dead. He was killed overnight in a u. S. Air strike near Baghdad International airport. The attack was authorized by President Trump. U. S. Officials say suleimani orchestrated attacks on coalition bases in iraq in recent months including one in december that killed an american contractor. Laura podestas here in new york. I imagine there will be fallout. What do we know so far . Reporter absolutely. With the death of suleimani, tensions have heightened between the u. S. And iran. A potential outcome could be more conflict throughout the middle east. Suleimani is known to have assembled a network of military allies stretching from iran to
To the second u. S. Circuit court of appeals for oral argument in a case where President Trumps attorneys will ask the court to block access to the president s financial information. In this case. There is no doubt this dispute comes to the court involving the house of representatives on one side and the president and his family members and elated businesses on the others. There is weight and importance in his individual capacity and not his official as the complaint says. The president is standing before the court in his individual capacity. It is the complaint that we have and the role we have for the plaintiff. I do want to note the number of statements three rely upon and the Background Information makes it clear that these subpoenas are being targeted to the president because he is president. Because, are you raising motive . I am not raising motive but looking to at the real object of the subpoena is. That is another really way of saying why they are doing it. Precludes motive an
This is an hour and 40 minutes. We will hear argument in donald j. Trump versus committee on Financial Services. Court, thereshe no doubt the dispute comes to the court involving the house of representatives on one side and the president and his family members on the other. I do want to note the number of statements three rely upon and the Background Information makes it clear that these subpoenas are being targeted to the president because he is president. When you say because, are you raising motive . I am not raising motive but looking to at the real object of the subpoena is. That is another way of saying why they are doing it. The motive precludes motive and rises above concerns that the house or the congress has taken one action and we think they are not. They are not taking the action you can delineate from their statements from authorizing resolutions themselves. There is Something Else completely going on. Many of the cases make it very clear you can inquire into what the real
I do want to note the number of statements three rely upon and the Background Information makes it clear that these subpoenas are being targeted to the president because he is president. When you say because, are you raising motive . I am not raising motive but looking to at the real object of the subpoena is. That is another way of saying why they are doing it. The motive precludes motive and rises above concerns that the house or the congress has taken one action and we think they are not. They are not taking the action you can delineate from their statements from authorizing resolutions themselves. There is Something Else completely going on. Many of the cases make it very clear you can inquire into what the real object is and what the legislative purpose is. Is that the real object as distinguished from no other object . In other words, they put something up as just a sham. I think the court in watkins is clear about this. The court is obligated to look carefully especially in a ca
A lower court has already ruled in favor of the committee. This is an hour and 40 minutes. We will hear argument in donald j. Trump versus committee on Financial Services. May it please the court, Pat Strawbridge on behalf of President Trump and the other plaintiffs and in this case. Theres no doubt the dispute comes to the court involving the house of representatives on one side and the president and his family members and related business on the other, bearing obvious weight and importance. [inaudible] certainly, the president is standing here before the court in his individual capacity that is what your complaint says that is the role we have as the plaintiff. But i do want to note the number of statements we rely upon and the Background Information and subpoenas makes it clear that these subpoenas are being targeted to the president because he is president. When you say because, are you raising motive . I am not raising motive, i am looking at the real object of the subpoena. That