Relentlessly carved out of the american wilderness. The book is out now. I hope you enjoy it. The news continues. The source with Kaitlan Collins starts now. Tonight, straight from the source, bob menendez defiant, now trying to explain the hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash stashed around his house, as a third democratic Senator Calls for him to resign. Plus former President Trump threatening the highest Military Ranking Officer in the nation, who also happens to be a witness in the special counsels case against him. Well get reaction from trumps former Defense Secretary in moments. And the Trump Campaign first said that he bought a gun today in South Carolina, but after an immediate uproar, they walked it back. Whats the law for someone whos been indicted four times . Im Kaitlan Collins, and this is the source. Tonight, new jersey senator bob menendez is refusing to resign, despite the growing calls from within his own party. Now three Democratic Senators calling for him to ste
president biden was in normandy today commemorating the 80th anniversary of d-day. while he was there he was asked about something totally unrelated. whether he would issue a pardon for his son hunter if he is convicted of felony gun vices. here is how he responded. as we sit here in normandy, your son hunter is on trial. let me ask you, will you accept the jury s outcome, their verdict, no matter what it is? yes. and have you ruled out a pardon for your son? yes. pretty clear answer there. but again, this is a yes or no question. and to be honest, it shouldn t be that hard to answer. joe biden as president with the power to pardon anyone he wants at the federal level will let his son go to prison if he is found guilty by a jury of his peers because that is how the american justice system is supposed to work. now compare that answer to former president donald trump s answer. on trump s last day in office, january 20th, 2021, he issued more than 70 pardons and there
duncan, you are my legal sensei. help me understand. donald trump believes he gets at least a better deal in federal courts than state courts right? can you talk about the strategy there? so much for states rights. this is by their thinking, the president or the former president is above the law in all 50 sovereign states in the united states of america. and you could think of all of these crimes that are not federal crimes that don t bear in a federal question or cross state lines or have anything to do with interstate commerce. just a purely state crime. i m thinking for example, shooting someone in the middle of fifth avenue. a local murder case. the local da s office would not be able to prosecute it anymore. it would have to be removed to federal court for a federal prosecutor as opposed to prosecute where there is no statute available. you could see where this is going. it is complete bedlam. not only is this unlikely to