The aura ring im Arlette Saenz at the white house. And this is cnn trump allies, surrenders. Peter navarro becoming the first former white house official to be in prison for defying congress. What will his four months in . Isnt look like well talk to an expert on whitecollar crime and well discuss how the former president s legal problems may finally be catching up with him. And former top general in the hot seat on capitol hill as House Republicans hold a highstakes Election Hearing on the Biden Administrations botched withdrawal from Afghanistan Plus escaped from haiti, americans caught in the chaos consuming that country. Now, trying to flee. And just moments, were going to be joined by a Nonprofit Group working to bring them home. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central an infamous first for a once powerful trump ally this morning, donald prompts former white house trade adviser Peter Navarro arrived at a federal pris
Not a matter of if but when and they want answers why these documents may have already been drawn up and posted before a grand jury vote. We begin tonight with correspondent Jonathan Serrie in atlanta outside the courthouse. Good evening, jonathan. Good evening, bret. The case appears to be moving rapidly with at least two witnesses originally scheduled to testify on tuesday being called to the court house this afternoon. One of them, former lt. Governor jeff duncan, a republican who has been highly critical of the former President Trump and george cheaty, a chils who says he walked in on a meeting of alternate electors who attempted to certify georgias 2020 election for then President Trump after his narrow loss to joe biden. Earlier today, The Grand Jury heard from two former Democratic State lawmakers including former senator jen jerry continue attended a post Election Hearing with trumps personal lawyer. In that meeting critics say Rudy Giuliani tried to convince Georgia Legislator
Just moments ago, the key question about the politics of all of this. Watch. How can the white house assure people that the case involving the president s son is being handled fairly . Anything that has been stated or said by hunters representative, ill have to refer you to his representatives. Thats not something that i will respond to. What i can say and i said it at the top, the Department Of Justice is independent. That is what the president believes. He believes this white house will not politicize the Department Of Justice. This was done under the leadership of a trumpappointed u. S. Attorney as you know. So im not going to add anything else to that. Martha id imagine well hear more along those lines. Carl rowe and general Tom Dupree Standing by with their analysis of this. First to david spunt live at Justice Department with the new developments here. Hi, david. Hi, martha. This is david weisss first full week as Special Counsel. Hes got quite a task ahead of him. Hes had a majo
success welcome to the programme. in the us, just hours to go until donald trump s controversial immigration legislation title 42 expires. the us homeland security secretary says their borders are not open and warns of tougher consequences for those who try to cross illegally. we ll look at what will it mean for people waiting to cross the us mexico border. also in the programme. the uk is to supply ukraine with long range cruise missiles to help push back russian forces. we ll look at exactly what these missiles are. interest rates in the uk go up again. now at their highest level in the uk for nearly 15 years. what does that mean for the economy? and it s eurovision the second semifinal is getting under way right now in liverpool. we ll be live with the latest from the contest. we re going to start in the us with title a2. that s the name of the legislation that makes it easier to expel people he who cross the border from mexico. it was introduced in covid times, on pub
by catering to the hard right. conduct like theirs is just asking for another january 6th to happen. that s of course chuck schumer, but it s not just democrats who are calling out fox news for trying to down play the violence of january 6th. some republican senators did not hold back their criticism either. we ll have their comments straight ahead. speaker mccarthy making no apologies for his role in all of this. we ll tell you how he is justifying handing over thousands of hours of security video. also ahead, the latest on the kidnapping in mexico that ended with two americans dead and two others in the hospital. plus, federal investigators digging deeper into norfolk southern s safety culture following two train derailments in ohio and a deadly collision yesterday morning in cleveland. good morning, welcome to morning joe, it is wednesday, march 8th. it is international women s day, and mika is getting ready for her big event in our next hour, including a conversatio