in some ways. well, thank you. that s what i was aiming for. well done, my friend, thank you. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. so anything much going on in the news? enjoying these sleepy summer days without much happening? aghh. all right. we have a bunch of stuff to coffer tonight. first, the former president of the united states is going to be sentenced for 34 felony convictions next week on thursday. the prosecutors who brought that case and who prosecuted in court that case against donald trump, they were due today to make their sentencing recommendation to the judge. in a new york state case like this, it s not the jury that convicted trump that will decide what his sentence is. it s the judge who oversaw the case. it s juan juan merchan who will sentence trump. the maximum sentence under law that trump could face is four years in prison. it s very possible, however, that he might not get any prison time at all. for he does get a sentence of con
tomorrow. so anything much going on in the news? enjoying these sleepy summer days with not much happening? agh. all right, we ve got a bunch of stuff to cover tonight. first, the former president of the united states is going to be sentenced for 34 felony convictions next week on thursday. the prosecutors who brought that case and who prosecuted in court that case against donald trump, they were due today to make their sentencing recommendation to the judge. in a new york state case like this, it s not the jury that convicted trump that will decide what his sentence is, it s the judge who oversaw the case. it s judge juan merchan who will sentence trump. the maximum sentence trump could face is four years in prison. it s very possible, however, that he might not get any prison time at all, or if he does get a sentence of confinement, it s possible it could be home confinement, we just don t know. on the one hand, what he s been convicted of, while it is 34 felonies, it s a
house of the dragon streaming exclusively on me good morning. i m jake tapper in washington. welcome to our special coverage july 1, 2024, a monumental day that will shape both the 2024 election and beyond that, the powers of the u.s president, at any moment, the nine us supreme court justices will hand down their ruling on donald trump s claims of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution and i m kaitlin collins live outside the supreme court this morning, this landmark case, trump versus united states, revolves around whether trump is immune from prosecution regarding charges that he used his office to attempt to overturn the 2020 election but as neil justice, neil gorsuch summed it up, the significance of this is a decision not just for donald trump but also for future presidencies. as he said, quote, we are writing a rule for the ages. i made her son cooper from new york. today s ruling could boiled down to whether trump s actions were official as part of his
stakes for november s election and as president biden ways whether to stay on the ticket after last week s debate? their options. and the major deal for boeing as a company the government is letting boeing off the hook of the sweetheart plea deal. we re following these major developing stores and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central hello embryonic q or alongside pamela brown today, great to have you and we re following breaking news, a major decision from the supreme court that is likely to impact former president trump s legal and political future and reshaped the limits of presidential power, moving forward today, the justices ruling the former president is entitled hello to some immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts. and that sends the question back to a lower court. the court ruled six to three with the liberal justices dissenting, and the majority opinion chief justice john roberts, rejected trump s claim of absolute immunity. say not ev
dissents in her opinion, which concurred in part. still, these justices, thomas, alito, kavanaugh, gorsuch, roberts and barrett seemed to treat the allegations and the indictment that brought this ground breaking case to the supreme court as more of an academic moment than an existential one. the allegations that the former president of the united states while in office tried to use the levers of power to keep himself in office. reading the decision can seem circular, even. the president is immune because the constitution implies he is immune, even when highs trying to violate the same constitution. the dissents were so scathing, instead, plowing through the majority s reasoning. from justice jackson, quote, the majority of my colleagues seem to have put their trust in our court s ability to prevent presidents from becoming kings through case-by-case application of the indeterminate standards of their new presidential accountability paradigm. i fear that they are wrong, but f