Happening now in the newsroom, a heartbreaking loss for u. S. Womens soccer. Off the post sweden can win on this kick. Plus one on one with Donald Trumps lawyer who claims trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election were aspirational, not criminal. And lost at sea for two days in a boat only 12 feet long. Well show you the incredible rescue. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me this sunday, im fredricka whitfield. Donald trumps lawyer doubling down that trump was within his First Amendment rights when he told former Vice President mike pence not to certify the election results. The Attorney Says it all boils down to the way he asked. And all of this played out in the open. Its all free speech. There was a Supreme Court decision that says when youre exercising free speech, youre not engaging in a fraud on the government. Unfortunately most people dont understand thats just one example of the actions. Its very political. Thats just one
trump poses a significant threat to homeland security. those troubling words from a public safety official former intelligence chief for the washington d.c. government. danell penned an op-ed piece that he describes as the intelligence assessment of donald trump that the government cannot right. he s currently working for georgetown university s emergency and disaster oins me now. you say the former president has become a unifying figure for violent extremist grou, writing this, i m quoting you again now, the former president has become a focal point of domestic terrorism and by not denouncing them and sometimes courting tm, he has been adopted by these groups as a de facto spiritual leader. in some ways trump has also co opted these groups to boost
many people out of afghanistan is possible in the days we have left. on that point, with less than a week till the u.s. troop the taliban poses a problem to getting more citizens and allie out of the country. how much can the extremist grou be trusted wes morgan joins us he has reported on the u.s. military in this war since 2007. morgan is also the author of th hardest place the american military, good to speak with you , wes. you wrote a very interesting piece in the washington post about lieutenant colonel who wa an interpreter turned commando who struggled to get out of candle hard to get to kabul where he took up a position trying to help people get out o the airport. you re right that his entire life had been in service to the united states. when you look at the threat tha is looming there in afghanistan and you put that together with